Category: Amir Tsafarti

Book Review on “The Day Approaching” by Amir Tsarfati

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Hope for The Approaching Days Ahead

Book Review by Dr. David P. Craig 

The subtitle of this book is An Israeli’s Message of Warning and Hope for the Last Days. If you have read Amir’s first book (this is his second) or ever heard him speak – you know how passionate he is for the good news of Jesus and the promises of God to his chosen people. In this book he outlines “The Day Approaching” which is a biblical term that encompasses more than one specific day. It’s more like many days over a period of time. 

He writes, “The Day is approaching. This is the Day when Jesus will rapture His church from the earth to meet Him. This is the Day of the Lord’s judgment on sinners and the discipline of His people, Israel. This is the Day when Jesus will set foot upon the Mount of Olives, coming a second time to dwell on earth with His creation. This is the Day of the rule of the King of kings from His throne in Jerusalem. This is the Day of Satan’s confinement, and of his eventual release and mankind’s rebellion. This is the Day of the Great White Throne judgment, when the sheep and goats will be separated. And it is the Day of the new heaven and earth, where we will enjoy the presence of the Lord forever.”

Amir writes from an Israeli perspective and from a premillennial and pretribulational position. He makes a careful distinction between Israel and the Church. His writing is clear, his explanations are logical and well articulated, and he cogently and carefully leads the reader to our hope in Jesus and the good news of his life, death, burial, resurrection, and return throughout the book. 

He answers many questions related to the “Day Approaching,” Here are some of the questions he raises and answers in this book: Did Jesus describe our Time? How can we interpret the seventy weeks in Daniel? What do the seven major feasts in the Old Testament point to? Are the Festivals Fulfilled? Does God still have a plan for the Nation of Israel and its Land? Where is God in Israel today? Will there be a literal Millennial Kingdom? What will we do during the Millennium? Why do we even need a Millennium? 

I highly recommend this book as an excellent introduction to eschatology (the study of the last days or end times). Amir writes for beginner’s but even those who are well versed in eschatology will learn amazing insights (especially about Israeli culture, history, and their future) by reading this offering.

Last Hour: An Israeli Insider Looks At The End Times by Amir Tsarfati 

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Fascinating Israeli Perspective on the End Times 

Book Reviewed by Dr. David P. Craig

This book is a good introduction to how the Bible culminates prophetically with a special emphasis on doctrines on the Rapture; God’s plan for Israel; and Armageddon and the last battle according to Ezekiel Chapters 36-39.

Amir Tsafarti has some fascinating takes on the key players of the last days and has some good insights of what is transpiring concurrently on the prophetic calendar in the Middle East and in Europe. Without using the theological terms – he is staunchly pre-millennial and pre-tribulational and defends this position throughout the book. In other words, he believes that the church (all believers in Jesus) will be raptured before the Tribulation period and that after the duration of seven years the church will return with Christ to reign for a literal thousand years before the final rebellion known as Armageddon.

I think Amir is especially insightful in talking about some key players in the end times: Israel, Russia, Iran, Damascus, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and others. He also makes a good case for the Antichrist coming from Europe. At several points in the book he makes an excellent case for God’s plan for Israel as distinct from the Church – especially with reference to their land promises from the Old Testament. Tsafarti writes, “How the Church treats Israel is a litmus test of its temperature, readiness and doctrine. A rejected Israel reveals a sick Church. You cannot love God and hate that which God loves, you will end up loving that which God hates.”

I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in biblical prophecy. It’s especially written for beginners. What makes this book unique is his grasp of Middle East and European current events in relationship to the Bible from an Israeli perspective. 

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