Alexander James Ferris or A. J Ferris was an author on
British Israelism
British Israelism (also called Anglo-Israelism) is the British nationalist, pseudoarchaeological, pseudohistorical and pseudoreligious belief that the people of Great Britain are "genetically, racially, and linguistically the direct descendant ...
. His most successful work ''When Russia Bombs Germany'' (1940) sold over 60,000 copies.
''When Russia Bombs Germany''
A. J Ferris in his ''When Russia Bombs Germany'' (1940) wrote that the
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of R ...
contains cryptic references to the defeat of
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
and bombing of their cities. The work sold over 60,000 copies and was very popular amongst Christians.
George Orwell
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however negatively reviewed the work and considered Ferris to be a "religio-patriotic lunatic".
''The New Statesman'', 9 January 1943
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Works
* ''Armageddon is at the doors'' (1933)
* ''British-Israel teaching concerning the "Signs of the approaching end of the age"'' (1933)
* ''Why the British are Israel: nine conclusive facts proving that the Anglo-Saxons represent the House of Israel of scripture'' (1934)
* ''British-Israel teaching concerning the Great Pyramid of Gizeh'' (1934)
* ''The Everlasting Throne of David'' (1935)
* ''The Second Advent. How: when: where?'' (1935)
* ''The great pyramid: a simple explanation of the divine message of the great pyramid to the Anglo-Saxon race'' (1935)
* ''The Book of Revelation'' (1936)
* ''The coronation and the throne of David'' (1940)
* ''When Russia Bombs Germany'' (1940)
* ''Great Britain & The U.S.A. Revealed as Israel The New Order'' (1941)
* ''The British Commonwealth & The United States Foretold in The Bible'' (1941)
* ''Books which convince'' (1941)
* ''The great tribulation: past, present or future?'' (1941)
* ''Germany's Doom Foretold'' (1942)
* ''When Russia invades Palestine'' (1945)
* ''What is wrong with the churches?: and the remedy'' (1946)
* ''Palestine for Jew or Arab?'' (1946)
* ''Deliverance from Russia: how it will come'' (1947)
* ''The Three-Headed Eagle. A foreview of the nations of Europe and their destiny according the prophet Esdras'' (1944)
* ''The Assyrian in Bible prophecy'' (1950)
* ''Elijah the prophet is nigh at hand'' (1951)
* ''Daniel's seventieth week, or the years 1951 to 1958 in prophetic chronology'' (1951)
* ''The jubilee, 1957-1958'' (1954)
* ''The resurrection of the twelve apostles'' (1955)
* ''Peace: how it will come; or, Why there will be no third world war'' (1956)
See also
* William Pascoe Goard William Pascoe Goard F.R.G.S (17 January 1863 - 9 February 1937) was a Methodist minister and prominent British Israelite of the first half of the 20th century.
Life
William Pascoe Goard was born in Cornwall, England. After studying law in Lond ...
* John Cox Gawler
Col. John Cox Gawler (1830–1882) was a Keeper of the Jewel House and British Israelite author.
Life
Gawler was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler. Like his father he served in the military, he first joined the 73rd Regiment and fought i ...
References
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