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[Following is a volunteer review of "Roadmap to the End of Days" by Daniel Friedmann.]

Is it the end of days? Jesus Christ tells us that, ‘concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.’ [Mathew 24:36 ESV] On the other hand, Jesus also informs us that there will be signs that will let us know that the end is near. In his book, Roadmap to the End of Days, Daniel Friedmann makes very similar assertions.

This non-fiction book is heavily influenced by Jewish religious text such as the Torah (written and oral law) and the Talmud (a record of rabbinic discussions). It is actually the third book in an inspired studies series by the author. Hence, even before we see the table of contents for this book, we are given an overview of the first two books in the series – The Genesis One Code and The Broken Gift. Roadmap to the End of Days has ten chapters but they only account for about fifty-five percent of the book. Appendix A- C and the glossary account for another fifteen percent of the book while the end notes account for the remaining thirty percent of the book.

There are a few things that I enjoyed about reading this book. It was well organized and there were virtually no grammatical errors. Additionally, various relevant tables and diagrams were included so that the reader can better understand the topics covered. I especially liked that this book was written from both a historical and religious perspective.

However, I have major issues with the book. I mentioned that Friedmann and Jesus Christ agree on a certain theological viewpoint. However, Friedmann implicitly denies Jesus is the Messiah by claiming that we are awaiting two Messiahs (one of them a descendant of Joseph the son of Jacob and the other a descendant of King David). This is to be expected from a book written by a Jew. However, I was not aware of this fact before I started reading the book. I am a Christian (non-denominational). Thus, I found a lot of the author’s religious views to be blasphemous.

In conclusion, I rate Roadmap to the End of Days 2 out of 4 stars. This book is very well written. It is obvious that Friedmann did a lot of research to write this book. However, I would not recommend this book to anyone. My religious beliefs inform me that this book has truth in it, but there are also many blasphemous views propagated by the author.

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Good review. However, I would have thought that you would rate the book at least 3 out of 4 stars since it so well written and researched.

Well written? I very much disagree. I don't want to be inflammatory, but the book was very illogical and inconsistent. It was based mainly off multiple redefinition of words, numerology and rules which the author would create then ignore. Perhaps it was well researched in the sense it came from a number of traditional sources, but in all honesty I found it pretty ridiculous. That said, I leave it up to those who read the book to decide themselves.

Thanks for the feedback Max. I guess I should have said that it seemed well research due to it referencing so many traditionally Jewish references. He did seem to tinker with the numerology aspect of the evidence to suit his deductions.

This sounds interesting. I might try this. Thanks for the review.

Thank you AuGold for commenting.

Ah, this sounds like it might be worth the read but I am not sure yet. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the book.

Reading other reviews of this book might help make up your mind John. That's the beauty about volunteer reviews - there are more than one review for a book. Thanks for taking interest in my reviews John.