Book Reviews
of the trilogy
by John Daniel
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This is the real history of things! A powerful and mind-explosive book. It should be taught in schools and colleges. Reader from U.S.A. — 5-star review from Amazon.com.
Praise God for using his servant John Daniel in writing Scarlet and the Beast! All my questions are answered and loose ends are now tied! Karen Campbell, Christian public school teacher, Sand Springs OK.
I finished reading your phenomenal book, Scarlet and the Beast. Your research is so Holy Spirit inspired through the annals of human history, that it is beyond words. Louis Peralta, Albuquerque NM.
John Daniel tries to give an accurate account of how and why things occurred throughout history, then he tries to cover for the conspirators, who (I believe) happen to be Jewish. Other than that he continues to refer to Christianity, when actually the type of Christianity he refers to is the philosophy of Paul, not Jesus, or shall I refer to Him a Yashua. In spite of my complaints, it is the absolute truth, at least vol. 1 and 3. Reader from U.S.A. — 5-star review from Amazon.com.
Scarlet and the Beast is the most fascinating book I have ever read, other than the Bible. Janis Dunn, Austin TX.
I have been reading a lot of history, and could identify many movements and events down through the ages that appear to be influencing the world in a specific direction. However, I could not find the common denominator until I read Scarlet and the Beast. Leslie Howell, Wellington UT.
I have read your 3-volume set (of Scarlet and the Beast) with fascination. It cleared up many questions and is probably the most satisfying and comprehensive work I have seen on the subject. Dr. Jonathan Henry, Clearwater Christian College, Clearwater FL.
In this 3-volume set, Daniel attempts to show that Freemasonry is the skeletal structure through which all “modern” conspiracies and subversive movements have evolved. This includes everything from the Mafia to Communism to British rock music to drug-dealing, money-laundering and offshore banks. The facts he presents in his argument come like a tidal wave. While he appears occasionally to reach too far in his interpretation, for every time I found myself thinking. “Whoa, wait a minute,” there were ten times where I was thinking, “That makes sense.” The connection of his thesis and many of his points to the apocalyptic books of the Bible was of utmost importance to me. The underlying statement that Satan, or rather Lucifer (as the Freemasons prefer him to be called), is the Great Architect of Freemasonry, is the clinching point of his work. Jeffrey Pfeiffer, Detroit, Michigan — 5-star review from Amazon.com.
I received your three books, Scarlet and the Beast, months ago. But, they went on a huge pile of waiting-to-be-read books. Then recently I got a call from Joel Bainerman, who began raving about the books. So, this spurred me to get them down — and now I can’t stop reading! Much of the material I knew, as I have read many of your sources. But the way you have put it together; argued through the history; linked all with Scripture; put things into the “plan of God”, etc., blows my mind. I am not even half way through book one yet, and am writing to order all three books for my friend!” Gemma Blech, Israel.
John Daniel is an evangelical Protestant who places much of the content of his book within the context of Protestant “Bible prophecy.” I am Orthodox Christian, so I do not share all of his eschatological views, but in terms of actual facts, as opposed to interpretation, there is a wealth of information here. In Volume I, Daniel shows that Freemasonry is the common denominator in all common conspiracy theories (Communists, International bankers, Multinational corporations, European aristocracy, Jews, Jesuits, and the Illuminati). Drawing heavily upon the work of Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln, he proceeds to show that the rivalry between the Priory of Sion and the Knights Templar developed into rivalry between the Grand Lodge Masonry of England and the Grand Orient and Scottish Rite Masonries of France. He shows how this rivalry figured in the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the revolutions of the 1800’s, Marxism, the Russian Revolution, World Wars I and II, the establishment of the League of Nations and the United Nations, and more. This volume is also valuable because it discredits anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. While acknowledging the involvement of many Jews in subversive movements (for example, 82% of the Bolshevik government was staffed by Jews), he shows that the most prominent of these Jews were Masons, and were acting as Masons, not as Jews. In fact, he says Masonry is inherently anti-Semitic, and that Masonry conspired to both undermine Orthodox Judaism through Reform Judaism and to promote Jews in their ranks, so that if Masonic conspiracies were revealed, the Jews, and not the Masons, would be assigned blame. In Volume II, Daniel attempts to show the continuity between Masonry and the ancient pagan religions. While I agree with his thesis, his layout needs to be more chronological and systematic, and he needs to back up his assertions with more varied sources. In Volume III, he examines the domination of the world economy through central banking and control of gold. This will be familiar territory to students of Murray Rothbard, Ludwig von Mises, and other libertarian sources, and I think they do a better job of actually explaining the economics, but in tying the quest for economic hegemony with Masonic membership, Daniel’s analysis is unique. In the same volume, Daniel also briefly discusses the assassinations of JFK and Pope John Paul I, as well as the “real” reason for the Vietnam War, and an explanation of what happened to the Nazis after the end of World War II. In Volumes I and III, Daniel assigns the blame for the rock-drug counterculture to sub-Masonic lodges, such as the Order of the Golden Dawn. These volumes should serve as a springboard to further research, although many of the books Daniel references are out-of-print.” Christopher Herman — 5-star review from Amazon.com.
In all my 33 years of study in God’s prophetic Word, I have never been as awestruck with any revelation as that which [is revealed in Scarlet and the Beast]… I have never seen so much convincing and compelling documentation on the identity of the Beast nation in all my years of study… Never before have I learned so much from one book (except the Bible), and after 900 pages, I hated for it to end! To attempt to explain even a small portion here would be totally impossible — you must read it for yourself. Dr. John Barela, editor of “Today, The Bible, And You.” Tulsa OK.