The Prophecy Books

Having never read any of Elizabeth's books before, and being relatively aware of St Germaine and his wondrous work on this planet, this book jumped out at me. Yes, I agree with the other reviewees, that it is a helpful book to enable us to 'relax' somewhat and know that all is indeed not doom and gloom. Power to the people could never be as important at this time that we are presently in. However, there is a group of chapters which I would have to whole heartedly disagree with and if I didn't know any better, they appear to have an agenda behind them.The Child's Perspective and a few of the following chapters from this one I personally found quite alarming in their content. There is no greater truth than your own, so take care when reading some of this, because at the end of the day it is only an opinion. Don't be afraid to feel and if all of her words ring true for you fantastic, but if they don't this is because this is Elizabeth's truth and not your own.

This is a very well-written and well-researched book, but most importantly, it gives us a very profound sense of hope by saying that prophecy is just a warning, it's not intended to panick people and make them buy tons of supply and just wait for the world to crumble down, but we actually can overcome it and make our destiny what we want it to be.

This is the first book related to prophecies for the year 2000 & beyond that I have read that is not a panicked "911" message. There are suggested "remedies" using positive energy, prayers and affirmations in the book that make a lot of sense and are easy to do. (The astrology is not overwhelming and gloomy.) After reading this book, you feel like you can do something POSITIVE for the world besides worry & wonder what's going to happen.

Not at all that bad of a book to be reading and to enjoy. Recommending: The Throne Room === AND Saint Germain's Prophecy for the New Millennium

I have read a number of books on prophecy and Nostradamus--this tops the list. It is showing us that prophecy is given so that it can be averted. I loved the section on the King of Terror and how this Nostradamus quatrain actually relates to Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein and , by the way, the book was written before 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Profound and brilliant, I especially loved the "spiritual solutions".
January 2005-After the tsunami in South Asia I picked this book up again and reread the sections on "earthchanges" and "Is Mother Nature Mad"--again it was extremely apropos.

The book is well written but there are few new details from other books on the market in print previously.

I absolutely enjoyed this book. I stayed up reading it all night because it was full of revelation about bible codes and how all of the names and world events are encoded in the bible. This is exciting information to know. Paul Crouch did a wonderful job researching all of this information.

Dionne Hunter
Author of Healing Connection
Healing Connection: Poems and Psalms that Heal the Soul

This work did not meet my theological expectations. The doctrine presented was not according to what my bible says but reflected a scewed viewpoint.

I found this book very exciting! It talks about bible codes in end-times prophecy and gives a review of the book of Revelation, verse by verse. A must read for anyone interested in our future, and what signs of the times are here, and are to come!

After reading "Revelations" in the bible many time and failing to understand it,I decided to get a good book that would explain it all.And guess what,This is the book.Just right it is packed...
Paul Crouch,minister,television personality,and cofounder of Trinity Broadcasting Network,provides answers as he reveals shattering truths found in the hidden prophecies in the bible.As the most overwhelming and frightening Last day prophecies are beginning to cast their shadows on an unsuspecting world,Crouch offers an opportunity to find meaning in current world events and reminds us that everything ultimately leads to the SECOND COMING of JESUS CHRIST!(and believe me,if you don't believe in the second coming of our lord and saviour,then you are in trouble).

As mr Crouch explains how bible codes work,it is fascinating to know that the bible contains everything that has happened,is happening and is yet to happen!It is just a matter of understanding.The 9-11,world trade centre attacks,were clearly coded into the pages of the bible!This books contains so much material you never knew existed in the bible.Still not convinced?It has informaion about the anti-christ that is yet to pollute the world for seven years,with is blasphemy!It has all the information of how the wicked would suffer,disasters after another would rain upon this earth,turning it into a blood bath,families would turn on each other,friends against each other,and people would even turn against God...But Mr Crouch also explains that there is hope inspite of all these disasters.Yes,that's right.The to surviving all this defeat at the hands of the evil ones and the devil is simply to accept JESUS as YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR!And his greatness woud protect those who would receive him.Those not believing in him would still be given a chance to repent.Yes,he is as mercifull as can be...Please,I beg you,accept him now,before it's too late...

Someone said,"like love,hope is where you find it."Untrue!Neithercan be found outside truth,which is why Paul Crouch seeks to open the pages of God's eternal truth here...he may shake you with his message-but he won't leave you without hope...I guarantee it...enjoy...Nigel.

Next to the Holy Bible, I can recommend this book as one of the best that I have read. It shows that the historical events spoken of in the Word are actually events that took place. It gives physical proof to places and events that are spoken of in the Bible. Not only do you see the historical accuracy of the Word, but you see how God, in all ways, is more amazing and more worthy of our praise for the really incrediable things that He has done by the encoding of his words in the Bible text. If you love God and want to know more about Him OR If you have doubts as to who God is or His existance, this book is for you! No one will regret reading it.

Once I had the sense to go in search of the truth about God, I found this book. It changed my life. Not many books can say that! I will never again doubt the existence of God or that Jesus is the true son of God and is divine. I recommend this book to all you science lovers who are under the misconception that science and God don't mix. Or the ones who were like me who think they "are too smart to believe in God".

This book is monumental in scope! Although there were some repetitions - the book is otherwise awesome in explaining the hidden secrets God has just now revealed - like the Bible Codes. I found that Mr. Grant's archeology information to be extremely direct and interesting. His arguments as to both - why the Bible is the inspired work of God; and as to why Jesus of Nazareth is who He said He was (the Son of God) are simply "right on the money"! This book by Jeffrey R. Grant actually made me wonder if Mr. Grant's book is inspired by God! Mr. Grant is surely God's Servant - so perhaps it is? Any thinking person who "digests" the information in this book after praying for God's grace - will be a believer! I'm reading it for the 3rd time now!

We keep hearing about the emergence of scientific evidence that supports the claims made in the bible. The description on the back of Jeffrey's book claims he has found it.

Not so. Jeffrey repeatedly relates the bible to scientific knowledge, yet he never supports the bible with science. (Don't feel bad, though, Jeffrey, because you are attempting the impossible.)

Too often he says things are just too complex or wonderful to occur without God's involvement (evolution is one example). Yet that's all the evidence he offers. Is this, as the blurb claims, his "convincing evidence that the scriptures can be trusted"?

Furthermore, if all of nature's wonders must be created by a greater force, why must it be God? Why not Allah? Or Zeus? Or Santa Claus?

This book is weak. I was hoping it would challenge my thinking, instead all I found was rubbish. I was once a Christian. But as I began to use my intellect, and truly studied Christianity and cultures, I realized it was all folklore. There is no evidence that the Bible's teaching are true, and there is no evidence that Jesus ever existed. Keep looking, Jeffrey.

If Jeffrey's goal was to support Atheism, he has succeeded.

The proof is in the reading of this masterpiece on apolgetics.
Grant Jeffrey has done a marvelous job in his research. He brings out the pure facts of Biblical history and shows how science has
to constantly (or at least should ) apologize for their errant ways. Jeffrey proves through Bible prophecy that Jesus is truly the Messiah. Remember the prophecies occurred hundreds of years prior to the birth of Jesus. He gives the statistics on the probabilty of a number of these prophecies happening to any one man. Where prophecy has said that a city would be destroyed and never again be rebuilt it has become factual. Science cannot disprove through any scientific way that Jeffry is wrong. They, scientists, or I should say atheists, make blanket statements without any way to prove their point, and eventually something is discovered to verify that what is in the Bible is true. Jeffrey goes on to tell us that many scientists are coming around to believe in creation and God, while many others, including prominent scientists like Hawkings (spelling is mine) are saying that the universe and all that is in it seems to move closer and closer to the idea of an intelligent design(read God).This book will not reach everyone with the same impact it had on me but as the saying goes "There are none so blind as those who will not see".
The clincher has got to be the Bible codes. I am giving this book to a number of people as a Christmas present. I refuse to lend my copy out as I am now reading it for the third or maybe it's the fourth time. I highly recommend you get your own copy and read it with an open and critical mind.

I am flabbergasted that so few have (so far) seen the relevance of Festinger's and his colleagues' theories to what is going on in the US today. We have "disconfirmation" after "disconfirmation" of almost everything that is supposed to be competent and decent about the current administration, yet its followers continue to deny its incompetence, its lies , its corruption and graft, and to believe its pseudo-religious, pseudo-patriotic puffery about its methods and motives.

This book is well worth reading to help people put the followers of the radio and television opinion-manipulators such as Limbaugh and O'Reilly (whose own behavior offers PERSONAL disconfirmations of the very ethics they preach) into some kind of context.

The people who continue to believe seem to be grasping at straws in order avoid facing the truth, yet their voices as "true believers" become increasingly strident. It seems to me that we are WAY beyond three disconfirmations, and it will be interesting to see what happens next. (What will it take to make these people finally see the light re the way they were duped and betrayed by the very people they trusted to lead them)?

Even though the number of his followers seems to be decreasing rapidly, the people who still believe in Bush have upped their proselytizing (as would have been predicted by Festinger et al), and we see the evidence of their misguided zeal every day. They are even more shrill and more willing to destroy the careers of decent people than they were at the point they merely dreamed of having power. They are overlooking the real evidence of malfeasance, of incompetence, of outright lying, and refusing to face the facts (in fact, they continue to try to destroy the reputations of scientists and of facts).

I, too, wish that this book could be reprinted with a new preface by some noted social psychologists who could place it in its new increasingly important, increasingly dangerous context.

This work first saw print in 1956. It is the story of a UFO cult in a large city in the Midwest...how it developed, how the leaders recruited followers, how predictions about the coming end of the world started flowing from the psychic members who allegedly channeled messages from the spacemen/pilots. The cult members were told they would be saved, picked up by saucers on an appointed date. The members quit jobs, sold possessions, and gathered, only to be disappointed. Did they all quit in a huff? No way. The first failure only made them more determined they were right, more anxious to be ready for the next announced departure date. Then a second failure. A few members fell away, a few suffered doubts, a few challenged for leadership themselves. The point of this book is that it takes "three disconfirmations" to kill a movement of true believers, and even then, some still hang on to the discredited "theology" by grasping at excuses. I found this book by accident about 30 years ago, and have read it at least four times. I find it fascinating. In the 1970's I knew two women in Albuquerque who were amateur psychics. They started bringing forth "space brethren messages" and eventually, although they failed to attract a following, they went up into the nearby mountains one night sure they would be lifted off before the coming unspecified disaster. They waited, but no ship appeared. I think people inclined toward UFO beliefs haven't changed much since this book was published. The basic data shown in this study can apply to religious or political groups as well. I am sorry it is out of print, but if you have an interest in this field, get a used copy...the prices are reasonable and the book will not disappoint!

In this book, Festinger, et. al., set forth the cognitive dissonance model, which helps any of us to observe the unfolding human drama with greater understanding. It compares with Julian Janes' masterpiece, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, as a work in which the reader is urged on by the awakening suspicion that perhaps on the next page, just beyond the horizon of comprehension, lies a unifying theory that will lay to rest the most vexing enigmas.

On this note, Festinger came through, by observing social cultism in action and identifying its dynamic elements and tracing them to the common human condition. But he doesn't scrawl arcane formulae or speak in academic tongues to reach his readers. He simply explains in very simple, concise language why his very human subjects behave in such bizarre, but predictable, ways. His conclusions may be summed in a few sentences, derived from a very entertaining account of a UFO cult of his time, which is identical in form and content with the many varieties of social cultism running rampant today, especially the 12-step recovery group movement that, during the half decade since this book's publication, has silently possessed our social service system.

Festinger's cult-founding protagonist, Marion Kreech, may be constructively compared to AA founder, Bill Wilson, but her bizarre message did not find the mass appeal that surrounds AA. Moreover, the disconfirmations of her improbable predictions did not have the resounding support of others of greater accumulated credibility, who ironically now include Festinger's own descendents in the social sciences who endorse the disease concept of addiction and require 12-step indoctrination for its remission.

Interestingly, Festinger inserts a cameo-like discussion of Joseph McCarthy's ultimate failure, which in the cognitive dissonance model, resulted from his accusations of persons of greater credibiilty. It seems quite likely that AA's day in the sun will end when its prophets attack the character of famous "dry drunks" for whom the public has greater esteem than our de facto state religion, Alcoholics Anonymous.

My last biased comments are an example of how Festinger's work may fit into anyone's subjective experience, to simply illuminate why people do the damndest things.

It's fascinating what we humans can make ourselves believe! And frequently hilarious, too!

This is partly a study of how followers of cult movements can paradoxically become more committed even when the central tenet has been disproven. The first few chapters are fairly dry, but they move quickly and are very interesting, especially since the hypothesis is so counterintuitive.

Things really pick up once they get into the day-to-day details of the flying saucer group they've infiltrated. The group goes to extremes of self-deception to keep believing (and they want to believe so badly) that "the boys upstairs" (ie, flying saucer people) are in contact with them. The dry, scholarly tone reads as subtle dry humor when describing, for example, a woman in a suburban living room bellowing "I AM THE CREATOR" (she is supposedly "channeling" the Creator) and then complaining about the chair she is forced to sit in. I didn't expect this book to be laugh-out-loud funny but it certainly was in places.

I recently borrowed "When Prophecy Fails" from my psychology proffesor. I have been interested in the theory of cognitive dissonance since I first came across it in my general psychology text book, and was thrilled at the opportunity to read the source of it all.

The book is an easy read; at times it feels more like a novel than a psychological study. After the initial first few chapters of background information, it falls into an easy description of Marian Keech and her fellow Seekers. Festinger and his co-authors do a fine job of illustrating Mrs. Keech's ideology and the history of her doomsday prophecies. The description of the group members on the days leading up to and after the predicted cataclysm is very detailed.

However, this high amount of detail is also what makes me hesitant about truly endorsing this book as an ethical psychological study. Festinger & co. gave ample enough hints at the location and press coverage of the group that confidentiality cannot have been preserved. Just a few minutes with google provided me with the real identities of the cult members described in the book. Though I think the study may have been conducted before the APA created the ethical guidelines, I still found myself somewhat horrified by the looseness of the confidentiality. While "When Prophecy Fails" is an interesting read, it does very little to scientifically prove its hypothesis in a way that could not have been done in a less damaging way. Though my searches seemed to indicate that Mrs. Keech and her fellow believers moved on, I still feel a great deal of pity for the woman and her comrades. Even though their beliefs were absurd, did they really deserve to be so cruelly tricked? I am not sure about this. And so I am not sure that the means justifies the end in this particular landmark study.

Nevertheless, the book is certainly a must-read for anyone who is interested in landmark studies and the history of psychology.

An excellent exploration into the depths of the WORD of GOD. This book presents the bible into an in depth sight into the intellagent design that went into the WORD of GOD. This book is for the serious people who have considered the intellagents of GOD's WORD.
Also Check out Yacov's other books " (His Name Is Jesus) and (The Genesis Factor) by Yavoc Rambsel.

Yacov Rambsel shares some of his discoveries of the Bible code in the biblical Hebrew language.
He finds the name "Yeshua" throughout the OT.He doesn't use the code in any attempt to prophecy the future.He details how the names are located in the related Scripture.

Aside from the work on the code,I also found some of the issues he touched on very interesting.
From a historic point he mentions Bar Kochba and what the Romans did to the Temple Mount in AD71.

Mr.Rambsel shares some new thoughts on the purpose of Elijah and Moses' appearance on the Mount of Transfiguration.Relevant to that topic he discusses the links between Yeshua,Moses,and Elijah in the code.

The author's brief examination of the events of MT.27:50-54 was something that I hadn't considered.This was the resurrection of saints that happened after the crucifixion.

This is a thought-provoking book and it's easy to read.

Please could the previous reviewer learn to stop shouting (use lower case) as it's very hard to read. Thanks.

This fascinating book opens with a special foreword by Bible Code investigator Grant R Jeffrey plus a foreword by Yapha Linda Rambsel, wife of the author. A Hebrew Aleph-Bet chart provides the Hebrew letters, the gematria (their numerical values) the phonetics and the meanings.

In the introduction, Rambsel explains that the name Yeshua ha' Mashiach (Hebrew for Jesus the Messiah) appears encoded in every book of the Hebrew Old Testament. To give just a few examples: in Genesis He appears as The Beginning, the promised Redeemer and the Seed of the woman; in Exodus, as the Passover Lamb and the Deliverer; in Leviticus, as the High Priest; in Numbers, as the Pillar of Cloud and Fire and the Manna from on high; in Ruth as the Kinsman Redeemer; in Ezra as the Faithful Scribe and in Psalms as Lord and Shepherd, High Tower and the Rock of our Salvation.

In the New Covenant (New Testament), the characteristics of Jesus are given in all of the books too, for example the Great Physician in James, the Chief Shepherd in I Peter and The Lord of Hosts in Jude.

The system of analysis or the technique used to find the encoded words is explained clearly. It is called equi-distant sequence and it means that the amount of Hebrew letters are counted that are equally distributed and which forms a logical word, phrase or sentence of a name, place or thing.

The 12 chapters are titled: Yeshua In The First Word, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Appointments Of Yeshua, Yeshua In The First Covenant, The Laws Of Probability, The Forerunner, Chastening And Blessing, A Remnant Saved, and He Ascended On High. Throughout the text, the verses are given in Hebrew script, transliterated phonetic Hebrew and in English, and every instance where the name Yeshua appears is discussed in relation to other relevant passages of scripture in both the Old and New Testaments.

In the conclusion: He Came And He Is Coming Again, the author examines various prophecies from inter alia Chronicles, Hebrews, Revelation, Isaiah, John and Hosea. He points out that the Hebrew gematria of Hosea 4:1 equals 1948 - the date on the Gregorian calendar when modern Israel became a sovereign nation.

The Appendix: Yeshua's First Coming, provides a long list of prophecies fulfilled by Jesus. Both the original prophecies and their fulfilment are given with the relevant scriptural verses. The book concludes with a bibliography.

The Bible Codes phenomenon has generated much controversy but it cannot be lightly dismissed. Further investigation is needed, but this compelling book deals with more than just codes. It also points out many other open correspondences between the Old and New Testament and investigates the meaning of the Hebrew gematria in significant passages of scripture.

Rambsel's style is clear and engaging, making the text easy to understand and quite compelling. Bible believing Christians will find the book a gem of wisdom, with insights and revelations on nearly every page. Even those who do not believe in the existence of hidden codes will find much to treasure in this little book.

I also recommend Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel: A Message for Christians by David H Stern, Understanding The Difficult Words of Jesus by David Bivin, Yeshua: A Guide to the Real Jesus and the Original Church by Ron Moseley, Your People Shall Be My People by Don Finto and Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity by Larry Hurtado. May the reader be blessed with insight and understanding.

My boss lent me his copy of this book as I was searching for answers about the Trinity while I was reading James R. White's The Forgotten Trinity. While I read these two books simultaneously and I recognized that I was reading Rambsel's book for pleasure and as a break from White's intense look at the Trinity. I learned so much more about the foretelling of Jesus in the Old Testament. The Jewish perspective on the God/Man through the stories in Genesis were even more enriching to me than the knowledge of secret codes placed there by God. I got the feeling that the codes were put in by God to tell those who put more faith in Science than in Spirit a special message: "I'm here!" I believe some of the television specials on the "Bible Code" do a better job on explaining it than this book. I learned so much though and was amazed so often that I'm still giving it 5 stars enthusiastically. My boss let me keep the book since I loved it so much.

I love this series, but ever since i saw this thing on amazon, i've been wondering: is it a set of all of the books, or is it all of the books in one big book?

How can I descibe such a great book series. Action in every book. Fighting, danger, suspense, it is justso fun to read. When I was young and didn't like reading the Animorphs series opened me up to books. They were just so good.It was a very funny series. Every book gave me at least one gigle. They went on so many adventures. Into the Yeerk pool, on alien planets, even in the time of the dinosaurs. You get several point of views. Even from the bad guys. The flip book in every book besides the Megamorphs arew fun to flip. I read them all. You have to read them in order to get it. A few problems the Andalites were too tough, Jake and Cassie liking each other is racisum, they have a very stupid senit species morphing rule, and they should use more powerfull morphs for fighting. I hope there will be an Animorphs movie or at least an animated TV show. The TV show they have now is an insulte to the books. Which are great!

This is my favorite series in the entire world, but I will no longer buy KA Applegate books after how she ended this series. It WAS absolutely magnificent. Ending the series was like sticking a knife in her fans stomachs, but how she ended it was twisting the knife. I hear there's another book coming out in 2002 and I sincerely hope it will not be as disapointing and depressing as the last "last book." I highly recomend this series, but if you're sensitive, DO NOT READ THE LAST BOOK, #54!!!! That book is the reason I didn't give it five stars. In short, on the cover it says "It started with six, it will end with five" but the truth is it started with six, it will end with ONE!!! (That's five, count 'em FIVE Animorphs dead, not to mention some of the Animorphs' allies.)

this is a great book(s) it has all the series put into one. its really cool. laterz DUKE RULES!!! so does butter

I think that the Animorph books are great. They are fun to read and inspire great imagination. The books are about a group of kids,Jake:the leader,Marco:the joker,Ax:alean,Tobias:the red-tailed hawk,Cassie:the caring and kind one, and Rachel:the rough, almost insane chick. They are fighting off an evil alian race of parasitic slugs,and learn great lessons about real life disisions.They learn that in some cases life isn't just black and white,and you have to make disisions that may change everything. Sometimes they make the right ones and sometimes,they don't know if they made the right one or the wrong one,they just keep going and try not to think about any mistakes that they might have made. The situations are exagerated but almost extemely parallel with real-life dissions.They are wonderful books and I would suggest you read them.

It's probably a petty thing but why does Amazon persist in putting the name of the "editor" in place of the actual author? If you aren't going to add them both, stick with the mind behind the creation, not some guy who adds unnecessary footnotes. I have the original on CD-ROM and it reads fine without the "editing" in this version. That being said, this is a fine book, especially for pastors. Many of his other works would be more useful for the general reader. "A Golden Chaine" for example.

Perkins was one of the fathers of Puritanism and his practical and pastoral wisdom is captured well in this modernized edition of his two books "The Art of Prophesying" and "The Callling of the Ministry."

Part One, "The Art of Prophesying," is really a handbook on hermeneutics and homiletics from the Puritan perspective. Perkins explicates the several principles for interpreting and expounding the Scriptures and then gives detailed instruction on how to apply the same. The chapter on "Use and Application" will give readers the background behind the familiar Puritan sermon structure of "Doctrine and Use."

Parts Two and Three deal with "The Calling of the Ministry." They are really nothing more than the exposition of two Old Testament passages of Scripture, Job 33 and Isaiah 6. Many interesting and practical issues are handled here including how a minister might know his calling and what his responsibilities are to God's people. Perkins had a high view of the dignity and authority of the ministerial gift which is sadly lacking among evangelicals today. While some of his ideas will seem foreign and perhaps a little extreme to many, it is certain that his emphasis will help balance our opposite extremes.

Perkins is not the best Puritan author that I have read, nor is this book the most helpful book on preaching I have encountered. But it was worth while. Incidentally - for those who are checking out this title hoping to get a Puritan perspective on the charismatic understanding of the gift of prophesy, the following quote well summarizes Perkins' view: "I am not here making any allowance for the claims people make that they have received 'revelations'. These have no substance; they are either dreams of their own, or illusions of the devil. They despise both human learning and the study of the Scriptures, and trust exclusively in 'revelations of the Spirit'. But God's Spirit does not work except on the foundation of the Word." Such was the Puritan understanding of those who claimed extra-Biblical revelation. By "prophesy" Perkins understood "preaching." And that is what this book is about.

If it were not for this edition of Perkins's seminal manual for preachers we would have to find it in archives and rare book rooms. Having it available in any form is better than the alternative.

However, it is important to realize that this is not, strictly speaking, Perkins's text. It is a kind of translation into more recent English idiom, and like all translations it loses both the character and some of the precision of the original.

As valuable as this edition is, a critical edition of the original Latin and vernacular texts would be even more welcome.

William Perkins is arguably the giant of Puritanism and understanding him is crucial to understanding that enormously influential movement. This very readable book is typical Perkins: practical, devout, and Biblical. It has been excellently revised for a modern readership. I might have preferred a bit more of that early seventeenth century flavor to be retained but I'm a doctoral student in Puritanism. Even the lay reader will find it easy going. Perkins (1560-1602) wrote this book about the ministry. It contains insights about what the church is to do and be drawn especially from Job and a few other unlikely places. Perkins especially focuses on the need for Biblical practice in all of the Church's life. This book should be required reading in all seminaries and Bible colleges. It makes a great gift to any pastor or missionary. And its good for any serious Christian. Highly recommended

William Perkins is arguably the giant of Puritanism and understanding him is crucial to understanding that enormously influential movement. This very readable book is typical Perkins: practical, devout, and Biblical. It has been excellently revised for a modern readership. I might have preferred a bit more of that early seventeenth century flavor to be retained but I'm a doctoral student in Puritanism. Even the lay reader will find it easy going. Perkins (1560-1602) wrote this book about the ministry. It contains insights about what the church is to do and be drawn especially from Job and a few other unlikely places. I especially focuses on the need for Biblical practice in all of the Church's life. This book should be required reading in all seminaries and Bible colleges. It makes a great gift to any pastor or missionary. And its good for any serious Christian. Highly recommended

Could have been perfect. There are some dry parts to this guide but all in all it's a good, sound and worth it read.

If you know nothing about bible prophesy or just want to review the facts its for you

I really like this book. Not only does it give a great account of end times, it also is funny and lightens the seriousness of the topic. It has a lot of info, and anybody curious about what's gonna happen when we go should read it

Just purchased your book, Bruce & Stan's Guide to the End of the World, and read it in one entire day. It is a mind grabber, and would be an excellent bible study subject. Most people probably don't think about this and should. Leave it on your bedside along with your bible.

This is a fantastic and very "readable" book that helps make sense out of Biblical prophsey as it pertains to the "end of the world". It's easy for anyone to understand, even without a clear understanding of God or the Bible. It does a great job of covering the background necessary to understanding, as well as showing how it fits into today's world!

I have been working with this deck for about 1 year, and the answers are quite helpful and illuminative. It is now one of my favorite divination tools along with The I Ching Workbook by R.L.Wing and Opening Doors Within by Eileen Caddy. I would like to see more crop circle cards (beyond the sixty-four in this deck).

I got this deck and book set because I'm interested in crop circles and also in oracle cards. Yeah, yeah, yeah...the box said it was a "Living Oracle." Aren't they all? It was shrink-wrapped at the store where I got it and so I couldn't actually see the cards or the book that comes with this deck. When I got the set home and unwrapped it, I really thought I paid way too much for it and I felt like it was a rip off. The 64 cards are black and white and have simple graphics. The 4" x 4" cards are even kind of cheap looking. My set has a couple of cards on which the ink is a bit smudged. The box says it contains a "134 page Guidebook." Sounds impressive but the book is printed in very large type and measures only 4" x 5 1/4". At first I really thought it was a cheesy little thing. There are several different lay-outs in this book as well as upright and reversed descriptions for the meanings of the cards. Each card has a different crop circle pattern. The author had a "multidimensional encounter" in 1988. She was mandated to produce a special healing oracle system. Evidently, the Sirians are behind this. The cards are supposed to "quickly access a client's unconscious and higher-Self in order to accelerate Self-awareness, transformation, and healing" according to Ms. Quinly. Well, I don't mind telling you, when I read that statement as well as a few of the stated meanings for the cards, I was just rolling my eyes. My friend and I who both read Tarot professionally were just laughing our heads off and mockingly singing the Led Zeppelin tune as we laid out the "Stairway to Heaven" spread that's in the book. But guess what...these cards are astonishing...they TALK! The spreads that we have done using these cards are amazingly insightful and articulate. People grasp the meanings for their lives with clarity and ease. Even though I was prepared to sell these puppies at a rummage sale at first, I now really enjoy and respect this deck. The book's language is so New Agey that it still just makes me laugh but weirdly enough it's right on. I am enchanted by the whole crop circle phenomenon. I think these mysterious and mystical symbols DO speak to our unconscious. These cards take those enigmatic symbols and place them conveniently at our disposal. I recommend this set of cards and book. Keep an open mind and I think you will be pleasantly surprised as I was when you see how well they work.

A Professional Tarot Reader and Author of "Walking With The Wise" writes:
"If you are looking for answers, The Crop Circles cards are an incredible source for spiritual enlightenment. In an instant you will receive clear and concise answers that will move energy and transformation all areas of your life. I use them with clients and have amazing results. These cards are a must have for the true seeker of peace and renewal." March 26, 2003

"I picked up a pack of divination cards called "Crop Circle Cards." My inner voice said, "Buy them." I did and I studied them. I wasn't seeing through a clear lens at that time but they still seemed to have an uplifting message - each and every one. It also seemed uncanny that whenever I asked a question, the card I drew seemed to be what I needed to read and meditate upon. There are many things I love about the cards, but one thing about them in particular came through as the most important message to me. And that message is that we are all multi-dimensional beings." Chester H. - March 26, 2003

Crop circles really intrigue me, and this set of cards has helped me focus on each crop circle individually. Do they really talk?...well, they sure seemed to address issues in my life, and my friend's life as well - they were amazing! However, I like using Tarot cards and Runes and dowsing rods and the Ouiji board, so I just plain like this kind of stuff. If they weren't any good, I'd say so, but they were. And since they're not "tarot", they won't be scarey to anybody who shys away from such stuff.

Miller gives a lot of great reasons why Christians are actually able to discern when the time, or time of the month, should be. I thought I was familiar with most of these verses and concepts, but Miller has several more great ones that I was unaware of. I really recommend this book.

i could only read an hour of this. so many peaple seem to throw together books without thinking. this author is one.

And D.A. Miller's book about the relationship to these last days of the Church with the Feasts in the Book of Leviticus is a real answer to prayer. The Lord had begun to show me that it was "all in the Feasts" but I couldn't explain it to anyone very well - until I got this book through a Jack Van Impe Ministry mailing. WOW! It has also helped me to be SURE of the PRE-tribulation rapture of the Church since Mr. Miller so clearly makes the connection of the Church to the Bride of Christ, and the way the Jews 'do' the Wedding Feast. Thanks DA Miller!

This was the first book to truly lead me in my endeavour to understand the Jewishness of my Christian Faith. This book is a must read for any true student of Bible prophecy attempting to understand what is going on in the world today. It will open your intellect to take a fresh look at what you can and can't dig into.

FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE is awakening a sleeping Church to thelargely ignored biblical commandment to WATCH for the sign(s) andtiming of the removal of believers from earth (Rapture) by Jesus Christ. This book stands alone as the first to accept a literal interpretation that the word "WATCH" could mean, God plans to inform those "watching" for the Rapture before it happens. Its courage and inspiration to search the scriptures in the spirit of the Bible's book of Acts 17:11 is unmatched in our time. D.A. Miller was awakened to the book's theme by a spouse's questioning of 1 Thessalonians 5:2-5, which has clear language that believers will not be surprised, although unbelievers will be caught "as a thief in the night." D.A. Miller's search for the honest and scriptural answer led to a wall of skepticism called the "Imminence doctrine," or in Miller's language, "can't-ever-know" doctrine. The protectors of "Imminence" cite Matthew 24:36 & Mark 13:32 and incorrectly apply the doctrine to the Rapture, an event preceding the return of Christ by some seven years.

Miller hits head-on the failure of the Church in our time to heed the words of Daniel's Chapter 12, to wait on the Holy Spirit to open the Scoll of the end times wide enough for us to see the Rapture's timing. We are alerted with a firm reminder: "Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would be the ultimate teacher of those who trust God."

Developing the theme with increasing confidence, Miller finds "there seems to be no scriptural justification to warrant the belief that Jesus will appear to obedient Christians as a thief." Gathering support from the Bible's passages of Luke 12:39, John 10:10 and Revelation 16:15 Miller concludes, "this particular passage does not teach that Christians cannot know the timing of future events."

FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE urges the reader to search the scriptures in the spirit of Acts 17:11, and be prepared for messages from heaven, a frequent pattern of God to inform his own before fulfilling a divine purpose. Mindful of the cautions against specific dating of prophectic events, Miller asks the provocative question: "what if the Holy Spirit reveals Christ's exact timing?" There appears to be a careful nurturing of the hopes of those literal interpreters who still rely on the promise of Amos 3:7, where God says He will not do anything until He first reveals it to His servants the prophets. Miller delivers a very direct and persuasive call to those whose sleep is not so heavy and "can't-ever-know" voices hardly audible. Their faith in God's ability to reveal his hidden truths in His own time may be rewarded in our time. FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE inspires believers to move beyond the fear of not knowing, and the threat of unpreparedness that is implied by the Imminence faithful, into the possibility that we may know, and be ready for "the greatest spur for service yet." FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE reminds us that "God is a date setter," and the exact dates...were put there to discover at the appointed time."

Miller's prescription for "HOW SHOULD WE LIVE" is a truly awakening prospect, since "there is no scriptural prohibition to look for the date of the Rapture...As the true Rapture date draws near, I believe that all students of the Word will see more clearly."

Miller's classic challenge is prefaced with a review of the seven Levitical, Jewish Holy Feast Days. They are widely accepted as foretelling the dual story of Jewish and Christian messianic redemption. Our reading experience is enriched with the festivals of Purim and Hanukkah, to show how God protects and rescues His chosen people, the Jews of Israel.

FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE or is it? by D.A. Miller is must reading for anyone who wants to awake from their "can't-ever-know" sleep and enter into a wide-a-wake world of increasing hope and expectation for God to "speak" directly to His Church in our time. END