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Book Synopsis Apocalypse and Armageddon, The Secret Origins of Christianity: The First Shall be Last and the Last Shall be First by : Hekataios Amerikos
Download or read book Apocalypse and Armageddon, The Secret Origins of Christianity: The First Shall be Last and the Last Shall be First written by Hekataios Amerikos and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years several books about the beginnings of Christianity and/or of Jesus and the disciples have been written. They range from books based mainly upon faith and the gospels to the outlandishly sensational, which barely even suggest that they are based upon actual, documented history. Yet, in one way or another, they all purport to provide the reader with the historical truth. Still, when reading these other works, one finds that they are at best only loosely based upon real history of the time period and they provide little in the way of historical documentation, let alone critical analysis. This book is an exception because it sticks to the cold, hard historical evidence and proceeds where that evidence leads. This important work of historical non-fiction will serve to enhance public understanding of the true origins of Christianity. This book is designed to serve that purpose. It is not meant to offend, but is meant to provoke critical thought and debate.
Book Synopsis Apocalypse and Armageddon by : Hekataios Pindaros Amerikos
Download or read book Apocalypse and Armageddon written by Hekataios Pindaros Amerikos and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years several books about the beginnings of Christianity and/or of Jesus and the disciples have been written. They range from books based mainly upon faith and the gospels to the outlandishly sensational, which barely even suggest that they are based upon actual, documented history. Yet, in one way or another, they all purport to provide the reader with the historical truth. Still, when reading these other works, one finds that they are at best only loosely based upon real history of the time period and they provide little in the way of historical documentation, let alone critical analysis. This book is an exception because it sticks to the cold, hard historical evidence and proceeds where that evidence leads. This important work of non-fiction history will serve to enhance public understanding of the true origins of Christianity. This book is designed to serve that purpose. It is not meant to offend, but is meant to provoke critical thought and debate.
Download or read book Revelation written by and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Book Synopsis The Apocalypse Revisited by : Dr. Reginald O. Crosley
Download or read book The Apocalypse Revisited written by Dr. Reginald O. Crosley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two thousand years of history in which we have faithfully expected the Second Coming of Christ, we have met with recurrent disappointments. Why is that? At the beginning of the end of the ages that is the first century of the Christian era, the apostles and the early Christians were living with the expectation of an imminent return of Christ. Jesus himself was expecting a quick return, but the Father had a different planning. At the end of the first century, the Father revealed to John the content of a scroll with Seven Seals. That scroll outlined the main events that will occur in every century of the Christian era. A thorough review of the manifestations of the Seven Seals in every century is exposed in my book. We also call attention to Gods judgments upon the whole creation in the visible and the invisible worlds. The Apocalypse Revisited introduces us to two realms of reality . It is written to make the symbols , the visions, the personalities and the time-table of historic events accessible to the readers. We should no longer establish dates for events that are kept secret by the Creator . Also some events described in the Apocalypse are already occurring in history. The very end of the cosmos and the earth is not around the corner. It is in the future probably after a thousand year following Armageddon.
Book Synopsis 2010 Armageddon Apocalypse by : I. Eric
Download or read book 2010 Armageddon Apocalypse written by I. Eric and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War, famine, and natural disasters.these are the signs of the times that we live in. Today's headlines could have been pulled directly from the book of Revelation in the Bible. The Bible predicted that all of these events would occur in the years leading up to an event commonly known as the Apocalypse. This is the event, prophesied in the Bible, when Jesus Christ will return to earth and take all of his Christian children back to Heaven with him. This event will bring an end to life on earth as we now know it. Christians worldwide are well aware of these facts and prophesies that predict and foreshadow the end times; but, what about the non-Christians, the non-believers? Whether you are a believer or not, this book will point out and explain the signs of the end times that are so prevalent today. It will answer the questions that many people ask themselves; you will be made aware of not only what is going to happen and how it's going to happen, but most importantly, when it's going to happen. You will also learn what you need to do to prepare yourself for this event. Don't worry, it's not too late, there is still time for you to do what you need to do to prepare yourself. This book is a last and final warning to mankind. The evilness of mankind is what has brought us to this point in time. Murder, mayhem, sexual perversion and other crime has taken us down the road to ruin. There is another road, though. A good road and it is possible to get on the good road before it's too late. This book will paint a picture for you. It will paint a picture of the past, a picture of the present and a picture of the future. This picture will help you to understand where we are today in present times and what we need to do to prepare for the future. God is great and wonderful, he has everything waiting for you and time is waiting for you. I have been given a mission. My mission is to set the record straight; the record and the writings of the Bible. I believe some time in the y
Book Synopsis The Language of God by : Francis Collins
Download or read book The Language of God written by Francis Collins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
Book Synopsis A History of the Apocalypse by : Catalin Negru
Download or read book A History of the Apocalypse written by Catalin Negru and published by Catain Negru. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion. For thousands of years this thing has dictated which people should live and which people should die, what shape our buildings should have or what colors our garments should contain, what food people should eat or what words people should speak. If religion is the opium of the masses, then beliefs about the end of the world are like overdoses. People touched by such beliefs no longer rely on a hidden, personal and intimate god, contemplated upon from the safe distance of the beating human heart. They live with the promise of divine intervention at a grand scale on the current coordinates of space and time. This can be an exceptional motivator and a game changer in terms of civil obedience, both at an individual and collective level. In the name of an immediate and palpable deity people can commit shocking cruelties. However, such belief can also account for some of the most exceptional social developments in human history.
Book Synopsis The Seven Angels of the Apocalypse by : Peter M. Sciarrotta
Download or read book The Seven Angels of the Apocalypse written by Peter M. Sciarrotta and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002-08-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was hard to categorize The Seven Angels of the Apocalypse. It is fiction based on the truths that loom before us all. Chapter 1 is totally true, as the main character encounters a stigmatic, through a third party, on his 21st birthday ? the day he was to decide about becoming a priest. There are many other truths that manifest themselves throughout this book. The author is able to identify who the angels of the Apocalypse actually are by name, which is very bold, and is able to back these up with Biblical facts, that are thrown into this work. The author spins a web of world events that develop well, with many twists and turns, and in the end, all things come together, in a very climatic scene. Don?t overlook any details given by the author, as there are many covert themes present. He seems to say a lot with few words, as if he trusts the reader?s intelligence. Peter is able to bring these world events to a level that relate to the lives of everyday people, while giving us an insight to the way our world leaders would handle the apocalyptic situations. One point brought up by one of the book?s characters, Pope Peter II, is monumental, "The Bible is the most widely published book ever?why does no one know how it ends?" The insight the author has is straight forward, and Peter does not hesitate to challenge other schools of thought. The "Left Behind" theory is put under scrutiny, and the characters give argument to this widely accepted theory, quite successfully. The Seven Angels of the Apocalypse, is not a long, drawn out novel, which is good, because the readers attention will be so intense, that you just can?t put this book down. This book takes you from today, to the Second Coming. There will be a sequel, The Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ, to take us from the Second Coming to the end of Revelations. Do not read this book before bedtime!
Book Synopsis THE APPROACHING APOCALYPSE: What You Should Know About the End Time and the Return of Christ by : Robert I. Adams
Download or read book THE APPROACHING APOCALYPSE: What You Should Know About the End Time and the Return of Christ written by Robert I. Adams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profoundly decisive change in world history is on the horizon-a transition from governance under fallen man to a government from God Himself. Jesus Christ is going to return and reign over the world with perfect justice. Prophecies in the Bible tell us that due to the rebellion of man against his Maker the time leading up to the second coming of Christ will be intense. In this book, you will find answers to these questions: - What will the last days be like? - What will happen when Jesus returns? - What is the rapture and when will it occur? - How can I prepare for what is coming?
Download or read book Revelations written by Elaine Pagels and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world's foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it? In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John's text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies. In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God's enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.
Book Synopsis How Jesus Became God by : Bart D. Ehrman
Download or read book How Jesus Became God written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus’s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed during Jesus’s lifetime—and it is not what Jesus claimed about himself. How Jesus Became God tells the story of an idea that shaped Christianity, and of the evolution of a belief that looked very different in the fourth century than it did in the first. A master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, Ehrman reveals how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural Galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one God Almighty, Creator of all things. But how did he move from being a Jewish prophet to being God? In a book that took eight years to research and write, Ehrman sketches Jesus’s transformation from a human prophet to the Son of God exalted to divine status at his resurrection. Only when some of Jesus’s followers had visions of him after his death—alive again—did anyone come to think that he, the prophet from Galilee, had become God. And what they meant by that was not at all what people mean today. Written for secular historians of religion and believers alike, How Jesus Became God will engage anyone interested in the historical developments that led to the affirmation at the heart of Christianity: Jesus was, and is, God.
Book Synopsis The Apocalypse Explained by : Jimmie Chapman
Download or read book The Apocalypse Explained written by Jimmie Chapman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Apocalypse Deception by : Fred Harding
Download or read book The Apocalypse Deception written by Fred Harding and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EXPLOSIVE EXPOS� OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION IN WHICH, FOR ALMOST 2000 YEARS, CHRISTIANS HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY A MONSTROUS DECEPTION.The Apocalypse, also known as the Book of Revelation is the last book of the New Testament. It begins with these words:"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw." (Revelation. 1:1, KJV)Those words are not those of Jesus Christ, contrary to the claims of its author. Transmitted through an unnamed angel, they are part of a monstrous deception that has plagued Christianity ever since they were first penned. Furthermore, contrary to popular belief, the Apocalypse was not written by John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee nor is it.This book expands upon the scholary work, "The Apocalypse" written by R.H. Charles in 1920, the famous scholar widely recognised as the greatest authority of his time in matters of Jewish eschatology and apocrypha. His translations of the Book of Enoch and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs especially are still widely used. Do not be deceived. The Apocalypse was rejected for seven hundred years by the churches of Asia Minor, where the book originated, and with good reason. The book of Revelation unleashes a vision of a gore-fest at the End of Time, a relentless apocalyptic nightmare, badly written, repetitive and self-contradictory. In chapter after chapter, it details outlandish horrors, the supposed fate that imminently will befall the enemies of God. As you will discover if you dare to read this book, these are not the words of Jesus. Do not be scared of the horrors described in the Apocalypse, because the prophecies therein described were made by a false prophet and they are completely untrue. Instead, one should rely on the prophecies as told by Jesus in the Gospels and the prophets of the Hebrew scriptures, such as that of Daniel, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Micah and Isaiah to provide the information that we need understand this great event in human history. The Second Coming of Christ and the Kingdom of God. Who then wrote the Apocalypse? He is the same person that John the Elder confronted in the Roman Baths of Ephesus and called "the enemy of the Truth". If as I will show, that the Book of Revelation was written by this person, then clearly, he is an enemy of the Truth, the Apocalypse cannot be included the Christian Canon of the New Testament. Now take heed of a prophecy that Jesus made about a future time after his crucifixion."Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them." (Luke 21:8)Do not follow anyone who says "the time is near" Jesus says. Do not be deceived he says. Yet this is exactly what the writer of the Apocalypse says."Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near." (Revelation 22:10)As a Christian, as long as you adhere to the words of Jesus and the Apostles recorded in the Gospels and the other writings of the New Testament, then the council of John the Elder, the disciple that Jesus loved and the author of the Fourth Gospel, will serve you well. Quoting the words of Jesus:"If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'" (John 8:32)May this book set you free, but this it will not do unless you are willing look past your prejudices, seek the truth and read it. You will not regret it if you do.
Download or read book Apocalypses written by Eugen Weber and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eugen Weber delivered the Barbara Frum Historical Lecture, based on Apocalypses, at the University of Toronto in March 1999. This annual lecture "on a subject of contemporary history in historical perspective" was established in memory of Barbara Frum. Apocalypses Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages The Barbara Frum Historical Lectureship A national bestseller What drove eminent historian Eugen Weber to write Apocalypses? His desire to redress the historical and religious amnesia that has consigned the study of apocalyptic and millennialist thought to the lunatic fringe. An absolute belief in the end time was omnipresent until the 17th century, and retains many adherents even now. Apocalyptic visions and prophecies inspired crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and reforms. Elegantly written, as witty and entertaining as it is profound, Apocalypses displays Eugen Weber's talents as a stylist and historical detective; this is more a travel book of the apocalypse than a definitive academic treatment. On the eve of a billennium beset by a host of apocalyptic predictions and cults, Apocalypses offers a sympathetic review of creeds we ignore at our peril.
Book Synopsis The Rapture Exposed by : Barbara R. Rossing
Download or read book The Rapture Exposed written by Barbara R. Rossing and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2007-03-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of "The Rapture" -- the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth -- is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the best-selling "Left Behind" series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. In The Rapture Exposed, Barbara Rossing argues that this script for the world's future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the Bible. The truth, Rossing argues, is that Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world. The Rapture Exposed reclaims Christianity from fundamentalists' destructive reading of the biblical story and back into God's beloved community.
Book Synopsis Legends of the End by : Charles Upton
Download or read book Legends of the End written by Charles Upton and published by Sophia Perennis. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether the world ends tomorrow or lasts for centuries, we all exist in a 'climate' of the End of Days. As Thomas Merton wrote, 'We live in an age of two superimposed eschatologies: that of secular anxieties and hopes, and that of revealed fulfillment. Sometimes the first is merely mistaken for the second, sometimes it results from complete denial and despair of the second.' The 'end of time' obviously relates to history, but-just as obviously-it cannot be contained within it. Legends of the End have always been with us; every spiritual tradition that has a story of the beginning of things must also have one of their final end-the end of the earth, of the universe, of time itself. And just as all such myths symbolize invisible realities, so every historical event is precisely an invisible reality made visible and tangible. This book takes a look at eight Legends of the End: Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hopi, and Lakota. When these stories are placed side-by-side, great differences and startling similarities become apparent-similarities both in broad outlines and in minute details. In light of this traditional lore, the author begins and concludes with a penetrating spiritual meditation on the meaning of the End. Without a grasp of this meaning, to date the End is impossible. With such a grasp, even the most accurate dating is irrelevant, for to know the meaning of the End of Days is already to be beyond it. 'Charles Upton is a serious thinker from whom I have learned much. His writing merits close attention.' - Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions, etc.
Download or read book Revelation written by Judith Kovacs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages. Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture. Shows the book's impact on the Christian church through the ages. Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians. Considers the book's effects on writers, artists, musicians, political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante, Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil war radicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt. Provides access to material not readily available elsewhere. Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, as well as to general readers. More information about this series is available from the Blackwell Bible Commentaries website at http://www.bbibcomm.net/
