Prophecy, Key to the Future by Duane S. Crowther

Prophecy, Key to the Future Reviews

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  Brittany

  Interesting but outdated. Includes prophecies such as that of the "white horse" that have been debunked by prophets. Overall, I did not feel the Spirit throughout most of this book which leads me to question its validity.
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  Greg

  In Prophecy: Key to the Future, Crowther's goals are to:
  
  1. Establish some sense of chronological order to future events;
  2. Offer an understandable and well-documented discussion of events prophets and apostles have prophesied will occur.
  3. Provide insight through previously inaccessible materials into such issues as internal conflict in the U.S., the times of the Gentiles, and plagues and pestilences to come.
  
  The book is based on work done for the author's Master's thesis, and is limited to scripture and interpretive comments made by general authorities of the LDS Church. I found it interesting and insightful, but frankly I preferred the similar text, The Coming of the Lord, by Gerald Lund.
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  Tim Malone

  One of the first books on the last days I read in my youth, I still refer to it often in looking up some quote or scripture on the subject. It has been criticized as being too rigid in the placement of events. The criticism may be valid. Who can really know the exact order of the signs of the last days. The book is worth studying and adding to your library if you have any interest in the last days. I often read it along with Gerald Lund's book, The Coming of the Lord.
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  Matt

  This book was first published in 1962 - 60 years ago! As such, there are certainly many obsolescent observations, particularly in the beginning chapters. Also, the author relies on a lot of journal entries written many years after the purported fact. I'm not saying that these journal entries are without value. It is fascinating to read about just how much the early church leaders thought about and spoke about the end days - I'm talking about you, Orson Pratt. What I am saying is that the author should place these statements in the proper context- they are not as reliable as scripture. That said, this is an outstanding consolidation of scripture describing future events (especially the closing chapters).
  
  PS. I found a $4.00 used copy (already the 12th printing in 1966!) at Weller Books and could not resist.
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  Oscar

  Es impresionante todo lo que Crowther pudo recopilar en los años 60, sin elementos de informática y siendo bastante joven.
  Es la segunda vez que leo “Profecía. Llave al futuro” Es una guía fantástica para prever y leer los acontecimientos de los últimos días
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  Gena Lott

  Although a little outdated, there is still much of value in this 60 year old volume.
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  Richard

  I read it as a teen and revisited this book in my forties. It is dated. Some myth mixed in. Sometimes, I just think no one should venture a guess at future events, even based on scriptures or statements made by prophets. I understand his speculation from a scholarly approach but the continued enlightenment we have received since the book was written begs for a rewrite.
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  Teri

  This is a collection of prophetic scriptures and quotes by Mormon leaders on latter-day signs of the times. Very interesting. There are some quotes in here that I haven't seen elsewhere. The author attempts to put them in chronological order.
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  Angela

  The best book of prophecies concerning the Last Days I have read. Good stuff!
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  Becky

  The beginning was really good, but I had a hard time getting through it. I didn't agree with some of his interpretations of quotes and it felt outdated.
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  Keith

  Interesting LDS book on the Last Days and the prophecies. I must have read a much earlier edition.