First of all I got this book from my public library. There are several things wrong with this book. 1. God is not a Republican, nor is He a Democrat. 2. Armageddon or Har-Magedon is God's war upon all nations.(Dan. 2:44) 3. Har-Magedon is not a nuclear war between mankind's nations. 4. The United States nor any other nation can not stop Har-Magedon. 5. There is no such place as hell fire. The Hebrew word sheol and Greek word Hades translated hell in some Bibles is the common grave of mankind. That is the death inherited from Adam.(Eccl. 9:5,10; Psa.146:4; Eze. 18:4) The Greek word gehenna means everlasting destruction.(Matt. 10:28)The lake of fire in Revelation is symbolic of eternal destruction.(Rev. 20:10,14) v. 14 explains :this means the second death which means everlasting destruction.Death & Hades are thrown there. Are Death & Hades concious beings that can suffer eternally? 6. Since Pentecost 33 C.E. God has been using the Christian congregation, Not the nation of Israel or any of man's governments.( Acts 2:22-36;Phil.2: 9-11) If you want accurate information see Jehovah's Witnesses.

First of all I got this book from my public library. There are several things wrong with this book. 1. God is not a Republican, nor is He a Democrat. 2. Armageddon or Har-Magedon is God's war upon all nations. 3. Har-Magedon is not a nuclear war between mankind's nations. 4. The United States nor any other nation can not stop Har-Magedon. 5. There is no such place as hell fire. The Hebrew word sheol and Greek word Hades translated hell in some Bibles is the common grave of mankind. That is the death inherited from Adam.(Eccl. 9:5,10; Psa.146:4; Eze. 18:4) The Greek word gehenna means everlasting destruction.(Matt. 10:28)The lake of fire in Revelation is symbolic of eternal destruction.(Rev. 20:10,14) v. 14 explains :this means the second death which means everlasting destruction.Death & Hades are thrown there. Are Death & Hades concious beings that can suffer eternally? 6. Since Pentecost 33 C.E. God has been using the Christian congregation, Not the nation of Israel or any of man's governments.( Acts 2:22-36;Phil.2: 9-11) If you want accurate information see Jehovah's Witnesses.

John Hagee does not always follow the bible, but interprets it to suit his own motivations.

Pastor John Hagee is right on target with this book. One can easily see God's plan at work on earth.

Jerusalem Countdown is primarily an analysis of Middle East current events as seen from a pretribulational, premillennial, and dispensational view of Bible prophecy. The author confronts his readers with numerous, alarming facts supporting his belief that our world is on the very brink of nuclear war, that we may soon be experiencing "the beginning of the end."

After summarizing the history of Israel's birth as God's elect nation, Hagee traces persecution of the Jews through the centuries, up to their present-day struggle to survive. Then citing Ezekiel's prophecy of "Russia's invasion of Israel," the author explains forthcoming end-time events culminating in the rise & reign of the Antichrist, the battle of Armageddon, and the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Hagee concludes with what he believes should be the Christian's perspective on all this, that "God blesses Gentiles who bless Israel." Finally, he gives "five Bible reasons Christians should support Israel."

Edwin Scroggins is author of Bible Prophecy in a Nutshell: A Mini-Survey of God's Great Plan of the Ages

I have read "Jerusalem Countdown" in its entirety, along with other books by Rev. Hagee, and though I acknowledge his research effort and do not doubt the accuracy of his estimation of Iranian war capabilities and intentions; I am thoroughly convinced he goes way beyond scriptural boundaries in his association of modern Jews, Judaism, and Zionism with the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. To borrow one of Brother Hagee's phrases... He is 'exactly wrong'.
First of all, "Jerusalem Countdown" is generally based on the faulty premise that geographical Israel of today must be protected and undivided, as it was given to Israel by God. "Grave consequences" are promised to any who would "divide up the land" with the Palestinians or any other people (page 194). This sets aside the fact that modern Israel is but a small portion of the geographical land given by God. If we must support Israel's occupation of the original God-given land, as Rev. Hagee insists, then Israel must occupy Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon with our blessing.
Secondly, "Jerusalem Countdown" is full of inaccuracies, such as, the many references to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, etc., as "Jews". Abraham was not a 'Jew'. Jews did not exist in his day. Also, Hagee manufactures end-time fulfillments of prophecies concerning Israel's salvation, which were all fulfilled in Christ, when He came the first time.
Most importantly, Rev. Hagee reveals throughout the book, his heretical idea that "Torah Jews" have no need of Christ --- that they are forgiven and their names are written in the 'book of life' (i.e., page 129) --- and that anyone who would teach that modern Jews (outside of faith in Christ) have no place in the family of God are 'antisemitic'. All of this, in my opinion, is most dangerous, especially to Jewish people who would want to know the truth, concerning their Messiah.
Pastor Eddie Hughes

Forget even finishing it, the book is unreadable. It offends any sort of historian that might ask for sources to be cited, assertions proven, or a logical proposal offered. I won't even bother reviewing it against theology, where I am admittedly out of my depth and happily so if this is representative of what constitutes theological work. I managed to get through three chapters before I dismissed this book as garbage. It's a work of fiction, and it's bad fiction at that. Followers of this kind of thinking are the real fifth column threat to America.

-C

Pastor Hagee tells Americans that they must unconditionally support Israel or America will face dire consequences. Central to his argument is that the Jews are God's chosen people and that there exists an ancient covenant between God and Israel. Such a covenant no doubt existed but Christ made a new covenant with His followers. [Matthew 26:28]. We Christians celebrate this covenant in the Lord's Supper and it is this covenant and the New Testament that Christians should be focused on. The Gospel tells us to love our neighbors and to work for peace. It does not tell us to engage in war-mongering or agitate to bring about the Second Coming. Mr Hagee warns us of four kings from the South, North, East and West which he identifies, respectively, with the Arab states, Russia, China and the European Union (EU). He goes so far as to call the head of the EU the Antichrist and false messiah to Israel. That covers just about every country that could ever pose a present or future threat to America in its quest for world hegemony. Is it plausible to assume that a global military empire such as the United States and its ally Israel are the only good and righteous countries left on planet earth? Pastor Hagee and his followers would be shocked to read a very contrary view given in John Peter Allemand's book "A Poetical Offering" in which the author offers his own prophetic insights. He claims that the Babylon described in the Book of Revelation is none other than America's greatest city and the world's financial capital, New York, and that the man with the number 666 is a prominent, living German-Jewish immigrant and resident of that city. How does that square with the notion promoted by the Christian right that Americans and Israelis are uniquely blessed people favored by the Almighty? They may be surprised to know that His divine justice does not stop at America's borders.

I read the 2005 edition with interest, especially the first chapters about the impending threat of Iran against the USA and Europe, backed up by Russia and other Arab countries.

I also read and generally agree with the preceeding reviews by Johnson, albeit rather lengthy, Zampino and Ellis. The contents of the book include a number of themes, including that Christians must support the Jews, or suffer the consequences, his having repeated the verse, "I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, etc." many times. Somehow he turns not doing anything to help Israel in its time of need into a "curse." This is one example of his going too far in his scriptural interpretations. He doesn't even point out that the Nazis were destroyed for having annihilated the Jews of Europe.

Another theme is his bashing of the Catholic church as a whole, for the supposed acts of a few Christian Crusaders, charging them with going to Palestine only to kill jews. I always thought they went to the Holy Land to outst the Muslims and return the Holy Land to ownership of Jews and Christians. I dispute his claim that the Crusaders burned alive 960 Jews in a Synagogue.

Another bash against the Catholic Church is his assertion that Pope Pius 12th did nothing to help Jews during WWII. Really? I wonder how he could have, being surrounded by Antichristian Nazis, waiting for any excuse to invade the Vatican, kill the incumbents, and set up their own Pope. I think that modern scholarship has shown that the Pope did all he possibly could, under the circumstances to help save Jews, and had great successes at that.

Hagee insists on a pre- (or maybe a post-) Tribulation Rapture--he mentions both. This theory was published in Great Britain in the 19th Century and seized upon in many Protestant denominations in the "Hope against hope" belief that Believers would not have to go thru the holocaust of the Tribulation period, basing their theory on a few separated and misinterpreted scriptural verses. In this regard, Hagee reduces his credibility considerably overall by injecting his own personal interpretations, opinions, non sequiturs and conflicting statements into the book.

The book would have been much better had he left out these gratuitous bashes against another Christian denomination, and his rather strange interpretation of Christian history. He doesn't even mention at all the Covenants made by God with the Jews--they should occupy a prominent part of his central theme. He makes the rather naive mistake of blaming the entire Catholic Church, and by extension, the teachings of Jesus Christ, for the actions of a few supposed members of that church. These gratuitous deviations from his central theme do nothing to support his credibility as an End Days Theologian.

The book is very uneven. I am not impressed with his overall scholarship. I would recommend only the initial chapters regarding modern geopolitical considerations in the Middle East, and skip over his personal opinions in the middle chapters.

John Hagee is a powerful preacher, but he is not a theologian. This becomes evident as you read Jerusalem Countdown. Basically, the theme of the book is that Iran is preparing nuclear weapons, and that very soon, we will be seeing the invasion of Israel that Ezekiel prophesied in Ezekiel 38-39.

Not only is Hagee wrong in his predictions of Iranian acquisition of nuclear materials (he predicted that it would be known by the fall of 2006), but his facts are wrong in many other places.

For example, he claims that 6000 people died in the September 11th attacks, when we know now that it was closer to 3000. He also overestimates the number of casualities in the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor.

He also equates support for the people of Israel with support for the current secular national government in Israel, not necessarily the same thing.

But Hagee's biggest mistakes are with the Scriptures. He takes Bible passages referring to the destruction of Solomon's temple in 586 BC, and applies them to the destruction of Herod's temple in 70 AD, a common mistake that Bible students make.

But the worst part of the book is Hagee's mishandling of the book of Romans. He claims that Romans 9-11 is a separate tract that doesn't fit at all with the rest of Romans, even though Romans 1-8 has numerous references to God's plan for the Jewish people (see especially Romans 1:16-17, Romans 2:1-32, Romans 3, etc).

Another bad thing about the book is that it is a war-mongering, fear mongering book designed to scare the wits out of people. There is no sense of God's love shown in Christ's death on the cross, no sense of hope, no discussion of the future millennium, no discussion of the final victory of God in the new heaven and the new earth.

The bottom line is that God is sovereign over history and by looking unto Jesus and putting our hope in Him, all things will work together for the good of those who love God (Hebrews 12:2, Romans 8:28).

The best part of this book is when Hagee compares the life of Jesus with the life of Moses, and with the life of Joseph. That part of the book was right on and was very informative.

The rest of the book was right wing Zionism on steroids. I agree that someday, Christ will reign over the earth in Jerusalem for a thousand years, and that the people of Israel will be back in the land.

But I think that the gathering of the Jewish people into Israel is something that we should let God orchestrate (Ezekiel 39:25-29, Jeremiah 31:23, Isaiah 43:5-7, 51:11, etc) rather than to let it be the work of conservative activists.

Jerusalem Countdown is Hagee's jeremiad against Iran. We (the US and Israel) need to "take down" Iran before Iran "takes down" the US and Israel. Hagee is serving up baloney, plain and simple.

For the sake of argument, let's assume the Iranian government is every bit as evil as Hagee contends. Hagee's casus belli against the Iranians is that they are working to get a nuclear weapon. What Hagee conveniently omits from Jerusalem Countdown's 270 pages is that Israel already has 200-300 nuclear weapons, as well as multiple ways to deliver them, including submarines purchased from Germany. Iranians may have used "suicide waves" against Iraq, and they may use "suicide bombers" against Israel and others, but I have yet to see a government intent upon its own "regimicide".

Hagee not only omits the fact that Israel is the regional nuclear powerhouse, but also that the Israelis have biological and chemical weapons capability. Any act of massive aggression (e.g. a full scale attack) upon Israel by its hostile neighbors would unleash a rash of plagues not seen in the region since Pharaoh and Moses squared off.

And what of Pakistan - our "ally?" Pakistan is already a nuclear power, and Gen Musharraf's hold on power is none too secure. What happens if Pakistan is taken over by a virulently anti-US regime? Do we go after their nukes, and mix it up with their population of 170 million?

Hagee does not say; this too, would spoil his plot.

I have not quite finished the book, but its hard to put down. So much truth is being told finally and the outlook for this country or for the entire world is bleak. It is true that Jerusalem is the capital of the world and until peace comes in Israel, this world will continue on a downward spiral. Finally the truth is told about who really killed Jesus Christ. It was not the Jews!!!! This book is excellent and I would recommend it to everyone who wants to know the truth.

If u want to know, the second coming of Yeshua Hamasia, You must buy this book for further reference. No book like it.

Any serious Christian, or anyone who wants to know the history of the Jewish struggle,needs to read John Haggee's book, Jerusalem Countdown.
If you have ever thought that the Jews were not in sync with the Christians because of their stand on Jesus as the Messiah, then you need to know the truth. Jesus was a Jew. that is our legacy as Christians. Paul was a Jew but spent his life making Gentiles and Jews in to believers in Jesus Christ.
We can no longer say that Israel and the Jewish world is not our concern.

I'll be sincere.I didn't read this book.And I don't want to read it.About ten years ago, I tried to read another book, from the same author.The book was nothing more than a trash.
Thinking there was possibility that the author had changed, I watched his interview on CNN some days ago.The interview was about this book.And the author if had changed anything, became even worse.
Please, don't waste your time, money or perhaps even your mind, following the fool ideas from this trash-book.

Saw him on CNN's "God's Warriors", and the boy's got problems. He says he isn't, but he's a stone rapturist. All these people who are prepared to see the "end times", and do what ever they can to hasten them, like starting a nuclear war with Iran, are just as wrong and delusional as the jihadists they decry. Let's get this straight once and for all:
ALL religions are man's attempt to put god in a bottle, put that bottle on a sacrificial altar, build a temple around the altar, create rubrics and rituals making "my god is bigger than your god" the means to separate "US" from "them", and attempt to destroy everyone who disagrees, just to prove their point, even if they must die trying. All of you rapturists: Please stop trying.
"Rapture" is nothing more than the out-growth of a "dream sequence" inserted at the end of one gospel written in the late second century CE not by John the evangelist who was long dead, but Iraneus and his cronies who were trying to solidify the fractious early christo-sects, most notably by supressing the gnostics who followed the gospel of Thomas, Joshua Ben Joseph's "twin" brother. In this gospel, written much earlier, JBJ says nothing about the eschaton (end times) but does say right up front in saying #3 "Don't believe the priests who say: god is in heaven, or: god is in the temple. Know that god is within you, and without you."
The Jews created their own Abrahamic myth to unite the tribes of nomads 3000 years before that, becoming "the chosen people", the first and ultimate expression of a people making god in their own image and likeness. Again, gives "US" the perfect excuse to feel superior to all the "thems".
Islam had to one-up the Jews and Christians, inventing their own Abrahamic-based version of events, so THEY (former "thems")could become "US", and dictate their own rubrics and rituals over everybody, showing "allah akbar", or whatever "my god's bigger than your god" in Arabic comes out as.
So please EVERYBODY (Hagee, are you listening?): Just LOVE one another.
Love EVERYONE. EVERYONE ALWAYS. Even Michael Vick.

In this incredible book John Hagee describes, from the perspective of a righteous Christian the dangers facing Israel and the world, and describes how G-D will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel.
As a believing Jew, I will not comment much on the theology and will rather concentrate on issues of commonality with righteous Christians like Pastor Hagee, except to make the sharp distinction between righteous Chritians who recognize G-D's eternal bond with the Jewish people, and who respect Israel and Judaism, and anti-semitic Christians who espouse replacement theology and believe that G-D's covenant with Israel has been replaced by that of the Church.

Pator Hagee does a very good job of exposing replacement theology for the evil fraud which it is , and explaining that the bond between G-D and the Jewish people is eternal and unbreakable, and that the Land of Israel was given to the Jewish people as an eternal and unconditional gift.
Hagee begins the book by focusing on perhaps the greatest threat currently facing the free world today, the building by Iran of a nuclear weapons arsenal.
Hagee records the testimony of dissident Iranian sources and Israeli sources, and reveals that Iran's nuclear weapons programme is now in place, and can be used for genocidal purposes at any time.
Iranian president and modern day Hitler, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has countless times made clear the purpose of Iran's nuclear arms programme, promising that Israel will be wiped off the map, and making ugly threats that Iran has the capability to destroy Israel i.e incinerating five million Jews in a second holocaust.
Hagee reproduces an interview by Ronen Bergman, a journalist with Yediot Achronot newspaper, of Dr Manoucher Ganji, former Iranian Science Minister under the Shah of Iran, before the Islamic fundamentalists seized power.
Dr Ganji reveals that the Islamist regime no longer enjoys popular support in Iran and the Ahmadinejad regime believs that the only way out is nuclear war to prevent other from assisting the Iranian people.
The Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran see's it's primary goal as the liquidation of Israel and then the USA. And the Iranians are working with Russian, North Korean, Syrian, China South Africa and others to make this genocide a reality.
A source of Dr Hagee's in Israel also reveals the lie that Iran needs nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, as a result of oil shortages. Those who know the volume of oil in Iran admit they have enough oil to last over 130 years.
Hagee reminds the world that it is not Israel's international obligation to commit national suicide for the sake of world peace.
any decent and reasonable person will concur that Israel is fully within her rights to strike at Iran's nuclear facilities.
Hagee documents the long time United Nations hatred of Israel, and the UN objective to destroy Israel.
He warns that a major war of armageddon is on it's way if the world does not act against Iran and her allies now.
He also outlines the history of Israel and the Jewish people, and explains through a painstaking analysis of scripture that G-D favours the Jewish people and will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel.
He warns that G-D judges gentiles for the abuse of Jews, and rebukes President Bush for, at the same time as waging a war on terror, pressing Israel not to retaliate for Arab terrorist atrocities commited against the tiny Jewish State.
Pastor Hagee ends the book with a reproduction of the magnicent speech by Senator James Inhofe explaining the 'Seven Reasons why Israel is Entitled to the Land".
This document of truth can be found at the following URL:
http://www.internationalwallofprayer.org/A-007-Senator-Inhofe-Peace-In-Middle-East.html
Pastor Hagee includes a timeline of the history of Jerusalem,
Pastor Hagee is a truly righteous man in the mould of Pastor Niemoller and Raoul Wallenberg.
May G-D bless this man.

probably one of the most important books I've ever read, very educational. Unfortunately the cover has a doomsday photograph which kind of turned me off, but the actual book is about much more than Iran trying to one day wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Of interest is that he discusses in Ezekiel 38-39 where it refers to an Arab coalition of nations that will invade Israel. That coalition will be decimated by the hand of God on the hills of Israel. He also discusses that the bible tell us that a man will come out of the European Union and will try to resolve the Islamic/Israeli dispute. This political orator and charismatic personality will make a covenant with Israel for seven years guaranteeing their safety and protection as a nation. In Scripture he is called the Antichrist. When Ezekiel 38 opens, the nation of Israel has been given a covenant by this political leader, who is the head of the European Union. The Jewish people will be confident that the European powers will protect them from any outside aggressor or invader.
This book even answered some questions for me that were confusing, for example we've all heard the verse about "unless those days were shortened (the great tribulation) no flesh would be saved but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened" Matthew 24:22. That always seems to be a confusing verse for Christians when they debate pre-trib versus post-trib etc. Hagee presents the possibility that the elect are the Jewish people who have been temporary blinded to the fact that Jesus was indeed the Messiah, but that they are still His chosen race. Hagee believes that Christians will not be here during the great tribulation, but that some of the Jews will be. He explains why today's current Jews should still be considered God's chosen people even though we Christians (Gentiles) have been grafted into their tree of life and we have eternal life also. He also lays out a plan for the future of Israel. It is going to be so interesting to see how the current day war situations in Israel get played out. Just keep in mind that if a charismatic leader from the European Union tries to guarantee Israel's safety for seven years that THAT person is associated with Antichrist. Even if you don't agree with everything presented in the book, it has some very educational Israeli history and it is good to be up to speed with the details about the nation of Israel.

we ordered 20 to give to friends. a great read for these current times.

I was well pleasesed with the condition of the product and the speed with which it was delivered. Thanks.

It tells us what is really going on! Everyone needs to read this book!

Excellent book - well written and researched. Everyone - young and old should read this book carefully.

No facts? How far did you read into this book???

Loaded with facts from people who are natives to the area, and know much more about what is happening there than the average couch potato-book reviewer. It is of my humble, personal opinion that those who critique books from Christian or conservative authors, do so simply because they are the former or because they have closed minds and oppose the viewpoints of the book.

However, leaving aside others viewpoints, I think that this book paints an accurate picture of what we face in American. Let us not delude ourselves in saying "Peace, Peace, Peace--all is well." When we are being hunted.

Truth is seldom popular, and most often not even wanted. That is why the saying goes "The truth hurts."

Me must no falter or fail, and that is why this book is a "Must read" to give people a true perspective of Islam...and the threats of the Middle East. This books is NOT a chicken crying that the "sky is falling".

facts? not in this book. insight? nope. this book seems like a collection of sermons and passages from other books..not much in the way of foresight or insight. Do we stand at the crossroads of trouble in the Middle East? well yeah..sure can find that out in a hundred different books which are more meaningful and fact filled.

Extremely well written
A lot of insight on World affairs that are presented under a different perspective

Author however does not exercise caution when prophesizing about future events
Worth reading however ...

Most excellent - exactly why I bought 3 more to enlighten friends who want the truth as to what we are up against in WW III !
John Hagee speaks from a most informed platform with a warning that we dismiss at our own peril.
A must-read for all with their heads out of the sand....

This is a book that everyone should read, believer and unbeliever. It is one of the most important books published in this century.
Bonnie Hendricks

This is a book that everyone should read, believer and unbeliever. It is one of the most important books published in this century.
Bonnie Hendricks

Jerusalem Countdown provides excellent information about how God has dealt with the nation Israel. This book, in my opinion, does a great service to the Body of Christ.

Item: The information provided in this book is based upon the Bible. The reformation brought about truths regarding false Catholic teaching and Protestants still reject false Catholic teaching and accept the teaching of Jesus regarding "End Times". Authentic Christianity is based on the correct understanding of the Bible. John Hagee provides excellent insight concerning Judaism, Catholic Christianity, and Islam. His views are right to the point and should be a wake up call to all Christians and those who need to be Christians!

Hagee's views on Islam, Judiasm, and of Catholicism and the history of the Church are right on! John Hagee's research used in this book is excellent in quality and it's an easy read! The truths pointed out in this book are bold, and should encourage every reader to turn their lives to Christ.

Jesus made very bold predictions and encouraged Christians to be aware of the signs that would indicate his soon return. Jerusalem Countdown simply points to these signs. Wisely, John Hagee does not give any false predictions he just provides the facts and lets each reader decide!

Thank you Pastor Hagee!

Judging from the Reviews this book received it obviously hit a nerve with many, or perhaps just made some people angry. Hagee has taken and condensed a lot of History [he does not claim to be a scholar but does condense 2000 years of History into this book] relating to current Mideast unrest and war and predicts what he sees happening now and in the future. This book has the nerve to say what a lot of people are not saying, and that is man-made religion has been responsible for a lot of the unrest and war we have today. I liked the fresh, bold, straightforward approach that is not often seen today, with still having a sense of class. Most of what Hagee is saying here is common knowledge to readers of History so Hagee is not inventing what he is saying. Rather, he is putting it all in one up to date volume which has done all of us a service if we want to read it.

The author of this book is someone who has the needed access to the informaton given in it. He has studied the Bible, as well, as is a Dr. in his field for a reason. He is trusted by many powerful world leaders, and respected for his way of teaching the people what they NEED to know, in order to make right decisions at this critical time in world history.
I feel well informed on the goings on in the Middle East, and how it will affect my life, and my children's lives. All I need do, after reading this book, is to watch the facts unfold on the evening news. It's almost like having the answer to the puzzle, before you attempt to do it. John Hagee and his sources, are so well informed, that every day, I can see another page turned that I have read in his book. Each of us have to make a choice, and the time for that choice is right now.
The fact is that Islam in not, nor ever has been a peaceful religion, and the Facist-Islamists that seek to change the face of the world, will follow through on their threats, because they have a whole different ideology about life itself. They will try to make the whole world "Islam", and they will cause a war, like no other, in order to take the city from which the Messiah will reign as King on this earth. They will try to force the Israeli nation into the sea. Many have tried, but no one has ever succeeded. That is not just a coincidence.
If you are a believer, you will want to know what is inside the covers of this book. If you are an unbeliever, then I recommend that you read it, and watch if the book, and the Bible itself does not prove it all to be correct. Watch as the pieces fall into place. You may find yourself questioning your unbelief. Jerusalem Countdown was one of the best books I have ever read!

It is sad that some human have no concept of God. Jerusalem Countdwon would have been a good book, but it should stay out of politicians and wars.

It is sad that some human have no concept of God. Jerusalem Countdwon would have been a good book, but it should stay out of politicians and wars.

John Hagee has a well-deserved reputation as a man of faith and a servant of God. His reputation and good work certainly shine much brighter than this particular book which seems small, cranky, and a little bit mean.

I am certain that the good pastor knows that God is on the throne and well in charge, even of Jerusalem. The middle east is God's timepiece for the world. What is about to occur there has already been foretold and is unfolding before our eyes in these last days. Matthew 5 would admonish us to pray for, bless, and even love the very militant muslims who would unleash destruction on Israel.

I read "Countdown to Jerusalem" for God's word about the end-times, not celebrity quotes from Rush Limbaugh and Cal Thomas. There are many good books about the future of Israel. This is not one of them.

I recommend Paul Yongi Cho's "Apocolyptic Prophecy" instead.

Very little effort went into this book. The first chapter is all about atrocities committed by Muslims. Then Hagee talks about how Muslims are all part of an international conspiracy. And how we have to go to war with the Muslim religion as an act of self defense. And I thought "How can I write a review without doing something very rude, which is to say that these 3 points are exactly what was said about the Jews in Mein Kampf?" Then in chapter 2, Hagee starts talking about Mein Kampf, so clearly he's read it. And he ripped it off. This is traditional antiSemitic, anti-Jewish propaganda turned against Muslims. This book is a huge ripoff of Mein Kampf, with roughly the same degree of historical accuracy.

Hagee ought to reminded that God is upon the throne and well in charge, even of Jerusalem. The middle east is God's timepiece for the world. What is about to occur there has already been foretold.

I read "Countdown to Jerusalem" for God's word about the end-times, not celebrity quotes from Rush Limbaugh and Cal Thomas. There are many good books about the future of Israel. This is not one of them.

I recommend Paul Yongi Cho's "Apocolyptic Prophecy" instead.

How is it Hagee in the 80's was saying this exact same stuff about the USSR? They were the Beast, Gorbachov was the anti-christ, they would attack israel with nukes, etc.... Pretty amazing. Oh Well, it makes him rich, and his readers have short memories.

Glad I didn't buy the Book, borrowed my Moms copy.

Very factual and up to date book about current events as they relate the Bible prophesy and Jerusalem in particular.

Very factual and up to date book about current events as they relate the Bible prophesy and Jerusalem in particular.

Jerusalem Countdown
1. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been positively identified by three Americans held in the 1979 seizure of the U.S embassy in Iran as one of their interrogators during the hostage crisis suggesting the new president of Iran is a terrorist.

2. Former political prisoners who were in Evin Prison in 1981 said Ahmadinejad was known to them as "Tir Khalas Zan" meaning "he who fires coup de grace".

3. Ahmadinejad addressed a conference entitled, "A World without Zionism" and said, "The occupation regime of Qods [Jerusalem or Israel] must be wiped off from the map of the world, and with the help of the Almighty, we shall soon experience a world without America and Zionism, notwithstanding those who doubt."

4. Russia has announce a dramatic expansion of its cooperation with Iran on building nuclear power plants, ignoring Bush administration concerns that he program could help Iran build nuclear bombs.

5. A UN report suggests Iran has converted raw uranium into seven tons of gas called uranium hexaflouride.

6. Oct 6, 2005, Bush liken the ideology of Islamic militants to communism, saying they were attempting to overthrow all moderate governments in the region and establish a radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia.

7. Aug 23, 2005, BG Mohammad Reza Jaafair said, "Let the U.S. know that if it starts a war on our soil a war of attrition against Washington will start immediately and we will destroy all its sensitive spots." The sensitive spots are: New York, Miami, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C.

8. The roadmap to peace: 1. Israel withdrawal from Gaza. 2. Israel withdrawal from the West Bank. 3. Israel to give a portion of Jerusalem to the Arabs as a capital for the new Palestinian state.

9. CIA confiscated records from Dr. Sultan Bashiruddin Moahmood, former chairman of Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission that at least two tactical nukes had reached Al-Qaeda operatives in the US.

10. An Al-Quaeda operative was arrested in Ramallah with a tactical nuke strapped to his back.

11. US military officials discovered a lead canister containing uranium 238 in Kandahar at the outset of Operation Enduring Freedom.

12. "In the United States, a federal judge will not provide any FBI or law enforcement agent with a warrant to search a mosque of an Islamic center for any reason since such places are listed as house of worship."

13. "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order", Harvard University, Samuel Huntington warns that Americas are deluding themselves concerning the true nature of the Islamic threat.

14. Islam teaches that it is Allah's will to rule the world. The word Islam does not mean peace, it means submission and if Islam does not defeat Israel, Muhammad and the Quran are wrong. Therefore, they must defeat Israel. If Israel survives then the Islamic theology is not true.

15. The teachings of the Quran insist that no matter how mighty a nation is, it must be fought until it embraces Islam. Secular America does not understand radical Islam.

16. All the radical Islamic groups share a fundamental ideology that espouses holy war against the infidels and that is under the powerful idelological religious influences of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

17. The Islamic Jihad aspires to overthrow secular Arab regimes in order to establish an Islamic pan-Arab empire.

18. It was the Islamic revolution in Iran that triggered the growth of Islamic Jihand groups in the Arab countries. The Islamic revolution was being exported to areas heavily populated by Shiites.

. . . on this poorly written, badly researched -- and, in some places, very bigoted book.

Just to clarify a few points, before I get bashed as an anti-Christian kook:

I am a devout Christian; I have been all my life; I have dedicated my life to serving God and the Church, and to spreading the good news; I am a teacher, and spend my time encouraging the study of Scripture and Church History. Furthermore, I believe that Jesus will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. I'm not a secularist, trying to attack Christianity.

This being said, in my professional opinion, this book does great disservice to the Body of Christ.

Item: The entire doctrine upon which this book is based -- fundamental dispensationalism -- is a doctrine formulated in the 19th century by a radical anti-Catholic sectarian. It is not a doctrine of the "End Times" which would have been recognized by any of the Fathers of the Church -- OR by the great Reformers -- OR by the leadership of the Great Awakening. It is a novel doctrine; a "doctrine of man" that has little to do with authentic Christianity -- Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant.

Item: This book takes a look at Judaism, Catholic Christianity, and Islam through rather oddly tinted glasses. Dispensational fundamentalists WANT and NEED Judaism (and Israel) to mean a certain thing -- but it is certainly questionable as to whether the average 21st century practicing Jew would recognize his own religion based on what Hagee says. The same is true for Hagee's views on Islam. Frankly, he does nothing more than repeat cliches, many of which are stereotypic at best and offensive at worst. Hagee's views of Catholicism and the history of that Church are just plain wrong. To me, this is intellectual laziness -- because there are good history books and source materials out there. Catholic Apologetics has picked up tremendous ground over the last 20 years -- and radical anti-Catholics just can't get away with the propaganda they used to.

Item: Finally, the research used in this book is of highly questionable quality. It certainly does not rise to the level I would expect in a college-level theology class. Free, on-line encyclopedia websites (which anyone can edit at any time) are not valid source material.

The dispensational fundamentalists have now been predicting the End of the World for about 40 years now. Every timetable they have devised has been demonstrably false. Yet they continue with false prediction after false prediction (making a great deal of money in the process).

Our Lord Himself stated that no one knows the day nor the hour. So let's just leave it at that! Preach the Gospel; live your life as though today could be your last -- and don't worry about what is God's business -- and not Hagee's.

. . . on this poorly written, badly researched -- and, in some places, very bigoted book.

Just to clarify a few points, before I get bashed as an anti-Christian kook:

I am a devout Christian; I have been all my life; I have dedicated my life to serving God and the Church, and to spreading the good news; I am a teacher, and spend my time encouraging the study of Scripture and Church History. Furthermore, I believe that Jesus will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. I'm not a secularist, trying to attack Christianity.

This being said, in my professional opinion, this book does great disservice to the Body of Christ.

Item: The entire doctrine upon which this book is based -- fundamental dispensationalism -- is a doctrine formulated in the 19th century by a radical anti-Catholic sectarian. It is not a doctrine of the "End Times" which would have been recognized by any of the Fathers of the Church -- OR by the great Reformers -- OR by the leadership of the Great Awakening. It is a novel doctrine; a "doctrine of man" that has little to do with authentic Christianity -- Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant.

Item: This book takes a look at Judaism, Catholic Christianity, and Islam through rather oddly tinted glasses. Dispensational fundamentalists WANT and NEED Judaism (and Israel) to mean a certain thing -- but it is certainly questionable as to whether the average 21st century practicing Jew would recognize his own religion based on what Hagee says. The same is true for Hagee's views on Islam. Frankly, he does nothing more than repeat cliches, many of which are stereotypic at best and offensive at worst. Hagee's views of Catholicism and the history of that Church are just plain wrong. To me, this is intellectual laziness -- because there are good history books and source materials out there. Catholic Apologetics has picked up tremendous ground over the last 20 years -- and radical anti-Catholics just can't get away with the propaganda they used to.

Item: Finally, the research used in this book is of highly questionable quality. It certainly does not rise to the level I would expect in a college-level theology class. Free, on-line encyclopedia websites (which anyone can edit at any time) are not valid source material.

The dispensational fundamentalists have now been predicting the End of the World for about 40 years now. Every timetable they have devised has been demonstrably false. Yet they continue with false prediction after false prediction (making a great deal of money in the process).

Our Lord Himself stated that no one knows the day nor the hour. So let's just leave it at that! Preach the Gospel; live your life as though today could be your last -- and don't worry about what is God's business -- and not Hagee's.