About the Book
An apocalyptic thrillerA friendship forged in war leads four young men on separate journeys to their final destiny in a Middle East heading for meltdown
As bitter enemies race towards nuclear conflict, only a miracle can save Israel from the hostile Islamic forces surrounding her. The USA, Russia and the western world are playing with fire in the Middle East, as Iran rushes towards a nuclear climax. In just six hours the face of the Middle East - and the world - will change forever!
While fighting the Taliban with the ISAF forces in 2012, four young men from very different backgrounds meet in Kabul, Afghanistan:
- Shaul 'Solly' Levine, an Orthodox Jew from New York City;
- Micky 'Dev' Devlin, an Irish Catholic from Boston;
- Brandon 'Doubtin' Thomas, a black Pentecostal from North Carolina;
- Khan Ali 'Zai' Yusufzai, a Muslim Pashtun from Afghanistan.
They discover that they have more in common than they first thought and make a pact that one day they'll meet up again in Jerusalem after the prophesied Six Hour War in the Middle East, taking separate ways to a common destiny.
Meanwhile, they will keep in touch with one another as much as possible and work towards making that meeting a possibility. Will these prophecies come to pass? Will Israel itself survive the coming nuclear holocaust?
This apocalyptic thriller moves from war, to a couple of budding romances in very different locations, to more war and then the ultimate Middle East war. But even in the midst of conflict, new relationships are being formed. Action, friendship, romance ... and yet more action.
About the Author: Raymond McCullough - from Co. Down, near Belfast, Northern Ireland - has been a professional writer for twenty five years, beginning in 1988 with technical articles and reports for several UK magazines. From 1990-96 he published an Irish Christian magazine, 'Bread', with his first book, 'Ireland - now the good news!' in 1995 (Kindle edition, May 2012). He has had articles published in the Irish Times, Dublin, and the Presbyterian Herald, Belfast. In 1993 he hosted a radio show, 'In tha Name a' Gawd!' on 96.7 BCR, in Belfast, which later developed into his current satellite radio show of music, news and faith-based interviews - broadcasting around the world on several satellite networks. From 1996-2003 he led a cell-based Christian fellowship in the Belfast area - also producing two albums of Celtic music, 'Into Jerusalem' (2005) and 'Different' (2008). In 2008, he began 'Celtic Roots Radio' - a 30-minute show of Celtic and roots music, now broadcasting on FM, satellite, webcast and iTunes podcast to more than 100 countries around the world. In April 2009 he also set up a 24/7 'Celtic Roots Radio' web station on Live365. His 'Kingdom Come Trust' website (kingdomcome.org.uk) has hundreds of enthusiastic emails from satellite radio listeners in US, Canada and Caribbean countries. Raymond says, "They love the Irish music and culture - although the interviewees are from many parts of the world." Raymond researched the subjects in 'The Whore and her Mother' for about forty years, off and on, but the events of 9/11 brought a new focus to his research and a real sense of increasing urgency encouraged him to complete the book in just four months! In October 2011 he published the 'craic' from his Celtic Roots Radio scripts as, 'A Wee Taste a' Craic', and is working on a TV documentary, filmed mainly in Canada, entitled, 'Broken Treaties.' Raymond recently completed production of a series of half hour broadcasts for satellite radio ('Fresh Bread: Your Kingdom Come'), based on 'The Whore and her Mother' (also available in AudioBook edition). His second book on bible prophecy, 'Oh What Rapture!' is available on Amazon and other outlets.
