Most terrorists, the DVD goes on to say, believe that the end of the world is coming very quickly—perhaps in the next two or three years even.  And not only Israel but also the United States, who are seen by them as “Satans,” are at the crosshairs of this coming war.  Muslims believes that they are to give infidels a warning that they will die.  If they do not head that warning, then they will hasten that end by launching an apocalyptic war—the war of Gog and Magog, say these “end-times prophets.”

In 2001, Rosenberg left politics to write his first novel, which opened with a kamikaze terrorist flight attacking the U.S.  Months later, 9/11 sent Rosenberg’s book, The Last Jihad to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List.  His second novel, The Last Days, portrayed the death of Yasser Arafat, 13 months before it occurred, prompting U.S. News and World Report to dub Rosenberg “a modern Nostradamus.”

The author’s DVD makes some very important points about the dangers of radical Muslim theology.  The bonus footage includes exclusive interviews with people like Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli prime minister, and Natan Sharansky, former Israeli deputy prime minister.  And if ever there was a doubt about the Islamic terrorist’s commitment to destroy both the U.S. and Israel, Rosenberg makes a sound case.  It also describes the exciting work that the Holy Spirit is doing in Iran, where at least a million people have become believers—up from just 500 in 1979.

Rosenberg’s theology, however, leaves something to be desired.  Instead of interviewing academic theologians, for example, he substitutes extensive footage of pastors and author LaHaye.  Gary DeMar, who represents one strand of covenant theologians, is a radio host and author (End Times Fiction: A Biblical Consideration of the Left Behind Theology, 2001) who often debates Rosenberg about the biblical teaching that informs his books.  DeMar calls it “newspaper exegesis,” explaining that instead of using Scripture to interpret Scripture, which is a basic premise of sound exegesis, doomsday prophets like Rosenberg instead interpret the headlines of the day (especially the reigning world power) as the “Magog” of Ezekiel 38.  It is not the first time that this has been done, says DeMar, who cites the following historical examples:

4th Century:  Goths
5th Century:  Goths and Moors
7th Century:  Huns
8th Century:  Islamic Empire
10th Century:  Hungarians
11th Century:  Turkish speaking tribes
14th Century:  Tartans and Mongols
16th Century:  Muhammadism
16th Century:  10 dispersed tribes of Israel
16th Century:  Turks and Saracens
17th Century:  Native Americans
17th Century:  Pope and Spain