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Bible Prophecy and the End of the World

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A polls in the June 2002 Time magazine said 59% of people in the U.S. believe the events in the Biblical book of Revelation will come true. About one-quarter of people said they think the September 11 atrocities were predicted in the Bible. At a major Christian website over 80% of respondents answered “Yes” when asked, “Are We in End Times”.

Jerome McDonnell spoke to artist and author Lester Wright, who saw the new popularity of "End Times" literature, and felt he needed to correct some misconceptions of popular books like the “Left Behind” series… He's the author of Read it and Run: The Astonishing Visions of Habbakuk and Daniel. Lester believes the Bible predicts an air strike on Iran and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ…

Jerome asked him how its all going to happen…

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