“Four Blood Moons” by John Hagee – Our Future in the Stars

Those of you who know John Hagee probably either hate him or love him. He is the very opinionated senior pastor of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, and recently he has written a book titled Four Blood Moons.

Before venturing onwards, I should warn you that the book I am going to discuss is nonfiction and pertains to the reality of those who belong to Christianity.

If you aren’t interested in the subject at all out of mere curiosity or do not believe that you can get anything away from this book because it doesn’t pertain to your world one bit, then it is completely fine and I recommend you walk away from this book… otherwise, it will simply frustrate and aggravate you. I, myself, am not what one would refer to as a believer, but nevertheless I found the book to be a valuable source of knowledge.

So what exactly does Hagee discuss here? Well, he touches on a whole array of different subjects, such as the rapture or “the end of the age”, the concept of the secret rapture, problems plaguing the modern world on a giant scale, celestial events throughout history and their significance, as well as what the current alignment of our solar system’s planets spells for our future as well as the one of God’s chosen people.

Now, I believe that the people who outright dislike this book make the mistake of approaching it from a literal perspective. Regardless of whether or not Hagee himself believes all of the thoughts in this book to be undoubtedly true and literal, it is still up to you, the reader, to make sense of it all in a way which fits your perception of the world. In other words, you get out of this book exactly as much as you allow yourself to take.

So what were my thoughts on it? Contrary to what I expected, the book is far simpler and more down-to-Earth. Hagee avoids complexities in his writing, creating a text that every layman could understand, and that is despite the fact that he touches on subjects which have been debated on longer than any of us can remember.

Though it is true that there is a bit of a feeling that Hagee is trying to convince us that what he believes is true, the whole thing is more along the lines of a presentation of findings and conclusions drawn from research and observations.

He doesn’t just throw wild claims up in the air, but rather builds them upon a support of historical and empirical evidence. Yes, the foundation isn’t always as solid as it appears to be on first sight, but when touching religion, you would be hard-pressed to find a rock-solid and unshakeable foundation anywhere.

I found particularly interesting the sections in which Hagee discusses the celestial signs as well as their relations to future predictions and the current state of affairs on Earth. He believes that the alignment of the planets and the sun are in fact a message sent to us by God, it’s just that we aren’t very good at reading or interpreting it.

No matter what religion you follow, we can all agree that the current state of affairs on Earth is desolating despite how far we have come in the past thousands of years, and that eventually, something akin to an ultimate end will come for none of us can outlive entropy in the closed system that is the universe.

I guess I’m straying from the topic a bit, but what I am getting at is that perhaps Hagee’s book gives us the ability to look at the same happenings, thoughts and events we see now, but just through a different glass, a different perspective.

All in all, I have to say that I was very pleasantly surprised by Four Blood Moons, and that if you give him the chance, John Hagee will give you a fairly interesting, and perhaps even rare bit of knowledge.

If you are looking for a book in which religious topics are discussed by an intelligent, cultured and evenly-balanced person, then Four Blood Moons will most likely pique your curiosity.

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John Charles Hagee John Hagee is the founder and senior pastor of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. In addition, Hagee is also the chief executive officer of Global Evangelism Television, a non-profit corporation. He is a rather controversial figure for his strong religious beliefs in regards to a number of subjects, and many of his books have drawn criticism, such as In Defense of Israel and Four Blood Moons.