Revelations Books

Today you see hundreds of new books about the coming apocalypse. These books are incredibly popular because we all know in our heart the end is near. Now are you ready for the shocking truth? Rev. Blair's book is not recommended to the one who has hardened his heart to God. I do recommend Final Warning to any God fearing Christian that is ready for the truth about God's plan for our future. After reading Rev. Blair's book Final Warning, you will realize this truth and recognize how oblivious we are to the evil influence that has infiltrated our culture, blinded us to the truth, and hardened our hearts toward God.

Final Warning was a great read! Insightful thoughts and points of view - I would recommend this to everyone. It difintely gave me something to think about and expanded my mind. Delivery was quick and the book was in perfect condition.

I have used this book almost daily for the last six months and have never tired of it.The verses chosen by the author are unique and causes one to view old truths in ever new ways while remaining faithful to the doctrines of the Roman Church.I highly recommend this book to anyone with a desire to see how integrated the story of salvation is throughout the entire Bible, to those who want a fresh way to pray an old prayer, and to those who are new to the art of Rosary Meditation. No one who uses this inspired volume will be disappointed. Have several on hand to share with others; you will be blessed and they will thank God for you in thier prayers!

This book is the best scriptural rosary book out there. The work that this author did to put this book together is incredible. No other book comes close. Also the illustrations are spectacular. I give this book 10 out of 10.

I just have to say that I don't believe in hell or satan. I say that because they are both in this book but I truly feel that a God that refers to us as His children, that a God who created us in His image, that a God who loves us so unconditonally and deeply without exception would create such evil as satan and punish His children by putting them in the fires of hell for eternity to burn. Having said that, and granted that is my own personal belief, I loved this book. It is truly an inspiring and enlightening book with much useful information. I use the prayers and practices daily and love them. Joyce Ann Stevens is truly a wonderful person who truly loves humanity and wants to help us all go to Heaven and make our Heavenly Father and Mother proud of us and for us to all be given the title "Good Daughter or Son". I know I am touched by the love and caring and compassion that Joyce Ann Stevens has for people to do all she had to do to write and publish this wonderful book. I thank God for Joyce Ann and for his wisdom in choosing such a special person to do His special work and pass along this invaluable message He has for His children. I sincerely hope to see more books by Joyce Ann Stevens and God. I will be keeping my eyes open for another book and antoher and another. God bless you Joyce Ann and may you always be protected from evil no matter where or how it comes. Keep the faith and know that you are special and very much appreciated in this world. This world would be a much colder and impersonal place without your presence in it. Thank you for all the caring and love that went into your book and please continue your work so that people like me can be saved and live a much more Godly life. Thank you Joyce Ann Stevens and thank you God.

In From The Heart, Joyce Ann Stevens shares with the reader her personal experiences with angelic visitation. She writes of the spiritual and personal insights she gained from God's gifts to her, including the ability to see spirits, as well as the divine gifts of prophecy and visions. From The Heart is a remarkable compendium of wisdom that will be read with compelling interest and insight by students of metaphysics and spirituality.

This book provides great insight into the themes of Covenant and Theophany in the Bible. It is a comparitive study of ancient near eastern cultures and their influence on the Old Testament. Much is to be gleamed from an understanding of the culture of the Bible and this book opens up the ancient world and brings it to life. It gives one a proper understanding of covenant and theophany by defining their literary structure and showing the place they occupied in their original culture. A scholastic triumph and a must have for pastors or teachers.

This book was used for a course, Introduction to the Pentateuch, taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Dr. Niehaus does a fabulous job presenting the ideas of Covenants and Theophanies (i.e., from two greek words, "theos", God, and "phanew", to manifest or show; thus, meaning "the manifestation of God in reality"). He interacts with much of the previous scholarship done on Old Testament, as well as tries to look at various Ancient Near Eastern cultures, religions, and texts, which are similar to the Bible on this topic. He looks at the literary structure, content, and context for proper understanding of the Old Testament.

Dr. Niehaus focuses on the Sinai/Horeb theophany, and shows its distinctive character and illumination in the history of Israel, as well as pre-Sinai and how their understanding contributes to the ideas at Sinai, and post-Sinai theophanies and how they reflect Sinai, and yet how they differ, and how they are to be understood. Niehaus also does a great job showing what the implications are to the New Testament.

I would highly, highly recommend this for any pastor, teacher, or student of the Bible; it gives a greater understanding of the Old Testament to the reader. Written from an Evangelical perspective, it is a great triumph of (Evangelical) scholarship. I've never understood the Old Testament better!

I am going to be honest. I only wanted to purchase the "Monster" book but because it was so good, I picked this book up as well. This book was quite thought provoking because I have never heard anyone make a valid relationship between God and Entrepreneurship! I am not deeply religious but from what I have known of church, I have never heard a lot of these things but Rickey Singleton was quite detailed in proving his point. With all of the unemployment today, this book will always be timely. Bravo!

This book brings to light how entrepreneurship and God are related and is the key to prosperity and even to what we are supposed to be doing for God. I thought the chapter on channels changed my life. I always had entrepreneurial intentions but after reading this book, I have really been successful in my endeavors. I would really like to meet Rickey Singleton. I have NEVER heard many of the valid points he brings out in his books. Wow!

I have used this book with a parish adult Bible study and recently purchased it for a group of High Schoolers who asked to use it rather than the "for teens" version also available. I cannot comment on the Teenage version but appreciate this Bible study becuase it takes the book of Revelation very seriously, but also cuts through the abundance of misinformation surrounding the Bible's mystical conclusion.

Rooted in thorough sholarship, but thoroughly accessible, this book can help group and individual readers reckon with prophecies that have fascinated and horrified many people ever since they were first written. This Bible study's greatest strength lies in the author's attempt to ground contemporary interpretations of Revelation in the meaning that they book likely had for its earliest hearers.

The book of Revelations is an intimidating book. I had struggled through it before and had been left wondering what John was trying to say. Kevin Perrotta's "Revelation God's Gift of Hope" has been a great help in deciphering the symbolic language that John wrote in. The questions at the beginning and the end of each section are especially helpful in tying the reading to our lives today. This is an excellent guide for both individual and group study.

In the years since the passing of Rabbi Dr Eliezer Berkovits, his stature as one of the great thinkers of modern Orthodox/Traditionalist Judaism has only grown. Although Orthodox Judaism has undergone a great revival in the years since the Second World War after 200 years of decline culminating in the destruction of the centers of Jewish religious life in Europe, it seems that Orthodox Jewish intellectual thought has not kept pace with modern ways of looking at philosophical questions and many Orthodox Jews, although attracted to renewed vigor in religious observance, simply turn inwards and ignore the questions that challenge Jewish thought from the outside world. Rav Berkovitz is one of the few who has risen to the challenge.
This important volume takes on basic questions in religous philosophy and is written in style fitting for an educated layman. This distinguishes Rav Berkovits's work from that of one of the other giants of modern Orthodox Jewish thought, Rav Joseph D Soloveitchik, whose writings contain a lot of terms and ideas that are accessible only to someone who has a background in advanced philosophical thought. This makes Rav Berkovits' book much more accessible, in my opinion.

Rav Berkovits deals with eternal questions about how finite man can encounter the "infinite G-d", how G-d's creation of the universe both shows and hides his presence, how a perfect G-d creates an imperfect universe through self-limitation (tzimtzum), why man must be created free and why this freedom must be accompanyed by the possibility of evil, the sources of the ethics that man must follow, why the Torah must give man a comprehensive system of "mitzvot" (commandments) in order for man to be truly free and ethical, why justice demands that there be an afterlife and why G-d gave his special revelation of the Torah to a particular people (the Jewish people, "Am Israel") and not to all of mankind.

Important points Rav Berkovits makes is his explanation for why it was not enough for man, particularly the Jew, to be commanded to be "good" and "ethical" to his fellow man, it was also necessary to give the Jew a comprehensive set of mitzvot that regulate not only his interpersonal relations (which appear to be "logical" to the human mind) but also his eating, sleeping, marital relations, speech, and activities on the Sabbath and Holy Days. Many modern Jews, particularly in the non-Orthodox trends among the Jewish people have thought it is adequate to either downgrade the importance of these "ritual mitzvot" or abolish them entirely. Rav Berkovits clearly shows that giving man only "ethical" demands (a la Immanual Kant) has failed throughout history, culminating in the horrors of the 20th century, and that in order to train man to be ethical as he should be, he must be constantly reminded of G-d's presence in ALL of his activities, thus "training" man (like a soldier in Rav Berkovits's example) to be aware of the divine imperative at all times and in all conditions and not simply to be "religious" (as is common in the Western Christian world) one day a week and "secular" the rest of the time.
Rav Berkovits also shows that without man having a conciousness of responsibility to G-d, his behavior can often go out of control, leading to the subversion not only of one's persons, but entire nations, as again was seen in the 20th century. Rav Berkovits shows the folly of the views of those like Plato who said people will act "good" if they are educated properly, and Marx who said people will act "good" if their material circumstances are adequate and there is an enforced "equality" in society. Adolph Eichmann quoted Kant's categorial imperative in justifying his actions in the Holocaust (obviously an "educated man" according to Plato), and everyone knows the montrous Communist regimes that were created in the name of Marxism). Man can only really behave responsibily to his fellow man if he knows he is accountable to his Creator.
Although these points might seem obvious to a religiously observant Jew, I have observed that many highly learned people have not really absorbed the lessons about man and his relationship to G-d that Rav Berkovitz outlines in this book. This became apparent to me during the period when Israel's Leftist government was trying to get support from religious Jews for its disastrous Oslo Agreements when it was decided to bring Arafat, a mass murderer to Israel and to arm him. Oslo's proponents claimed that "really" Arafat was merely after power and money (something like Marx would say) and even though he had killed many people, once Israel gave him money and power, he would behave. Of course, this is not what happened...he took the money and weapons given him and murdered Jews with them, exactly as he had promised. I couldn't believe how some highly learned Orthodox Jews fell into the trap Oslo's proponents used in justifying their actions by using classic Marxist arguments, even though, as Rav Berkovits has shown, they do not correspond to the reality of the world G-d had created. I hope more Jews will read Rav Berkovits's writings which will bring them to a clearer understanding of what Judaism and the Torah really are and how they relate to the modern world we live in.

An incredible book that all Jews should read - period. As a warning, it is not an "easy read" - I could only read a few pages at a time before getting overloaded. It will have more of an appeal to those with a traditional philosophical/academic bent than it will to the "casual reader". I think that I need to read it ~5 more time to best absorb the message that the author puts forth.

The devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus is still not very well known but indeed a devotion for our troubled times. Considering the date of the revelations (1840's) the message is even more imminent in these perilous times. Sr. Mary of St. Peter (1816-1848) was a very holy nun but often plaqued with spiritual dryness, darkness, and temptations. The same mark of those given a heavy cross to carry in reparation for lost souls and carrying a burden for mankind. On page 184 Our Lord states to Sr. Mary, "I give you My Face and My Heart. I give you my Blood, and I open to you My Wounds." The corresponding devotions are the Holy Face, Sacred Heart, Precious Blood, Holy Wounds, and the Divine Mercy devotion.

The Holy Face Message continues with, "The Story of Sister Maria Pierina De Micheli Missionary-Messenger of the Holy Face of Jesus". Sr. Maria Pierina (1890-1945) was responsible for having the Holy Face Medal and the Feast of the Holy Face recognized by the Pope on Shrove Tuesday. The medal of the Holy Face of Jesus was requested by Our Blessed Mother (1938) as a "weapon of defense, a shield of courage, a guarantee of love and of mercy in these times of sexuality and hatred towards God and the Church."

Just as Sr. Faustina (1905-1938)was given the Divine Mercy Message especially important for our times. Sister Josefa Menendez had proceeded her (1890-1923).

Few books contain as important a message as does this autobiography and revelations of Sr. Mary of St. Peter (1816-1848) about the powerful devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. The express purpose of this devotion is to offset the blasphemies and outrages of "Revolutionary men" (the Communists) - through whom God is allowing the world to be chastised for its disbelief - as well as of atheists and freethinkers, for blasphemy and profanations of Sundays by Christians. Specifically, this devotion is the divine tool given by God to defeat Communism, and an unfailing method for individuals in appealing to God through prayer. Our Lord gave Sr. Mary a short but powerful prayer called "The Golden Arrow" by which a person can "shoot directly into the Heart of God." The editor of the book states that this devotion brought St. Therese, the "Little Flower", to her great sanctity. Contains the 9 powerful promises attached to this special devotion.

Let me start by saying that I have owned the full 12-volume set for about a year and use it quite frequently as a resource. I've used this particular volume as a reference, but have not taught through a book using this commentary yet. However, as there seem to be no competent reviews on the set as a whole, I did want to add my impressions of this terrific resource.

I can say that I'm very satisfied with my purchase of the 12 volumes in this set. Every portion has been quite helpful, and this is an amazingly simple and inexpensive way to assemble a good library of commentaries on the entire Bible. Obviously the commentaries are not as thorough as one may find in other series, such as the excellent (although not yet quite complete) "New International Commentary on the New Testament" or a similar series. However, for most Christians who teach or lead small groups in their churches, this set can serve as a great resource to get started with, and one that can easily be supplimented with specific volumes that treat a book of the Bible in greater depth as those books are needed. Additionally, this resource can be more useful than a larger volume in situations where one is interested in looking at a few chapters of scripture at a time, or where one just needs to understand what a verse or two might mean. Thanks to the very clear and practical verse by verse organization, it's a terrific tool to do just that.

Also, I will add that (at the time of this writing) it should be possible to buy the entire set for around $150 or less, so I would suggest shopping a bit if you plan to purchase all 12 volumes.

Strongly recommended.

This is a great generally conservative commentary series. Even though it is fairly old (original copyright is 1981), I find it extremely useful in order to get a quick overview of the major issues found within the text.

This book literally saved my marriage! I am so glad that there is someone who actually was brave enough to write about what I feel is one of the main problems in marriage, not PMS but the understanding of it. This book did not blame anyone but offered solid help and advice that caused me and my wife to reconcile. I offer my gratitude to Rickey Singleton! A must read for real couples who want real answers to real problems.

I admire the boldness of Rickey Singleton. He gave some solid explanation about a subject that I was always curious about but was always met with silence and denial. The menstrual cycle. It takes a man with guts to openly share his experiences with the world to help and give clarity to an undercover reason for marital and interpersonal strife between men and women. My opinion is this is a must read for all. Wonderful!