Alexander James Ferris or A. J Ferris was an author on

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. 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

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contains cryptic references to the defeat of

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and bombing of their cities. The work sold over 60,000 copies and was very popular amongst Christians.

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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)

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''When Russia Bombs Germany''

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