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Sunday, January 7, 2024

First Book of the Year 2024 - Audible Book Review: The Josiah Manifesto by Jonathan Cahn

Cahn shares amazing confluences that are God incidences, not coincidence. I always enjoy this author and I saved this to be my FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR for 2024.
By: Jonathan Cahn
Narrated by: Lawrence Richardson

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 09-05-23 Publisher: Frontline
Genre: Christian Eschatology, Christian Living
My Rating: 4.75 overall; 4.75 Text; 4.75 Narration.


Publisher's summary
Is there an answer, a guide, a blueprint that reveals what you need to know to survive, to stand, and to prevail in view of what’s coming in the days ahead?
Has it been revealed to us in the appearing of a sign from an ancient mystery playing out in modern times before our eyes?
After seven explosive New York Times Bestsellers, Jonathan Cahn now releases his newest blockbuster—THE JOSIAH MANIFESTO - The Ancient Mystery & Guide for the End-Times—as mind-blowing as all his bestsellers—and with something different: the Blueprint, the Answer—the Manifesto!
The Josiah Manifesto opens up the stunning mysteries that lie behind the dramatic events of recent times that have changed our world—and the message hidden within them with regard to what lies ahead.
Could a 3000 year-old calendar of appointed days provide the secret to the most dramatic year of our lives—even ordaining a plague, a national lockdown, days of fire, and the changing of the Supreme Court?
Could an ancient temple, an ominous prayer, and a mysterious template lie behind the event that overtook Capitol Hill and shook the nation?
Could an enigmatic ancient king reveal the secret of a modern American president?
Could an ordinance given in the middle of a desert 3000 years ago have determined the rise and fall of a Latin American dictator?
Could an ancient array of mysteries from the Middle East have converged on Washington DC in a single hour to change the history of America?
What does the future hold? Is America heading for calamity? Is the world?
Is there hope? Have we been given a last chance? Is it possible to change history?
And is there a blueprint for what you need to know to survive and stand with regard to what is yet to come—even a guide to the ‘end-times’?
The Josiah Manifesto will take you on a prophetic journey from a Caribbean island to the Washington D.C. to the ancient Valley of Hinnom to the Supreme Court to a desert mountain to an ancient Middle Eastern temple to the gates of America—to uncover an ancient puzzle that lies behind the events that have altered our lives—Including …
The Island of Mysteries – The House of Fallen Children – The Heavenly Court – The Child of the Nile – The Agents of Heaven on Earth – The Stranger in the Living Room – The Mystery of Days … And Much, Much More!
And could these mysteries give you the key to what you need to know to prevail in the days to come—even a guide to the end times?
It will all be revealed in THE JOSIAH MANIFESTO – The Ancient Mystery & Guide for the End-Times!
The book you can’t afford not to listen to!
©2023 Jonathan Cahn (P)2023 Frontline


Review:
Jonathan Cahn has shared other works with remarkable events in history that are mirrored in the modern years. He often shares on the Jubilee years and in this book he makes it clear that the Year of Jubilee (every 50 year anniversary, starting in the 49th year) brings punishment and restoration. Cahn shares extraordinary events on a Jubilee visit he made to Cuba in 1999. 

Cahn then makes a parallel with the downfall (punishment) of Israel due in part to accepting the pagan practice of sacrificing babies to pagan gods with the Covid pandemic and potential fall of America as a result of years and millions of deaths of babies through the practice of abortion, particularly since the case of Roe v Wade was decided in 1973. This was a Texas abortion case ruled on by the United States Supreme Court of that year which said that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion. Over the next 49 years his case was interpreted to allow abortion ‘on demand’ in America.

In addition to connecting ancient threads with modern events, Cahn connects detail after detail between the 1973 Roe case with the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was ruled on by the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 -during the 49th year, or the Year of Jubilee. Dobbs, which involved a challenge to a Mississippi ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, overturned Roe
[*Side note: Many critics said the Dobbs' ruling ended “the federal constitutional right to abortion in the United States.”  The Court in 2022 said this is not a correct statement as the constitution does not contain such a right. The Roe decision was inappropriate by the 1973 Court as they attempted to make federal law instead of leaving the matter in the hands of the States as is provided by the constitution. The Supreme Court is a judicial branch to interpret laws, and should not be used to make law, which is the province of Congress, our legislative branch. Dobbs returned the issue to the province of the States in accordance with Amendment 10. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization.]

The connections made by Cahn are once again remarkable, and in my opinion, clearly a God thing as there are so many ‘confluences’ that match the Jubilee template. There is some repetition but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the work. After providing these many remarkable connections, Cahn spends the last several chapters promoting salvation and exhorting believers to be like the church in Acts which didn’t just sit and pray but took action to promote the gospel and living as God calls His followers to live.

I am always impressed by the insight that Jonathan Cahn offers. I encourage everyone to read his books with an open heart.

Audio Notes: Lawrence Richardson provides clear narration and consistent emphasis to this work. I enjoyed the audiobook.

Source: 9/17/2023 August Audible Credit. This qualifies for First Book, 2024Audiobook and 2024Alphabet goals.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Audio Book Review: What If It's True? by Charles Martin

Charles Martin shares an emotional and strong argument for faith in Jesus Christ.
What If It's True?
by Charles Martin
Narrated by Charles Martin
Book cover for What If It's True? by Charles Martin

Run Time 9h 55min
Release Date: January 29, 2019
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Tags: Christian Nonfiction, Religious & Inspirational, Christian Living
My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.


Publisher Description
See the Bible come to life before your eyes as New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin uses his storyteller imagination to present the Bible as a novel to help you engage with your faith in new ways.
Years ago, Charles Martin cracked open his Bible and began wrestling with a few fundamental questions: What if every single word of Scripture is absolutely true and I can trust it? How do I respond? Something in me should change, but what? How? This book is the result of that exploration.
In What If It’s True? Martin brings key moments from the life and ministry of Jesus to life through his descriptive, novelistic words. This unique book:
Fosters a stronger appreciation, love, and respect for Jesus. Covers topics including rejection, sexual sin, generational curses, and forgiveness. Draws on Old and New Testament references as well as cultural background information includes a prayer at the end of each chapter
Martin shares key moments from his own journey as a disciple—and bondservant—of Christ and a mentor to others. The result is an exploration of truth that will help you not just think differently but live differently—starting today.
Includes a song written by Charles Martin’s son, only available in the audiobook edition. Appendices that include topical verses from Scripture are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.


Review:
Charles Martin touched my heart with this study. Martin makes the story of Christ come alive through fiction based on the scripture. Then he studies the details in the time setting with the other people involved. Finally, he applies the passages to everyday living, particularly his own life, often sharing his own raw emotions. He concludes each section with a prayer that can be shared by the reader.

I enjoyed a fiction book by Martin a few years ago and was glad to try this one. It is informative and very moving. The studies strengthened my beliefs and faith. Martin is willing to expose his own thoughts and emotions to share the message. I recommend this to nonbelievers who are seeking, and to believers who would enjoy a chance to strengthen their understanding and faith.

Audio Notes:
Charles Martin, as the author, does an effective job of narration. He presents his arguments and emotions in a clear and heartfelt voice. I made a point to pay attention to the audio so that I could absorb the message better. I enjoyed the audio version.

Source: December 2020 Chirp $4.99. This qualifies for 2023TBR and 2023Audiobook goals.

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