Welcome to Kaleidoscopic view of Minor Prophets, where the prophecies are decoded to apply to our present situation. In these days of extreme commercialism and competition, people are not able to find time to read and study the Bible thoroughly. But we know that the Word of God is powerful and has answers for all the problems of the humanity in every generation.The last 12 books in the Old Testament are rarely read and understood by the Evangelical Christians. This volume of the twelve prophets, although are brief in words, but are mighty in meaning. The placement of the books in the Bible were made comparing the volume of prophecy with other prophets but not in the chronological order. Therefore, the bigger prophecies viz. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel come earlier. But in actual, many of the minor prophets, prophesied much before them.It was my desire to study the Minor Prophets and other books thoroughly for my personal edification. With the spiritual experience of more than 25-years and 10-years of diligent and thorough inductive study, God has helped me to exercise my deep desire to make an inductive study on prophetic books and New Testament letters. God has revealed to me that the prophecies provide a set patterns for the dispensation of the world. Most of the prophets have foreseen their imminent crisis, thus prophesied the final events to happen in Eschatological period. The Minor prophets give a profound meaning, interpretation and application for the entire humanity of things which would happen over a period of next 2500 years. So, if anyone wants to know what is going to happen tomorrow and later on, he or she must study the Minor Prophets thoroughly. Of course, it requires special interest to study the prophecies in Old Testament and needs some basic background. We have so many commentaries available in the bookshops and in online stores, written by great men of God and theologians. Many are quite voluminous and bulky.My intention of writing this book, was to reach out to such people who are finding lack of time, but desirous to read Old Testament prophetic books. So, I decided to write a brief account of all the Minor prophets and made a humble attempt to put prophecies with their historical background, the situation which prompted them to write, the relevance to the present generation and with some deep research. I assure you that each chapter in this book will make you to read further, and will be a great blessing to lead a life pleasing to God. I have simplified the meanings for a layman understanding and applied relevant examples of the present generation. I have used thoughts and opinions of great scholars, great men of God and some noted theologians. Each prophet foresees the coming events in different spectrums and this makes the reader to remain bonded on the Word of God. Initially, I have written it for my own spiritual edification, used extensively in many seminars and churches, but now I am putting it on an E-book for the benefit of others. I assure you that each chapter in this book will make you to read further, and will be a great blessing to lead a life pleasing to God. I strongly believe that the readers would be highly motivated to study Old Testament after reading this book.May the Lord help me and all of us to better understand His will and discharge our duties in this changing scenario of the world.
