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Review by Tracey Madeley -- Roadmap to the End of Days
[Following is a volunteer review of "Roadmap to the End of Days" by Daniel Friedmann.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Daniel Friedmann’s book Roadmap to the End of Days does not discuss Revelation, but takes a Jewish perspective and so the New Testament becomes irrelevant. In this sense, the title and the description for the book are misleading although more by omission than commission.
The writer sees a Cosmic Purpose in creation which ends with the end of days and it is this that humanity is working towards. It is achieved by observance of the Noahide Laws for the Gentiles and the 613 commandments for the Jews. The opposing force in his theory is Amalek which in Hebrew means doubt. The nation and the people of Amalek are there to separate humanity from the divine. I assume both physically and spiritually. He uses examples of earlier biblical conflicts between the Jews and their enemies to support his physical conflict theory.
The writer emphasizes the symbolism of numbers, 7, 10 and 167, and how they multiply from days to years and hundreds of years. To support his theory, the author uses the Sefirot, or the ten channels of divine energy, 3 of which link to the mind and 7 to the emotions. This forms the basis for showing how events are linked. How each represents different meanings and emotions. How the Patriarchs and Prophets are significant and how their actions mirror each other and how they contribute to the divine purpose.
Even though this book is written from a point of great knowledge and understanding I still felt it produced no great revelation. There are many references to biblical connections, but nothing much about how modern events contributed to that divine purpose. It mentioned two World Wars, but not with any real depth or significance. In Chapter 8 the author makes a prediction concerning the coming Jewish Messiah and the rebuilding of the third temple, based on earlier events with King David and Solomon, but if they come true, they will be after the author's lifetime.
There is a good use of tables and diagrams to show the chronology of events with the biblical year and our modern Common Era Calendar. Such visual aids made it easier to see how everything fitted together, although they would be clearer reading from a larger device, as they are small on kindle. I found the structure annoying. So much detail was put in the appendices which could have been better included within the body of the book as part of the general discussion. The glossary explaining the biblical characters was interesting and the Hebrew terms, but again this did not support the argument. In total the appendices, glossary and notes formed half the book which within a short book did not give much room for an in-depth analysis.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
The author is obviously well versed in his subject and the tables and diagrams he uses help the reader understand the points he is trying to make. I do feel the description is a little misleading and should point out this is a Jewish view of what will happen in the end days and not a discussion of Revelation.
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3 out of 4 stars
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Daniel Friedmann’s book Roadmap to the End of Days does not discuss Revelation, but takes a Jewish perspective and so the New Testament becomes irrelevant. In this sense, the title and the description for the book are misleading although more by omission than commission.
The writer sees a Cosmic Purpose in creation which ends with the end of days and it is this that humanity is working towards. It is achieved by observance of the Noahide Laws for the Gentiles and the 613 commandments for the Jews. The opposing force in his theory is Amalek which in Hebrew means doubt. The nation and the people of Amalek are there to separate humanity from the divine. I assume both physically and spiritually. He uses examples of earlier biblical conflicts between the Jews and their enemies to support his physical conflict theory.
The writer emphasizes the symbolism of numbers, 7, 10 and 167, and how they multiply from days to years and hundreds of years. To support his theory, the author uses the Sefirot, or the ten channels of divine energy, 3 of which link to the mind and 7 to the emotions. This forms the basis for showing how events are linked. How each represents different meanings and emotions. How the Patriarchs and Prophets are significant and how their actions mirror each other and how they contribute to the divine purpose.
Even though this book is written from a point of great knowledge and understanding I still felt it produced no great revelation. There are many references to biblical connections, but nothing much about how modern events contributed to that divine purpose. It mentioned two World Wars, but not with any real depth or significance. In Chapter 8 the author makes a prediction concerning the coming Jewish Messiah and the rebuilding of the third temple, based on earlier events with King David and Solomon, but if they come true, they will be after the author's lifetime.
There is a good use of tables and diagrams to show the chronology of events with the biblical year and our modern Common Era Calendar. Such visual aids made it easier to see how everything fitted together, although they would be clearer reading from a larger device, as they are small on kindle. I found the structure annoying. So much detail was put in the appendices which could have been better included within the body of the book as part of the general discussion. The glossary explaining the biblical characters was interesting and the Hebrew terms, but again this did not support the argument. In total the appendices, glossary and notes formed half the book which within a short book did not give much room for an in-depth analysis.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
The author is obviously well versed in his subject and the tables and diagrams he uses help the reader understand the points he is trying to make. I do feel the description is a little misleading and should point out this is a Jewish view of what will happen in the end days and not a discussion of Revelation.
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