Chuck Missler

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Charles "Chuck" Missler is an author, evangelical Christian, Bible teacher, former businessman and US Air Force officer[citation needed]. He is the founder of the Koinonia House ministry based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Biography

Missler was for several years the chairman, the chief executive, and the largest shareholder of Western Digital.[citation needed] In 1983 he became the chairman and chief executive of Helionetics Inc., another technology company.[1] After teaching for many years at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Missler moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1992 and founded Koinonia House. Through this organization, Missler distributes a monthly newsletter, Bible study tapes, and a radio show, and speaks at conferences.[2]

Missler is a prominent speaker on the subject of bible prophecy.[3] Missler has had numerous programs aired on the Christian television station GOD TV, namely the DVD versions of his biblical studies "Learn the Bible in 24 Hours", "The Book of Revelation", "The Book of Genesis", and "The Book of Daniel".[citation needed] A Los Angeles Times article reported that Missler and co-author Hal Lindsey had plagiarized a portion of Miami University Professor Edwin Yamauchi's 1982 book Foes From the Northern Frontier in their own 1992 book The Magog Factor.[4] This mistake has been acknowledged, book shipments to bookstores have been discontinued and all of the author's proceeds have been donated to a ministry.[5]

Missler has also written the foreword to Exo-Vaticana, a book which uses anecdotal evidences to draw attention to the Vatican and its practices. The book loosely presents the possibility that the Vatican is communicating with extraterrestrial life. [6]

Controversy

Missler has also been accused of plagiarism of New Age writer Michael Talbot's 1992 book The Holographic Universe in his 1999 book Cosmic Codes: Messages from the Edge of Eternity.[7] Missler has since publicly apologized for this and said a correction will be inserted in all unsold copies and the book itself updated in subsequent printings.[8]

Books

  • 2002 Learn the Bible in 24 Hours Pub: Nelson Books ISBN 0-7852-6429-9
  • 2006 Prophecy 20/20: Profiling the Future Through the Lens of Scripture Pub: Thomas Nelson ISBN 0-7852-1889-0
  • Alien Encounters: The Secret Behind the UFO Phenomenon. Koinonia House. 2003. ISBN 1-57821-205-7. 
  • Eastman, Mark, & Missler, Chuck (1995). The Creator: Beyond Time & Space. Word For Today. ISBN 0-936728-61-2. 
  • Cosmic Codes: Hidden Messages From the Edge of Eternity. Koinonia House. 2004. ISBN 1-57821-255-3. 
  • Hidden Treasures in the Biblical Text. Koinonia House. 2000. ISBN 1-57821-127-1. 
  • Missler, Chuck and Nancy Missler (2012). The Kingdom, Power, & Glory: The Overcomer's Handbook. The King's High Way Ministries. ISBN 978-0979513640. 
  • Missler, Chuck and Nancy Missler (2004). Why Should I Be the First to Change?: The Key to a Loving Marriage. Koinonia House. ISBN 978-0975359310. 

References

  1. ↑ "Chief Is Named At Helionetics". The New York Times. October 27, 1983. 
  2. ↑ About Koinonia House
  3. ↑ Clark, Victoria (2007). "Chuck Missler's Tour of the Holy Land". Allies for Armageddon: The Rise of Christian Zionism. Yale University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-300-11698-4. 
  4. ↑ Question of Attribution, Los Angeles Times July 30, 1992, by Roy Rivenburg
  5. ↑ Missler, Chuck. "Letter to Baker Book House". Koinonia House website. Koinonia House. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Exo-Vaticana: Petrus Romanus, Project LUCIFER, and the Vatican's astonishing exo-theological plan for the arrival of an alien savior". 
  7. ↑ Without Attribution, Herescope, August 7 2013, by Gaylene Goodroad
  8. ↑ Missler, Chuck. "Missing Attributions in Cosmic Codes". YouTube. Lyonshead Media LTD. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 

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