I found it fascinating, the kind of critical thinking about history that I wish I'd had sooner. My ps experience in history had almost nothing in it that could be construed as controversial or critical.

My core classic states that these changes came about because of righteousness and the purposes of God in bringing forth a new era in history (the last dispensation). But it's not specific about what the changes will be nor when nor exactly how they come about, just that we are to do specific things to prepare (stay out of debt, store food, know and live our religion, become educated). Come to think of it, it is specific, in the way that most prophecy is specific; you can apply it multiple times to several different situations. To keep us on our toes, maybe?

I don't remember the details of _The Third Wave_, but if you give your comments, I will try to reply.