ISBN: 978-1-63641-399-0

Jonathan Cahn has several works reviewed on The Book Light now. This definitely speaks to the proliferation of his authored works. Generally, the reviews here have followed a chronological progression of his earlier works to his later works. In the case of The Dragon's Prophecy this tacit rule is broken. The Dragon's Prophecy was written before The Avatar. The reason for the delay concerned some unfortunate optics in terms of the book cover and the timing of world events. A few additional words will clear up the misconception.

The Dragon's Prophecy should really be called How The Dragon Lies. The reason for this is because the contents of this volume outline the attack on Israel on October 7th and the subsequent events thereafter. The outline, however, is from a prophetic kind of insight as opposed to a simple synthesis of world events. The book supplies a why Israel was attacked. Palestine, as an ancient nation trying to be a modern polity or nation-state, has a serious axe to grind with Israel since it exist., Cahn argues this axe exists because Palestine and therefore Palestinians harbor an ancient grudge against Israel for being God's Chosen People.

Cahn has some real gems in terms of explaining the birth of modern Palestine through personalities like Yasser Arafat. Most people who have been alive in the last thirty years or so likely know his role and who he is. Many however, probably do not know Hajj Amin al-Husayni---The Mufti of Jerusalem and his direct connection to Adolf Hitler. The Mufti was an Arab who wanted Hitler to wipe out the Jews (he met with him and talked with him for this purpose) and after Hitler fell hired various ex-Nazis to train what would become Palestinian radicals. He was the mentor of one Yasser Arafat. Arafat was in turn, the father of the Palestine Liberation Organization which became an inspiration for Hamas. It should be clear that any organization with a direct genealogy going to Hitler is probably emphatically NOT going to get along with anything that has to do with Israel.

After one understands this historical lynch pin, there are few surprises throughout the rest of the work other than the exact timing by which these ancient enemies of God attack Israel. If it happens to be a Jewish Holy Day of some kind, odds are that an attack is not far behind. This, Cahn argues, is what the dragon's revenge is. He is trying to invert and desecrate the Holy by turning those good, celebratory characteristics into sorrow.

The atrocities committed on October the 7th, 2023, are detailed. The scope is of course, worse than you probably remember, since most of those stories really were not covered. Cahn points out the hypocrisy of groups like Black Lives Matter who posted up videos of Arabs rejoicing over Jewish deaths without any apparent condemnation of the actions. Rather, he argues that most places that were supposed to be against violence seemed to be rather for it in the case of Israel. This, of course, is the definition of antisemitism.

The rise of antisemitism, Cahn states, has come more rapidly because the dragon has inflamed its hatred of the land of Israel through events like October the 7th and has caused, within countries like the United States, a massive cultural pivot to where the dragon can have influence among the US and other populations over their shared hatred of Jewish people. This sets up rather nicely, if such a thing can be said to be done rather nicely, the stage for World War III and the book of Revelation. Hard to have either of those if you do not have a beast and a lot of people hating Israel. Still, one should remember that Judas was used by the dragon to kill the Messiah and the words concerning him were that it would have been "better had he not been born". After he hanged himself and his insides made a fetid explosion in some field, one can understand why the Messiah might have said that. Neither of those lifestyle choices sound like accomplishments you want on Facebook.

Speaking of which, neither should antisemitism be something you want on Facebook. Uniting over hatred is poor glue for any nation or people. There are always more people to hate, it turns out, given enough time.

All of this, however, is set forth as evidence for why this reviewer feels that putting the dragon on the book cover and titling it The Dragon's Prophecy is a misnomer since it makes it seem like the dragon has some kind of actual word that carries any weight. Cahn points out that evil has no actual existence that is lasting because it can only exist in relation to what it is not---namely good. So, why put an image of the thing that is not on the cover? Probably, it was a good sales decision. Sure, we learn what happens to a couple of guys in Iran that attack and curse Israel. (Hint: They get to fulfill God's Prophecies) Sure, the whole work is actually about what God is doing and allowing and then answering. However, people really respond to dragons in market research, so that's gotta go on the cover, right?

It is possible that had a cover like "How God is gonna mess up Satan" been present it might not sell that many book copies at this point in the game, one must admit. The culture, three years out, is quite different. People are keen to believe lies. They are ripe for the dragon, and Cahn's gift is in pointing it out in a way that makes a testimony for God's Hand in that work. The timing is exact. The inversions are precise. There is no coincidence here---just an ancient war escalating into a final, unfathomable conclusion. It was enough to make the Prophet Daniel sick for awhile---to see the things Cahn is providing witness to. Most everyone else is content to be an NPC or an ostrich. Few are awake enough to take a good, hard look around, and assess where they want to be in the coming battle. Reading this book might be a good start.

Original review over at thebooklight, as usual!