Arno Froese is the Executive Director of Midnight Call Ministry and editor of its monthly magazine, Midnight Call; he has sponsored many international conferences on biblical prophecy. He has also written/edited books such as Toward the 7th Millennium: A Penetrating Look into the Future, The Coming Digital God, Preparing for the Mark of the Beast, Daniel’s Prophecies Made Easy, The Great Mystery of the Rapture, etc.

He wrote in the first chapter of this 1997 book, “When people ask me, ‘Why should we study the future?’ I usually give them about three or four answers. First of all… God is saying [Isa 45:11] that it is a good things to ask Him about the future. Second… we are told [Rev 1:1] that knowing the future is God’s intention for us. The third answer is common sense. It is part of human nature to want to know as much as possible about the future so we can be prepared for it.” (Pg. 10)

He points out, however, that “Articles appeared in Christian publications alleging that the stones for the temple were cut and ready to be shipped to Israel at any given time. Reportedly, the temple stones were cut in a rock quarry in Bedford, Indiana. After some research, the story was found to be a rumor.” (Pg. 40) He adds, “another story proclaimed there was a giant 2-story computer, capable of storing information on every person on the face of the Earth. The computer was affectionately called ‘the Beast.’ This rumor was reported back in the 70’s when Europe was five to ten years behind America in computer technology. This story, too, was later exposed as a hoax.” (Pg. 42)