Monday, May 26, 2008

Joel Rosenberg- Prophetic fiction

The title "Prophetic fiction" is an oxymoron but I don't know any other way to put it.

Joel Rosenberg, a New York times best-selling author of books such as The Last Jihad, Epicenter, Dead Heat, The Last Days, and The Ezekial Option really caught my eye in the last couple of months. He is a Jewish born Christian who served as communications strategist for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among others.
All of Joel's books are fiction except for Epicenter. Although he does not claim to be a bible theologian or have any visions about endtimes Bible prophecy, his books have proven to be to the contrary.
The Last Jihad, which on the first page puts you into the cockpit of a hijacked jet on a kamikaze attack into an American city and a war with Saddam Hussein over weapons of mass destruction. The book went on bookshelves 6 months before 9/11.
The Last Days opens with the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and a US diplomatic convoy is ambushed in Gaza. 6 days before The Last Days was published a US diplomatic convoy was ambushed in Gaza. Thirteen months later Yasser Arafat died.
The Ezekial Option is about a Russian Dictator who forms a military alliance with Iran's leaders who are pursuing nuclear weapons and are vowing to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. On the very day the book was published Iran elected a new leader (Ahbajinebad) who vowed to accelerate the country's nuclear weapons pursuits and vowed to "wipe Israel off the face of the earth". 6 months after the book was published Russia signed a $1 billion arms deal with Tehran.

I know as Christians we should be skeptical of any written word except the Word of God, but how can you ignore the truth that has played out in these novels? I know I will be reading all Joel's books and will be keeping a watchful eye on unfolding world events.

What is scary is the scenario of Rosenberg's latest book, Dead Heat. Read it for yourself. You can get it at Joel's site or from Amazon.