Michael SnyderLost Prophecies Of The Future Of America

I found this book interesting and fit with my understanding of end times with some reservations.Read Matthew 24 carefully, taking note as to who it is being directed to.Verse 16: Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains. (That would be the Jews, not gentiles.)Verse 20: not on the sabbath day. (Jews call for worship on the sabbath day, not gentiles.) Verse 24: and shall show great signs and wonders (The Hebrew people look for signs as throughout Exodus with Moses and with the apostles in Acts when addressing the Jews. The elect in the church live by faith, not signs and wonders and are saved by faith not works. A search on “signs” in the KJV most times refers to texts associated with the Jews.)Verse 30: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, (another sign)The point being that the approach of this book requires an acceptance of a post tribulation rapture.If you accept a pre-tribulation rapture and are saved before the tribulation begins (which requires the revelation of the Anti-Christ first before it begins) you will not be around for these events.During the time of Jacobs trouble only the unsaved Jews and all others will be around for many of these events.That said, no one knows exactly how all of this will unfold so it is prudent to prepare in any event.Also, some of the prophets were questionable at best. The Indian is saffron robes is hardly a Biblical Christian.The last time I saw people like that and listened to them was when I was a new ager. I certainly wouldn’t take them seriously as a KJV based Biblical Christian today.A few others seem to be having prophetic dreams so frequently that one wonders a bit at their authenticity.Additionally, it is clear that during the end times will come many false prophets. It might be prudent to take these prophecies with a bit of skepticism.Still, the book was a quick read and provokes food for thought and an encouragement to prepare on both the spiritual and material levels.It was not without value and a worthwhile read for anyone concerned about what we see transpiring in our world today. If you are not saved take this more seriously.If you are are, take this as a signal to prepare for the worst as best you can and definitely reinforce your faith in our Savior.

Since many Christians will be overly and unjustifiably terrified by this book the below comment is offered. The book is an effort to get prophetic information out into the general Christian public but the way it is written causes it to be a mixture of truth and error and a great example of Hayseed Christianity. Hayseed is a term applied to a country person moving to the city and not understanding its complexity so they make mistakes in their actions and analysis. In this case the lack of understanding of the Bible and Economics causes oversights and misunderstandings thus Hayseed Christianity. Likely some of the prophecies are true but you can not tell from his "excerpts only approach" which does not include the whole prophecy and important information about the prophet. Example: The book seems to regard prophets Dave Wilkerson and John Paul Jackson statements as good as the Bible itself though they both died under strange circumstances that force an honest person to reconsider their ministries in a new and lessor light. Dave & Paul are two opposite sides of the same coin - the coin of excess and missed insights. One side of the coin is mad and condemning. The other side of the coin is happy and hasty. Watching Dave Wilkerson's youtubes over the years shows he said that Christian conversion's from ministries that could be called "overly-positive TV ministries" are fake conversions. Some of these Wilkerson videos that show he is really mad at other ministers seem to have been taken down off the youtube website. Through history I have noticed that ministers that call conversions fake have "bad luck" like Wilkerson did with his head-on car accident that caused his death. Wilkerson repeatedly shows he is a mad Christian leader wanting to punish people for not following his point of view - this is preaching in the flesh and causes ministers to make mistakes of all kinds. John Paul Jackson's death suddenly by cancer in his thigh shows a need to critically review his ministry. I bought a number of his books and videos. He was overall nice but way too hasty in his analysis and did not do a complete job of honest exegesis on what Christians are doing right-&-wrong - he just followed popular politic of the Church and society. Overall he could be called mediocre though he is seen as a sort of guiding light by most talking about him. The fact that you are listening to a Christian minister does not mean you can quit analyzing what is said, and you can not quit looking for error and for further insights. The old testament prophets always told people that if they would repent God would lesson or omit the punishments. This is not emphasized by the book which sees the destruction of America as inevitable through Pestilence, Tsunami-&-Storm, and Military attacks by Russia and China. Tsunami: Since about 50% of the people living in the USA live on the coastlands probably 25%-33% would actually be killed by a Tsunami on all three coasts. That means a drop of population from today's 300+ million to 200-225 million people left alive in the interior of America. This would still create an enormously large economy and NOT be a destruction of America. I have lived in the USA when the population was 200 million and it was as rich or richer than it is today due to having less people in it. The USA economy could go up on a per person basis after a Tsunami since you still have 200 million people working buying and selling, that is a lot of people and a tremendous economy, and less mouths to feed so less stress on the land, and more stuff left over for each person. Life was easier in the USA when we only had 200 million people (today we have 300+ million). Military Attack: In the end times that we now live in, the Bible tells us that a military horde comes down from the North (the area of Russia & China) and into the Middle East - NOT to America. Of course all future happenings are not listed in the Bible but as I say elsewhere we have the necessary 10 good men that God indicates will save us. Chapter 11 Why God Is Bringing Judgement: A good list yet in key areas it gives Christian & worldly politics that the Bible may or may not agree with. Chapter 11 leaves out one of the biggest issues in the USA - the Bible's example of 10% as a fair total Tax on the people. We have taxes totaling much higher than 10%. The Tax is called the Tithe in the Old Testament, it was paid to the combined Priest-&-Government not to the Priests Living expenses alone. New Testament Christians are all like the Priests of the Old Testament. Today a 9% tax to the government plus giving to the poor is expected by God. The priests in the Old Testament paid a 10% Tithe on the Heave Offering only (and there were other offerings) but if you just take this number, then "10% of the 10% Tithe/Tax" paid to the priests amounts to 1% of the Total Tithe paid by the People. This is the amount sensible to pay today - 1% of your income to the church leaders. If you consider the other offerings that did not include a priestly tithe then you should pay around a .25% to .66% modern day personal Tithe which is appropriate for the poor. The government should get the rest of the Tithe/Tax which is 9%. We do not tax this way in America and none of this "taxation money sin" is mentioned in the book as far as I could find. Stealing money sometimes brings a death sentence as in the Bible when Achan stole gold in Joshua 7:19-25 and was stoned for doing so. So we should not steal money even through the tax system and if we do steal by exceeding Gods given tax percentages then we should expect punishment - to not expect punishment on this serious issue is Hayseed Christianity and Paganism. It should be in the list of reasons and missing it shows a lack of understanding God's economic rules. It is too important to overlook. When God punished an action with death in the Old Testament it should like be considered evil also in New Testament times and factored in as a person considers what to do. Abortion is probably the main reason, and is given as the first reason, for America's coming punishment starting on page 149. Abortion is seen as about the most important moral judgement that God makes as the author sidesteps Bible verses such as: Exodus 21:22-25 which gives only one instance where an abortion is authorized to be punished - this instance where punishment is given for abortion does NOT include to punish the women if she chooses abortion. The book also disregards rape babies implying that a women must carry them. Also, in the book of Numbers babies are only counted from one month old recognizing that for various reasons a baby may not get to live its life, but implies that there is nothing to fear for the baby's salvation, since the baby presumably goes to God when it dies. Abortion is such a political issue that it is not a freebie to be accepted as a need for punishment without considering the in-context Bibles verses on the issue. CONCLUSION: I appreciate the author's attempt to get these prophecies out yet they are not understood and interpreted as they should be, most are only written in part as excerpts to prove his point, and a lack of understanding of Bible politics makes the conclusions and reasonings to have some error.For those not wanting to miss anything it is worth it to buy the book for the few complete prophecies included some of which seem to be correct and hopeful. Since Trump has gotten into office the whole USA system has been re-engineered to correct many standing problems caused by the mostly Godless people running our government for the last 60 years. The books sure belief in a complete apocalypse for America is a false conclusion. As God warned the early church in the book of Revelation, if those called by his name would correct their behaviors God will not perform the worst of the punishments that would destroy their society. It is the same today. I end with some King James (not paraphrased) Bible verses: Where Abraham questions God in Genesis 18:23 "Will God destroy the good with the wicked?". And Genesis 18:32 And he [Abraham] said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten [good men] shall be found there. And he [God] said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake." America has at least 10 good men, as does each American city, so America will not be mostly destroyed by the calamities as the book "Lost Prophecies" seems to indicate as a foregone conclusion. Also, if God warns people to leave these cities that are destined to experience a Tsunami and they do not leave, then their blood is on their own head not God's, that is no one can blame God since He warned them. So many lazy Christians could be killed in a Tsunami that they were warned of. Each person and family must individually question God on this as they decide where to live. This is why Jesus said in John 16:13: ... when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Mr. Snyder and his wife have compiled, collated, and categorized many end-time prophecies from many anointed believers, spanning many years, decades, and even centuries that confirm the Biblical timeframe in which we live and the events that will be transpiring in the near future in the world, but in the USA in particular. The book is frightening but hope generating also. It is an appeal to everyman to hear what God is saying to mankind in this hour and what we need to do about it. Everyone on planet Earth should read this book; it's a life changer. I have one suggestion about reading this book however, I would suggest that one begin at Chapter 12 and read to the end of the book, and then go to Chapter 1 and continue on from there. It will make it easier to receive. this sobering message. but we all need to hear that which is being said herein.

I read this in about 2.5 hours. Many of these independent prophesies report the same information. I don’t know if all of these will happen, but one thing is clear, very similar things are biblically predicted. Michael provides adequate hope in the last two chapters, explaining how God’s spirit will be poured out, causing many ordinary people to become spiritual leaders and bring many to the church and back to the church. And I knew I would be one of those leaders. Hopefully, you will also be called.

Some of this book is hard to absorb, but it is a clear warning to all of us to Wake Up, especially if you are a Sardis Christian (Revelation). Timely read.

I read the book in 2 days while travelling, was amazingly written and constructed using the dreams and visions of others and with Mr Snyder’s amazing writing gifts!!! ..... excellent job Michael!!