Book review by Terry James

My friend and colleague Jonathan Brentner has written a most important book for this late hour of the Age of Grace. I am most pleased to be allowed to review this excellent work.

His latest book, Irrevocable: The Case for Israel, deals with one of the most consequential and controversial questions of our day: Has God replaced Israel with the Church? Motivated by the battle for Israel that rages in churches across America, Brentner wrote the book to provide irrefutable Biblical evidence for the Jewish state’s continuing place in Bible prophecy.

Breana Claussen, founder and president of Harbinger’s Daily, wrote this in the foreword after reading the entire manuscript:

“Jonathan Brentner’s book is one of the most timely for our generation—laying out an irrefutable case for modern Israel and the future of the Jewish State stretching from Genesis to Revelation.

“His case shatters all reasonable doubt about where Israel stands in the heart and promises of God. Brentner expertly dismantles the twisted theology that the enemy has used to foment antisemitism within the Church and equips readers with a stunning, in-depth knowledge of God’s plans for modern and future Israel.”

Irrevocable: The Case for Israel does more than just refute the no-Israel teachings that have swept through Bible-believing churches during the past twenty-five years. It’s not enough just to know why the popular views of eschatology fall far short when held up to the light of God’s Word; we must also understand why it matters.

In presenting his case for Israel, Brentner highlights the aspect of God’s mercy that runs through all His covenants with and promises to Israel. His steadfast love toward the Jewish people, despite their long history of rebellion, deepens our grasp of the grace He continues to lavish upon us as New Testament saints.

Brentner’s book strikes at the heart of the faulty reasoning that, throughout church history, has caused theologians to conclude that God has rejected Israel and replaced the nation with the church. It’s the unspoken yet evident belief that Christians are somehow more deserving of God’s mercy than the Jewish people. It’s the tragic failure to recognize that we are all equally unworthy of the Lord’s promises of a glorious future and thus equally in need of His saving grace and mercy.

Brentner explains these additional implications of erasing Israel from Bible prophecy…

First, amillennialism erases much of what the Bible says about Jesus’ future exaltation. The spectacular nature of His Second Coming and reign over the nations becomes an ordinary event that wraps up human history and initiates the eternal state. The no-Israel view of prophecy obscures the spectacular, earth-shattering nature of His glorious return that Scripture describes.

Second, the removal of Israel from Bible prophecy skews what Scripture teaches about God’s redemptive plans for humanity. That God is not yet finished with the Jewish people is glorious news for all of humanity, as they will experience millennial conditions under the rule of a righteous King.

Third, apart from keeping Israel at the forefront of Bible prophecy, it’s impossible to fully understand what’s happening today as our world teeters on the brink of catastrophic wars.

For those seeking free shipping within the continental U.S., Irrevocable: The Case for Israel is available on the Westbow Press website; click here.

This book is also available on Amazon.

Irrevocable: The Case for Israel

Author: Jonathan Brentner

ISBN: 13: 979-8385095520

 

 

Book review by Terry James

It is always gratifying and even exciting to discover a writer so talented as my newly made friend Thomas Britten. I, too, like the novel form of putting forth the Imminent Call by our Lord into the Clouds of Glory.

So it is with absolute approval of this great novel by Thomas that I recommend you enjoy its encouraging and comforting story.

Here is a brief, partial overview.

Sixteen-year-old David lives in a world where believing in God is no longer merely unfashionable—it is dangerous.

At the Academy, society is divided into colour-coded classes, and David belongs to the Reds, the lowest tier. Every lesson reinforces the same message: God is a myth, religion poisoned the old world, and humanity must leave faith behind if it is to progress. For David, orphaned after the death of his parents, holding onto the Christianity they taught him becomes a daily battle between faith, fear and doubt.

Then mysterious messages begin appearing on a classroom chalkboard.

Someone inside the Academy is challenging the official narrative—and David begins to realise he may not be as alone as he thought.

His quiet resistance draws others towards him. J, a streetwise gang member, becomes intrigued by David’s stubborn belief in God. Bethany Martyrs, wounded by her father’s abandonment, is searching for something the new society cannot give her. And Mr Gardener, one of David’s teachers, may be concealing convictions of his own.

But questioning the system carries a terrible price.

Those who refuse to conform can be designated Non-Access Citizens—NACs—stripped of their rights and ultimately marked for elimination. When David is forced into the Compliance Agenda, a psychological conditioning programme intended to eradicate his faith, Mr Gardener risks everything to rescue him. Bethany, however, faces her own terrifying choice: conform or stand for the truth.

Beyond the Academy, something darker is taking shape. The enigmatic Shinar Cane is rising to global prominence, aided by what appears to be telepathic contact with an alien intelligence. While the world sees the promise of a new age, the reader begins to glimpse another possibility: humanity is being prepared for a deception of biblical proportions.

The battle also reaches David’s home. His aunt Ruth, increasingly influenced by her occultist flatmate Lilah, appears to be moving further from the faith David desperately hopes she will embrace.

Then, without warning, everything changes.

In a moment, David is caught up in brilliant light. The struggle is over. The faith he has fought so hard to preserve becomes sight: Jesus Christ has come for His Church. There David discovers that his witness was not in vain—the seeds planted through his faltering but persistent testimony have borne fruit.

Across the world, millions vanish.

For David, the moment is the culmination of a journey that began with doubt and fear. In a society determined to eradicate Christianity, he chose—imperfectly, sometimes frightened, but persistently—to remain a witness to the truth. But for those left behind, the story is only beginning.

The disappearances plunge an already unstable world into confusion, while Shinar Cane stands poised to offer humanity the answers, unity and leadership it desperately seeks. What the world cannot yet see is that the apparent promise of a new age is leading towards the darkest period in human history.

The Final Witness is a Christian dystopian novel about faith under pressure, the cost of standing for truth, and the hope of the pre-Tribulation Rapture—ending precisely where the coming Tribulation begins.

Again, I wholeheartedly endorse Thomas Britten’s fictional look at what the world faces, and the Glorious future we who are Believers in Jesus Christ can at any moment expect –Christ’s Call in the Rapture! 

The Final Witness

Author: Thomas Britten

Publisher: Vertu Publishing

ISBN: 13: 979-8987067482

Available: Amazon (Kindle and paperback)

Book link: https://a.co/d/0gRvM5ZD