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The Kingdom of the Beast and the End of the World: The Truth About the End

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One of the many points made by KINGDOM OF THE BEAST is the true nature of the that kingdom. It convincingly dismisses the erroneous theories of a revised Roman Empire, and brings the focus back into the Middle East where it belongs. Daniel's prophesies always jump thousands of years from the Greek Empire to the Empire of the Beast, and he always made it clear that the anti-Christ would rule over a latter day ten nation version of that regional empire. Revelation makes it distinctly clear that Rome was in fact skipped over. The divided Greek Empire had little to do with Greece, and everything to do with the Middle East; including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey, and a portion of North Africa. Ezekiel's prophesy concerning Gog of Magog, where Gog attempts to destroy Israel, identifies the same area and nations. The anti-Christ will rule over ten Middle East and North African nations, and from there he will first conquer Israel and then begin to eliminate Christians and Jews from his own ten nation empire before he turns his attention outward to the rest of the world. Daniel tells us that he will tread down and devour the earth and stamp the residue. He will influence the affairs of all nations through jihad, terror, economy (no oil for those without the mark of the beast) and by claiming to be God, without ever controlling a one world government.

The ten nation empire of the beast will be comprised of those Islamic nations who hate Israel the most and who are currently the breeding ground of terrorist. Islam teaches that at the end of the world a final Imam will come to lead Muslims on a killing spree against Jews and Christians. The Qur'an teaches that Jesus (Isa) did not die on the cross but that Allah took Him into heaven. Many Muslims believe that Jesus is the final Imam who will return to massacre Christian and Jewish infidels and establish Islam as the final religion. That makes Islam a polar opposite of Christianity. Two religions with two diametrically opposed conclusions to world events. Jesus will be both Christ and anti-Christ. Which religion you embrace determines who He is to you.

KINGDOM OF THE BEAST clearly differentiate between the Tribulation and the Wrath of God. Until you are able to see the difference between the two all of prophecy will remain a muddled mess. Most people lump them together under the heading of Tribulation while in their minds they are thinking wrath, or punishment from God. This is not so. The debate over pre, mid or post Tribulation Rapture of the Church comes to a sudden halt when you are able to distinguish between the events that make up the Tribulation which comes from Satan and his anti-Christ, and the Wrath that comes from God alone upon those who cause the Great Tribulation.

KINGDOM OF THE BEAST clearly illustrates the difference between the second coming of Christ and the seldom mentioned third and final coming of Christ. Jesus discuses His own second coming in Matthew 24 in response to His disciples inquiries, but He made no mention of His third coming because it had nothing to do with the question they had put to Him. His second coming is in the clouds in full view of everyone-"that Blessed Hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ." The skies temporarily become dark in obeisance to the Lord of the universe as He comes to gather His New Testament elect. On His third and final trip He returns on a white horse with the same elect that He gathered up at His second coming, all of them on white horses, but this time it is to remain on the earth and rule the remainder of mankind with a rod of iron after the Wrath of God is complete.

KINGDOM OF THE BEAST is a verse by verse explanation of Matthew 24, Daniel and Revelation which destroys all the erroneous theories, pet beliefs and misinformation which circulates through Christian and non-Christian circles alike. This book is an absolute necessity for Christians who need to know the truth of prophecy. It is a must for Jews who need to know what the future holds for their nation. It is an informative resource for the nonreligious providing a view into matters that are shaping the world around them. More than anyone else it is beyond imperative that Muslims read this book to discover how the Qur'an has not only turned the ancient prophecies of Christians and Jews inside out, but in so doing has put them on a collision course with the God of the Old and New Testaments.

KINGDOM OF THE BEAST is the most complete and accurate book on prophecy you will ever find.

Testimonials

"I love your writings on the timing of the rapture. It is by far the best book ever written on this subject. I have not read any other book that clearly differentiates between wrath and tribulation as does yours."

"Just a note to thank you for clearing up years of confusion about revelation. With your help I now can see so clearly what God is trying to say to us."

"I've never heard anyone talk about the truth concerning what the Bible says about the end times in the way that you have."

"The thing that helped me the most is knowing the difference between the tribulation for believers and the wrath of God that will come for those who have rejected Jesus Christ."

I've read about 20 books on the subject and found this one to be the most credible and easy to understand.

I've always had a problem with the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory. I've had a vibe for years that it was more or less "wishful thinking" than Biblically founded and this book explains why. Jesus makes no claims that we'll escape tribulation, in fact he warns us several times that we will face persecution. In this context, the author has finally answered the questions in a biblically supported way that proves why this flight of fancy never sat well with me. He also sets aside a lot of the conflicting theories about how the tribulation and Wrath of God happen at the same time... They don't. The author proves this multiple ways by demonstrating the chronology in Matthew, Revelation and Daniel. He shows you how one passage supports that timeline and then how another supports it as well. There is no half-way in this book that leaves you scratching your head about when the Antichrist will show up, when the tribulation starts and ends, when and why the rapture really happens, and when the Wrath of God takes place.

Like I said, I've read tons of books trying to find answers that all seem to contradict each other from "scholars" that spend so much time analyzing 15 different ways to translate one word in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, that they miss the forest for the trees. Revelation was meant to be understood and this book culls through all of the convoluted over analysis and states things in simple terms that everybody can understand.

Definitely pick up this book FIRST and then read the others in the context of "how is their perspective more believable than this?"

The author has certainly reviewed his topic extremely well. It should be said that this is maybe more a "Bible Study" than a general read on End-times, and if I had realised this, I would have read the book very differently. It does need to be read with your Bible alongside. The only problem I had with it was that it was so detailed, and at times confusing in the reading of same, that you do really need to be awake and alert to take it all in! That is not a criticism, but just an observation.

So many books are based on the false assumption that the church will be raptured before the tribulation. This author correctly differentiates between the tribuation and the wrath of God. Where the church WILL go through the tribuation, it will NOT go through the wrath of God.

This book is also very readable and easy to follow. The author provides enough details to help the reader understand the position, but he does not drown the reader in so many technicalities that the reader gets lost in them. It is therefore a good book for Christians in all stages of growth.

You may not be convinced of the authors position, but hopefully this book will help you to be open to the possibility of positions other than the false pre-trib one. Give it a try.

J.C. Alexander focuses on some standard misconceptiosn regarding the chronology of end-times prophecy. He goes into much depth about the Book of Revelation and Daniel. This is pretty heady stuff and not for the novice. Read these books of the Bible before reading this book. You will come away with a clearer understanding of End Times prophecy.

I bought this book hoping it would help me understand end time prophecy, especially the 70th week of Daniel. I read other materials on the subject, which were well researched and worth the read. This book was not in the same league - I could not finish it. The book IS NOT scholarly, it gives no historical support for its interpretations. Hated the tone, too. The author is expressing his subjective opinion about the end times, and makes a lot of assumptions about what the prophecy text means, without any support.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!!

I've now bought it for several people as a gift.

The distinction he makes between the Tribulation and the Wrath of God was especially helpful. I'v been TRYING (emphasis) to study End Times for more that a decade now. I constantly run into illogical inconsistencies with other "doctrines' (which is exactly what they are)! Some things would seem to make a little sense, until I'd be reading my bible on my own and run into conflicting scripture with that certain "doctrine". And this happened with all of the current doctrines.

The author addresses this journey of his own and refers to those "inconsistencies" as cracks in a faulty foundation. They (those who would rather hold to their doctrine) just keep trying to patch the "cracks" by taking scripture out of context or using other methods to prop up their doctrines. I've seen that so many times, it's beyond frustrating!

All those doctrinal foundations needed to be scrapped and the foundation re-built. NOT RE-ENGINEERED! Please hear me here. The Architect hasn't changed the blueprint, but "theologins" simply misinterpreted the blueprint and build the foundation faultily. I'm not saying that everything in this book is 100% accurate, I don't believe the author asserts that it is either.

HOWEVER, IT IS THE LEAST FAULTY DOCTRINE I HAVE READ THUS FAR. When reading the bible on my own, I have yet to run into blatant discrepencies with the authors doctrine and scripture. On the contrary, I continually run into scripture that wasn't even referenced in the book, that actually validate the authors premises.

I have always struggled with people in the church that refuse to touch the subject because of differing "opinions" and "doctrines" and the resulting division and frustration they produce. However, the beginning of Revelation asserts "BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO READS THE WORDS OF THIS PROPHECY, AND BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HEAR IT AND TAKE IT TO HEART WHAT IS WRITTEN IN IT, BECAUSE THE TIME IS NEAR." Rev. 1:3 We are missing the blessing of "reading and hearing the words of this prophesy" by avoiding it!

This is the starting point of the authors quest. It is a worthy starting point for every bible believing Christian! If your on a quest to read and hear and understand end times prophesy, if you've been on this quest in the past, but have given up due to frustration with doctrines and your bible, if you hunger and thirst for revelation in truth, and can set aside what you've been taught or currently believe and come with an open mind, I believe you'll gain an abundance of treasure in this book. Again... you won't agree with everything (what was the last book that you read that you did agree with everything?), But there's a lot of TRUTHS, REVELATION & UNDERSTANDING within it's pages.

Having read dozens of books on end times prophesy, I had hoped that this book might expand on or reinforce what I have already learned. From the get-go I was disappointed. The author spends the first couple chapters "defining" some terms that he uses later on in the book. His definitions, however, are only his opinions without Scriptural backing. While some Scripture is quoted, it is not really used to support his end-times scenario. I have read pre-trib, pre-wrath, and post-trib books, some more scholarly than others. Some honestly used Scripture to support their arguments and others not so much. "The Kingdom of the Beast," unfortunately, falls into the latter category. While not questioning the author's character or sincerity, this book seems to have been written by someone with little or no biblical training; not that it's necessary, but one must know how to USE the Book to support your ideas.

By the way, this is a glorified post-trib book. If you want to have your post-trib view stroked, not challenged or reinforced scripurally, this is the book for you. Personally, I feel I wasted my money.

The book was nothing what it said it was when I looked inside to see what the book was about.

Based on the reviews posted, I see this book is half-wrong- especially in terms of the ten nations. The author sounds like he has a grudge against the Muslims/Arabs, since the ten nations are not focused in the Middle East. I will keep searching Amazon for a book to give as a gift. I can't in good conscience give one that is subversive to the truth. Thank you for the reviews, they really helped keep me from buying this book, and that's a good thing :)