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#5 of a 5-volume series of Fiction-based-upon-Bible-Prophecy. Series starts with Last JiHad and MIRRORS CURRENT EVENTS like no other books out there, including LEFT BEHIND by LaHaye and Jenkins which is a fabulous series, but Rosehberg takes it to the Top Knotch of suspense. Rosenberg's ability to For-Tell CURRENT EVENTS is uncanny and for us fundamental Christian believers (Rosenberg is a Messianic Jew / Completed Jew) it would be terrifiying, indeed, if we didn't already know The Messiah Is About to Return - the "second coming" of Jesus Christ for his Church / Believers, known as the "rapture", a catching away. The final events of this period of time we are living in will be extremely unpleasant for anyone 'left behind' who has delayed taking a stand on Christ as their own personal Redeemer and Lord. There is no 'fence sitting' on this issue -- you either have made Peace with Christ for your own soul or you have not. We each will be 'somewhere' after we die / leave this earth, and the Judgement Seat of God question will be "What did you do with MY SON, Jesus Christ?" -- procrastination on making a choice IS A CHOICE -- A CHOICE to Reject Christ, so I urge you to make a stand. No amount of Pride is worth going to Hell for. -- Rosenberg delineates what could/ likely will happen in the End of Days as the Anti-Christ tries to make "peace" for Jerusalem and the Nation of Israel, except it is a phony peace, with aspects to it that are mind numbing. The bottom line is that, there is NOTHING, NOTHING On Earth - not your career, financial portfolio, house, comfy lifestyle, even your family which should be holding you back from accepting the Forgiveness and Grace (unmerited favor) of Christ before the judgement seat of Christ. We think, today, that the price of gasoline is outrageous at $4+ a gallon -- that is NOTHING compared to the stress and Loss we could likely face if we are attacked again by terrorists, especially those with Nukes. Life would Never, Never, Never be what you want it to be. No political candidate would be powerful enough to pull the United States out of that scenario. For years we have been eliminating God from our daily lives: Not in our schools, no prayers, no Bibles, not in the courtrooms -- we have taken a societal stand to ELIMINATE God from our daily acknowledgements. He has, on the response, been gentleman enough to do as we have asked -- to Leave Us Alone -- LITERALLY -- and we no long have his full Protection that we once had -- and the scary part is, WE HAVE MADE THE CHOICE as a SOCIETY in the USA and world. -- As long as you are still breathing and conscious, YOU still have the opportunity to Make a Decision and Stand for Jesus Christ. Please do it before it is too late. That's what Author Joel Rosenberg is stressing in this series of books. God Bless you. GHRead full review
I purchased this for a friend because he likes this author. He had one of the series and I got the other four here on Ebay at a very reasonable price. Now he's started the series and in one day is almost finished with the first book. He may have to ration his reading for a while. He is very picky about what he reads and enjoys compelling, well-researched and authentic woven plots. He doesn't so much mind knowing where the book is leading, but is bothered by plots that have too many twists as a sole devise to keep the reader interested - a few twists is fun, they become trite after being used too much. All that to say that this is a well-written story, and although it may be classified as fiction, it's not that far off the mark, which makes it that much more compeling.
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I bought this book because I wanted to know what the future holds, since Rosenberg seems always to predict it. And he didn't disappoint with respect to plausible scenarios, which was really I guess what I wanted to know. However, as he admits himself, he is not a good writer. It's somewhat painful to work through his pat, stereotypical, bad dialog and pages of irrelevant love memoirs that really add nothing to the story. As with his other books, it follows the pattern of engaging the reader immediately, then drawing out the story with nothing happening for the bulk of the book leaving the reader suffering considerable anxiety about the details he either forgot to get back to or is waiting until the last page to cover. Finally, according to his pattern, there is a giant crecendo in the last 2 pages of the book and then the reader finds himself staring at the back cover saying, "Wow, I read that whole book for that 2-page ending?" In short, Rosenberg spends inordinate amounts of time on needless (mostly introspective) details, but leaves out vast amounts of critical description as to the story at hand. Here is a micro-charicature of one of his books: "The Ebola virus burst out of the warhead and sickened everyone in Nashville, leaving them slowly dying. Jon wondered about his wife. He remembered when they used to hold hands. Did she still love him? Was he the man he thought he was? And what about Nashville? 'It's a crying shame, but we have to get on with our lives, Major,' Jon said. Even so, memories of his mother haunted him as he thought about his upbringing. And what about the doctor? Did he know how much Jon loved Erin? And did Erin know whether or not the doctor knew how much he loved Erin? Jon could hardly bear the weight of the thought. Suddenly, he looked up and saw the meteor that would devastate the earth. And it did." That said, I think the main idea of this book is not only plausible but probable, and will probably happen just like the things in his other books did. I just wish he would have provided more details of the aftermath and less trips down the love canal.Read full review
In my opinion Joel Rosenberg is one of the best writers today. I want to read all his books in The Last Jihad series. Unfortunately I'm not reading them in order. I first read The Last Jihad and just recently read Dead Heat. Dead Heat is another page turner that you cannot put down. Rosenberg's books seem to always start with a bang and get better from there. His knowledge of the Mid East and its politics appear to be very accurate. In Dead Heat, he seems to get more preachy and that may be a turn off to some. But, if what he has written comes true then we will all be seeking help from a higher power.
Dead Heat is a compelling "can't put down" read as are all of Joel C. Rosenberg's books. He writes first rate current news topics with great characters. If you are a fan his or geopolitical novels and topics this is a "must" read. I find him up to date , exciting, and a great ride overtime.
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