Finally, I found someone who answers several questions about religion that most people would hesitate to even consider asking in public. There's no doubt that The Last Prophecy: The Antichrist and the Dramatic Fall of a Publishing Empire is worth reading. Honestly, I have to say that I was skeptical at first that the book would deliver a new message, but somehow, after reading the subtitle, a certain curiosity made me order it. I was right. As soon as I turned the first page, I knew that I would not drop it until I have finished reading every word. Overall, the book is a flowing concatenation of puzzling questions and answers that will surely be compatible with any line of thought.
The most important element of the book for me is the introduction and explanation of a biblical principle called the Manifold Wisdom of God. This principle clarifies all the contradictions that people have supposedly found in the Bible. It is applicable to any paradox in life, including polemic topics in the church-a main cause of congregational diversity.
The second most important feature of this book for me is that even though the author claims to reveal the true identity of the antichrist and fulfillment of other end-time prophecies, unlike other modern prophets, Escalona predicts an incoming tragedy in the publishing industry-the collapse of the Zondervan company. The fulfillment of this prediction in the near future, as he states, will validate his testimony. In other words, if this prophecy occurs, we will have to watch the rest of his testimony closely and probably believe in him. This seems reasonable because Zondervan's collapse at this moment seems inconceivable. Yet it sounds more credible than other impressively creative apocalyptic predictions from other end-time writers.
Moreover, most of the author's claims in the book make sense to me. Generally speaking, I recommend this book not only to those interested in eschatology, but also to any person interested in understanding the true purpose of life.
A more credible prediction
How will you recognize the Antichrist?
Remarkably, from an extensive variety of predictions and interpretations of end time prophecies, the most credible that I found is from The New Church of the Manifold Wisdom. This church in its manifesto titled, "The Last Prophecy: The Antichrist and the Dramatic Fall of a Publishing empire, among many other interesting topics, predicts that around 2012 Zondervan, the publishing company, will collapse. The church sustains that this fall will validate the revelation of the Antichrist. They say that will be around 2012, no exact date, because it might happen anytime in a period of forty-two month (three years and a half) which is the time given to the Antichrist in the Bible to operate publicly. It is opportune to mention, that the New Church of the Manifold Wisdom does not accuse Zondervan of being the Antichrist, but as the vehicle promoting the Antichrist's doctrine through a series of corrupted texts
What do you think about this prediction? Does it sound more credible than other end times' predictions and interpretations?
