The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of The Beatles (Paperback)

~ Joseph Niezgoda (Author)

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"This is one of the most unbelievable books I have ever read. . . . I am a huge Beatles fan but this is stuff I have never heard before."  —WKRS Radio, Chicago

"A well-researched analysis of the predictions of Lennon's death."  —Celebrity News Service

"A strange, intriguing, yet fascinating book that no doubt is set to face much analysis . . . Niezgoda's way of thinking [is] so intriguing and fascinating, I was compelled to read on."  —Bookpleasures.com

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Offering a new interpretation of the hidden messages and symbols that have ornamented Beatles mythology for years, this examination of the Beatles' recordings and album artwork theorizes that John Lennon's murder was eerily foretold. Following a fascinating and unique trail of sorcery, mysticism, numerology, backwards masking, anagrams, and literary and theological writings, the book posits that John Lennon sold his soul in order to achieve international fame and fortune and subsequently paid the ultimate price for his success.

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Product Details Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: New Chapter Press; First Edition edition (December 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0942257456 ISBN-13: 978-0942257458 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #446,520 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 111 of 115 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars But what about those Country Stars who've bested Satan, May 17, 2009 By  Gen. JC Christian, patriot (Tremonton, UT United States) - See all my reviews There is no longer any question that John Lennon sold his soul to Satan? The case Joseph Niezgoda makes in "The Lennon Prophecy" is about as airtight as it gets. I mean, hey, we're talking creation science levels of proof here. Niezgoda's conclusions are unassailable. Each proof--whether it's the missing "The" on the back of the "Abbey Road" album or the fact that Charles Manson believed the title of the song "Revolution #9" sounded a lot like the Bible's Revelations Chapter 9--is incontrovertible. Yes, it's as incontrovertible as the fact that Adam loved to feed carrots to his pet stegosaurus, Pokey. But as good as this book is, the addition of a chapter about all the country musicians who've bested Satan would have made it even better. That's a story that doesn't often get told in the libumetrocialist media. They'd rather we believed that Lucifer has domain over all music, when in fact Beelzebub only digs rock and the blues. That's why there's never been a book written about how Charlie Daniels out-fiddled The Deceiver or how the second most heterosexual American (I'm the first), Horatio Lee Jenkins, kicked Satan's puking butt in a drinking contest Drunker Than Satan Ep. The libumetrocialists don't want us to know. There's also the question about whether John Lennon, Nancy Pelosi, Mia Farrow, Dan Rather, and Satan all participated in a ceremony that resulted in Obama's conception. It's not covered in this book at all. I mean, sure, we've all seen Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate--so maybe he was born there--but does anyone really know how and where he was conceived? Was Lennon's Satanic seed involved? Was it in a foreign place like San Francisco? We don't know, because Niezgoda fails to address it. But then maybe that's another book. 35 of 38 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars A bad book filled with manufactured evidence that even reaches the point where it appeals to the darkest of ethnic hatreds, January 21, 2009 By  Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)       While there is some interesting historical data about the Beatles in this book, I totally reject the premise of the author that their success was due to a pact John Lennon made with the devil. It is certainly true that Lennon had a hard childhood and in his early years often mocked the Christian religion. It is also true that the rise of the Beatles was phenomenal; it is hard to explain to anyone not conscious at the time (I was) how extensive their celebrity was. However, it is absurd to claim that all this is evidence that Lennon made a Faustian bargain. Many if not most successful people had a very difficult upbringing; in fact the successful people argue that it was those early problems that instilled in them their drive to succeed. The sixties was a time of enormous social change, the number of dramatic alterations, from the civil rights movement to the development of the birth control pill is so numerous that not all of them can be mentioned. In the early sixties, the social change cauldron was in a superheated state and the arrival of the Beatles simply tapped into that tremendous potential energy. Therefore, one does not have to conjure up mystical explanations for the success of the Beatles. As a co-editor of "Journal of Recreational Mathematics" I regularly encounter material based on numeric coincidences using arithmetic operations. Given the number of ways in which computations can be done, there are always many ways in which numbers can be "massaged" to return whatever values you desire. On page 117 there begins a list titled "The Number Nine in John's Life." Some of the entries are: *) John Lennon was born on October 9. *) During Chapman's first trip to New York, he stayed in the YMCA on West 63rd (6+3 = 9) Street. He checked in on December 6 (inverted 9). *) His early band, Quarry Men, has nine letters. Note that in one case the 6 must be inverted in order to get the desired nine. Given that nine is a single digit, any person who understands how ubiquitous numbers are and how they can be manipulated will never be impressed by a list of numeric coincidences involving 9, no matter how long. The most appalling statement appears on page 88 and is reproduced here in its entirety. "The timing of Epstein's death is notable. Once John's rise to the top was complete, his manager was gone. That fact is feasibly coincidence, but could also be attributed to the idea that when one deals with the devil, sometimes an intermediary is used either to arrange the pact or to carry out the deeds that fulfill it. In fact, Maximilian Rudwin writes that historically Jews have acted as such intermediaries for Christians, not because the former have any sort of sinister leanings, but simply because `the zealot in one religion prefers a zealot to a liberal, even in an opposing religion.'" Since Brian Epstein was Jewish and was the manager of the Beatles when they rose to stardom, the implication here is obvious. What is appalling is that over history the allegation that Jews are agents of Satan has been used as a justification for their persecution. That claim is repeated here with no justification whatsoever. This is a bad book full of nonsense and outlandish and manufactured claims. 25 of 30 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP!, May 15, 2009 By  J. C. Smulyan "Beatles Fan" (From: Here, There, Everywhere) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This book is CRAP. It has nothing to do with John Lennon or the Beatles. It's all made up bunk. It's Albert Goldman style journalism. CRAP. If you want to know about John Lennon, play the music. Buy the Ray Coleman "LENNON" book....great book. Do not buy this garbage! It doesn't deserve any stars!		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars Stuff and Nonsense. One of the more fun and fascinating bits of Beatles lore has always been the whole "Paul Is Dead" hoax. Read more Published 5 days ago by Brian Jay Jones 5.0 out of 5 stars Magical & Mystery Lennon "The Lennon Prophecy" has already started fierce debate with people taking sides. I have to say that it's a book I'm glad I bought. Read more Published 2 months ago by Martin Horan 4.0 out of 5 stars When The Devil Went Up To London Mankind has always had a fascination for the dark side of the spiritual realm and its ruler, AKA: the Devil. Read more Published 3 months ago by Brian E. Erland 5.0 out of 5 stars THE LENNON PROPHECY VERY INTERESTING BOOK AND WORTH READING....ALSO, QUITE AN EDUCATION...I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO LENNON'S DEATH.... Read more Published 4 months ago by Joseph L. Niezgoda 1.0 out of 5 stars gimmie some truth More like NO STARS. TOTAL poppycock, garbage, malarkey, moralistic lies, funnymentalist fabrications and dross porkies all writ down for the willingly naive to lay out their... Read more Published 5 months ago by Hugo 5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ BEATLES BOOK!!! The Lennon Prophecy is an extremely well documented book which illustrates how John Lennon was obsessed with occult and satanic themes throughout his life. Read more Published 6 months ago by JerryK 2.0 out of 5 stars Was John Lennon an Apostle of Darkness? Rock and Roll has certainly made its mark on popular culture and among the bands of early rock and roll, the one that achieved the most popularity and caused the most controversy... Read more Published 7 months ago by Bryan Carey 4.0 out of 5 stars Who WAS Sergeant Pepper anyway? Hmmm... As a lifelong Beatles fan and one who can say I remember where I was when "I heard the news," I was naturally drawn to this book. Read more Published 8 months ago by EL 3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but...... I am hoping to read the book for a laugh....I have looked at his site and his so called interesting clues. This idea of the Beatles selling their souls or whatever.... Read more Published 8 months ago by R. Bailey 4.0 out of 5 stars Did John Lennon sell his soul... Did John Lennon sell his soul... Joseph Niezgoda was more than a fan of Lennon. He is a fan, collector, and scholar. 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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: New Chapter Press; First Edition edition (December 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942257456
• ISBN-13: 978-0942257458
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #446,520 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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111 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars But what about those Country Stars who've bested Satan, May 17, 2009

By	Gen. JC Christian, patriot (Tremonton, UT United States) - See all my reviews

There is no longer any question that John Lennon sold his soul to Satan? The case Joseph Niezgoda makes in "The Lennon Prophecy" is about as airtight as it gets. I mean, hey, we're talking creation science levels of proof here. Niezgoda's conclusions are unassailable.

Each proof--whether it's the missing "The" on the back of the "Abbey Road" album or the fact that Charles Manson believed the title of the song "Revolution #9" sounded a lot like the Bible's Revelations Chapter 9--is incontrovertible. Yes, it's as incontrovertible as the fact that Adam loved to feed carrots to his pet stegosaurus, Pokey.

But as good as this book is, the addition of a chapter about all the country musicians who've bested Satan would have made it even better. That's a story that doesn't often get told in the libumetrocialist media. They'd rather we believed that Lucifer has domain over all music, when in fact Beelzebub only digs rock and the blues. That's why there's never been a book written about how Charlie Daniels out-fiddled The Deceiver or how the second most heterosexual American (I'm the first), Horatio Lee Jenkins, kicked Satan's puking butt in a drinking contest Drunker Than Satan Ep. The libumetrocialists don't want us to know.

There's also the question about whether John Lennon, Nancy Pelosi, Mia Farrow, Dan Rather, and Satan all participated in a ceremony that resulted in Obama's conception. It's not covered in this book at all. I mean, sure, we've all seen Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate--so maybe he was born there--but does anyone really know how and where he was conceived? Was Lennon's Satanic seed involved? Was it in a foreign place like San Francisco? We don't know, because Niezgoda fails to address it. But then maybe that's another book.

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A bad book filled with manufactured evidence that even reaches the point where it appeals to the darkest of ethnic hatreds, January 21, 2009

By	Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

While there is some interesting historical data about the Beatles in this book, I totally reject the premise of the author that their success was due to a pact John Lennon made with the devil. It is certainly true that Lennon had a hard childhood and in his early years often mocked the Christian religion. It is also true that the rise of the Beatles was phenomenal; it is hard to explain to anyone not conscious at the time (I was) how extensive their celebrity was. However, it is absurd to claim that all this is evidence that Lennon made a Faustian bargain.
Many if not most successful people had a very difficult upbringing; in fact the successful people argue that it was those early problems that instilled in them their drive to succeed. The sixties was a time of enormous social change, the number of dramatic alterations, from the civil rights movement to the development of the birth control pill is so numerous that not all of them can be mentioned. In the early sixties, the social change cauldron was in a superheated state and the arrival of the Beatles simply tapped into that tremendous potential energy. Therefore, one does not have to conjure up mystical explanations for the success of the Beatles.
As a co-editor of "Journal of Recreational Mathematics" I regularly encounter material based on numeric coincidences using arithmetic operations. Given the number of ways in which computations can be done, there are always many ways in which numbers can be "massaged" to return whatever values you desire. On page 117 there begins a list titled "The Number Nine in John's Life." Some of the entries are:

*) John Lennon was born on October 9.
*) During Chapman's first trip to New York, he stayed in the YMCA on West 63rd (6+3 = 9) Street. He checked in on December 6 (inverted 9).
*) His early band, Quarry Men, has nine letters.

Note that in one case the 6 must be inverted in order to get the desired nine.
Given that nine is a single digit, any person who understands how ubiquitous numbers are and how they can be manipulated will never be impressed by a list of numeric coincidences involving 9, no matter how long.
The most appalling statement appears on page 88 and is reproduced here in its entirety.

"The timing of Epstein's death is notable. Once John's rise to the top was complete, his manager was gone. That fact is feasibly coincidence, but could also be attributed to the idea that when one deals with the devil, sometimes an intermediary is used either to arrange the pact or to carry out the deeds that fulfill it. In fact, Maximilian Rudwin writes that historically Jews have acted as such intermediaries for Christians, not because the former have any sort of sinister leanings, but simply because `the zealot in one religion prefers a zealot to a liberal, even in an opposing religion.'"

Since Brian Epstein was Jewish and was the manager of the Beatles when they rose to stardom, the implication here is obvious. What is appalling is that over history the allegation that Jews are agents of Satan has been used as a justification for their persecution. That claim is repeated here with no justification whatsoever. This is a bad book full of nonsense and outlandish and manufactured claims.

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP!, May 15, 2009

By	J. C. Smulyan "Beatles Fan" (From: Here, There, Everywhere) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is CRAP. It has nothing to do with John Lennon or the Beatles. It's all made up bunk. It's Albert Goldman style journalism. CRAP.

If you want to know about John Lennon, play the music. Buy the Ray Coleman "LENNON" book....great book.

Do not buy this garbage! It doesn't deserve any stars!