Racing Toward Armageddon audiobook

This is an excellent book on the influences of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic beliefs about the end times. It gives a convincing view of how these traditions are effecting life today. It brings understanding of these worldviews.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in how major religions are influencing our lives today and into the future.

Well written, clear and concise. Very accessible to the layperson. Given that Baigent does sometimes lean a bit toward sensationalism (it does sell books, after all), what is truly freaky about his explanations and predictions in this 2009 book is that his wildest prognostications have since been far exceeded. I finished this book about a week before Trump 'ruled' that Jerusalem is now officially viewed by the United States as the capital of Israel and the global protests that ignited, from the streets of Palestine to the United Nations. So, take Baigent's predictions with a grain of salt if you will, but realize also that the bizarre inter-connectivity between the fundamentalists behind all three Abrahamic faiths have become even more strange since this book was published. In fact, I'd love to see a revised version of this book to cover the many twists and turns that have taken place in the years since 2009.

Utterly shocked of what I read. My beliefs are very different. Sometimes it felt like arguing with your own points of views. I'm Catholic, my faith hasn't been challenged. Nor am I going to jump ship. Now if your, easily loose your faith, then this book isn't for to you read. Maybe some day I'd like to have a conversation with a priest about this novel, what does he think? Of course with whiskey or beer. I wonder if this novel is in Spanish. I recommend IF you're up for the "challenge"!?

Great overview of how ridiculous the 3 big faiths are with their competing roadmap to the destruction of the world and return or first coming of their savour. A book that was hard to put down which keeps you shaking your head at some 87% of the world's population which are religious.

very interesting read... not quite as far fetched as Mr. Baigent's other theories (Da Vinci Code inspiration) but a logically sounded explanation given historical context for the background of the writing of the Book of Revelations. For every (thankfully not that many) yahoo out there trying to bring about the end of the world, there deserves a place in this world for men like Baigent who albeit are a bit extreme, serve to weigh down the other side. Still brings about an interesting question... with something as terrible as the Armageddon, why would any "good" person ever want this to occur let alone take efforts to accelerate it? As with those with visions of their own future, even while clearly negative, still take actions to reach such results with their own hands?

An interesting look at the three monotheistic religions and how followers of their fundamentalist factions view prophecies regarding the end of the world (and how they're trying to bring that end to fruition as quickly as possible).

Fasinating and completely scary in terms of level of crazy in religous fanatics on all sides! Jumps to some probably less then scientific/logical conclusions but I found it really interesting.