Review by primeRex -- Roadmap to the End of Days

[primeRex]

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

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4 out of 4 stars

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Roadmap to the End of Days by Daniel Friedman

Every major event in modern history ranging from the Turko-Italian war leading to World War 1, through Hitler’s evil, World War 2, the birth of Israel, the famous Yom Kippur war, terrorist uprisings, destruction of Syrian nuclear reactors, this long dragging Syrian war, the economic booming of Asian countries down to such events currently making the headlines globally, seems to have occurred long before, in different versions and are merely repeating themselves. And like a mad man playing against himself, this dramatically repetitive cycle of humanity has played through the 5th round and is now at the 6th and last round of the game.

For Instance, the timing of incipience and end of World War 1 and 2 occurring from 5671-5601 has striking resemblance with that of the Biblical Jacob and Esau story of brotherly conflict occurring earlier in 2171-2205! Could it be we are in a lineup, a cyclic process or in a maze as Friedman puts it? And if yes, for what purpose? Is there an end to this, a way out of this maze and when and how do we get to it?

This 198 paged consilience of Friedman’s two previously published books (Genesis One Code and The Broken Gift), pre-occupies itself with efforts to identify humanity’s timeline, rediscovering key historic events and as with a puzzle, endeavours to cross the T’s and dot the I’s, to determine the purpose of humanity, the world and get answers for certain inexplicable events, past and present. For example, this quest leads to the postulation of the concept of ‘the Cosmic Purpose’ – the idea that this world was originally designed by a Divine being to be among others a physical abode for His dwelling but is manifestly the seeming opposite due to the polluting act of disobedience of the first man, rendering it unfit for Divinity. From a pains taking effort, this book observes that just like our regular time is in cycles, (as is with most concepts associated with humanity like the cyclic shape of the planets, the sun and moon) so also is the timeline of humanity. Building on this, the writer traces observable patterns, builds pragmatic theories and forecasts the future all of which he does with so much credulity and ingenuity. With this, Friedman endeavors to afford the reader a compass to navigating the maze of time in our highly plagued millennium, the 6th millennium to the end of days; an exit it turns out to be, has always been in the hands of man since the first millennium.

Friedman’s communicatively submissive style of presenting his theories brilliantly engages the reader. He doesn’t claim to have it all figured out instead, he humbly submits facts and urges reader to come up to a reasonable thought. He also avoids being offensive to conservative or religious readers by striking a wholesome balance, objective in its nature to sync with readers of any affiliation. The books chapter sequence is also communicative, typical of a well done arrangement as each chapter’s contents (grouped into sub-themes) flow from introductory to expository then to descriptive aiming at satisfactorily explaining facts to digest. Furthermore, tables and illustrative charts used are explained in a fashion that really doesn’t need the reader to be a history or religious student, nor a genius to comprehend. He is just good!

The reader will not have to deal with the disconnection that arises from such mistakes as typographical errors as this book has been professionally and industriously edited to rid all such errors. However seeing that the author has taste for excellence, I wish to point out the infinitesimal error of inserting a full stop right before the close of bracket in this manner- ‘…1556 BCE.)’, occurring at page 365 of 3774. This is just one out of a few minor errors.

I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because, given the Eschatological theme, it still maintains an interesting tempo resembling that of a thriller while avoiding the appearance of austerity and boredom.

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[Julie Green]

Quite a book to offer theories on the meaning of life and humanity on such an epic scale. At a simple level, I appreciate the concept of humans living life in cycles, whether relating to the moon, our calendars and, ultimately for each of us, the cirole of life. Excellent review.

[Connie Otwani]

Your review brilliantly captures the essence of this 'maze of life whose exit turns out to have always been in the hands of man. ' Makes me understand the book better. Great review!

[primeRex]

Quite a book to offer theories on the meaning of life and humanity on such an epic scale. At a simple level, I appreciate the concept of humans living life in cycles, whether relating to the moon, our calendars and, ultimately for each of us, the cirole of life. Excellent review.

My Pleasure!

[Jackie Holycross]

I usually avoid end times writing, but the idea of cyclical events is intriguing. Your review is well thought out and intellectually written.