Prophecy The Books

I was really impressed with the book, "Why Is The Church Still Here?"

Particularly, with all the research that had to have gone into the project,it compels one, to at least, consider these facts to be true.

Being one, that is not in any wise a "Bible scholar", and have never found the Bible to be an "easy read"; much less the Book of Revelation, I must say "Why Is The Church Still Here?" made it quite understandable, indeed. Scriptures were given by Evangelist Frazier to back up every thought or opinion, so as not to influence one to go along simply on his "say-so". I would encourage everyone to read this book. Whether you are a believer or just someone searching for truth in this present age. Surely, you will be most enlightened, to say the least!.

I wait with anticipation for any future books published by Evangelist Calvin Frazier. with all the research that you had to have done. It was well written and VERY understandable.

Iam by NO means a Bible scholar, much less knowledgeable when it comes to the Book of Revelation, but I must say that with your backing up every statement you made with scripture, makes one believe it to be just the way you interpret it.

God bless you and I am looking forward to your next one!

This book was written with compassion and God-given enlightenment. The author explained, in laymens' terms, so that All would be able to understand such an in depth book, as Revelation. It was comforting to read and understand, and the Biblical references made actually changed my views on the rapture as it relates to the Bible. I STRONGlY encourage those who want a better understanding of the book of Revelation, to get this book. One will certainly be pleased and comforted. My sincere thanks to the author for allowing God to direct him.

... The author did a wonderful job in writing and publishing his first book. He has given me a more clarification on the book of Revelation in which never came to mind before. He broke down the seven churches indicating how the same spirits exist as of today, showing how lukewarm many so-called Christians still are.
Also, he went back indicating the different famines in the land from the days of Abraham, which are still current today in India and Africa, which indicates another fulfillment of the Word of God concerning diseases, such as Anthrax. The author also bought up in Chapter 6 of his book "Here is Wisdom", indicating us to "watch as well as pray", because with the wars that are presently taking place, property that is being caught by flames unawares, children being molested and raped, and young people murdering each other, "the mark of the beast" is slowly arriving.
Anyone in need of any clarification of the book of Revelation, I would highly recommend a thorough reading of this book.
The Lord has blessed Evangelist Frazier with knowledge of the Word of God and I look forward to reading his next publication.

I just wanted to write a few lines to let you know how much I enjoyed your book. It's not often that I have and oppurtunity to read something so well written. In the past I've read books that when I finished reading I'm not sure what I've read. But this was not the case with your book. When I started reading I could not stop until I was finished. So every night I read your book understanding clearer what God wanted us to know about the end times. I'm glad that you took the time to write this book for people like myself who wants a clear understanding of the word of God. I truly hope that you will continue to write book that a layperson can read and understand.

Once again a job well done! Sincerely with the Love of God in my heart keep writing and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Why is the Church Still Here? by Evangelist Calvin Frazier is a timely, and thought provoking book. The author has researched his topic thoroughly. Every point that he makes is backed up with scripture. The book is well written, and direct.

The author gets his points across in a clear and concise manner. Calvin Frazier presents an interpretation of the end times from a different, and interesting perspective. He will encourage you to examine your own beliefs, and when you have finished the book, you will open your Bible. Actually, you will more than likely open your Bible before you finish the book so you can read it along with the book. I think that will please the author, because he states: "My intentions are for you not to just accept what I am saying, but to go to the scriptures to read the word of God, and not depend on man's interpretation."

Why is the Church Still Here? is a book well worth reading.

Absolutely astounding! This expertly crafted book is more dazzling than the first! A page turning fantasy that will keep you up till the wee hours of the night dying to know what happens next! If Diana Doesn't write a third I just might have to file a potition!:)

As a sequel to Talon's great adventure, I didn't think it could top its predeceasor. Well, I was wrong. It not only matches it, it surpasses it. Diana has found her niche in her woven tale of dragons and humans. Brinn is outstanding, strong and compassionate, definitely a character I can relate to, and the story is more passionate than ever. I don't want to give anything away, but it is a must read.

Diana, you've done it again!! What a wonderful book! The world of dragons and wizards seems so real. I loved the relationship with Brinn and the dragons in the cave!
If you like Harry Potter or Artemis Fowl, you will love the Dragon books by Diana Metz.
I am eagerly anticipating the third one!

What a wonderful story. You don't find many fantasy/wizard books about a female character - maybe that's why I felt closer to the character than in Talon (which was wonderful to begin with). You felt as if you were actually seeing through Brinn's eyes. Fantastic job (again!), Diana!

Right from the beginning, even though it's a fantasy, It is very realistically described, and has characters that you can relate to. This is much better than the first book, and I can't wait for a third!

This book is quite interesting. Lets hope more women learn to put out their Yin energy in reading this book. And Sharon's love for animals is wonderful. Pearl S.

I find myself coming back to this wonderful book whenever the world's pressures seem too heavy. Defining what my role is, and how to just be with it, in a way that is joyful, relevant and without adding more stress is beautiful. I feel all women, of all ages, and their men would find this book of great benefit.

Rarely have I encountered a book which gives such hope for the world and individuals personally. Sharon is honest in her recounting of this most amazing event in her life, the meeting of this Great Council of the Grandmothers, and we as readers take the journey with her each step of the way. The story is riveting, and the message compelling, one which will lift your spirits and warm your heart.

Few people today have a message which cuts so profoundly to the heart of what is needed in society and our lives as the message of the Grandmothers. Ruthelessly honest about her experiences, Sharon McErlane's journey of meeting this Council of divine Beings is a journey she offers us all, and in the bearing of her soul to us, she allows us the opportunity to take that journey with her. A must read for anyone who has felt lost and like there must be something else in life!

The book makes perfect sense to anyone who is struggling with issues in their own lives and those around them. Not only does it give us hope, but invites us to become part of the solution. While the Grandmothers suggest that women must lead the way to restoring balance in the world, the book is meaningful to men as well. Empowerment really is the key and the message leads us in the right direction. A must-read for every thoughtful person who is ready to embark on the journey of a lifetime.

Samuel Waldron has provided a very clear and easy to follow understanding of Biblical prophecy from the a-millennial perspective. Anyone can read this and follow his very compelling argument. This work is an excellent starting point for reading about a-millennialism. Agree or disagree with the author, he will give you much to think about and work through. Fair, even-handed, and Biblical you will not be disappointed. The only weakness of this book is on the chapter on parables and end times. Waldron is not as strong here as in the rest of the book. However, this does not detract from the overall value of the book. A must read for those just beginning to seek to understand a-millennialism. This is also a good book to give to a pre-millennialist because of his fair and kind treatment of their view of last days. While Waldron does not waver in his convictions, he writes with a kindness toward those who disagree.

Although the author doesn't directly say it, Waldron presents in this book a simple, straightforward case for amillennialism. He does a good, thorough job of addressing the flaws of the extremely popular dispensational premillennialism ("Left Behind" theology). He avoids excessive use of technical jargon, and is easy to follow.

Waldron here, contrary to what many people may think of amillennialists, is very emphatic about the Bible being God's inerrant, inspired Word. He uses a simple approach to interpreting the Scriptures' stand on the end times -- start with the clear, literal passages as a basis, then build upon them with the less clear, figurative passages. He provides a several diagrams to make his views even easier to grasp.

This title is an excellent alternative to the "Left Behind" theology so prominent today. I recommend it highly.

Waldron's book is titled "The End Times Made Simple," and for the most part he demonstrates the truth of that title. I have to add the caveat that understanding the end times will never be as simple as many other biblical doctrines. However, in this book, Waldron shows that the end times don't have to be as hard to understand as we tend to make them.

He begins the book with some simple principles of interpretation that are very helpful. When reading the bible we should read the clear before the difficult, the literal before the figurative and the general before the detailed. Such simple advice will go miles in helping us understand prophecy. For the most part, people who want to understand the end times run straight to the books of Daniel and Revelation, two of the mmore difficult, figurative and detailed books in the bible. Although he didn't state it this way, one of the strengths of the amillennial position that Waldron espouses is its emphasis on interpreting the prophetic books in light of the rest of the bible, rather than the other way around. Waldron's three simple principles of interpretation help the reader do this. The bible is full of prophetic material, which, if read first will give the student of bible prophecy a trajetory for reading books like Daniel and Revelation.

From there, Waldron goes on to show the two-age view of world history and it is at this point that he shows the beautiful simplicity of God's prophetic plan. He spends a good deal of time describing this and comparing the various end-times views with this model. His exposition of Revelation 20 is a particular strength in this regard. In my opinion Waldron proves his case when he states that the amil view is the biblical view.

The latter part of the book answers many of the knotty questions surrounding prophecy such as the relationship of the church and Israel, the intermediate state, heaven, hell, eternal punishment and things like this. In doing this he covers most of the bases on issues that come up.

I am thankful for this book because it is scrupulously Biblical. It is unfortunate that those who hold the amil position are often dismissed in evangelical circles. Books like this one need to be widely circulated so that the church can see that the amil view (which is the dominant historic view of the church) is clearly taught in the Scriptures. That is not to say that there are no problems or issues that can't be debated. However, those who write amils off as "non-literalists" or as those who don't take the bible seriously will have to reconsider their view if they read books like this one.

Samuel Waldron has done the Christian community a great service by writing a terrific book on the theological underpinnings of amillennialism for public consumption. We are inundated by the crazy, ever-changing predictions and end-times gloom of Hal Lindsey, the Zionist bombast of John Hagee, and a wide belief in the theologically vacuous notion of rapture. In the public sphere, support for various interpretations of the Bible depend more on how loudly and confidently the various proponents shout them than on any careful examiniation of their Biblical roots. It is the Christian Evangelists (the so-called dispensationalists) who shout the loudest, but are they correct? In this book, Dr. Waldron carefully examines the Biblical arguments that are commonly used to support dispensationalism, and systematically refutes them one by one. If you are looking for the antidote to aggresive dispensationalists, this is it.

The first half of the book is taken up describing the eschatalogical system of the Bible. Particular detail is placed on contrasting the amillennial and pre-millennial/dispensational lines of arguments. It is clear that Dr. Waldron has had many disputes with dispensationalists and he sets up his arguments on a firm foundation. In particular, he outlines his hermeneutical framework on how to interpret the Bible (i.e. how we know what we know) along a rational line. My personal view is that even once you make the leap of faith to accept that Christ died to save mankind, you are still a long way from the dispensational position and you need to be wearing your dispensational glasses to interpret the Bible in this manner.

Subsequent chapters deal with `What is Hell', `Is there a difference between national Isreal and biblical Israel' (this is a biggie for people like Hagee who claim that his interpretation of the Bible demands that the US govt support national Israel no matter what), `what is Heaven', and `what does the Bible teach about the resurrection'. In short, there is a wealth of information in this book about the interpretation of the Bible (as it has been interpreted historically by the Catholic church and otherwise since the resurrection).

In spite of the title, this is anything but simple. You'll have to reread sections several times, and you'll certainly need your Bible handy to look at various passages and study them in context. This is the kind of book that contains a mountain of information in every paragraph, but your persistance will be well rewarded with new insights and knowledge about the Bible. This is not a book for theologians though, I think that anyone with the interest and motivation can work through this book. Highly recommended.

This book is a good and simple introduction to Amillenialism. This was not a complicated read, but it is a profittable read for someone new to the issues.

First the positives: This book does an excellent job showing the two-age (already/not yet) perspective from the Biblical perspective. Waldron does a good job on exegesis of the parables of Christ (Matthew 13), Paul's prose (1 Corinthians 15) and John's apocalypse (Revelation 20). He is sensitive to the diverse literary genre, unlike many.

Waldron also does a great job to show that Amillenialists do take the scripture seriously, and that we do do not spiritualize everything, as many Dispensationalists contend. Then towards the end of the book, he shows other important things to how you view Eschatology.

Now to the negatives: He holds to a strict Grammatico-Historical interpretation of the Bible, and this tends to have an autonomous bent. The Redemptive-Historical perspective (taking best of Grammatico-Historical and adding to it), however, says thatwe must view Christ as the ultimate end of all of scripture.

He also does not show that Eschatology starts in Genesis. This is to be expected since the book is an introduction, but it is a caveat of mine. The only other problem I had with the book is that on page 80 he spoke of the "plain meaning" meaning of a passage. This shows a naive view of language.

The only other problem has nothing to do with the author but the editor. There are problems with spelling, punctuation, etc. This is not the author's fault, but rests on the editor. That aside, this book is a must read for anyone new to the area of Eschatology.

Spirituality is something of which I have always been skeptical. Because I don't know much about it, apart from organized religion as it pertains to Christianity, I approached this book with a certain amount of dubiousness. I was determined to view it in an entirely objective manner. I am still unsure about the subject matter to an extent, but one thing is certain. It is not possible to read "Eyes of Sophia" without being pulled right in to the heart of the story.

This is the true, non-fiction tale of Alan, a retired art teacher, and Donna, a massage therapist and healer. Unknown to each other, and unbeknownst to each other, they both asked for direction and opened themselves up to spiritual guidance at critical times in their lives.

Donna's utilitarian question and subsequent dream led her on a quest. During this search she met Alan - a chance meeting which would turn out to be not coincidental at all. For it was revealed to Donna that Alan was the crux of her search - he was, metaphorically, the Tin Man, and it was Donna's altruistic purpose to help him find his heart. This in turn resulted in photographs of Donna in which confirming images were manifest. Among them, the eyes of Sophia. Donna's dream had come to fruition.

The ideology in this book comes from many different areas of spiritualism and religion. For me, this was a colossal learning experience.

What struck me most throughout the story were the synchronicities; not mere coincidences, but parallels between Donna's discoveries and Alan's life. There were so many of these on myriad levels, simultaneously chaotic and structured. It was incredible to learn that different events and occurrences are actually connected, and consolidate to form a big picture. Just when you think the various threads are too many and too unrelated, they are all pulled together and make perfect sense. The closed mind could never see these, but when pointed out they are obvious. It has inspired me to become more alert for synchronicity in my own life: there is much I may already have missed by not being aware. If Donna had not been so vigilant and acted directly on her true feelings, she may never have found Alan, and then he may never have found his heart. Two people would then have missed a chance at becoming their "authentic selves".

"Eyes of Sophia" is stimulating, intriguing, and at times pleasantly puzzling. Although a spiritual book, it offers benefit for all. This journey of two people is shared philanthropically to encourage, to inspire, and to affirm that it is indeed possible to find your heart.

In this book, Donna May and Alan Chien have shared the very interesting, unusual means by which they found each other, and what they learned from signposts along the way. In the process, the reader is presented with evidence of universal principles at work beyond our own intellect, that give form to the nature of unfolding events that we experience throughout our lives.

Relationships are among the most important alchemical caldrons of the soul, where we come to understand universal truths about ourselves, and realize the integration between the intellectual aspect of self and the spiritual nature of self. These truths, preserved also throughout centuries of mythological stories, go beyond personal opinion and religious or cultural dogma; they reveal to us directly and individually the true spirituality behind all life. Among many universal principles involved, philosophers have also provided written explanations. Jacob Boehme wrote long ago of his concept of counterpoise between good and evil, and Benedict Spinoza of his view of the organic interdependence in the necessity for all life. The choices that we make are choices that ideally are considered the "best for all concerned." However, "right" in one's judgment may be considered "wrong" to another, but as life unfolds, we see that what manifests is not necessarily what we would call "good or bad", and may be simply "necessary" for all concerned, all known and unknown matters considered.

Eyes of Sophia is about the Light of knowledge expressing through material conditions, providing important signposts uniquely meaningful to us, that help us to use wisdom in making appropriate choices affecting not only ourselves, but others, too. In following the way of the heart - Donna sees her significant dreaming experiences transcended as they are mirrored as synchronicities in reality. Also, "Tin Man" sings, "cause never was the reason;" of this, Alan realizes, "We seem to want to manipulate the lines of intention building our lives, but we can only follow their lead and choose within whatever is presented." In our dance of counterpoise with life's experiences, two intertwining threads make and remake our destiny: life's "Hermetic" reason for what we experience on Earth, and the choices we make while personally applying our own "reason" into the mix.

This would be an excellent "primer" for those who want to read metaphysics in action that goes beyond philosophical and theoretical treatises, into manifested reality. Eyes of Sophia is an easy to read documentation of Donna's and Alan's real life blueprint from a dream, to Love's union.

Coincidence has now become a dusty old relic in my dictionary of terms. Have always wished for 'just the right' term for what I knew was more than mere coincidence and after reading this book I now have it. Synchronicities, our lives are so filled with them and few of us heed them as did Donna May.

Eyes of Sophia enabled me to see with much greater understanding, 'the other side of the coin' in terms of relationships and what sometimes may be painful is part of a much greater plan over which we really have no control.

The photos were spectacular and the romance even more so. Having just read once again, 'The Mists of Avalon', it seemed quite COINCIDENTAL that the story also focused on 'The Tin Man' containing the words Sir Galahad!

Hopefully we will hear more from these two romantics and believers in Synchronocities.

This book is a deliciously suspenseful true love story that describes how Donna May met the man of her dreams, Alan Chien. While we know from the start where this love story will end, we don't know how two people from such different walks of life who don't know one another can recognize each other after their first chance meeting.

Told alternately from Donna's and Alan's point of view, this story demonstrates the way synchronicity operates in real life. Donna enters the story as an experienced healer, energy worker, and dream interpreter who is learning to better understand how to communicate with spirit. Alan just begins to discover these things as he witnesses first-hand the way Donna's waking dreams have real-life significance, and begins to find meaning in coincidental happenings in his life as well. Both Donna and Alan discover a deeper sense of love and connection between each other and all that is, as they learn to trust their hearts and spirits to guide their lives.

When I meet couples for the first time, I almost always ask them, "How did you two get together?", because I love to glimpse the way the spirit behind physical things pulls us closer to those we need at just the right time in our life. "Eyes of Sophia" shares these gifts of spirit with us as it opens and reveals a world of interpreting dream symbols, physical pain in our bodies, coincidences and synchronicities. This book shows how even the occasional disappointments and set-backs along the way have meaning, and are part of the grand design of life. I love the way this book effectively demonstrates how the more closely we observe the details (names, articles, dates, songs), the more meaningful our own life story can become. Donna May and Alan Chien's autobiographical tale is exactly the kind of sign-post people need to find the spiritual meaning behind coincidences in their lives, and learn how to live a dream-come-true.

This was very entertaining to read and it was different to read a story like this that is a true one. But it was so much more than that. I learned so much about how to get out of my own way in order to let my best come to me. It was easy to see when I was reading it and thought of myself and others I see that we block our own happiness and good things coming to us because we are afraid to act on the very feelings that will allow it to come to us. This is a little hard to explain but when you read it its easy to understand.

I will never ever again not do what is in my heart of hearts even if it is in against what somebody else thinks or what I grew up learning was the way to do it. I want what the magic they found and they make me understand how to go about it. By the time I got to the last chapter I had changed my whole thinking around about alot of things. Then I got to the last chapter and the pictures and wasn't just thinking different but knew that this is story is more than just written by people but is a story that also comes from somewhere far beyond here and from something much bigger than people.

Alan Chein says in the beginning that it was a gift to them that they are sharing. It was a gift to me and I'm going to read it again.

This is an excellent book on Nostradamus. It is very thorough with the Centuries; however, it does not contain the Preface nor the Epistle. Cheetham has very interesting interpretations, though she does claim to be perplexed by quite a few quatrains herself! I think that her interpretations are honest. This is a good work to compare with Hogue and Germine among others. If you want to hear what Nostradamus has to say, this is one conversation you don't want to miss.

This book was rated very highly by other readers and I'm sure it is a 5 star book, that's why I left it that way in my review. My problem with the book was that (for me) it was hard to understand. If I wanted to look at what's headed our way, I'm not sure where to look in the book. I've read before somewhere that in the seventh month of 1999 there will be two suns in the sky. I wanted to read more about that, yet I couldn't find it. Maybe I bought the wrong book. Anyways, I don't want to say that it's a bad book but for me, I'm just learning about Nostradamas, it was a bit confusing.

This is the book to read when one who never heard of Nostradamus should get. Easy read and opened, honest opinions all stated in points (quatrains of Nostradamus) where the author was unable to explain (translate).

The book starts off pointing to the life of Nostradamus who was a decendant of Jewish family. He, like everyone in a religious union during the 1500 period in Europe, had to escape the persecution of being what he later decided to devout to the Lord. This book should be followed up with a second volume to fill in those quatrains unexplained by the author as I would think that she's re-reading her translations and all the unexplained quatrains which now today she may have figured out.

This is a fantastic read and very intriguing for sure. I like the mystical aurora it presents. From time to time, I would pick it up and find translations that has just come true or find some that are partially prophesized.

However, the Bible is the source of all prophecies. And that really is coming to light today.

One of the must read works on Nostradamus.

While the 1568 Rigaud edition has been proven to be an early forgery, the attempt by Cheetham to translate the work of Nostradamus needs to be applauded.

Well worth the price and a must have in any occult library that has works on Nostradamus.

Very thorough work. Perhaps two references to disaster of September 11. Author's explanations clear and logical.

I run a board on Paltalk ( Chat room ) called Ex Jehovah's Witness who now follow Jesus. We cite this book continually. Carl Jonsson presented this material to the top guys at Brooklyn NY and he was told to keep quite, he did not, and for this they disfellowshipped him. I am sad that the truth is hidden by the powers that control the Watchtower supress this information that is found in this book.

Carl Jonsson, does excellent work, check out his other books as well!

I can honestly say that Carl Olof Jonsson deserves a Ph.D for this incredible work. "The Gentile Times Reconsidered" is an exhaustive investigation of the historical, archaeological, and biblical evidence used in support of the Watchtower's date of 1914 for Christ's second coming. Needless to say, Jonsson completely obliterated, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the Watchtower is incorrect in their chronology.

For those uninformed on the issue, the Watchtower maintains that Christ returned invisibly in 1914 to establish His kingdom. Allow me to sum this up as succinctly as I can. Luke 21:14, according to the Watchtower, supports the contention that the "Times of the Gentiles" began in 607 with the destruction of Jerusalem and will continue until "that time comes to an end." This is connected with Daniel 4, whereby Nebuchadnezzar describes a dream in which a large tree gets cut down. The Watchtower claims, on what authority I have no idea, that this represents God's rulership. The dream mentions "seven times," which corresponds to 2,520 years in accordance with their "year-day principle" in comparing Revelation 12:6,14 with Numbers 14:34. In other words, Revelation 12:6,14 claims that "3 1/2 times" equals 1260 days. Therefore, 7 times would equal 2,520 days. In order to fit this with their timeline, the Watchtower interprets these days as years. So when you add 2,520 years to 607 B.C., you get 1914.

Of course, this is littered with problems. About half of the book deals with archaeology and history; the other half with theology. I was thankful to find an emphasis on Jonsson's part to harmonize the secular evidence with the Biblical. It is no secret that most of today's archaeologists are no friend to the Bible. Therefore, when scholars attempt to find conflict with the Bible and archaeology, Jonsson was quick to refute. At any rate, the Jonsson reasoned, beyond any doubt, that the Watchtower's chronology is incorrect.

Basically, the chronology fails in their attempt to defend 607 B.C. as the date when Jerusalem fell. If the Watchtower is correct, then the witness of thousands of independent sources from various locations and times are wrong. But how can this be? Was there a conspiracy amongst the ancient Babylonians to throw the Watchtower's chronology off by 20 years? The Watchtower would never suggest this, but attempts to override these irrefutable evidences by attacking them with unsubstantiated claims and assumptions.

Fortunately, Jonnson's work spends a great deal of time rebutting the Watchtower's attempt to deal with the evidence. Anyone who has studied Watchtower literature knows that they are experts at misrepresenting scholars. The quoting of scholars in this case is no exception. Let me share an example. In the Watchtower publication, "Let your kingdom come," p. 187 they try to present the picture that Babylonian history might be in error, and that yet undiscovered material could drastically alter the chronology:

"Professor Edward F. Cambell, Jr., introduced a chart, which included Neo-Babylonian chronology, with the caution: 'It goes without saying that these lists are provisional. The more one studies the intricacies of the chronological problems in the ancient Near East, the less he is inclined to think of any presentation as final. For this reason, the term "circa" [about] could be used even more liberally than it is.'"

As Jonnson points out, the Watchtower did not mention that the chart referred to "covers the chronologies of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Assyria and Babylon from c. 3800 to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., and although the term "circa" is placed before many of the reigns given in the lists for this long period, no circas are placed before any of the reigns given for the kings of the Neo-Babylonian period!" (p. 292)

So much for doubting the accuracy of the Neo-Babylonian sources!

The theological treatment of the chronology in this work was outstanding. It is the temptation of many Jehovah's Witnesses, when bombarded with this information, to say things to the affect of, "well even if the history doesn't match up, we're sticking to the Bible!" The problem is, you cannot establish an absolute date in this period of ancient history without appealing to the evidences mentioned in this work. Therefore, the Jehovah's Witness has two options, 1) abandon the 1914 date since we apparently can't accurately establish an ancient date, or 2) abandon the 1914 date because it conflicts with the evidence. The Watchtower can't have their cake and eat it too. Their standards are inconsistent and it is about time that they accept the reality.

But what about the Watchtower's claim that 1914 is supported Biblically? Nothing could be further from the truth. The Babylonian chronologies are in strong agreement with the Bible. The Watchtower would have us believe that the 70 years prophecy of Jeremiah 25:11 began in 607 B.C. with the fall of Jerusalem. There are two errors here. First, the destruction of Jerusalem didn't begin in 607 B.C., as pointed out earlier. But second, the 70 years did not begin with the destruction of Jerusalem. Instead, it began with the vassalage and servitude given to Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 25:11 says, "This whole land will be a desolation and a horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years." Even a cursory reading of this verse shows that the seventy years isn't referring to the destruction of Jerusalem; it is referring to the servitude to the king of Babylon. In other words, the nations will serve Babylon for seventy years. Yes, the desolation is part of the prophecy. But the text simply says "this whole land WILL BE a desolation," not "for seventy years this land will be a desolation." But there are more problems. The Watchtower would, in fact, agree that Jerusalem would live in servitude to Babylon. And it cannot be denied from the text that this servitude would last 70 years. But think about this. If the servitude to Nebuchadnezzar began in 607 with the desolation, when did it end? 70 years would lead us to 637. But did Jerusalem stop serving Babylon in 639 or 637? Exactly. 639 B.C. In fact, according to Jeremiah 25:12, the seventy years would end when the king of Babylon is punished. When did that happen? 639 or 637? (the answer is 639) It sounds to me like the Watchtower chronology isn't that "biblical" after all! What's more is what Jeremiah 25:9 says:

"and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them and make them a horror and a hissing, and an everlasting desolation."

Who are "all these nations round about?" Surely this is not simply referring to Jerusalem alone? Jeremiah 25:17-26 make this clear. But were these nations all destroyed in the same year? I think we're beginning to see that the Watchtower has a few things on their plate that they overlooked.

But why does this issue really matter? This issue matters because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jehovah's Witnesses are under the control of the Watchtower. They do not think for themselves; they think what the Watchtower tells them to think. I've been involved in personal Bible studies with Jehovah's Witnesses for practically the entire year of 2007 and i've seen this firsthand. The gospel is completely repelled because these people refuse to look at it because of their blindness. Few realize how important 1914 is to the Jehovah's Witness:

"Let the honest-hearted person compare the kind of preaching of the gospel of the Kingdom done by the religious systems of Christendom during all the centuries with that done by Jehovah's Witnesses since the end of World War I in 1918. They are not one and the same kind. That of Jehovah's Witnesses is really 'gospel,' or 'good news,' as of God's heavenly kingdom that was established by the enthronement of his Son Jesus Christ at the end of the Gentile Times in 1914." (Watchtower, May 1, 1981)

It is clear from the above quote that 1914 is, to the Jehovah's Witnesses, "gospel." This is why the Watchtower has been able to survive, given all the false prophecies they've given in the past; they cannot deny the "reality" of 1914 and Christ's heavenly kingdom established. The organization stands or falls on this fact. That is why this is so important. Your everyday Jehovah's Witness, unless he is a scholar of the organization, has no idea that there is controversy and reason to doubt the chronology (which encompasses the vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses that would come to your door). One only hopes that, when shown this information, the Jehovah's Witness will begin the process of thinking for himself. And, by God's Grace, this will lead him to accepting Jesus Christ as his God and Savior (Titus 2:13).

Having been deceived, for so many years into believing that the 607/1914 doctrine of Jehovah's witnesses, I decided not to repeat the same mistake of blindly trusting someone, so I thouroughly checked everything that is stated by Carl Olof Jonsson.

I bought dozens of books that deal with the Neo Babylonian era, I contacted historians and astronomers, and came to the conclusion that Carl Olof Jonsson did a wonderful work.

For all those that want to save time and money, just read Gentile Times Reconsidered, 4th edition, it is all in there. You do not need to look any further. The lie of 607/1914 is clearly exposed.

Great book. Very detailed and technical so that there's no doubt that the information that is relayed is understood. The author obviously did his research by the wealth of information that he provides for the basis of his thought. For anyone out there that doubts this authors facts or still holds onto the 1914 date, he has cited all works (a plethora of them), people and places (i.e. museums) so that you can go back and check the information for yourself.

As most who would read this book know, the 1914 date is doctrinally central to the Jehovah's Witness movement (often referred to by Witnesses as "the Truth"). Unlike the Faithful Slave or the Paradise or the rapidly approaching End, the 1914 date does not play a vital emotional role in Jehovah's Witnesses' lives, but these doctrines are all inextricably bound up with the 1914 date. And 1914 CE is founded on 607 BCE.
If the 607 BCE date is really the one indicated by the Bible, this would be one of the greatest proofs for how unhistorical the Bible is, for it would put the Bible in conflict with the harmonious chronologies of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon for a significant period of ancient history. As with its claim to have "restored" of the name "Jehovah" to the New Testament after it was removed in hundreds of instances so completely and at such an early date that not a single manuscript survives containing the ineffable Name, the Watchtower Society demonstrates more interest in supporting the doctrines unique to its sect then in defending the Bible. However, the Bible's value for a religion should not be dependent on its value as a historical book; to dismiss a whole religion over trivial details of history is unfair. Nonetheless, one would expect truth in one area of life (religion) to be in some sort of harmony with truth in another area (history). The chronology used by scholars is established by thousands of ancient texts, some of which are contemporaneous with the events described. Furthermore, without these ancient texts it is impossible to convert the Bible's relative chronology into an absolute chronology. Jonsson's comprehensive and authoritative book defends the Bible's essential harmony with history against the claims of Jehovah's Witnesses, their apologists (particularly Rolf Furuli), and those whose similar agendas cause them to create new chronologies. In order to do this, he explains how the chronologies of Babylon and Assyria are determined and comments on relevant passages in the Bible. He also provides an outline of the history of the development of the hermeneutical principles underlying the Jehovah's Witnesses' exegesis of time prophecies related to the calculation of the Gentile Times. His work is authoritative precisely because it is not original. Rather, it represents a systematic and virtually exhaustive presentation of data from scholarly authorities.

I was first introduced to this book in a graduate seminar in Old Testament Theology where it got panned by a fellow student. I said to myself, "It can't be that bad," and read it myself. Not only is the book not "that bad," but quite good. It takes what is definitely a key text, Exodus 5:22-6:6 (I believe), and uses that as an organizing principle for the rest of the Old Testament, as it encapsulates God's Design for Israel. In many cases the book works, and even in the sections where it really doesn't, such when discussing quite a bit of the Wisdom Literature, it still has good insight. It is from an evangelical perspective, which I appreciate.

Dr. Elmer A. Martens' book is my first choice when students wish to understand the messages of the Hebrew Scriptures. Martens writes from a positive, constructive viewpoint. The Old Testament will become "new" for you as you read and contemplate the message of this splendid book.

Anyone interested in OT theology should start here. As a beginner-level book it should give seminary students and laypeople no problems while it is still academic enough for the scholar as reference. Martens uses Exodous 5:22-6:8 as the center of OT theology (or "God's design" in redemptive history). He argues that the OT and the story of Israel are to show God as the Saviour and Redeemer of mankind and creation. He uses four themes to argue his thesis: deliverance, community, knowledge of God, and land. Martens shows that God's design goes through the three major periods of OT history (the Pre-Monarchy era, the Monarchy era, and the Post-Monarchy era) and up to the New Testament period (God's design being fulfilled in Christ for Jews and Gentiles). The structure of the book is well organized and each theme is discussed in each period of Biblical history. With so many OT theology books written by liberal/criticalist/modernist scholars it is very refreshing to see an OT theology book written from an evangelical and conservative viewpoint. This book is a must read and will give peace of mind to many who are looking for an OT theology book that sees the Bible as God's divinely inspired Word.

Great basic OT book which looks at themes, such as land, covenant, prophet, etc.

I especially like his treatment of Yahweh as warrior, which is often so misunderstood due to translation of "sabaoth" as "hosts."

Excellent sections on deliverance, salvation, promise, etc. Serious students and seminarians will profit from reading this as well as keeping it in their libraries where they will turn and find valuable inputs for their ministries.

Recommended reading on the Old Testament sacrificial system. I stumbled across this in a syllabus and decided to read the footnotes at the library---once I started reading, it was tough to put down. In a concise (though sometimes rather too concise) manner, he addresses a number of difficult-to-abstract topics and digs out helpful observations from the OT text. I liked it enough that I decided to get my own copy.

For those of you who purchased "The Language of God in Prophecy," from Amazon, or elsewhere, there is a fascinating 16-page, illustrated, free supplement to this book available that is now sent to all people who purchase this book directly from my Pillar of Enoch Ministry web site.

This supplement contains four articles, one on the prophetic message of Psalm 108, and the other three on the Zodiac connection for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the Amazing Anti-Peace Sign they will draw in the heavens on December 21st, 2012, the 9-branched Chanukah Menorah in the sky that they form on that same date, and the prophetic import of the Solar and Lunar Eclipses in the spring of 2015 AD.

If you are a student of Bible Prophecy, you do not want to miss this information, because it absolutely confirms all the suppositions I made in my books about the imminent end of this world system, and the beginning of the seven-year Great Tribulation between 2010 and 2012 AD.

For those of you who did not buy the book from me, but still would like the supplement (and I highly recommend that you get it), it is available free of charge in the Interesting Links box on the main page, in the Free Downloads section, and also from a link on that specific book's review page at my web site.

Though I can't leave my web site address here due to Amazon's restrictions, I've included the URL to my site in my name link above. Just type it into your browser, and you will be able to access my web site, with its many free downloads, essays, and excerpts of all four books in the Language of God Book Series. You can also purchase these books in searchable PDF format on CD, or in four-book gift sets ONLY at my web site.

-- From Messianic Bible Scholar Helena Lehman,
Author and Artist for the Language of God Book Series

Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (6/07)

"The Language of God in Prophecy" is part of the "The Language of God" book series. It is the fourth book in this series. The author, Helena Lehman, has extensively researched the mysterious prophetic revelations that appear to be hidden in the words of the Bible. She also discusses the prophecies that appear in other ancient cultures such as in the Great Pyramid, the Great Sphinx, and Teotihuacan. She discusses how these prophecies relate to the end times of mankind and the return of Christ.

Lehman feels that her research points to the fact that we are at the end of the times that are discussed in Revelations. She offers Biblical and extra-Biblical evidence that Christ will be returning soon. She states, "It is my hope that many people will find this book's revealed teachings efficacious in their spiritual walk with God, and that many will be saved through it before Christ's Second Coming."

In addition to the discussion of her extensive research, the book also offers detailed text charts, illustrations, a comprehensive Table of Contents, Bibliography and Index. If you find this book to be as fascinating as I did, your journey will not stop here, you will continue on by reading books that are listed in the bibliography.

"The Language of God in Prophecy" is heavy reading. It is not a book to be read sitting on a crowded beach or in a place where there are easy distractions. It is the type of book that you read a section of, and then you take the time to process it. I have never read a book that covered this topic as comprehensively as this one. I appreciate the amount of research and thought that Ms. Lehman put into this text. I highly recommend reading this.

The fourth book in author and fervent believer Helena Lehman's "Language of God" series, The Language of God in Prophecy specifically explores Biblical prophecy and God's symbolic language to reveal God's vision for the forthcoming End Times. The Language of God in Prophecy opens with prophecies in the Psalms and the Pillar of Enoch, progresses to revealing divine design and symbolism in the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx, and further discuss the role of the United States and Israel in prophecy, as well as warnings of the Antichrist and the Woman Who Rides the Beast. A passionate testimony of faithful prognostication, firm in its assertion that the best time to prepare oneself for the Last Days is now.

Suppose we lived in a universe where the Creator spoke to us through types and allegories embedded everywhere in aspects of His creation. That is the thesis of Helena Lehman's new book: The Language of God in Prophecy. Via a prodigious amount of research, Helena has presented an extensive analysis of some instances where God speaks to us through types and allegories in His word, and in His creation. Helena discusses five basic venues in which she has found God speaking through types and allegories. She notices that the Hebrew Old Testament encodes things in acrostics such as Ps 119 where every letter in the alphabet has a sacred meaning. She draws a parallel between the letters of the Hebrew alphabet and the books in the Bible. She also sees several correlations between the 7 and 9-branched menorahs and the first seven books of the OT, Jewish feast days, and the milestones in the grand salvation scheme of the Messiah.

Helena also finds several numeric structures in the book of Psalms that could point to the coming of Christ by 2050. The five-fold structure of the Psalms seems to correspond to the five sides of the pyramids and the five books of the Law.

One of the most interesting segments of the book deals with the allegorical meanings of the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx. Helena views the three great pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx as divinely commissioned structures that reflect God's design in creation, and provide prophetic insight into God's scheme of redemption and the Second Coming of Christ. The number of design features built into the Great Pyramid that correspond to features of the earth, sun and moon are astounding. Inside the Great Pyramid are a number of mysterious rooms that seem to serve no function other than as allegories to God's eternal plan. One feature of the Grand Gallery is that there are 36 ceiling stones in this impressive hallway. The 36 ceiling stones are 3-12's, the same as the number of decans (12-3's) in the Ancient Mazzaroth or Zodiac that tell in the sky the grand story of God's plan for conquest of sin. Helena's account led me to note the 36 ceiling stones in the Grand Gallery of the Great Pyramid. Since the Grand Gallery allegorically seems to relate to the upward path to heaven made possible by Christ, the 36 ceiling stones seem to indicate that the way of Christ is there for all believers from whatever age they lived. The unity is indicated by the fact that there are 12 spiritual leaders included from each of the three great dispensations of God's dealings with man. The first 12 are the 12 patriarchs from Adam to Arphaxad. The second 12 are the 12 sons of Jacob and the third 12 are the 12 apostles.

The connections Helena sees between the Great Pyramid and the desert tabernacle are also very interesting. For example, the size of the King's chamber is the same as the Holy of Holies in the wilderness tabernacle. The height of the Grand Gallery is the same as the length of one of the curtains in the tabernacle (28 cubits, i.e. 4-7's), and the number of stones in the Grand Gallery is the same as the area in square cubits in the Holy of Holies in the desert tabernacle.

In the prophecies of I Enoch and Revelation, Helena sees verification that the six thousand years allotted for mankind's works have come to a close, and the final thousand year Day of the Lord has arrived. Based on the dates for the rebuilding of Israel, the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, and the formation of the modern nation of Israel, Helena sees not one but three anti-typical applications of Daniel's 70 weeks. Of these, she believes one points to the year AD 2000, while another suggests the beginning of the Great Tribulation in AD 2011, and the third points to the first year of Christ's Millennial Rule in the 70th "week", or AD 2018.

Though dealing with types and allegories is clearly speculative and the accuracy is based upon the analyst's familiarity with God and His revealed word, Helena displays an in-depth knowledge of God and has presented some very interesting and thoughtful insights evoked from her journey with God. If you are interested in Bible allegories and prophecy, this book is well worth the read.

This book is far more than a study of Bible Prophecy. In fact, it goes way beyond the written words of the Bible in scope. First, it discusses prophecies hidden in the Bible like the Bible codes, Menorah codes, the codes found in the structure of the Hebrew Alphabet, and the prophecies hidden in the Psalms. Then it jumps outside of the Bible to find prophecies that were written in the Zodiac Star Gospel by God at the moment of Creation, and that were depicted in sacred structures like the Great Pyramid, Great Sphinx, and Desert Tabernacle.

This book contains a really great, detailed study of the religious and prophetic significance of the Great Pyramid, and the illustrations done by the author really add a great deal to the understanding of the text. For Pyramid enthusiasts and Bible Students curious about what people believed about the one true God before the Bible, an entire chapter is devoted to the clear connection between the Great Pyramid and the Desert Tabernacle. In fact, over half the book - and this is a big book crammed full with fascinating information - is devoted to the Great Pyramid, Great Sphinx, and Desert Tabernacle, and their connection to one another and the Bible.

The author of this book carefully explains that, since God gave Moses the plans to build the Tabernacle as recorded in the Bible, it seems highly likely that God gave the plans to build the Great Pyramid to Enoch, who was the greatest prophet of his time. This is an assumption Helena substantially backs in her book, with her own illustrations to show how the Great Pyramid, Bible, and Tabernacle all tie together as one message in different forms. The End Time prophecies from the Book of Enoch are also carefully deciphered, and applied to current events in history to show that we are indeed in the End Times. The book also shows how Israel has blessed the whole world in its migrations, and how many nations may be connected to the Lost Tribes of Israel.

Helena also issues several warnings about exactly when to expect the Rapture and Great Tribulation, which is based on actual year dates that are encoded into various Bible prophecies, and the Star Gospel. For this reason alone, this book is a must read for anyone interested in prophecy. End Time Prophecies found in Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Zechariah, and Revelation are tied together to reveal what will transpire during the upcoming takeover of the world by the Antichrist. This book also explores how radical Islam, with their expectation of a coming Mahdi, or Messiah, ties in with biblical prophecies concerning the Antichrist.

The rest of the book is a fascinating exploration of how Sacred Astronomy ties in with the Bible. For this reason, it is a great book for Great Pyramid and Ancient Egypt enthusiasts who want to explore the clear Judeo-Christian connections that the Great Pyramid has to the Bible, the Gospel in the Stars, and the constellations of Orion and Taurus, which are intimately tied to the greatest pyramids in Egypt.

Helena has a Yahoo group that I became a member at after buying her first book about the Star Gospel called "The Language of God in the Universe", and I get the latest scoops on her writing projects there. Helena's book on Bible history, "The Language of God in History" is due to be published around May 2007, and she has advertised that it contains even more prophetic information concerning the prophet Enoch, the Great Pyramid, and the Great Pyramid's real symbolic ties with Orion. It also reportedly has a good deal of information on the influence of the Nephilim, and Fallen Angels in history. Finally, it focuses on how the Israelites were commissioned to exterminate the descendents of the Nephilim, but then were scattered and lost among the Gentiles when they failed to do so, and instead followed the evil religious practices of the Nephilim. It also looks at what all this means to us today.

The experiences and perspective of this author seemed to me, at times, to come from all things universal - as if he is a universal reporter - showing us his findings. Findings and observations that in fact could be observed by any one of us if we just took that moment to stop, look around and contemplate our own awareness that there's more to this world than meets the eye. And, upon closer examination, discovering an understanding of the nature of life itself. These are extraordinary times in which we now find ourselves and through this journey offered to us we may become cognizant of the extraordinary beings who are in our very midst and the phenomena - miraculous and supernatural - that comes with that. I think that most readers will find something in this book that they will be able to relate to in their own lives. Since, in reality, we are truly one and there is no separation, the author is, in a very interesting and captivating way, telling a story that is in our collective consciousness - yet from his own personal experience and perspective. I recommend this book anyone who's ever asked themselves "Is this all there is?"

In Masters Among Us, Thomas Curley reminds us that the essence underlying all world religions is love for ourselves and each other. Although this message is timeless and has been presented repeatedly in various works, Mr. Curley has written a unique book filled with experiences of individuals who have met living Masters, from many traditions, to demonstrate that this message is Alive and Well. Interviewing persons who have had visions, seen apparations, and had direct communication with The Divine Presence in various forms - Christian, Muslim, and Hindu, for example - Mr. Curley fills our hearts with wonder and awe as he documents how God revals constantly His compassionate concern for us and is guiding us in both seen and unseen ways. This book also presents a brief history of spiritual researchers and visionaries over the past 150 years from Madame Blavetsky to Benjamin Creme. Filled with pictures and quotes from diverse sources - from the Virgin Mary's predictions to Maitreya's appearances - this book will infuse any spiritual seeker with a greater desire to understand and know the Supreme Reality.

Hello folks. Forgive my indulgence for rating my own book at 5 stars, but what the heck - I like it. I want to announce the imminent release of the revised, 2004 edition of Masters Among Us, which will be available through Amazon.com and other major book outlets by Spring of this year. This revised work contains loads of new material. one entire new chapter, and the addition of photographs of many of the miraculous events discussed within the book. The book will retail for under $25.00, and is being published by 1stbooks.com. Come back soon. I highly recommend this new edition, and I look forward to your feedback in the future.

Masters Among Us takes on a subject of incredible moment. As he rightly points out in his book, a majority of people have experienced unexplainable things in their life that could be fairly considered supernatural, yet only rarely do people speak of these things. Mr. Curly has done so from the heart in this book, as well as correlated his and other's stories to many different spiritual traditions. Interesting and compelling to say the least. In fact, galvanizes readers into altruistic action.

A journey of faith across belief systems and spiritual traditions. A
joyful affirmation of God's presence among us. Thomas Curley offers a
detailed account of his remarkable discoveries and miraculous
experiences in the past twenty years.

I finished the book with a
powerful realization. Comparative theology is not only useful but, to
those with right motivation and spiritual understanding, it becomes a
ladder to God. Without rejecting his solid Catholic background, Curley
embarked on an exploration of other spiritual traditions. In the
course of his quest, he encountered extraordinary sages like Swami
Muktananda, Benjamin Creme, and a relatively unknown Pakistani
initiate, remarkable individuals like an American diplomat with direct
experiences of the Masters of Wisdom, and a luminous string of fellow
seekers of truth. In the end, Curley revisits his own religion with
renewed fervor and deeper understanding. Faith and trust in God is all
we need to experience bliss and recognize the presence of the
Christ.

An evident disciple of Jesus, the author shares his
spiritual pilgrimage with millions of fellow Christians. May they heed
his generous call and begin to see that behind the wooden Christ of
dogma awaits the living One of Love.