Expected 10,000 to gather in San Diego on April 4th

Contact: Beverly Rykerd, Beverly Rykerd Public Relations, 719-481-0537, beverly@rykerd.com

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- On April 4, 2009, Joel C. Rosenberg, the "New York Times" best-selling author of "Epicenter: Why The Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future," will host the 2009 Epicenter Conference at Cox Arena in San Diego, Calif. This free event will examine rising global geopolitical and economic crises in light of Bible prophecy. Rosenberg will be joined by Lt.-General (ret.) Jerry Boykin, the former commander of the Army's Delta Force and the former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence; and Pastor Chuck Smith, the renowned Bible teacher, prophecy expert and founder of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.

"With wars and rumors of wars dominating the Middle East, the eyes of the world are riveted on Israel, Iran, Iraq, and their neighbors, the epicenter of the dramatic events that are shaking our world and shaping our future," said Rosenberg, whose new non-fiction book "Inside The Revolution" releases March 10. "Americans are reading apocalyptic headlines out of the Mideast. They're looking for answers to questions like: Is there any chance of peace in the Holy Land in the future? Why are Iran's leaders saying the end of the world is 'imminent,' and the way to hasten the coming of the Islamic Messiah is to annihilate the U.S. and Israel? How will coming events in the Mideast affect us as Americans, economically and geopolitically?"

Rosenberg, with more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, is a popular guest on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and the History Channel. He noted that the emergence of a new American President, a new Israeli Prime Minister, and upcoming elections in Iran in June are changes creating additional volatility and uncertainty concerning the future of the Mideast and how Americans will be affected by developments there.

"Wherever General Boykin, Pastor Chuck Smith and I travel, we meet people increasingly anxious about the future of the United States, Israel, and the Islamic world," said Rosenberg. "I'm honored that these two distinguished experts in military intelligence and Bible prophecy respectively will join me to help Americans better understand current events through the lenses of geopolitics and economics, and the 'third lens' of Scripture."

The San Diego event will be the first Epicenter Conference held in the U.S. The first was held in Jerusalem in April 2008.

For more, visit www.epicenter09.com.