With the escalation of tensions in Lebanon in 2006-JUL, many Christian leaders predicted that the end had already begun. This created an intense interest among many conservative Christians about TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) prophecies. Some indications of increasing concern were:
* During the first half of 2006, this essay had been approximately the tenth most popular essay on our web site of 3,540 essays However, during 2006-JUL it rose quickly to the most popular essay.
* WorldNetDaily, a conservative Protestant news organization noted:
"Prophecy-related products continue to be popular among WorldNetDaily readers, with two books on Israel�s involvement in end-times predictions coming in at No. 2 and 3 on ShopNetDaily�s weekly best-seller list�Dave Hunt�s 'Judgment Day! Islam, Israel and the Nations' and Greg Laurie's 'Are We Living in the Last Days?' " 2
* Gary DeMar, writing for American Vision, a "biblical wordview ministry" commented:
"Why shouldn�t Christians snatch up these end-time books? They�re being told by prophetic writers that this is the generation that will see the rapture. Of course, previous generations of Christians were told the same thing. I predict that the prophetic scenario outlined by the authors of the books that appear on WorldNetDaily�s list will not take place as predicted. And when they don�t, memories will fade, and a new group of authors will join well-established prophecy writers and publish books that will start the cycle all over again that a Middle East Armageddon is inevitable and on the horizon." 3
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