Official Review: The Revelation by Donald E. DeFilippo

Reubeney · Post by **Reubeney** » 06 Jun 2020, 17:39

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Revelation" by Donald E. DeFilippo.]

3 out of 4 stars

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The year is 2027 in the Vatican, Rome. The Earth has been riddled with most of the predicted signs and events that would precede its demise. In the written omens of the looming end, some individuals around the world will experience insights or revelations from the Holy Spirit, the solar system and the heavens will change, nations will rise against each other, and frequent occurrence of natural disasters on Earth. Tragic earthquakes and pestilences have transpired in various continents. And the prophesied end of the World seems quite evident.

In his bewitching book, The Revelation, Donald E. DeFilippo narrates a fascinating story of a certain supercomputer that would tell the exact date for the mysterious D-Day. Father Conrad with a group of computer programming wizards designed a supercomputer that was intended to consolidate and build the Vatican's library and archives database. The computer was accidentally programmed to find the last day of the Earth. It responds by analyzing and gathering evidence from various sources related to this topic.

The super device started printing out ominous messages from the Holy Bible foreboding this shocking truth. It pointed out several scriptures and finally concluded with the printing of a date for the last day of Earth. But will the printed date be the exact day for the world's annihilation? And how will the world react to this puzzling revelation?

In the first pages, I loathed the slow pace and lack of suspense in the book. However, as the story unfolded further, tension started to rise and the plot took a terrific turn that managed to capture and maintain a tight grip on my attention. I was thrilled and completely engrossed throughout the rest of the book. And the ending was well crafted and a real page-turner.

The author is an active Catholic faith believer and he inclined the better part of the book to Catholic Church beliefs. He traverses through the Catholic and Jew religion articulately. He explicitly expressed his thoughts on the themes of abortion, sexual immoralities, and the Christian faith and belief in Christ. The book will appeal most to practicing Catholic followers.

Nevertheless, the book has also splendidly included scientific aspects. The author has articulately shone a scope on the solar system and cosmological scientific features with a hint of mastery. He discussed different theories and astrological details that tried to explain the effect of the space concerning the end of the Earth. This part of the book will appeal most to scientific genre fans.

Moving on, the negatives in the book were worth mentioning. I encountered a host of formatting and grammatical errors. Though the flow of the story remained seamless, I was prompted to deny this book one star and gave it 3 out of 4 stars. Anyhow, I believe the book with another round of polishing and editing deserves a perfect rating.

Summing up, the book was riveting and enthralling. Nonetheless, I sound a warning to anyone who is not a Christian believer. I highly recommend the book to ardent Catholic Christian followers and particularly to the readers with interest in the Christian Scientific fiction genre.

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Gracious Ngy88 · Post by **Gracious Ngy88** » 08 Jun 2020, 14:15

I really like how the author explicitly expression of his thoughts on the context of abortion, sexual immoralities, and the Christian faith and belief in Christ. Its a must read for me. Thanks for your honest review.

Wuoketch · Post by **Wuoketch** » 08 Jun 2020, 14:54

This book sounds so informative to the target audience. Being not the one, I'll skip this for now. Nice review.

Xenolyph · Post by **Xenolyph** » 08 Jun 2020, 15:36

I grew up in a Christian home and am familiar with the prophesies in Revelation. This does sound like a fascinating book with an interesting scientific twist. I hope I can read it soon! Thank you for the review

Khalifa jaymore · Post by **Khalifa jaymore** » 08 Jun 2020, 23:01

The book has splendidly included scientific aspects. The author has articulately shone a scope on the solar system and cosmological scientific features with a hint of mastery. Coming from a religious family where it upload Christian belief and value. I will recommend my family to read it

NetMassimo · Post by **NetMassimo** » 09 Jun 2020, 05:11

Mixing science and religion is not easy, and honestly I always fear that the religious is heavy-handed when the writer is a believer, but that happens when the author wants to promote his/her religion. Thank you for your great review!

Reubeney · Post by **Reubeney** » 09 Jun 2020, 16:42

Gracious Ngy88 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 14:15 I really like how the author explicitly expression of his thoughts on the context of abortion, sexual immoralities, and the Christian faith and belief in Christ. Its a must read for me. Thanks for your honest review.

Sure the author has explored those themes in a brilliant way. Happy reading and thanks for the compliment.

Reubeney · Post by **Reubeney** » 09 Jun 2020, 16:43

Wuoketch wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 14:54 This book sounds so informative to the target audience. Being not the one, I'll skip this for now. Nice review.

Thanks for the comment.

Reubeney · Post by **Reubeney** » 09 Jun 2020, 16:45

Xenolyph wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 15:36 I grew up in a Christian home and am familiar with the prophesies in Revelation. This does sound like a fascinating book with an interesting scientific twist. I hope I can read it soon! Thank you for the review

You will definitely enjoy the book. Happy reading and thanks for stopping by!

Reubeney · Post by **Reubeney** » 09 Jun 2020, 16:48

Khalifa jaymore wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 23:01 The book has splendidly included scientific aspects. The author has articulately shone a scope on the solar system and cosmological scientific features with a hint of mastery. Coming from a religious family where it upload Christian belief and value. I will recommend my family to read it

That's a great comment and I'm sure they will enjoy reading the scientific and christian aspects featured in the book. Thanks!

Reubeney · Post by **Reubeney** » 09 Jun 2020, 16:53

NetMassimo wrote: ↑09 Jun 2020, 05:11 Mixing science and religion is not easy, and honestly I always fear that the religious is heavy-handed when the writer is a believer, but that happens when the author wants to promote his/her religion. Thank you for your great review!

That is very true! Blending science and religion is not always that easy. And we can commend the author for his efforts in that aspect of the book. Thanks for the compliment.

Harty Muli · Post by **Harty Muli** » 11 Jun 2020, 09:31

I'm not too sure about the premise of this story. It's good for a dystopian read, though but I don't see how the author's Catholic belief comes in. Nice review.