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Title: Thief in the Night (Talisman Books; No. 5) by William Sears ISBN: 0-85398-008-X Publisher: George Ronald Pub Ltd Pub. Date: 01 June, 1961 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: God never stop talking people quit looking and listening
Comment: I had search for a long time for an answer to many questions. I knew in my heart that before Christs coming God had passes his word through many manefestations. I knew in my heart that there had to be more. I during my search I came across the Bahai Faith. The answers to my questions were beging to unfold. But I needed proof I needed truth. In this book and my trusty bible I have finally found it. If your searching this is a great place to start.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book has vast implications for us all
Comment: This real-life mystery story started when Sears was given a book containing a story about people who had eagerly awaited the return of Christ during the 19th century. Being a newspaper reporter he found in the archives accounts in the 1840s of people preparing for the sudden appearance of Christ. Some were filled with fear and panic; others called on the world to repent; others cashed in their bank accounts or gave away their worldly possessions. Why did they all expect Christ at that particular time? This is the mystery that Sears set out to solve.
Armed with the writings of Professor E.G. Browne of Pembroke College, Cambridge and Professor Jowett of Balliol College, Oxford, the author started by researching the period 1830-1850 in greater depth, finding that it was a period when a great comet with a tail 108 million miles long dominated discussion, when awesome shooting stars and halo-like rings around the sun fueled speculation about the second coming. Zeal reached its climax in 1844 because Christ said that he would return when three things came to pass:
- the Gospel would be preached everywhere on earth
- the Jews would return to Israel
- mankind would see the "abomination of desolation" foretold by the prophet Daniel.
Sears investigated each very carefully and confirmed to his own satisfaction - and he provides all the evidence - that each of these promises had been fulfilled in 1844.
It occurred to the author to apply a technique common in criminology that when evidence points to only one conclusion that proves false, you assume that the evidence is right but that you need to draw a different conclusion. Sears had a dozen different conclusions to check out and we accompany him as he investigates each of these - bringing us to the really exciting part of the book.
This book is well written, well researched, well documented and highly readable. He found that Jews were looking for a Jew, Christians for a Christian, blacks for a black, whites for a white, overlooking the clue given in the Bible that it would be a new religion. The Bible provided very clear prophecy regarding the coming of the Messiah, but the religious authorities at that time misinterpreted the information and crucified Jesus instead of welcoming him. History repeated itself as the religious authorities about 150 years ago misinterpreted the information and persecuted, exiled, and imprisoned the new savior.
This book has vast implications for us all. If in fact the author has found what all those people were seeking in 1844 and if you reach the same conclusions as the author, your life will never be the same again.
Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderfully detailed and precise examination
Comment: Amazing how Willam Sears can take you with on his journey of discovery and rediscover his conlusions. I look forward to a bit of free time to examine his sources and work through his calculations.
I highly recommend "Theif in the Night" to anyone interested in Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i faith. It is also good for a bit of history surrounding the Great Disapointment as viewed from western and eastern perspectives.
Peace and Love...
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Title: Some Answered Questions by Abdu'l-Baha, Laura Clifford Barney, Leslie A. Loveless ISBN: 0877431906 Publisher: Baha'i Pub. Trust Pub. Date: 01 June, 1984 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: God loves laughter by William Sears ISBN: 0853980195 Publisher: George Ronald Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Release the Sun: An Early History of the Bahai Faith by William Sears ISBN: 1931847096 Publisher: Baha'i Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Hidden Words by Baha'u'llah, Shoghi Effendi (translator) ISBN: 193184707X Publisher: Baha'i Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith by Peter Smith ISBN: 1851681841 Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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