Apocalypse Nowish

Boy, would I love to know which administration staffer thought that meeting with this guy was a good idea.

Christian author Joel C. Rosenberg was on CNN last night talking about the End Times, an appropriate topic given that he writes fiction novels on the subject. What grabbed me though was not that he was on CNN, but this little gem of a quote:

“I've been invited to the White House, Capitol Hill. Members of Congress, Israelis, Arab leaders all want to understand the Middle East through the lens of biblical prophecies. I'm writing these novels that keep seeming to come true. But we're seeing Bible prophecy, bit by bit, unfold in the Middle East right now.”

I’m all for a good religious thriller. I admit it – I enjoyed The DaVinci Code. Although the book was better than the movie if for no other reason than in the book I didn’t have to be wierded out by Tom Hanks’ hair. But the White House calling for a blue ribbon commission to investigate what equine breed the Four Horsemen are going to choose to ride seems a mite out of control to me.

I’ll grant you, Israel is being a little creepy right at the moment, Lebanon is being more than a little steam-rolled, and Ahmadinejad has just a little too much twinkle in his eyes for my liking, but THIS IS NOT THE END TIMES!!!! Please, Mr. Bush… back away from the King James… That’s it… slowly now…

Read more here for all the further zaniness, including an Irish book of psalms that actually looks pretty cool and an author coming just this side short of telling us all to strip naked and head for the prayer bunker to prepare for the rapture. Plus, video!