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Mr ThompsonSyracuse NYAge: 55-65Gender: male3 Stars Out Of 5Too difficult to download; and reading is difficulAugust 25, 2012Mr ThompsonSyracuse NYAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 3Value: 2Meets Expectations: 2This review was written for The Harbinger: The ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future - eBook.Product was too difficult to download; and while reading it is hard to determine what is the next page; when scrolling it looks as if I jumped several pages when in fact I did not.
This highly fictionalized account of Bible Prophecy; is reminiscent of the Left behind series; Tim LaHaye, and Jerry B. Jenkins. It would make a nice Movie if it were made as a A movie. All in All as an Christian; I know it is true that the Hedge of Protection has been lifted from America; I knew it all along; it actually started when Slavery was introduced here; and not the Twin Towers; -
tattoowhoTexasAge: 35-44Gender: male3 Stars Out Of 5Good book.August 7, 2013tattoowhoTexasAge: 35-44Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4I enjoyed the book, although I was expecting it to be somewhat more informative than it was. It was still good reading, and I would recommend it.
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Gabrielnew jerseyAge: 55-65Gender: male2 Stars Out Of 5great novel supported by bad hermeneutics!December 9, 2011Gabrielnew jerseyAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 3Value: 3Meets Expectations: 3I would like to share some information as to how I believe this book was concieved. I will let the experts in this field speak for themselves. Let's begin with Professor Robert H. Stein and his book A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible or Hermeneutics. In chapter 6 The Game of Prediction/Prophecy from pages 96-99 I quote the author:
"The sensus plenior or fuller meaning of the text".
"There are times when a prophetic text appears to have a fulfillment other than what the prophet himself apparently expected. Is it possible that a prophecy may have a deeper meaning or fuller sense than the prophet envisioned (as in
Mr. Cahn's interpretation of Isaiah 9:10)? According to this view whereas the prophet willed to convey one truth, God had a different truth he willed to convey by the same vocabulary and grammar. If we assume for the sake of argument that this does in fact occur, this fuller meaning or sensus plenior can never be known until after the fact! The willed meaning of the prophet is accessible to the reader because of the context the author has provided. We know the prophet's vocabulary, style, and grammar, and this literary context enables us to understand what he willed to convey by his prophecy. But what about the alleged fuller meaning of God? How can we know this? The literary context does not help, for we have no access to God's vocabulary, style, and grammar but only the prophet's.
Two other difficulties are connected with such a view. The first involves how we can today discover a fuller , divine meaning in a text of which the divinely inspired author was ignorant. It seems arrogant, to say the least, to assume that our knowledge is sufficiently greater than that of the inspired prophets that we can know something about their words of which they were totally unaware. Two errors seem to be at work here. The one demeans divine inspiration, the other elevates human reason to the extent that the latter is
greater the former! The other difficulty with this view is that proof of such a fuller meaning could only be demonstrated by examples that are after the fact, that is they would only be known after this alleged fuller revelation has taken place!
Before the fullfillment of this deeper meaning, no one understood the sensus plenior. From a pragmatic point of view, since we can only percieve such a deeper fullfillment after the fact, seeking such deeper meaning is of little value.
At it's best it is purely speculative and a waste of energy. We cannot know for certainty such a future deeper meaning. Rather than appealing to a fuller sense distinct and different from that of the biblical author, however it would be wiser to see if the supposed sensus plenior is in reality an implication of the author's conscious meaning. In the interpretation of prophetic literature we must remember that meaning is determined by the author(prophet). The author in turn sought to share that divinely revealed meaning by means of this particular literary form. In doing so he submitted himself to the rules governing this form of lierature which were known to him and his readers or hearers. If we want to understand his willed meaning we must know those rules and interpret his work within the historical and literary context of his day. If we tear his prophecy out of this context and neglect those rules, we will never understand the meaning of such lierature, and the auithor's willed meaning. Instead we will treat his prophetic message as predictive inkblots into which we will pour our own meanings(as is the common practice today with many authors who write books on end-time prophecy). As a result the prophetic message will no longer be a word from God's inspired prophet but rather a word from a confused reader. We shall then be teaching as doctrines the precepts of men Mark 7:7" end of quote.
The author's Mr. Roland L. Back and his son Michael L. Back in their book "What is the Anti-Christ Islam Connection provide four helpful guidelines for interpreting prophecies and scriptures. They are found in the introduction of their book pages 11-12. They are as follows: 1) Wherever possible let the Bible provide the interpretations for Prophecy 2) If at all possible remain consistent 3) Be careful when mixing seperate prophecies and allegories 4) Most imporatantly: do not let current events decide the interpretation of scripture. Figure out what scripture means strictly from the evidence contained in the Bible.
Special Notation: For those of you who are thinking that this book is a prophetic word as in "Thus saith the Lord" be advised that the message of the Harbinger was first concieved and preached beginning in the year 2005 not prior to 9/11. It's contents were concieved after the fact and not before the fact as some of you have mistakenly already assumed. -
JennAge: 35-44Gender: female2 Stars Out Of 5Lots of conjectureMarch 31, 2013JennAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 3Value: 3Meets Expectations: 3So the general idea of this book can be quite compelling, but it seems quite clear that the author went through quite a lot of work to get the ancient prophecies to fit. I'm not saying it isn't an interesting thought. However, I do not feel that any prophecy "BINDS" our nation, or that we are unable to do anything once it is in effect. The parallels he draws just don't strike me as legit some of the time. I also found the style of the writing to be a bit dry and plodding at times, with the constant discourse. I'm amazed how many people found this "AMAZING". Definitely not, in my book. I haven't even loaned it out.
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DBurnsAge: 55-65Gender: female2 Stars Out Of 5Very Poorly writtenJanuary 25, 2013DBurnsAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 1Value: 1Meets Expectations: 1This is a good work of fiction, nothing more. The author takes 1 verse out of the old testment and goes crazy. He takes bits and peices from speechs and tries to make a big mystery out of them. There are many times when history has repeated itself. This is nothing new.
It is poorly written and hard to put things together. Not a very good read.
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