Review of The Timeline of God
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Review of The Timeline of God
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Timeline of God" by Tony Scott, MD.]
We have all heard the common phrase, "a day to God is like a thousand days to man, and a thousand days to man is like a day to God", but what exactly is the timeline of God? As the title suggests, this book, The Timeline of God by Tony Scott tries to explain what exactly God's time is. It examines the physical world we are in, which the author calls the "Physical World", and the spiritual world, which he calls the "Spiritual Realm".
The properties of both worlds (the Physical World and the Spiritual Realm) are studied, which includes whether they both conform to the physical laws of time and dimension or not. It also examines the conflicts that exist that may make us not fully grasp what God's timeline is, and that includes our own human limitations. However, the book explains that there are conduits (or "connections") between the two realms and explains exactly what they are.
It's a surprise to me that I spent a long time reading this book amidst very tight obligations on my end, but I finally see why I did. The book takes us through an engaging topic that we have all probably faced or are facing at one point in time in our lives. We all try so hard to understand God, but we all forget we are all wired differently. We are limited to three dimensions and have a minute understanding of the fourth dimension, time. However, we all know that there are more and more dimensions, but our feeble brains can't just fathom any other dimension than the four we already have. Personally, it took a lot of time to understand, let alone accept, that time is the fourth dimension. This book only confirms that there are things we shall never understand in this form we are in.
While the book was majorly about the two realms we have, it's wonderful that it brought up some questions I have had for a long time. Sadly, it didn't answer them (I get it that it isn't what the book is about, but at least it touched on them). One is concerning salvation. Any reader will understand from the book that God is the master of everything. But in the Bible, it has been written that the number of people who will be saved was already predetermined and, as the book says, fixed from the foundation of the earth (Romans 8:29). That sounds to me like everyone already has his or her fate sealed. I could have discussed all these more deeply if I was granted the time and space.
Overall, there are not many negative things to say about the book. The author sticks to the original plan of the book and somehow achieves the book's objectives. The ideas he presents are plausible, and his arguments are logical. However, I do feel there is a need for more thorough editing. Saying that the book wasn't professionally edited would be extreme, but I did find more than ten errors. However, they were tiny, little, and sneaky ones that wouldn't be obvious on the surface. In line with this site's guidelines, I take one star, leaving my final rating at 4 out of 4 stars. I really don't see any other reason to rate it lower. I recommend the book to readers who want to understand what God's timeline is and how it is different from our own.
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The Timeline of God
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We have all heard the common phrase, "a day to God is like a thousand days to man, and a thousand days to man is like a day to God", but what exactly is the timeline of God? As the title suggests, this book, The Timeline of God by Tony Scott tries to explain what exactly God's time is. It examines the physical world we are in, which the author calls the "Physical World", and the spiritual world, which he calls the "Spiritual Realm".
The properties of both worlds (the Physical World and the Spiritual Realm) are studied, which includes whether they both conform to the physical laws of time and dimension or not. It also examines the conflicts that exist that may make us not fully grasp what God's timeline is, and that includes our own human limitations. However, the book explains that there are conduits (or "connections") between the two realms and explains exactly what they are.
It's a surprise to me that I spent a long time reading this book amidst very tight obligations on my end, but I finally see why I did. The book takes us through an engaging topic that we have all probably faced or are facing at one point in time in our lives. We all try so hard to understand God, but we all forget we are all wired differently. We are limited to three dimensions and have a minute understanding of the fourth dimension, time. However, we all know that there are more and more dimensions, but our feeble brains can't just fathom any other dimension than the four we already have. Personally, it took a lot of time to understand, let alone accept, that time is the fourth dimension. This book only confirms that there are things we shall never understand in this form we are in.
While the book was majorly about the two realms we have, it's wonderful that it brought up some questions I have had for a long time. Sadly, it didn't answer them (I get it that it isn't what the book is about, but at least it touched on them). One is concerning salvation. Any reader will understand from the book that God is the master of everything. But in the Bible, it has been written that the number of people who will be saved was already predetermined and, as the book says, fixed from the foundation of the earth (Romans 8:29). That sounds to me like everyone already has his or her fate sealed. I could have discussed all these more deeply if I was granted the time and space.
Overall, there are not many negative things to say about the book. The author sticks to the original plan of the book and somehow achieves the book's objectives. The ideas he presents are plausible, and his arguments are logical. However, I do feel there is a need for more thorough editing. Saying that the book wasn't professionally edited would be extreme, but I did find more than ten errors. However, they were tiny, little, and sneaky ones that wouldn't be obvious on the surface. In line with this site's guidelines, I take one star, leaving my final rating at 4 out of 4 stars. I really don't see any other reason to rate it lower. I recommend the book to readers who want to understand what God's timeline is and how it is different from our own.
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The Timeline of God
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