The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times Hardcover – September 19, 2017

Cahn's presentation is scholarly, and many claim he assigns Biblical meaning to events after the fact. Comparing one era of history to another and finding parallels, patterns, and cycles seems pretty studied. Cahn looks for the meaning and finds it in Ancient Israel and Biblical messaging, not whimsically assigning meaning.The shocker was how closely modern events are patterned after well-recorded historical events dating back over 2,000 years. These people were living in the moment in their selfish and self-centered ways. The Jewish sect of the Sadducees maps perfectly to contemporary times and the Democratic party, but the pattern goes even more profound. Interestingly, the United States seemingly acts out ancient Israel in so many ways that it is spooky, and the Democratic party seems to be at the center.The pattern is so acute that the duration, timing, sequencing, and type of events are on cue not to the generality but to the specificity. These parallels are so perfect that one questions the degree of our free will. What gets me is that these people do not realize their role in this pattern. They think they are free-willed in their behavior. The appearance is that they are actors in an epic script. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women are merely players; They have their exits and entrances...In the pattern, Donald Trump is the warrior-King Jehu who delays judgment and clears out the remnants of King Ahab's house, aka the swamp today. This means America is under the eye of judgment NOW, and if Israel's pattern is played out, America will fall like Israel. Israel, the Northern Kingdom, fell to the Assyrians 35 years after King Jehu's death. Will America fall 35 years after Trump leaves office? That will put the fall at 2074.Many things can happen that continue to delay judgment as God uses nations and people to do his bidding. America may continue as Israel has continued, but not without disruptions and tribulations. While all the end-time strategic trends are in play for the first time in world history, much more must be in place before the Great Tribulation. We remain in the Church Age, centering on the Gentiles, and the focus remains on bringing people to Christ.God gave Israel nine harbingers. The 911 event was the first harbinger for the US. In a weird parallel act, the official US response to 911 was Senator Tom Daschle (D) reciting Isaiah 9:11. This was God's judgment against Israel for rejecting God. Daschle's career was immediately over. The New York Democrats then acted out Isaiah 9:9-10, and on cue, the sycamores died. Senator John Edwards (D) confirmed the official US response and his career ended immediately. Obama signed the last beam installed on the Freedom Tower, saying, "We did it. We rebuilt." This was the third confirmation of the official US response. However, Obama omitted the phrase 'without God,' which was the saving grace. Had he signed it using the words 'without God,' judgment would have been upon the US. Whether or not Obama's omission was willful trying to save his career or another scene in the pattern or paradigm is a moot point. Judgment is delayed.I'm curious how much of our lives are predestined and how much is genuinely free will. Ecclesiastes 3 is a song by The Byrds called Turn, Turn, Turn, and it has a Biblical message of a Time for Everything and nothing new under the Sun. In the light of the Paradigm, there IS nothing new under the Sun as the Paradigm or pattern cycles to new faces. The Bible remarks that the Believers were personally known before the foundations of time (Romans 8:29) and that Christ chose you, you do not choose him (John 15:16). While those verses have long-held life applications, perhaps the Paradigm sheds light on the fact that we are not as in control as we think. Until the Providential Hand of God moves the needle, history is a stuck record, record, record... repeating itself.This book is very illuminating.

This book is amazing, brings forth what we are living in current time and past history, also brings the Bible to life

I read this book expecting the writing to be much like The Harbinger. While the author is the same, the style of writing is different. This book is not written as a story with truth written within the story. Rather this book is a culmination to past, present, and future possibilities a country that parallels an ancient country. The ancient country of Israel and the modern country of America share many parallels. As Israel changed from a nation dedicated to God into a rebellious nation against God so has America changed from a nation dedicated to the precepts found in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the person of Jesus Christ to a country of rebellion to its Judeo/Christian values. I have witnessed this in my own life in my own country. The book is worth reading, but our country's future lies in its people. It will determined by both prophecy and the response of the people. Prophecy reveals that which God knows from the beginning. Our response to truth is based on our own choices when we choose if we in our own life will receive the gift of eternal life in repentance to God in Jesus Christ or if we decide to live in rebellion to His invitation to follow him. Jesus said if we wish to follow Him we must pick up our cross daily. Paul wrote If any man is in Christ Jesus he is a new creature. Old things are passed away, behold all things are new. We are also told the nation who forget God will surely perish. Jesus is coming back for His church soon. All the signs point to His coming. America is not mentioned by name in the prophecy of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. I believe we are there as Mystery Babalyon. If so we will destroyed in one hour. Our laws have changed from God respecting to God defying. President Trump as mentioned here seems to a leader of contradiction, but truly He came to the Presidency as one of Grace to a lost and dying nation. Will America repent and turn to God or is our President Trump only a stop gate on our way to our destruction? Only God knows. But there is only one Hope for the nation and only one Hope for each individual. That Hope is found in Jesus Christ and following Him. For sure there is a cost to us. It may mean death in this world, but the cost of not following Him is much greater. The cost of not following Him is the second death. We have two choices we can be born twice and receive eternal life or we can die twice and be condemned to eternal hell. It is all up to us.