A Review of The Teheran Initiative


The Teheran Initiative is another great book from Joel Rosenberg. Almost prophetically, he gets it righ concerning the taking out of the Egyptian leader, the million or so gathered in Tahrir Square against the government, the April Spring there and throughout the Arab world and its foundation in Islamic extremism, the threat to close the Strait of Hormuz and on and on. Though the details differ, the broadstrokes of events predicted in this fictional account are astoundingly accurate and current.

Follow David Shirazi on a wild ride in and out of Iran. The interweaving of his relationships, past and present, mold him and make him as the story progresses. Observe the conflict from those who see a clear and present danger in a nuclear Iran to those who don’t and on which side David is. Watch him engage the spiritual dimension of the struggle, grappling with whether God and Satan are not only part of the equation but central to what is happening.

This book will have you wrestling with prophecy and current events. How will biblical prophecies about Israel, its neighbors and the Anti-Christ work out? Joel’s novel gives some thought-provoking possibilities.

Find the book at http://www.amazon.com/The-Tehran-Initiative-ebook/dp/B005EZ0BBO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1328837597&sr=1-1 for Kindle

and in hardcover: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1414319355/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

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  1. smFebruary 16, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    nice review
    what is the price of the book

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  2. Beacon2LightFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_0_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+tehran+initiative&sprefix=the+Teheran%2Caps%2C182

    At Amazon, $15.66 hardcover; $9.45 Kindle (there is a kindle for pc free download for those who don't have a Kindle)

    CBD has the paperback for $10.49

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  3. Beacon2LightFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    CBD's link for the book is: http://www.christianbook.com/the-tehran-initiative-softcover/joel-rosenberg/9781414319360/pd/319361?product_redirect=1&Ntt=319361&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP

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