Author Kevin Timothy O'Kane Releases New Book; Wins Illumination Book Award

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ The Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher magazine has recently awarded the silver medal to author Kevin Timothy O'Kane in the category of Best Non-Fiction EBook for"Instigators of the Apocalypse: How Those with False Interpretations of the Book of Revelation Influenced Wars and Revolutions in the History of Western Civilization."According to Independent Publisher, "The Illumination Book Awards are intended to honor the best books published during the past year with a Christian worldview. Books have always been powerful tools for helping us understand Scripture and to explore various aspects of faith in a complicated world. How does one choose the 'winners' from the huge array of new titles released each year? The Illumination Book Awards are designed to 'shine a light' on the best of them."

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O'Kane's workexplores how the Christian church fathers of the fourth and fifth century misinterpreted the Book of Revelation, setting in motionnon-scriptural prophecies of the end of the world that led to wars andrevolutions. Among the many acts of violence, these events included the Crusades, Spain's discovery and conquest of America, the English and American Revolutions, and the American Civil War. The manuscript, however,is not aninvestigationofa stagnant past. Those who initiate violence in behalf of their view of the apocalypse are still among us.

Using primary sources in both Christian and Islamic histories,O'Kane describes how false medieval Christian prophecies have given rise to Al-Qaeda, The Islamic State, and today's global Islamic terrorism.In relation to these aberrant Christian interpretations and divinations, the book explains how an Islamic prophecy foretelling an eighth-century attack on Damascus evolved into a modern-day prediction of theconquering ofJerusalem. The hope of fulfilling this prophecy inspires the present Sunni and Shia insurgencies.The readers of "Instigators of the Apocalypse"will also discover how ancient apocalyptic Islamhas developed to become a driving force in Iran's current quest for weapons of mass destruction and in its advancement of inter-continental ballistic missiles.

O'Kane's book digs into the history of Christian eschatology to find the details of the past that connect us to the contemporary situations that seem to bepropelling us to the edgeof Armageddon.

About the Author: Kevin Timothy O'Kane holds a Bachelor in Pre-Seminary from Bethany Bible College and a Master of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He has been researching Christian eschatology and its consequences on western civilization for over twenty years.

Media Contact: (831) 915-4664. Visit Kevin Timothy O'Kane's website and blog at www.kevintimothyokane.com.

"Instigators of the Apocalypse" is available on Amazon.com

A full list of all winning titles for the 2015 Illumination Book Awards can be found at: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1904

SOURCE Kevin Timothy O'Kane

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