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The Ezekiel Option (The Last Jihad) Audio CD – Unabridged, August 29, 2010

by Joel C. Rosenberg (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Reader)
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When Russia's richest oil baron is killed, Moscow suddenly teeters on the verge of political chaos. Tehran races to complete its nuclear arsenal. Washington finds herself dangerously divided from her European allies. A new evil looms on the horizon. A dictator is rising in Russia. Iran is feverishly building nuclear weapons. A new axis of evil is emerging, led by Moscow and Tehran. And Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy, two senior White House advisors, find themselves facing the most chilling question of their lives: is the world rushing to the brink of an apocalypse prophesied more than 2,500 years ago?

“If you only read one book this year...this is it!” ?Rush Limbaugh, New York Times bestselling author

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    English
  2. Publisher
    Brilliance Audio
  3. Publication date
    August 29, 2010
  4. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1.13 x 5.5 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1441840699
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1441840691
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (August 29, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1441840699
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1441840691
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.13 x 5.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,359 ratings

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Joel C. Rosenberg

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Joel C. Rosenberg (www.joelrosenberg.com) is a New York Times bestselling author of 13 novels and five nonfiction books, with nearly 5 million copies sold.

He has been interviewed on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including ABC's Nightline, CNN, CNN Headline News, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, The History Channel, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, and The Glenn Beck Show. His articles and columns have been published by National Review,FoxNews.com, CNN.com, the Jerusalem Post, World magazine, and the Washington Times, among others. He has been profiled by the New York Times, the Washington Times, and the Jerusalem Post.

Joel has spoken to audiences and met with religious and government leaders all across the U.S. and Canada and around the world, including Israel, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, the UAE, Turkey, Afghanistan, Russia, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, India, South Korea, and the Philippines. He has also addressed audiences at the White House and the Pentagon, addressed members of Congress on Capitol Hill, members of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, and a conference held at the European Union Parliament in Brussels.

He is the founder and chairman of The Joshua Fund (www.joshuafund.com), a nonprofit educational and charitable organization he and his wife launched in 2006 to mobilize Christians to "bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, according to Genesis 12:1-3."

Joel's books, most of which are published in numerous languages, include:

FICTION

The Last Jihad (2002)

The Last Days (2003)

The Ezekiel Option (2005)

The Copper Scroll (2006)

Dead Heat (2008)

The Twelfth Imam (2010)

The Tehran Initiative (2011)

Damascus Countdown (2013)

The Auschwitz Escape (2014)

The Third Target (January 2015)

The First Hostage (December 2015)

Without Warning (March 2017)

The Kremlin Conspiracy (March 2018)

NONFICTION

Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future (2006; revised version, Epicenter 2.0, released in 2008)

Inside The Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World (2009)

Implosion: Can America Recover From Its Economic and Spiritual Challenges in Time? (2012)

Israel at War: Inside the Nuclear Showdown with Iran (2012)

The Invested Life: Making Disciples of All Nations One Person at a Time, written with Dr. T. E. Koshy (2012)

He has produced two documentary films, based on two of his nonfiction books, Epicenter and Inside the Revolution.

Several of his books have won national awards:

The Ezekiel Option—ECPA Gold Medallion Award for Best Novel of 2006.

Epicenter—Retailers' Choice Award for Christian Living (Christian Retailing magazine)

Dead Heat—Retailers' Choice Award for Fiction: Mystery & Suspense

Inside the Revolution—Retailers' Choice Award for Social Issues

The Twelfth Imam—Retailers' Choice Award for Fiction: Mystery & Suspense

The Tehran Initiative—Retailers' Choice Award for Fiction: Mystery & Suspense

The Auschwitz Escape—finalist in the 2014 GoodReads Choice Awards for Best Historical Fiction

Several of his books have reached the top or near the top of national bestseller lists.

The Last Jihad hit #1 on the Amazon.com bestseller list. Dead Heat reached #4 on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list. The Third Target hit #4 on the Publishers Weekly hardcover fiction bestseller list and spent two months as the #1 bestselling work of fiction in the Christian market in North America. The First Hostage was also the #1 bestselling work of fiction in the Christian market in North America.

Joel was born in Syracuse, New York. His father is a first-generation American from a Jewish background whose parents and grandparents emigrated from Russia and settled in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, a Gentile, was raised in Rome, New York. When Joel was two, his parents moved to a community just outside of Rochester. He grew up in the small town of Fairport and graduated from Fairport High School in 1985. He attended Syracuse University (1985–1989)—spending one semester of his junior year studying at Tel Aviv University (August 1987 to January 1988)—and graduated from SU with a BFA in film drama in May 1989.

Joel married his college sweetheart, Lynn, in June of 1990. Together, they made their home in the Washington, D.C., area for 24 years. They and their four sons—Caleb, Jacob, Jonah, and Noah—now live in Israel.

For more information on conferences Joel organizes, please visit www.epicenterconference.com.You can find his weblog at https://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/. You can follow him on Twitter @joelcrosenberg.

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Jennifer Stonerock
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it and spontaneously inspired to be more aware of our current political climate and my faith
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2014
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I stumbled across Joel Rosenberg from watching some commentary about a recently found Psalms book found in the middle east. That was 2 months ago and 3 books later; I recently finished Dead Heat (amazing) and the last of his end times series. I have never been a reader, nor did I read or remember any mandatory reading in high school and how I managed passing college courses without truly reading the text amazes me. Over my life, I've yet to find an author that I could actually plow through the first chapter and really want to keep reading.
Now, I am enthralled with Joel R. My only disappointment is I didn't discover his writings till now. I started at "The Ezekiel Option" which is his 3rd book in a series aimed at unveiling how he (the author) sees the "end times" unfolding. Even though I started at The Ezekiel Option, and missed the first two books, I never felt lost or removed from the characters. I was able to identify who was who and didn't feel like I was missing something. I quickly moved on through "The Copper Scroll", and then to "Dead Heat". All amazing, all worth sleepless nights, purposely taking my time at coffee shops and anywhere else for that matter to get through them. They are so creatively written using real life, current and probable world political situations to create the "end times" theories into fruition. I believe in the bible and all its written scripts from beginning to end and have in the last year become more fascinated with the many biblical prophesies, which include the return of Jesus, coming for his followers. His studious approach to his Jewish heritage and Christian faith, along with his professional experience in government affairs has afforded him an abounding ability to bring scripture to life in our current generation.
If you're at all interested in a great political thriller; this will fulfill your desires. If you're interested in biblical prophesy, his writings will join religion and politics together gracefully, and if you're interested in being entertained regardless; his books will do it. I am a simple person and his perspective has opened my eyes beyond any measure I could imagine and raised the bar of understanding our current political climate.
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Jeffrey E Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful. Thrilling. Prophetic. Breathless.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2009
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THE EZEKIEL OPTION is #3 in the political thriller series about the last days by Joel Rosenberg.

This book finds our two favorite heroes, Jon Bennet and Erin McCoy working in Russia to move the peace and prosperity process for the Middle East along. Relations between the United States and Russia have been strained to the breaking point by the shooting down of the high-jacked airliner which threatened the White House. Jon and Erin try to help until a series of unexpected developments put them both in grave danger and the world in imminent peril.

THE EZEKIEL OPTION relies much more on Biblical prophecies than the previous two books. As the name implies, this story line focuses on Israel, her friends and her enemies. Gog and Magog make their presence know as the world careens toward the final judgments.

Christians will recognize many of the prophetic twists and turns while those unfamiliar with these future events will find it a fascinating read.

Rosenberg is a skilled writer and keeps the reader on the edge of the seat as they burn through this suspenseful page-turner. I found myself having to remember to breathe during the tense cliff-hanger moments. The pace is truly frenetic and suspenseful.
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Skippy
4.0 out of 5 stars Clancy Meets Prophecy
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2006
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Just today I finished Joel C. Rosenberg's The Ezekiel Option, a book that might have been born from the union of a Tom Clancy political thriller and a Tim LaHaye treatise on prophecy. Like Clancy, it is filled with believable, real-world action. Like all End Times fiction, the plot is driven by the sequence of events found in Biblical prophecy. Most books that I have read in this genre seems to concentrate on scripture (specifically proving that Jesus is the Messiah) while leaving characters flat and their environment without depth or realism. This marks them a step or two a Bible study lesson without significance of sensible application.

The obvious comparison is the Left Behind series. This best-selling series seems to abandon all political sense as to how nations really interact based on the personalities of the men and women in charge. Rosenberg, however, has carefully crafted prophecy around well-researched national relationships. Not surprising, considering his background as a political writer and analyst. It also makes sense as Rosenberg began his book considerably later so he could take advantage of current events. Lastly, it helps that the publishing world favors the thriller genre of late.

Generally, it is a very good read. There were times that I didn't want to put it down. Quick paced, interesting subplots, and Scripture is nicely worked into the story, not just slapped in to setup a scene or to justify a section. I rather look forward to the next book though I don't intend to read his precursor books.
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Rosalie Olson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
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Reading this book in a series of books is very good. The author holds the attention of the reader easily.
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Donna Schmidt
5.0 out of 5 stars Books
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
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My favorite author.
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Richard D. Cappetto
5.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting Read!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2007
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The Ezekiel Option is the third book in Joel C. Rosenberg's end times series. Its a very fast paced and exciting read, that is based around the Ancient prophecy's of the Bible. What Rosenberg does is look at the Bible prophecy's and modern trends and write up a fictionalized account about what may happen soon. He has had the uncanny ability to hit some things right on the head such as terrorists using airplane's in a terror attack (which he wrote of in his first book The Last Jihad) The death of Arrofat (in his second Book The Last Days) and much more. Rosenberg's Books are centered about His fictionalized cheaters President James "Mac" MacPherson, Jon Bennett and Uzi Toting Super Model Looking CIA agent Erin McCoy and many others. Its a very fun read and at the same time educational, You will learn some of the important prophecy's that may soon come to pass.
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Daphne G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this series
Reviewed in Canada on September 11, 2023
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Good addition to my series
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bilal
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2023
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Wonderfully written
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Sunil Kumar
4.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting read
Reviewed in India on July 19, 2020
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Very past faced and keeps u on the edge. The ending could have been better a little more realistic and believable
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Alison Nash
5.0 out of 5 stars Action packed
Reviewed in Australia on July 4, 2017
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A great read and very informative on end time prophecy. Well worth reading. Makes you think about the future prophecies.
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Mrs K. W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb gripping thriller following on his earlier successes..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2006
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Personally, I found this book totally gripping from the beginning. Perhaps those of us who are Christians find it easier to appreciate the various aspects of scripture involved in the plot, unlike those who either haven't read Ezekiel first hand, or for some reason don't understand the implications of the multiple end-times prophecies outlined there. I think Joel has done a superb job of providing a possible scenario of sorts albeit limited in places since there's a lot as yet we don't fully understand of how God will bring some things to pass up ahead. But the important thing to know is that such things as spoken of in Ezekiel will come to pass without any doubt whatsoever, and this book goes to lengths to show how only those who are clued in to His Plan will have any hope of enduring in a future world dominated by those intent on destruction. I've read all of Joel's books so far, and am just about to get his latest one and no doubt will find it every bit as good as this one. I would suggest to anyone interested in this story, that to get the best out of it, you should really read the prior books - The Last Jihad, and The Last Days in proper order, as although not a continuation they are linked to a degree by similar characters, and thus just more enjoyable if read in sequence. Definitely one to read for any discerning end-times Christian wanting a bit of fictional input to understanding the 'signs of the times'. ENJOY!!
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