In 1980, the author of this book became interested in Bible prophecy. While working on an MBA, he authored an incipient crisis paper concerning Israel and the Middle East. In doing research, reading the Bible, and having read books published by Tim LaHaye, Chuck Smith, and Hal Lindsay, to mention a few, the paper was completed successfully. It was this assignment that perked this authors interest in Bible prophecy, but after completing his MBA, events of the world, marriage, kids, became an obstacle to further research.
During the pandemic lock down of covid-19 in 2020, this author suddenly had plenty of time and a renewed interest in Bible prophecy. In a telephone conversation with a pastor friend, Clyde Wasdin, the author asked if he knew any good Bible study courses that were available on the internet. Pastor Wasdin recommended a course of study offered by Endtime Ministries, Pastor Irvin Baxter. This author contacted Endtime Ministries and enrolled in their Jerusalem Prophecy College course of study. The course of study consisted of eleven semesters, each containing approximately eleven to eighteen hours of online videos with a quiz at the end of each video, a midterm exam half-way through the videos for each semester of study, and a final exam at the end of each semester. With nothing to do during the pandemic, this author completed and graduated from the course of study in about 3 months.
Reenergized from the studies and the insights Pastor Irvin Baxter brought into the curriculum, God spoke to this author’s heart to write this book, which took about fourteen months to. So, the author contacted Endtime Ministries in October 2020, and received permission to use the information provided in their videos. I pray that those who read this manuscript are energized and allow God to work through them as well.