1. Damascus Countdown
    Joel C. Rosenberg
    Tyndale House / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Monica
    Missouri
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    CIA Op undercover in Iran during war with Israel
    April 11, 2013
    Monica
    Missouri
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Damascus Countdown, The Twelfth Imam Series #3.
    This book took me way longer than it should have. The story line was good, but it's hard to say you enjoyed something like that. The hardest part was all the Arabic names! It was difficult to keep track of who was who. I had to keep referring back to the guide in the front of the book. Around page 350 the book became so captivating that it was hard to put it down.

    David is a CIA operative who is undercover in Iran with a group of men. Their job? To locate and destroy the last two known nuclear weapons the twelfth Imam (here is where names become difficult) has to send into Israel or the US. David has recently converted to Christianity thanks to Dr. Birjandi, an Islamic eschatology professor. Dr. Birjandi converted to Christianity many years ago but it was not known to the Islam world. He is blind and his wife helped him memorize the Bible. Which he shares with those who are interested. The doctor is very dear to David. He is also very highly thought of by the twelfth Imam.

    David, being undercover, made a connection with someone in the inner circle of the Imam. He smuggled in some satellite phones for them. These phones would work even though there were no land lines and were supposed to be more secure. However, these phones were being tracked by the CIA. Every phone conversation was intercepted and translated by a group at Langley Virginia. This is how most of the intel was collected that helped David and his team on their mission.

    Dr. Birjandi's presence is request demanded by the Imam. When a helicopter shows up to retrieve him he does not know where he is going for sure. Birjandi does however extra very valuable information from those who trust him as an Islamic spiritual leader. He also is in possession of a satellite phone from David and using this he gets away a couple of times to get information to David. In the end Birjandi is asked to speak a few words at the launch of the missiles into Israel, presumably something "Islamic". Dr. Birjandi stands up and renounces Islam and announces his faith in Jesus Christ at his Savior and true Messiah. I'm sure you can figure out what happened next. He was ushered into the presence of the Lord!

    Maybe you picked up on the fact there were missiles ready to be launched. This is the most captivating part of the story. A wonderful testimony for Christianity. It really made the entire 470 pages worth it. The biggest reason I gave it 4 stars. Other than the names being hard to follow and the fact that the story jumps around every few pages, sometimes several times on the same page, from the war room in Israel to Langley to Damascus, many locations throughout the story. Some times this made it difficult to follow. Over all I would recommend this book.

    This book was provided to me free of charge by Tyndale Publishing for an honest and fair review.
  2. bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    a possible prophetic account of the near future
    March 27, 2013
    bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This review was written for Damascus Countdown, The Twelfth Imam Series #3.
    David is the CIA's most valuable undercover operative. He is in Iran when Israel successfully launches a surprise attack, taking out all of Iran's nuclear sites. Iran's nuclear warheads were destroyed — except two. The Ayatollah and the Twelfth Imam have them. The CIA has no idea where the warheads are. David's assignment is to find them before it is too late.

    One learns much about Muslim eschatology in this novel. Muslims believe the Twelfth Imam is their Messiah. He comes to save them, redeem them, and rule over the whole earth. Jesus would be coming too — to be the Mahdi's lieutenant.

    In this novel, the Imam al-Mahdi came to establish the Caliphate, a collection of Muslim nations. He claims he will establish peace in the Middle East. He warned that if the Caliphate was attacked, the War of Annihilation would begin and Israel would be destroyed.

    One also learns about Muslims who become Christians and the danger they endure.

    This novel is unabashedly Christian. The gospel is presented in glaring clarity. Christian eschatology is also presented. It is discussed in a dialog and that seemed a little contrived to me.

    While I may not totally agree with how Rosenberg interprets prophetic passages in the Bible, his writing is excellent and certainly presents one possible account of the near future.

    There is lots of action in this novel. It can be read alone but I think it would be best if read after The Twelfth Imam and The Tehran Initiative.

    I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for the purpose of this review.
  3. Amy C
    VA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Damascus Countdown
    July 27, 2014
    Amy C
    VA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 3
    Damascus Countdown was just an average read for me. There was lots of action but to me it was just too much action. There was a lot of jumping around locations and characters that I couldn't keep up what going on and often found myself confused. I loved other novels by this author, but this one was not a good fit for me.

    3 stars.
  4. Virginia
    upstate NY
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Good
    July 1, 2013
    Virginia
    upstate NY
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This review was written for Damascus Countdown, The Twelfth Imam Series #3.
    Israel launches a strike against Iran, and CIA operative David deals with the consequences. There are Iranian warheads missing and David must find them before they are launched.

    I thought the story was good, but long (over 450 pages and the events mostly took place in 2 days). There are quite a few characters to keep track of, so the cast of characters in the beginning is helpful.
  5. Marie
    Pacific Northwest
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    2 Stars Out Of 5
    To similar to the Left Behind Series For me
    July 18, 2013
    Marie
    Pacific Northwest
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    This review was written for Damascus Countdown, The Twelfth Imam Series #3.
    I am a bible believing Christian but this book series I could not get into. I am just not a fan of this type. I thought I would try it but I still did not like it. If you are a fan of the Left Behind series then you might like this one.
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