I
was excited to read pastor and teacher Mark
Hitchcock’s newest book Russia Rising – Tracking the Bear in Bible
Prophecy.
Pastor Mark Hitchcock is a solid Bible and prophesy
teacher. He is well balanced and does
not get off track like some Bible prophesy teachers.
He doesn’t try to manipulate current events into fulfillment of Biblical
end time events. He’s not a date setter and
has good understanding of Scripture and a healthy respect for God’s timetable
which He alone knows.
Russia Rising starts with a history of Russia
and goes into recent incidents that give evidence that Russia, under the leadership
of President Vladimir Putin, is exercising more and more power and is actively
expanding their reach into other countries, like Syria and Iran. Russia is a formidable foe on the world
stage.
One
area I disagreed with Mark was his take on 2016 US presidential election. He spoke of the Russian fake news strategy
and the DNC “hacking” as the work of Russian spies. That narrative is one that is suspect at best
and may have actually been internal leaks from someone within the DNC.
Mark
went into great detail to explain why the king of the north, from Ezekiel 38-39
and Daniel 11 is modern-day Russian. He
also discussed the various interpretations on when the War of Gog and Magog may
take place. He not only covers his own opinion
on when this event may take place, but he also addresses other views and
explains if they line up with Scripture, history, current events and Bible
prophesy.
I
especially appreciated Mark bringing the discussion of Bible prophesy and end
times back to Christ. He reminded the
reader that anticipating the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ should impact us
to live holy lives and eagerly share the Gospel message with unbelievers around
us.
If
you want to have a better understand biblical end time events and know what in
the world is going with Russia and how it all fits into Bible prophesy, pick up
a copy of Russia Rising by Mark Hitchcock.
I
would like to thank Tyndale House Publishers
and Tyndale Blog Network for the opportunity to read Russia Rising for
free. I was under no obligation to give
a favorable review.
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