Review by walkingfreckle -- Roadmap to the End of Days

Sabina G · Post by **Sabina G** » 09 Sep 2017, 01:39

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

4 out of 4 stars

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Have you ever wondered when will we reach the end of days? Is there something we can do to make this event that has been so debated and fearfully expected happen sooner? Whether you are an expert in religion or someone who knows a little about it, these questions may have crossed your mind more than once, and the author made a good job answering them in his book. Even though matters such as God, life after death, and creation are too far from us to completely understand, Daniel Friedmann tries to give shape to them.

Road Map to the End of Days is a non-fiction book written by Daniel Friedmann, an award-winner author who studies life on Earth, religion and the universe. He has also worked on similar books such as The Genesis One Code, and The Broken Gift.

This book was not only written for those who believe or are familiar with the Christian God because the author gets across an interesting description of the most famous religions, their holy books, and their visions of the end of days. After diving into this thought-provoking title, one is able to see the similarities and differences between the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

At the beginning of the book, the whole concept of history and what has happened in the past is described to show patterns of past and recent events which help to foresee what is going to happen in the future and to understand the fact that even though the final days had felt so close in past times, it ended up to be a false alarm. Aware of how confusing could it be to analyze what has taken place before and will take place after our stay on earth, Daniel Friedmann uses the metaphor of a glass maze to help the reader understand what history is. According to this point of view, events such as the first and second world wars may have an equivalent in the further past and belong to a series of events that were expected since the Bible was written.

The concept of time is also analyzed from the point of view of the Bible, science and history. Therefore, very useful timelines that include the biblical timeline and the Gregorian calendar are referred to occasionally. This organizing tool, together with many other charts and a glossary, helps the reader follow what he or she is reading. Besides, what makes it this book a very readable and compelling is the way it is organized: the author begins by stating the purpose of his writing, and sets up a disclaimer towards the end of the book to remind the reader what is the aim of the book and to reflect on his or her reading of it.

This piece of writing can be seen as a timeline that goes from explaining the comic purpose and how can we achieved that destination to a thorough analysis of the world to come that can be easily compared to the world we know, leaving the latter disfavored. However, this chronological organization does not mean that the reader is not taken back to a distant past time to make the present and future more intelligible; in fact, this is a great strategy Daniel Friedmann served himself of to back up his claims.

In my opinion, the author has fulfilled the purpose he announced. He often refers to The Bible as a blueprint for creation or as the specific source from which we can infer what will happen to us according to the way in which we behave. At the end of the book, I had the feeling that his book can be considered an extension to this “blueprint” since he put his efforts into decoding the message that the Bible, together with other holy books such as the Torah and the Qu ‘ran, tries to convey.

What I like the most about this book is that it presents the information in such a fascinating what that I got surprised to find that I am more interested in the topics considered than I thought I was. It is definitely a book I would recommend to those people interested in theology or religion but I think it is suitable for almost everyone since the question of the end of days had most of us asking ourselves “are we backseat passengers in this journey, or are we in the driver’s seat?” I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars not only because I find it very informative and captivating, but also because I did not find any spelling or grammatical mistakes.

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Elle Howard · Post by **Elle Howard** » 10 Sep 2017, 17:33

I don't know if this book is for me, but I enjoyed your review. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Jeremie Mondejar · Post by **Jeremie Mondejar** » 10 Sep 2017, 17:51

I also reviewed this book. You got the main points. It is really amazing. Well , i like your review.

Sabina G · Post by **Sabina G** » 12 Sep 2017, 15:20

Jem Tomarong wrote:I also reviewed this book. You got the main points. It is really amazing. Well , i like your review.

Thank you, It's really nice to hear from someone who has also read the book. I'm glad you liked it as much as I did.

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The Dizzy Diva wrote:I don't know if this book is for me, but I enjoyed your review. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Thanks for reading the review even though you don't think it's a book for you! I really appreciate your comment.

Christina Rose · Post by **Christina Rose** » 16 Sep 2017, 00:54

I'm still debating whether or not to read this book. I enjoyed your review, though. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Sabina G · Post by **Sabina G** » 16 Sep 2017, 00:56

Christina Rose wrote:I'm still debating whether or not to read this book. I enjoyed your review, though. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

I think it can change your views drastically depending on what you believe in, but I highly recommend it.

Thanks for your comment, Christina.

KlareAllison · Post by **KlareAllison** » 16 Sep 2017, 03:36

One of the books that raise so many questions for me in relation to biblical explications is Daniel Friedmann's Roadmap to the End of Days. It's good to know you enjoyed your reading.

adinamurariu · Post by **adinamurariu** » 19 Sep 2017, 06:22

Very good review, in my opinion. It convinced me to read the book, as I became more and more interested in this kind of literature. I like how you presented the past as a glass maze ....

Joy2thenations · Post by **Joy2thenations** » 27 Jan 2018, 03:08

I just reviewed this book. Though each of us had a different experience with the book I appreciated reading your review. I know reading books like this can have a significantly different response depending on ones previous knowledge of the subject and ones own spiritual/religious background etc. come check out my review.

Jamasenu · Post by **Jamasenu** » 11 May 2018, 19:22

The author does go in-depth to describe what's happening within each time period. I like the fact that he included footnotes and a glossary of information to help you along the way on things you've never heard about or to locate more information. Very good review.