NEW YORK TIMES BEST- selling author Joel Rosenberg comes to the Philippines Jan. 21-23 for the Signs of the Times conferences.

Rosenberg will speak at the following events: Leaders? Dinner Conference on Jan. 21, 7 p.m, at Crowne Plaza Hotel (registration fee is P2,500); Christian Conference Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., at Christ?s Commission Fellowship Ortigas (registration is P500); and Youth Conference Jan. 23, 3 p.m., at CCF Ortigas (registration is P150).

Rosenberg analyzes critical Middle East events from a biblical perspective, weaving together history, politics and economics to show how the current rumblings in the Middle East will impact the world.

?To be sure, much about the politics of the region is murky and confusing to Western minds,? writes Rosenberg in the introduction of ?Epicenter.? ?But one thing is increasingly certain: The eyes of the nations are riveted upon Israel and the Middle East, the epicenter of the momentous events shaking our world and shaping our future.?

Rosenberg is a writer and communications strategist who has worked with some of the world?s most influential and provocative leaders, including former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli deputy prime minister Natan Sharansky.

Rosenberg is the author of best-selling political thrillers ?The Last Jihad,? ?The Last Days,? ?The Ezekiel Option,? ?The Copper Scroll,? ?Dead Heat.? His novels, based on biblical prophecy, contain scenes that seemingly predict international headlines. ?The Last Jihad,? for one, opens with a terrorist-hijacked jet that goes on a suicide crash into an American city, resulting in a war with Saddam Hussein over weapons of mass destruction. It mirrors the notorious 9/11 attack in the US, but was written months before the actual incident.

?Rosenberg?s books come at a time when geopolitical issues are raging in the world, particularly in the Middle East. Everyone is asking: What is coming?? says Paul Aragones, CEO of OMF Literature, publisher and distributor of Rosenberg?s books in the Philippines. ?Rosenberg?s insights are eye-opening, motivating us to look at our lives and be certain of our destination when the end comes.?

Rosenberg also wrote politically investigative books, ?Epicenter? and ?Inside the Revolution,? which contain extensive interviews and in-depth analysis about the current tension in the Middle East and how it will affect the future.

?OMF Literature is privileged to publish and distribute Rosenberg?s seven books in the Philippines, making these available to readers nationwide at only 40 percent of the imported price,? says Aragones.

?The Last Jihad,? ?The Last Days,? ?The Ezekiel Option,? ?The Copper Scroll,? ?Dead Heat,? ?Epicenter? and ?Inside the Revolution? are originally published by Tyndale House Publishers and are published and distributed in the Philippines by OMF Literature.

These are available in National Book Store, PowerBooks, Philippine Christian Book Stores and other bookstores nationwide. Also available at OMF Lit Bookshops (Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Cebu and Davao). For online purchase, log on to www.OMFLit.com.

For more information about the Signs of the Times conference, contact CCF at 6353410-17 or visit www.signsofthe times.ph.