Last Hour

Amir Tsarfati

Description

Avoiding sensationalism and date-speculating, respected Bible teacher Amir Tsarfati uses his unique perspective as an Israeli Christian to lead you through a fascinating modern-day description of God's plan for the end of the world.Grounded from start to finish in Scripture, the book reveals how the Rapture, the imminent rise of the Antichrist, and the tragic horrors of the Great Tribulation will play out in our world today. He also helps you understand the roles--and fates--of Russia, Iran, Syria, Turkey, the European Union, the United States of America, and Israel in the end times, showing just how biblical prophecies are being fulfilled in our time. But above all, he offers hope that in the midst of chaos and horror, God is ultimately in control, and those who belong to him will be safe with him.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology
• Pentecostalism

Informations

• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 04 septembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781493415243
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2018 by Amir Tsarfati
Published by Chosen Books
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.chosenbooks.com
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Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Ebook edition created 2018
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-1524-3
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2011
Scripture quotations identified NASB are from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)
Scripture quotations identified KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Cover design by Rob Williams, InsideOutCreativeArts
Endorsements
“Amir Tsarfati has crafted a timely and much-needed message to the global Church. His invitation to reconsider Bible prophecy is compelling, biblical and downright fascinating. Tsarfati takes us on a guided tour that ultimately leaves us gazing on the beauty of God’s plan. You will not be disappointed!”
Jason Elam, former NFL kicker; special ambassador for Bible translation, The Seed Company
“Amir Tsarfati is a friend who has given me incredible insight into the fulfillment of biblical prophecy in our day. He loves God’s Word, God’s Son, God’s people—and the land that never ceases to grip the world’s attention. This timely book is a well-written, thrilling, thought-provoking, challenging, encouraging must-read for anyone who longs for peace, and hope, in the last hour. The Spirit within me rises up and bears witness that Amir has written truth. Read it.”
Anne Graham Lotz, author, The Daniel Prayer
“ The Last Hour , by Amir Tsarfati, is a brilliant, passionate, clarion call for understanding and embracing the accuracy of Scripture. Amir is a gifted scholar who has devoted the majority of his life to a journey through antiquity to current and future times, through the lens of God’s inerrant Word.”
Kathy Ireland, Bible student; wife; mother; chair and CEO, Kathy Ireland Worldwide
“I have worked extensively with Amir Tsarfati in my radio and conference ministry. He is a young voice crying in the wilderness, awakening many people—including Millennials—to the importance of the one-third of the Bible excluded from many pulpits and seminaries. I am deeply grateful to Amir for rekindling a passion for understanding the last days not seen since the 1970s. Pay attention to his words in this book. They are outlined in an easy-to-understand writing style, and they are sure to ignite many more to be looking up and listening for a shout and a trumpet.”
Jan Markell, founder/director, Olive Tree Ministries
“Amir Tsarfati is a man I consider to be an insightful teacher and a good friend. He has a deep understanding of the Bible, and his insider view of the Holy Land is unparalleled. I highly recommend the teachings of Amir and his book The Last Hour to all who want a greater understanding of what our Lord has planned for the end times.”
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, world championship boxer; senator of the Philippines
“Here is a biblically solid, passionately written, accurate study in biblical eschatology. The reader can rest assured that what is being presented is sound. What Amir also does in this book is give you glimpses into declassified insights from an Israeli perspective. In addition, you will find his own personal testimony of just how much God’s Word means to him and how powerful it has been in his life. I recommend this book with a five-star rating—written by a lifelong friend, a faithful brother and a lover of Yeshua unlike any other I know. You will be edified while reading it.”
Jack Hibbs, pastor, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills
Dedication
To Miriam, my love
“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband.” Proverbs 12:4 ESV
Contents
Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Endorsements 5
Dedication 7
Foreword by Dr. David Jeremiah 11
Acknowledgments 15
1. Looking Back before Looking Forward 17
2. God Wants You to Know His Plans 31
3. Understanding Prophecy: Two-by-Two 43
4. The Long, Winding Road of Prophecy 55
5. Israel: Still God’s Chosen People 75
6. The Deception of the Nations 95
7. Rapture: The Great Mystery 117
8. Rapture: The Great Gathering 135
9. The Antichrist: The Man of Lawlessness 145
10. The Antichrist: Rolling Out the Red Carpet 163
11. Days of Ezekiel 36–37: What Was and What Is 175
12. Days of Ezekiel 38–39: What Is and What Will Be 187
13. What Is Next? 199
Notes 215
About the Author 221
Back Cover 222
Foreword
I have known Amir Tsarfati for two decades. I had the privilege of traveling all over Israel with him when I was leading a tour and he was leading the tour guides. Amir has also spoken to the church I pastor in San Diego, California. He is an articulate and passionate supporter of Israel, the land where he was born.
Today, Amir’s home overlooks the Valley of Megiddo—Armageddon—which is a constant reminder of the call that God has placed upon his life to teach from the Bible God’s plan for the end times. This book is a part of that calling.
I have read hundreds of prophetic books in my ministerial lifetime, but I have never read a book like The Last Hour . This is a prophetic book written by a Jewish believer. You can feel the author’s passion in his words. What he writes is not literature, it is his life. I am pretty sure that if you strike up a conversation with Amir, you will be talking about the future of Israel within the first thirty minutes.
I read The Last Hour in one sitting. I was immediately struck by the author’s personal testimony and intrigued by the way the story of God’s plan for the Jewish people paralleled the way God has worked in his own life. Amir’s defense of the uniqueness of Israel in God’s plan of redemption and his arguments against replacing Israel with the Church leave no room for those who believe that God has forsaken His chosen people.
This book is about prophecy. The history of Israel, both ancient and recent, is at the core of end times truth. Beginning in Genesis chapter twelve with the Abrahamic covenant, we are taken on a journey of both joy and sorrow. Israel’s periods of obedience seem to be overwhelmed by her rebellion against God and His prophets. Finally, God sends them their long-awaited Messiah and they nail Him to a cross and go on with their lives.
Pogroms and persecution scattered the Jewish people throughout the whole world. Amir reminds us of their awful suffering and suggests several reasons why, even today, this continues to be their experience. But the author will not let us forget God’s promise of restoration, and since you are reading this book, you are alive to witness the fulfillment of that promise. The nation of Israel has returned to her land.
In a powerful speech to the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the miraculous preservation of the Jewish people:
In every generation, there were those who rose up to destroy our people. In antiquity, we faced destruction from the ancient empires of Babylon and Rome. In the Middle Ages, we faced inquisition and expulsion. And in modern times, we faced pogroms and the Holocaust. Yet the Jewish people persevered.
And now another regime has arisen, swearing to destroy Israel. That regime would be wise to consider this: I stand here today representing Israel, a country 67 years young, but the nation-state of a people nearly 4,000 years old. Yet the empires of Babylon and Rome are not represented in this hall of nations. Neither is the Thousand Year Reich. Those seemingly invincible empires are long gone. But Israel lives. The people of Israel live. 1
Israel has been described as “God’s time clock,” “God’s barometer,” “God’s prophetic clock,” “the powder keg fuse for the final world conflict,” “the touchstone of world politics,” and “the evidence that God is the God of history.” In 1948, with the establishment of Israel as a nation, the prophetic clock began ticking.
In the final chapters of The Last Hour , the author turns our attention to the 36 th through 39 th chapters of the prophecy of Ezekiel. Reading these ancient words against the backdrop of what is happening today in Israel gives me the chills. What God has promised to His people, He is fulfilling, and you and I have been privileged to be alive to witness it.
As I finished reading this book, I thought of individuals I want to send it to. Some are believers who are very confused about the future and seem to have lost all interest in reading, talking or knowing about prophecy. This book is thoughtfully written, and it takes what could be confusing and makes it understandable. This is also an evangelistic book, and I believe that God is going to use it to open hearts to the Gospel. Finally, for followers of Christ, The Last Hour is a call to action. Time is winding down for the world as we know it today! The prophetic clock is nearing zero.
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast o