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A biblical mind opener, September 11, 2006
This review is from: Apocalypse Prophesied: From Eden to New Jerusalem God's Plan for Humanity (Paperback)
Apocalypse Prophesied and Mystery of Tammuz 17 faithfully record how Herbert Stollorz, an applied science inventor, understands the nature of time, science and the Bible. (He invented the miniature disc drive head assembly that flies less than a hair's width on top of mini-disk used in a PC, for example.) The books are not a theological essay or stylish creative writing. They conscientiously preserve his style of expression and conversation in written format so that those who read his books can learn how he thought about these matters and why. This is especially important whether the specific future dates and/or description of future historical events predicted in the Bible take place as described in his writings or not.
The main message of these books is that the physical universe extends into the metaphysical realm as one fabric of reality or ultimate truth. Reality's material dimension can be explored by science, but scientific instruments cannot detect or measure the spiritual dimension. Physicists attempt to extrapolate characteristics of the nonmaterial (or multiple dimensional) universe through mathematical models that can only be tested indirectly. Thus, God's revelation of the spiritual relationship to the material as recorded in the Bible is essential to unlock the mysteries of life.
Because it is the Word of the Creator, the Bible is congruent with the laws of the natural universe as well as being an integral part of it. The words and structure of the Bible are interwoven within this single fabric of reality so as to reveal the scientifically undetectable aspects of time and eternity. The hypothetical conclusions drawn from studying the Bible through the methodology of a scientist are presented in the books in a manner that seems more reliable than any theological dogma or speculation.
The author lays out his understanding of the biblical revelation over history and prophecy according to numerous scientific and mathematic principles that define the relationship between the spiritual and material realms of the unified universe. He calls his approach the Hebrew Alphabet Number System. The Hebrew Alphabets in linguistic mathematics introduces Hebrew letter names for the different aspects or dimensions of reality. This can be a little confusing at first, but keeping a table or two on hand soon accustomed me to what was what. Mr. Stollorz uses a number of other analogies to illustrate various aspects or truths about the relationship between the spiritual and material that deliver powerful insights into the meaning of life.
Since the material world images the spiritual, we can explore ultimate reality with the Bible and science to guide us. The test of our grasp of ultimate reality is revealed in a comparison of our proposed picture of God's Plan for Humanity by comparing it with how the present transforms prophecy into history. For all of humanity, the ultimate crucible that will test each individual's, each religion's, each society's, each nation's and the global collective's beliefs about the ultimate reality of divine eternity is the Apocalypse, Last Days or Great Tribulation of the Bible.
The research presented in the books written by Herbert R. Stollorz sets the start of the Apocalypse on 21 December 2008. It will climax on 21 December 2012 and completely end by 21 December 2015. The coming biblical judgment of all nations is sure. God planned it from the beginning as the only way to extend His omnipotent blessings to humans and all creatures. It is certain because the Creator of All, the God of Israel, will intervene directly in the physical universe to make these prophecies become reality in our material dimension in the manner and timing He purposes. Many believe in this certainty, the controversy lies in his use of dates.
In Jesus, God will personally confront each mortal with physical trial and spiritual testing with divine love and grace, where accepted, so that each person may become a saint, defined as one conformed to God's image as expressed in the Son and transformed through the perfect working of His Spirit.
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