John W. Schmitt is executive director of Future Hope Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping people explore the future and how it relates to them. He is an internationally recognized authority on the biblical temple. A frequent traveler to Israel, John has friendships within Israel's planners for the future temple. He has appeared on many television and radio shows and is a conference speaker throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel, where his lectures have helped the Bible come alive. His ministry's web page can be found at www.futurehopeonline.org.