Iran: The Coming Crisis: Radical Islam, Oil, and the Nuclear Threat [Paperback]

Mark Hitchcock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2006

The Past, Present, and Future—Exposed

The events wracking the Middle East today are confusing to even the most avid news buff. Now all the answers to your questions are offered in just one resource. Divided into five main sections, Iran: The Coming Crisis contains the most up-to-date, thorough information available and is complete with maps, charts, and timelines for visual assistance. Iran’s past, present, and future are exposed—the country’s quest for nuclear weapons and support of Palestinian terror groups, its ability to “play the oil card,” and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s apocalyptic beliefs that motivate his actions. You’ll discover the truth about today’s events, how they relate to Bible prophecy, and what the Bible clearly describes is yet to come. It’s a crisis unlike any the world has ever faced.

Are We Headed for a Nuclear Jihad?

“ Israel must be wiped off the map,” Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said it himself. He has denied the Holocaust, and his actions are motivated by a dangerous apocalyptic view of Islam. Meanwhile, Islamic extremists are in hot pursuit of nuclear weapons as they stand as gatekeepers to the Persian Gulf oil flow. Closer to home, President Bush has stated that the greatest threat to America is nuclear terrorism.

In a prophecy written over 2,500 years ago, Ezekiel 38-39 foretells Iran ’s future. Iran , Russia , and other Islamic nations will invade Israel in the end times. Today, the connection between Iran and Russia only grows. How close is this invasion?

What will happen?

Will America survive?

Will the world?

Mark Hitchcock , an expert in Bible prophecy, exposes Iran ’s past, present, and future with striking clarity. Find maps, charts, and answers to your every question inside.



“I highly recommend Mark as a faithful guide to understanding current events in light of God’s wonderful plan of prophecy.”

Tim LaHaye

Pastor and bestselling author

Story Behind the Book

There seems to be no turning back from the looming crisis in the Middle East. The Islamic and political rulers of Iran are set in their ideology by principle. The West and Israel are headed for some sort of confrontation economically, socially, and likely militarily. Mark Hitchcock ’s background as a lawyer, pastor, and expert in Bible prophecy suits him perfectly as a Christian authority on the subject. Timing is critical, and his new book will release as more and more everyday people—Christians and non-Christians alike—realize the gravity of world events and question how they relate to Bible prophecy.

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About the Author

Mark Hitchcock graduated from law school in 1984 and worked for a judge at the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals for four years. After a clear call to full time ministry, he attended Dallas Theological Seminary and graduated in 1991. Since that time he has served as senior pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, which has an average Sunday attendance of one thousand. He completed his PhD at DTS in January 2006. He has authored fourteen books related to end time Bible prophecy, and served as contributing editor for the Left Behind Prophecy Club for three years. Mark and his wife, Cheryl, live in Edmond, Oklahoma with their two sons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Multnomah Books (July 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159052764X
• ISBN-13: 978-1590527641
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #721,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Attorney Mark Hitchcock thought his career was set after graduating from law school in 1984 and getting a job working with a judge at the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. But after what Mark calls a "clear call to full-time ministry," he changed course and went to Dallas Theological Seminary, completing a masters degree in 1991 and a doctoral degree in 2006. Since 1991 Mark has served as senior pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. He has authored 15 books related to end-time Bible prophecy and was the contributing editor for the Internet-based Left Behind Prophecy Club for four years. Mark and his wife, Cheryl, live in Edmond with their two sons, Justin and Samuel.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Iranian Details, August 31, 2006

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Earl A. Myers, Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iran: The Coming Crisis: Radical Islam, Oil, and the Nuclear Threat (Paperback)

Enough already about the madman leader of Iran and his nuclear intentions and his rantings about obliterating Israel from the face of the earth. Hitchcock spends too time and effort focusing on yesterday's and today's headlines. Anyone with an ounce of sense and any degree of rationality knows that Ahmadinejad and his Islamic fanatical followers are rushing the world headlong down the path of universal annihilation.

The thrust of his book should have been on the role of Iran and its anti-semitic cohorts, namely Russia and most of the Middle East, in prophetic endtimes. Hitchcock does get around to it eventually but not until he has exhausted the readers patience with what has been and continues to be news concerning Iran's diabolic designs. He could have gotten to Ezekiel 38&39,as it relates to Iran, much sooner than all the rehashed verbiage that preceded it.

Next time, Mr. Hitchcock, get to the point. John Hagee's "Jerusalem Countdown" does a much better job of doing just that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Off base and lacking., November 20, 2007

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Kevin M Quigg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iran: The Coming Crisis: Radical Islam, Oil, and the Nuclear Threat (Paperback)

It is obvious that North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan having the bomb is dangerous. I believe all strategists know that these unstable regimes might be tempted to blow the planet up if they are going down the drain. Hitchcock tries to bring Bible readings as a justification for showing the end of the world. I believe any philosophy colored by religious fundamentalism causes problems in the world. Hitchcock might have a PhD in religion, but I feel he does not understand the Mideast enough to write a valid, scholarly work that would make strategists understand the problem of nuclear weapons better. This is a book written stating the undesireability of Iran getting nuclear weapons with some scripture thrown in.

This is not a well thought out book. There are better books out there to understand the crisis.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Betting on Destruction, March 5, 2008

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John C. Dolan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iran: The Coming Crisis: Radical Islam, Oil, and the Nuclear Threat (Paperback)

So a pastor from Oklahoma is going to tell us the future of the Middle East. And, not surprisingly, it's all war and flames. Odd, how these people love to dream of fire and destruction. But what's really odd is that they've been peddling the same story of the coming end of the world for two thousand years. And they've been wrong consistently for two thousand years. What sort of madness can keep people like Mark Hitchcock betting on the end of the world when their predecessors have lost that bet ninety generations in a row?

Perhaps it's the fact that ninety generations of preachers have grown rich on that losing bet.