“The Dragon’s Prophecy” is a 2024 book from Jonathan Cahn. He is the best-selling author of several books about Bible Prophecy and Christian faith. As a side note, he was one inspiration for Messianic Rabbi Levi Katz, a fictional character in my “Tribulation Pilgrims’ Progress” novel series.
Cahn describes how the horrific October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel compelled him to write about the connections between spiritual warfare and the attack, and how the event fits with history and the end times prophesies of the Bible.
Cahn draws from the Bible (particularly from Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation) and adds other insights from history, Jewish worship traditions, and etymology. Christians who seriously study the Bible will likely not be surprised by his conclusions (when viewed from a high level). The book explains how Satan is the enemy and antithesis of God and actively is working for evil and destruction. That Satan often uses people (and peoples) to further his objectives, that Jews and Christians are favorite targets and that his forces work to accomplish this through spiritual warfare and evil actions.
Having studied these subjects before, these conclusions were not a surprise to me. But I did appreciate the detailed information showing how current events are linked to both ancient and modern history (e.g., the linkage of the Philistines of ancient times to the Palestinian terrorists of today). Cahn also does a nice job of presenting how the October 7th attack and current events are a preview of future events promised in the Bible (e.g., the war of Ezekiel chapter 38 and the events described in the books of Daniel and Revelation).
“The Dragon’s Prophecy” is well-organized, has plentiful reference notes and the content is interesting and sound. The book is very readable and I recommend it to people who want a deeper understanding of the significance and origins of the October 7th attack.
However, I note one omission. His discussion of upcoming events disregards the rapture of the church. I haven’t located Cahn’s view on the rapture, so I suggest he should study it further and add it into his writings. The Biblical passages describing a pre-tribulation rapture are clear; they should encourage the sharing of the Gospel to maximize the number of new believers who will be taken to heaven by the Lord before the tribulation. That perspective caused me to write my concise primer about the end times, “Lifeline, A Guide to Surviving the End Times.” and the two “Tribulation Pilgrims’ Progress” novels.
The church will be spared from the tribulation, but it will not be spared from the persecution and terrible events that precede the rapture and tribulation, like the attack of October 7th. Expectations of the rapture should give confidence to believers, but God has withheld the timing of the event from our knowledge, so that we do not become lazy in the exercise of our faith and sharing of the Gospel message.
Cahn provides sound encouragement for how believers in Christ should respond to these darkening times and is correctly focused on the centrality and significance of Israel to the events of the last days. In the last chapters of this book, Cahn describes the path to enlist in the right side for this war- through a life-giving relationship with Jesus Christ. The book is worth reading for more detailed background information about the evil forces described in the Bible and to remind us that the rapture, tribulation and second coming of Jesus are imminent. God wins this war and evil will be eradicated. He will fulfill all of His promises to the nation of Israel. Israel will recognize that Jesus is the promised Messiah and all believers, both Jew and Gentile, will worship him. Come, Lord Jesus!
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