On the October 16 edition of Fox News' America's News HQ, host Shannon Bream turned to Joel Rosenberg to discuss the alleged plot by an Iranian-American man, Mansour J. Arbabsiar, to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. Bream introduced Rosenberg as “an author that some are calling a 'modern-day Nostradamus'”:

BREAM: The Iranian plot FBI director Mueller has talked about this week also reads like the pages of a soon-to-be-released novel by an author that some are calling a “modern-day Nostradamus.” Joel Rosenberg's new book, The Tehran Initiative, bears an eerie, uncanny resemblance to current events. And it isn't the first time he's written fiction that's foreshadowed the future - it's a special gift I think he has.

Bream then allowed Rosenberg to discuss his thoughts on Arbadsiar's failed attempts and U.S.-Iranian relations.

So what exactly makes Rosenberg a “modern-day Nostradamus”?

Rosenberg, who appeared on Glenn Beck's former Fox show, has repeatedly fearmongered about the End Times. During a speech at the 2011 Epicenter Conference in Jerusalem, Rosenberg laid out how he believes we are fast-approaching Rapture and the return of Jesus Christ. Discussing the events of the post-Rapture Tribulation, Rosenberg explained that “only falling upon the name and calling upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that's the only way that we can be saved.”

Rosenberg has also written extensively about the various “signs” indicating the Second Coming of Jesus Christ may be imminent (including the “supersign” that was the “rebirth of Israel in 1948”).

Moreover, on his website, Rosenberg is described as “a follower of Jesus Christ with a passion to make disciples of all nations and teach Bible prophecy.” In a section about his “spiritual journey,” Rosenberg also celebrates the “record numbers” of Jews “turning to Jesus” and “getting excited about His Second Coming.”

For more on Rosenberg's background, see here.