Balder Ex-Libris

Author : Wohlberg Steve
Title : End time delusions The Rapture, the Antichrist, Israel, and the End of the World
Year : 2004

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Preface. Growing up just over the hill from Hollywood, California, I had absolutely no interest in biblical prophecy for the first 20 years of my life, mainly because I had never heard of such a thing. “Rapture? What’s that?” I would have said with a mystified look if you had asked me about it. My Jewish family was warm and friendly, but not spiritual. My brother Michael had his bar-mitzvah at age 13, but I didn’t, for it was only casually presented as a takeit- or-leave-it option. As far as I remember, we never read the Scriptures, or prayed even one time. As a teenager surrounded by the head-pounding music of Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and the drug culture of the 60’s and 70’s, my life took a sharp turn in the wrong direction. Some of my friends are dead. It’s a miracle I’m not where they are. During the summer of 1979, while inhabiting discothèques nightly, I worked as an “extra” in the film business. One day I was providentially assigned to work on a TV mini-series called From Here to Eternity on a sandy stretch of Oxnard Beach. There I met a fellow extra who “witnessed” to me about Jesus Christ and the approaching end of the world. With curiosity mingling with interest—and a nagging sense of need for something beyond glamorous illusions—I decided the very next day to visit a Christian bookstore near our home and to scan the prophecy section. Hal Lindsey’s Late Great Planet Earth was the first Christian book I ever touched. I bought it, and two of his other books, Satan is Alive and Well on Planet Earth and Terminal Generation. Although my marijuana-clouded brain hardly understood what I read, God used those books and started working inside my mind. A few days later I found a Bible and began to read. Dimly at first, I slowly started comprehending the message and grace of Jesus Christ. The turning point came when I read about the intense pressure Christ endured in the Garden of Gethsemane, the blood that dripped from His forehead, the appearance of a heavenly angel to strengthen Him (see Luke 22:39-44), and His unfathomable love for a perishing world. After wrestling with the cup, Jesus made that critical decision—the choice to save lost sinners no matter what it cost Him personally, even if it meant separation from His Father. Finally I read— using the title of Mel Gibson’s controversial film—about The Passion of the Christ, and His suffering on the cross for my sins. That did it. Shortly thereafter, in a dormitory room at California State University of Northridge, I slipped to my knees and invited my Messiah into my heart. My darkness turned to light! Jesus freely forgave my sins, removed my guilt, and changed my life! No more drugs. I was clean. After discovering that my Messiah came once as the Babe of Bethlehem, my interest was strongly perked in the subject of His second coming and the events predicted to occur during Earth’s last days. I craved understanding, and longed to be ready for the return of the One who was crucified for me, should it occur in my lifetime. This explains my enthusiasm and passion for prophecy. That was over 24 years ago. I’ve learned a lot since I first read Hal Lindsey’s books while working as an extra in Hollywood. One thing that has impressed me for years as I have pondered Christ’s first coming, is the reality that one reason why many religious leaders in Jesus’ day rejected their own Messiah was because they misunderstood the Old Testament prophecies predicting His first arrival. Think about it. Because it happened once, couldn’t it happen again? Could religious leaders today be making a similar mistake by misunderstanding the prophecies of His second coming? Yes they could, and yes, many are making such a mistake. That’s why I wrote End Time Delusions, which not only proves that massive distortions have entered Christianity, but also clarifies what the Scriptures teach about the end of the world. In End Time Delusions, I have combined years of research, countless hours of study, and only God knows how many earnest prayers for “the Spirit of truth” to guide me into “all truth” (John 16:13). I hope the discoveries you are about to make will thrill your heart as they did mine when I first learned them. Get ready for an amazing journey, controversial for sure, yet exciting and rewarding as well. When Jesus Christ does return, may we all “be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless” (2 Peter 3:14) through His perfect righteousness. Steve Wohlberg. ...