The book follows a number of strands; a re-evaluation of ancient historical events in the Middle East in light of modern geoscience and cosmology, a philosophic and spiritual journey and a personal travelogue around the Eastern Mediterranean. It then moves into an analysis of biblical prophecy and eschatological predictions through to 2031. Personal memoir is restricted to short family anecdotes, meetings with interesting individuals and adult life in exploration geoscience. The travelogue component is interwoven throughout the historical and prophetic discussion and is based on the author’s holiday / research visit to Egypt, Greece, Turkey and the Holy Land immediately prior to the Arab Spring uprising.
The narrative begins with a brief look at the story of Abraham, the city of Harran, his home town in today’s Turkey and the 11, 000 years old ‘Eden temple’ archaeological findings at Gobekli Tepe just 50 kilometres away. The focus then shifts further back to the Creation account of Genesis 1, and suggests its original source was a prophetic one, given the parallels with modern cosmology and geology. The nature of the last ice age and the flood epoch which followed are discussed before diving into an analysis of language prompted by the Egyptian hieroglyphs. A description of the Thera (Santorini) eruption ca. 1600 BC and its impact on the Exodus is discussed.
The second half of the book focusses on the visions of the Jewish prophets in the Tanakh (O.T.) and New Testament and the prophetic interpretation rules that are revealed. The ‘seven times’ of Daniel are then explored including the midpoint ‘abomination of desolation’ of Daniel. This event begins the extended Islamic period and a further ‘time, times and half a time’ which ends in the Six Day War of June 1967. Amazingly, there is also a retrospective time cycle that identifies the exact year Abraham set forth from Harran and by default the Exodus. This ‘latter day’ period and beyond to 2024-2031 is described in detail in the Revelation to Saint John and includes World War 2, the Holocaust and the prophesied ‘foreign fighters’ Gog and Magog who come from the four corners to kill and pillage. The Whore City, Babylon the Great of Revelation is identified beyond any doubt and its catastrophic destruction by earthquake noted.
As the Middle East plunges into war once more and the ‘Age of Pisces’ draws to a close, the shattering prophecies of Ezekiel, Ezra and John reveal a world ‘descending into primeval silence’ before the appearing of the ‘sign of the Son of Man’ in the sky.
Table des matières
Mists of Time: Beginnings, The long-legged Aramean, Scripture and science
On Creation: The changing universe, Six day confusion
Ice and Flood: Giza, Reminiscing, Melting of the ice sheets, Back to 2350 BC
Hieroglyphs and Pictograms: Language and writing, Towers and tables, On the road
Cuneiform and Clay: Mari where are you?, The numbers game
Exodus Cataclysm: See you in Santorini, Avaris and Goshen, The Moses mystery
Israel: The Exodus narrative, Return to the land, King for a while, David and Solomon
A Prophet or Two: To whom it may concern, Conventional wisdom
Rules of Engagement: A day for a year, The year is how long?, Time, times and half a time, A new millennium
Age of the Gentiles: Good time, bad times, Diaspora and the Brit thing, Tribulation, The goat and the prophet
Animal Kingdoms: The first ‘three and half times’, Messianic prophecy, Forty years of fear
Babylon the Great: The half time beast, Caliphates and crusades, The end of the age
The Water Carrier: The ‘fig tree’ buds, The sixth seal, Woes and wonders, Celebration in the sky
Whore on the Water: Back to the future, Abraham and Senusret, Mystery Babylon
Epilogue; Appendices 1 to 7; Bibliography
A propos de l’auteur
The author is a retired technologist / geophysical surveyor with interests in earth science, remote sensing and ancient history. His initial aim was to scientifically assess major biblical events which underpin thousands of years of Israel and Middle Eastern history. The author undertook a familiarisation trip to Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Jordan as part of the process, but the focus turned dramatically from history to prophecy after some inspirational episodes on return. The author has tertiary qualifications in Engineering and Applied Science.
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