Who knows if REM had a specific date in mind when they sang their immortal chorus, “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” But according to Harold Camping, a California-based Christian radio broadcaster, May 21, 2011 will bring about a rapture that will inevitably lead to the end of the world five months later. Before you throw away your “to do” list and cancel that hair appointment, let’s take a look at some useful cataclysmic terminology.
(Learn some additional words that describe when people interpret events as signs of the end of the world, here.)
Rapture is derived from the Latin raptus meaning “to seize, carry off.” Defined as “ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy” and “the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence;” the latter tends to coincide with what many believe is the origin of the modern meaning behind the phrase ‘The Rapture’ - a Biblical reference from Thessalonians 4:15-17 and the following passage: “… and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
Armageddon is derived from the Hebrew Har Megiddon or Mount of Megiddo – a city located in central Palestine and, according to many Abrahamic religions, the site of the final battle during “end times.” The Greek translation is Harmagedōn and the Modern English variation we use today is a derivation of the Latin Armagedōn.
The doom in Doomsday is from the Old English dom meaning, “law, judgement, condemnation.” In medieval England many believed that the day of the last Christian judgment would occur once the earth reached 6,000 years old.
. Originally, a series of “Doomsday books” signified the opposite of our apocalyptic sense of the term – a tome somewhere between a census and and a tax audit of England under William the Conqueror. The book is one of the best records of the day-to-day life in England at the time – more a celebration of mundane vitality than a chronicle of horrific ending. One of the more recent definitions of doomsday is a bit bleaker though – Doomsday is the name of an extraterrestrial monstrosity who notoriously took the life of Superman in a 1992 comic.
Many thousands of years later, some believe a biblical Doomsday is upon us once again. What do you think?
ya right
I’m the first to comment!-(and hopfully not the last)
Worrying about the world ending is just foofaraw (Economical, huh?)
If it’s over, there’s really nothing we can do.
well, i think that SOMETHING will happen tomorrow, but it will probably be another sinkhole or earthquake, then, 18 months later (five months, go to November. skip to December and add a year.) this so called “apocalypse” will probably be more earthquakes, acid rain and sinkholes. This will be caused by the alignment of the planets in a way that it connects to the sun. This happens what, every few millenia? It’s not that big of a deal.
Mathew 36 : ‘But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my father only’
Pick up a bible and read about it !
wow. aryt, im not nervous at all. ^^
good article, though.
happy end of the world!
The end will come, the Hindu scriptures give some idea of the time, nothing religious. It will ONLY be start of a new generation and a age of “pure” life. More spiritual and “truth” based.
What about the Zodiac 2012 crap?
Theres always going to be an end of the worl theory
They’ve been saying this forever, they said the world was going to end a long time ago, they said it was going to end in 2012, they said it was going to end weeks ago, and now they’re saying it’s going to end this weekend? I’ll believe it when I see it, I definitely don’t believe it, no one can predict the future, no has the ability to do so. The world is not going to end, people are dumb.
This was very informative!
I think not.
1st. And I’m holding my breath.
And I’ll probably win the lottery tonight.
So, the people Tweeting about replacing the word “rapture” with “raptor” aren’t that far off, after all.
That’s Entertainment! Oui?
ho ho ho!
oh ho ho ho ho!
The word ‘Apocalypse’ is used in the wrong way many times. It’s always related with destruction, Doomsday, etc. when the meaning of this Greek word is ‘Revelation’. In the bible, the apostle John had an Apocalypse (revelation) of the feature.
Silly people.
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* CROSS NOTE– The other page about The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is missing the eighth, The Beautiful Isle of Atlantis now at the bottom of the sea and covered in mud…..
Ray.
“Apocalypse” got translated to “High Calypso” in a famous song….
Y2K… May 21, 2011… December 21, 2012…
By the time I start college, the world will have ended three times. And I will still be starting college.
@RKPetry
I thought King Kong was the eighth.
Oh goody, I’ll be at Kennywood when the world ends.
“The end of the world!” Was supposed to happen on many different dates, various in which I myself conclude that scientists don’t truly know when the end of us all will happen, nor what will kill us. The human population has been here for more than hundreds of years, and until society crashes upon itself, our population stands strong. Saturday will go on as a normal day, and no one will die.
Matthew 24: 36 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father. [God].”
If the world ends tomorrow, I’ll win the lottery that I never entered.
Whatever happened to the “2012 apocalypse” thing?
I think this is stupid. Yeah, all you people bringing up the other crap about the world ending, and how people are always saying its going to end soon, i high five you. Who ever thinks this is real, i’m sorry, but it’s not.
@connor: Yay for the word of the day!
guys there is NO way that we can prove the world is ending tomorrow. in the bible it says that ONLY God will know, not Jesus not the Holy Spirit, not the angels. so why would a guy from earth know when the world will end? it also says in the bible to beware of false prophets, and this guy is one of them.
When you get carried off, can I have your stuff?
These people who believe that this rapture will take place on May 21st, are sincerely deceived and do not know Scriptural prophecy. Do numbers have a play in this area? Yes of course…Right from the beginning of time, the Originator of the Heavens and earth set the blueprint of time with the 7 day Creation week. This first 7 days of time, prophetically also represents a 7 thousand year time period; with each day for a thousand years. With that being said, the universe itself can be no older than 7000 years. The truth is, 6 days have already past within this 7000 year time period; which means the earth itself is only a little over 6000 years old…6211 years old to be exact from the beginning. So we are right in the end of the week or week’s end so to speak…..the beginning of the end…..
Scriptures testify that many signs and wonders in the earth and heaven will take place before The Almighty Himself comes down with judgment…..Scenes so horriying, not even Hollywood can fathom to put into our minds what will take place….
We are in the beginning stages of the end, and things are only going to intensify as time draws near….Lucifer and his demons know their time is almost expired…….so we should not be suprised that Evil in the earth will only increase….
The best thing a human being can do right now while they are living, is get your life right with your Maker and change your ways to His ways…and believe in Him that can save your life from the Wrath to come upon mankind……because the truth is, when that day does come, the world is gonna get caught off guard; and they’re going to be ashamed and want to hide themselves from His face when he returns…but they will not be able to…
Peace
wow thats not real only God or father knows when the world is gonna so they neeed to stop lying and pick up a bible and read matthew; 26;30 to see wht they say its true but that entertainment wht they are saying hahahahahha i will not believe that so WORD UP ight dueces
The world will end on … the day that the other army uses
the “planet eater” bomb, dropped by that sweet-looking
hyper-diamond hull inter-galactic glider.
But of course, that won’t matter much,
with Mars having the larger population at that time.
Shut up and don’t worry, the Earth can take pretty much of anything.
(Y2K), (6, 6, 2006), (May 21, 2011), (December 21, 2012), ect.
I’ll only worry when the scientists or the military tell me to worry.
Sad to think that there are people who don’t believe one word of the Bible-who believe that this life is all there is and that the world won’t end one day as promised. No-one will be sorrier than God
First of all, before we start on a Bible thumping extravaganza it’s in Mark 13:32 where it says, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” Matthew 24:36 states essentially the same thing but leaves out “neither the Son.” Interesting. My point is the words are spoken in the present tense. They don’t say that no man will knoweth but that no man knoweth. That means at the present time. And at that present time there was no Bible. There is a Bible today and that’s what Harold Camping used to make his predictions. He did it all based on the mathematics in the Bible. I’m not saying he’s right. I’m only saying he has a valid argument and we shouldn’t be too quick to judge other’s beliefs. After all, it’s also in the Bible to “Judge not, that ye be not judged” Matthew 7:1-3. Anyway, to bring myself to honest perspective to others, if the world does end tomorrow, one of my major regrets is that I never got a chance to date Jennifer Lopez.
“NOONE”!!!!!! knows the hour nor day the Lord shall come for his people…the bible says “he shal come like athief in the night”…now for all u smart ppl….does a thief let u know whe he is comin to rob u??????!!!!…….
Why do we give obviously deranged people so much publicity? I left the Bible scene 35 years ago and my life improved tremendously. I do understand the need of people in general and I think religions really want to help. Why then the dishonesty and power seeking? The example attributed to Jesus lightened my young years, like father Christmas did and here even the truth that dawned on me probably at age 6, did not spoil one of my feasts. Truth is not an emotion, it is empirical knowledge.Belief is only a function of not knowing
Um, im from china and its tomorrow already. No Zombies we are all same!
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P.T. Barnum was right…there’s a sucker born every day! You know someone is for sure making some money on this fiasco!
God desides, not man. who were created by our Father (God)
This Harold Camping guy is getting on my nerves. I’m Catholic, but I still don’t believe in all this junk. NO MAN CAN POSSIBLY PREDICT JESUS’ RETURN TO EARTH. For all those afraid out of their minds, calm down, the dude isn’t reliable. He said the world was going to end in 1994, he’s saying the world is going to end tomorrow… no, I don’t think so.
It would be so interesting if something fun and exciting happens tomorrow. We’ll see what happens.
People have always tried (and failed) to accurately guess when the world will end. And each time they’re wrong, I laugh even harder. Sounds a bit arbitrary for the “rapture” to delay our “end of the world” until five months later, no?
merry rapture’s eve everyone
The world may still be here on May 22nd, but you may not… One day (none of us knows the day or the hour) we will each stand before God to give an account of the life that we have lived on this earth… Are you ready?
“So you will be saved, if you honestly say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death.” (Rom 10:9 CEV)
@Robert Kirkham: That’s a very interesting distinction. However, Matthew says “… but my Father only,” indicating that He, Jesus, doesn’t know either. But, in the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of modern day scripture used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka Mormons), section 133 verse 11 says “for ye know neither the day nor the hour,” which presents that distinction. We believe that Christ, during the three days between death and resurrection, was with the Father and preaching among the dead. It is very possible that during that period He was told by the Father, and now knows.
Also, regarding end-of-the-world predictions, there are countless signs prophesied of that will happen before the end which have not happened yet. Just to name one, in Rev. 11: 3-11, we read about two witnesses (presumably witnesses of Christ, indicating prophets, missionaries, etc.) who preach in Jerusalem about 3.5 yrs, are killed, and then are risen from the dead 3.5 days later. I think we’d know about it if that had happened.
lastly, @Ashok Kumar, it is Latter-Day Saint belief that the Apocalypse, or Second Coming of Christ, will be a happy time for the righteous and faithful. The wicked will be destroyed, and an “age of ‘pure life’” will ensue, lasting for about 100 yrs, in which Satan will be bound and will have no power on the earth.
someone needs to lock this guy up in a mental hospital. I’ll tell you though, if there is an earthquake I’ll be sitting on my bed going “Weeeeeeeee!” XD Judgement Day I think not.
@ China
Are you sure? Zombies creep me out. I’d hate to wake up with flesh eaters in my front yard in the morning.
This world will not end. The end that the Bible talks about is related to this system of things (i.e. the world governments). The world governments will be brought down and God’s government, headed by Jesus Christ, enthroned. This is clearly stated in Daniel 2:44. When this system of things ends as we know it then, a new heaven and a new earth based on truth and justice would have been created. However, the new government will be not be enjoyed by everyone. Only those who have remained obedient to God, through thick and thin, will live to enjoy the new government as examplified by Jesus Christ in His crucifixion. This means that the entire world, rather than having national governments, will have one government headed by God, This type of government is called theocracy.
Concerning the knowledge of the day and hour that the end of this system of things will take place, we must note that Jesus Christ specifically said that no one knows the day and hour. Although, Jesus spoke in the present then, we must understand that his point was that such knowledge was the prerogative of the Almighty God. The foregoing has been proven true by the numerous human predictions that have turned out to be false. So, it is important to leave that which belongs to God to Him and do that which He has commissioned us to do.
He was wrong once, and so he will be wrong again. He’s a false prophet.
I truly think this whole thing is a complete hoax. It’s just some guy trying to bring attention to himself. I mean the world could end tomorrow, no one knows, only God knows the exact time. But really, this whole “End of the World” thing is going waaaay over the top. I mean, we all survived 11-11-11, 2000, a few weeks ago thing, and we will all survive May 21st, 2011, along with 2012. I can’t believe that people actually believe that this sort of stuff will happen because some guy they can’t even see or even know, predicts it…. :/
Well, well well. This isn’t the first person to claim the world is ending.And sadly not the last…..
It is well into the morning here, yet I have kept as I am. I am truly intrigued… ‘_’
Anyone Descend into the heavens yet? 18 minutes of interwebs still…
Chuck norris is judgement day.
If we all knew when Our GOD was coming back don’t you think all of us will be saved, and why will we have a heaven or hell, everyone is saying Nor Jesus only the father knows when, but you fail to read the Bible that clearly stated the First commandment “Hear of Isreal Our God Is One Lord” Jesus is God !!! So he Knows He was the creater and he will be the finisher!!! The Alpha Omega Beginning and the End And we should call him Prince Wonderful
Why become pessimists? Why look forward to the end… This is why I was never able to stick with being religious… And with all these war… Heaven and Hell, first off — We are taught to forgive… and be forgiven.
Why create us in the first place to destroy us all eventually…
Just stick with your social life and live peacefully, Like what a wise man in High School that had a talk with us seniors — ‘Like what Forrest Gump said, “I believe, there is no destiny or fate – but Life is a box of chocolates.’
That said, it’s a metaphor and if you can understand it. Great job!
I think I will start burning my money, if I get cold, or some crap like that. Really, what will the dollar be worth after tomorrow. Camping needs to be muzzled like a rabid dog. If kids read of this nonsense, it could be very damaging to them. I really think that free speech has gone too far, when crazy idiots get to blanket the airwaves and internet with this kind of crap. I think that those that want the world to end tomorrow, should just consider ending it for themselves. That way, the world can get rid of nut jobs, and let the sane remain.
its not at all funny
Dear God,
The last rapture we went to was cancelled at the last moment.
Do you need to book tickets in advance for this rapture event or can I purchase them on the day?
Where do you want us to assemble?
Should I bring a fold up chair?
Will there be clean toilets on site?
What kind of food is available there?
Will there be any loud music?
Is there any support acts on the day?
Can we get a refund if we don’t like the event?
We really like your work.
Thanks in advance.
It is really fearful, but I agree to what one of you said, only Gos knows.
Imminence not immediacy, Christ will soon come but He alone knows when. Warnings are very essential for us to accept Christ as our Lord and Savior and not mock Him..
I mean GOD!!!
i think may 11 is not yet the end of the world for very simple reason, here at my place its may 11 while the other side of the world is may 10… will there be a 2 part end of the world? (not so clever giving specific dates…hotshot)
well, i believe that no one knows when is the real end but the Father in heaven, but we should face the fact that, surely end will come. so now, are you sure that you are going to heaven after all this things???….i’m sure and i believe in Salvation of Jesus Christ…do you?
MS. SARAH AND ALL THE REST THAT REFERRED TO THE WORD….. THANKYOU!!!!!!!!! IF PEOPLE STOPPED WORRYING BOUT WEN THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END AND STARTED LIVING RIGHT THERE WOULD BE NO QUESTIONS THOUGHTS OR CONCERNS BECAUSE U WUD ALREADY BE SET!!!!!!
- BE BLESSED
…and they say, it will happen on 2012. not 2011 =p
It’s May 21st Today.
BIG SHOUTOUT FROM AUSTRALIA
D
I don’t know…. In the bible old testament it says that the god will not destroy the world like the way he did in the noah’s arc story but at the revealition they say the world will end ……????
SoSilly
Ok I’m scared out of my pants
I Brent researching for two days straight already
And i have heard many different stories truly believe this guy is a joke
But at the end who r we too judge if our lord him self
Says not too!?
We will see later on today
But why at 6 pm can some one answer me that
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo NOT gonna happen.
geez!! its saturday and NOTHING has happened except for rain
lol ![]()
it’s true, it’s true, it’s true .. don’t you know? the world will end tonight…
…the world of may 21, 2011 will end midnight tonight ..
….then…the new world of may 22, 2011 will begin ..
…naturally, some of the 21st folks won’t be here …
It be seven in the morning on the twenty first of May where I am, and the sunrise looks as it did yesterday mostly, not at all like the world is going to end. And there is certainly no sign of zombies, what a crazy idea that is.
Nice to see we all agree on this though
let’s see what happens
and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in ALL the world,,,,, and THEN shall the end come,
I would encourage the world to read the BIBLE and the holy spirit will teach you.
Do not put your confidence in kings and princess.
STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!! ONLY “GOD” KNOWS.
To Dano: That is SO George Carlin. Thanks, I miss him.
Uh oh! no more comments past May 20th…hello? Anyone out there? Did I get left behind? Um…its the 21st, as far as I know im still alive, im writing this from my phone, and my wife is still breathing next to me in bed. If the world Ended last night I’m glad she’s still here with me
it would have been lonely without her.
Rapture cold be the breakup of the US-Israel alliance…
People who read their Bible for all that it is worth should quickly realize that it is impossible for anyone to pinpoint the time of the return of Jesus. It’s really not that difficult to understand this from a simple reading of the New Testament.
This kinda reminds me of Y2K… Nothing happened though
God is actually coming soon. Matthew 7: 1, ” Thou shall not be judged, so God will not judge you..” Whoever predicted the Rapture today, we can’t blame him because he is basing mathematically from the beginning of the earth until this recent times. There’s just one thing we need to remember that “God is coming so soon” to fulfill His promises, eternal life for His followers and eternal life also for those who didn’t follow Him truly…Hold your FAITH for God and don’t be deceived..If the world will end tomorrow then I would be grateful and happy so I can’t experience anymore hurts and pains..To God be the glory!!!
i’m sleeping in.
When and if it happens, it won’t matter one bit. We can’t do anything about it, we can’t change it, we can only hope it’s quick and painless so we don’t have to worry about the people we love suffering.
As an aside, can I just tell you that over the last two days I’ve had a stack of duffle bags that have been sitting in the same spot for three years just fall over, and sometime during the night, an old photograph of my home that has been hanging on the kitchen wall for 20 years just fell off and broke.
There was no reason for either.
Oh, and my little dog keeps barking at nothing.
Maybe he senses little “shifts” that are causing things to fall?
Yikes!~
Let’s take a little closer look at this issue. GOD has given us all gifts, some to see, some to predict, and some to question. Let’s look at what is going on. The moral compose has gone to bad. People treat each other like something stuck to their feet. Weather has gotten extreme, war is everywhere? In countries and in the streets. There will be an event in 2012, will it be the end? I believe that it will be an eye opening event that will change everyone’s life. Will it be death and destruction? Or will it be events that will bring us all back to Jesus. All the prophets’ predictions stop on December 21, 2012. Perhaps GOD would not let them see beyond that date. Maybe there was nothing to see, or maybe it is the start of a new time. Something that as humans can’t comprehend, And won’t be able to understand until it happens. Research 2012 and you will find a lot of interesting facts. Like why are all the Government’s in the world building a underground shelter in New Zealand and selling lottery tickets?
Think about this: with the way the weather conditions are at present, with all the natural disasters that are going on, and a planetary alignment in our future. What effects will we experience with the gravitational pull? Are we just seeing the beginning of what is yet to come? Each and every one of us has to make our own choice as to what we believe and what we don’t believe. Would you believe something someone told you at face value, or would you check it out and look at the facts. Research it and make your conclusions on facts and not fiction.
Seriously, if the world will end, then that is what it was meant to be. There will be no aftermath of the end of the world and there will be no survivors if the WORLD ends. There is nothing to be afraid of- besides idiot people who predict the end of the world and scare us all. It’s 8:04 AM on Saturday, and the most un-happiest thing that has happened is that it has rained here in Minnesota- will the world end because today is any other normal day? I think not.
people have been predicting a doomsday for hundreds of years…
ONLY GOD KNOWS because He is the one who sent His son to die for your sin. He created the world… He will end it IN HIS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is NOT true!
This is SO NOT TRUE!!!!!!!! Don’t you people read the bible? Only God knows when the rapture will come!
Plenty of us think not- and the people in China, the day is almost over for you guys, flesh eating zombies would be on the news. They said the world would end in 2000- I’d only be 1 year old then, guess what, we all lived another 11 years. Let this failed end of the world prediction and all the others show us that 2012 IS NOT HAPPENING. And of course when we find another stupid reason to predict the world ending- that is not happening either. I don’t need bible excerpts to figure this out. It’s just common sense- you guys who show those excerpts only prolong our fear.
This particular rapture is actually an April Fools day joke gone wrong. A British newspaper printed something about the newly discovered Elenin comet causing the end of the world the following year (i.e. 2011). A Latin American journalist picked it up, and because their April Fools equivalent is in December he didn’t get it and thought it was a real report. It quickly spread around the internet and now is being connected to an alien invasion conspiracy (as you would expect lol). The astronomer Leonid Elenin, who discovered the comet, says the only significant thing about the comet is the fact that it’s the first one to be discovered by a Russian astronomer in 20 years!
The Mayan calender says the world will end next year due to natural disasters of apocalyptic proportions but tbh with the way we’re treating our environment coupled with cyclical natural anomalies in weather patterns etc. this might just come true (but for scientific, natural and logical reasons and not because of some mystic baloney).
You can check out the story in some news reports on RT.com
It will be interesting to know/ see if this all creates a notable increase in church attendance on Sunday 5/22 And /or attendance at liquer stores and bars.
If the world was going to end today then there would have been earthquakes yesterday everywhere in the world.If you dont belive me then look it up in the bible
The world will not end in 2012. This date simply marks the endings of many cycles of time which coincide with eachother. As a result, we as humans have an opportunity to transcend the five dimensions we live in
(length, width, depth, time, consciousness), and exist in six dimensions. Time is a fractal pattern. Our history is a fragment of cosmic deep time. God is the whole universe, and every vibration, and every perception. He is not a personified creator; He is a continuum. We humans have divine potential; we can only realise it with the right decisions, which sadly, most of us do not make.
Oooh, there’s nothing like a bit of false prophesy from a false prophet! Harold Camping is one of the many false prophets on our planet right now
This is Harold’s second false prophesy … he originally had the date as 6 September 1994 …. seventeen years later …. he’s at it again!
By the way: 21/12/2012 is NOT the end … the Mayan Calendar restarts, like it has on many occasions. A lot of people have taken the 2012 movie a bit too seriously …
No one can tell when the world will end
“Mathew 36 : ‘But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my father only’
Pick up a bible and read about it !”
Thank you sarah!
Got up, went out, stood astride an earthquake till I could do the splits no more so I jumped to one side. Went home and had tea and went to bed.
Lets not be bothered about when,lets be prepared for it anytime any moment as its gonna take place sooner or later.
OH MY GOSH its saturday and were still alive guess we are not going to die eat that Harold Camping
We really should judge the guy for believing what he wants to believe. I know he judges the ‘non-believers’ but let them do what they want to do. Because like the old cliche goes “you’re only stooping down to their level.” At the same time, I’m not saying the guy is wrong. He may just very well be right…then what? We all feel like morons? It’s either us or them, you know? I don’t know what everyone is trying to prove when they say they are going to be happy and excited if and when the guy turns out to be wrong again…because you honestly do not know any more than he does. Just leave it alone. Please.
oops, I meant we SHOULDN’T judge the guy for believing in what he wants to believe.
some laugh and some take these news litterally
..there’s so many ways to interpret any religious books..it’s been done several times since they first wrote the books, and many people always believe it, and some ends up turning suicidal or worse..so this is bad news, even if it’s not true or not
A really terrible thing happened to me today.. I lost some money in the street and never found it when I went back to look for it. If the world ends I hope it is before the guy who found my money can spend it.
To those who believe in this rapture/apocalypse:
What will be the biblical explanation of the fail? How will you explain your belief? Please…learn to THINK for yourselves!
“If this is Armageddon, armageddon tired of it already.”
First of all nobody knows when the rapture is going to happen the bible explains how nobody in heaven knows but God. what kind of broadcasting is that, besides whenever it does happen the bible says the end of the world will come but 7 years after the rapture occurs.
The world hasn’t ended and it’s May 21st because only the Father in heaven knows when the world will end
you will know whe the world will end there will b wars and rumors of war a one world order and the mark of the beast aka chip inserted in the human body to purchase any thing money will no longer exsist.but the the bible say man dont know the day nor hour when he will come(that food for thought)
MAY 21!!!!!!
We spend so much time trying to figure out when the world will end that we don’t have to time to tell the Good News. The end of the world should be the last thing we are thinking about! There are people who need God. Personally, whenever Jesus comes back, I want to be doing what He called me to do or leading someone to the Lord… Not standing at some rally waiting for the world to end.
They did this back in Bible times, too. When Jesus went back up to Heaven, and He told everyone He would come back one day soon, the people went and sat on their roofs waiting for Him to come back. They were so sure that He would be back in just a couple of days…
you can’t make predictions based off a book written a couple thousand years ago by men. it is proven that religion produces the dumbest people on the planet. with that said, get over it.
I thought Andre the Giant was the 8th wonder.
Well it takes a lot of guts to PLASTER your beliefs on billboards.
Noah seemed far fetched and the laughed and mocked him for
doing what GOD told him to do. All alone. BUT when the rains
came people were beating on his door screaming and crying to be let in.
BUT The door was shut and locked!
They had their chance to repent .
Something like this makes you think.
its tomorrow… see nothing happening yet
Relax . . . it all happened in 70 A.D.
understand that the SON does not know the exact date on which the following prophesy will occur—”only the FATHER”. so, anyone who claims to know the exact date has been misled.
yes, HE will come to snatch up all who are “in CHRIST”, but first all who have passed away. “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the LORD in the air. And so we will be with the LORD forever.”(1Th 4:16-17 NIV)
so that you will not be misled today, study the word of GOD today.(Mat 24:36; Mar 13:32) GOD loves you.
You know how many times the Bible could have been changed…religion is just something created so people can have a faith…and not worry about things. And since this “Bible” and this religion is pretty popular people believe it. What do other religions say??? We can’t rely on one source for the end of the world. Because the people changed the laws of the church to manipulate what they wanted….which was money and power. The world is slowly dying, and its not cuz some religion thing, its because we are ruining it ourselves. We have no one to blame but ourselves…and yea there is scientific stuff about the alignment of the earth…did you hear about us getting another sun? I read an article about it…so IDK? I don’t want to believe it. But everyone’s gotta die someday right?
GOD Promised that end of the world will not occur again for what had happened earlier was not that good. I will stick into it and beleive in the promise. Just like I beleive how to them UP there.
First & Last Comment here. Hopefully. Craps like this ends.
Everyday is armageddon for some poor soul, because everyday somebody dies, it could be in a car accident or a simple fall from a ladder, but the fact remain that it is someones doomsday. Think about it!
Im still alive!!!!!!!
It was supposed to happen in 1996, yet I was born lol
i tink not going to happen i mean some dumb people say that the world is going to end with there stupid magic ball or some crap but were humans we can predict the future well futuer weather but not when the end is near. only god and jesus know when the end is near not some stupid man with a crystal ball we DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE END IS NEAR GOT THAT!!!!!!!
Only the Father knows when. No ONE, not even Jesus knows when the end will be. Certainly not any human. I agree with the earlier post from Sarah: Read your bible.
ima luagh harder if this does not happen becuese in 2000 or 2001 say the end of the world and on 6/6/06 now people say 2012 now 2011 serious this is crap the world will not end thats what people say but were humans we cant say the day or minute or second nor hour when the world will end so DONT WORRY JUST LIVE LIFE ITS A GIFT FROM THE FATHER.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO BELIEVE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE BIBLE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND YEARS AGO? IF GOD WAS GOING TO ENLIGHTEN THEM WHY DIDN’T HE TELL THEM THE EARTH WAS NOT FLAT?
WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE!
Ha Ha Ha, what a waste of chat space, lol
But I’m with DARO, can we please have all your money and stuff? I know some really “devout” (cough cough) Christians who have more than I will ever see! Be nice if we could have a bit of it when they’re gone!
Well well well arn’t we feelin stupid here it is May 21′2011 and im here typing on the pc lol better luck next time predictor people.
I had to calm people down yesterday at work. The fact is, the Temple in Jerusalem still has to be built first, and people, honestly, you ain’t seen nuthin yet.
If this does happen i cant wait to kick some zombie butt.
I’m so good in CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 2 ZOMBIES I never died….
BTW, its may 21 2011 today,im in NY CITY and it’s bright and shiny,not dark and deadly.but its still going to be fun if zombies crawl out of no where into my house and i kill all of them…..until i die, it’ll be so fun…
Well, so far, nothing happening.
I’m not taking time to read all the comments cause there’s so many…but I have to say, if you are a TRUE and LOYAL Follower of God AND you have read the Bible, then you would realize that NO ONE…. hear me? N.O. O.N.E. CAN predict the end as we know it. In the Bible there are numerous accounts of “the end” where it is said no one will know.
Revolation chapter 3 verse 3: “Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly and turn to me again. Unless you do, I will come upon you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.” Here, he advises us to go back to what we originally heard and believed about Him and his Good word… if the church doesn’t, he will come like a thief, and how unexpectable they are!
Another example: Revolation chapter 16, verse 15: “Take note; I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their robes ready so they will not need to walk naked and ashamed.”
Again, you can’t expect a thief to come at a specific time. You can’t predict it either. But as Jesus says, we are blessed to be ready with our robes so that we may not walk naked when the time comes. Now, the difference in being ready, and parinoid has a fine line. Everyone packing food and water away, warning people about “the end” by scaring everyone is something an unknowledgeable person would be declairing.
The end is going to be beautiful in so many ways. We (believers) will not die and be forgotten we won’t have to endure those things that the others will. AND! Our God is so gracious and merciful that if you were not the one’s to vanish before the end started, then you DO get another chance to surrender your life to Christ and be loved by him.
When someone says “The end is here” I feel sad but also laugh because No one knows the day or hour for which our Father will come. Please, do yourselves all a favor. DOn’t take someone’s word for it about anything concerning God, sins, salvation, surrendering, or anything related to those things. READ ABOUT IT!!!
Everything you need to know is in the Bible. I suggest the King James version because it is the very very very very closest translation from the original Hebrew bible to English and it will be the most accurate. The King James Holy Bible won’t filled with opinionated manipulations of the bible verses like all the rest thereafter the King James Version.
Believe me when I tell you, I was not always a good christian (even still, I have things to learn). I was a horrible person, one who looked at death and laughed. “This is my life, I only get one so I’ll do whatever I want.” I was so stupid and nieve. I believed there was God, but I didn’t want to surrender myself to him. Lucifer had a tight grip on me. I was a sinner…. still am a sinner too. The difference between now and then, is that now; I know what I should and should not do, I try to do the right things. Now; I am God’s child and I am forgiven for my sins. Lucifer can slither back to the darkness he came from! It’s been a great journey, I look forward to the future of the journey as well! I hope you all join me, beacuse Gods Kingdom is Waiting for us and the best part… IT’S FREE!!! Revelation chaper 22, verse 17: The spirit and the bride (Gods children) say “Come.” Let each one who hears them say, “Come.” Let the thirsty ones come–anyone who wants to. Let them come and drink the water of life without charge.
As Jesus said to his disiples, He (Jesus) is going to prepare a place for us in heaven!!
A good christian doesn’t want to force any religion/belief system upon you, we relay these messages because we want everyone to be able to live for eternity. You have everything you could ever want in Heaven!!! What a better way to have Eternal Life!!! I know when I get there, I’m getting a farm FULL of horses! Every evening the sunset will be more beautiful than the last and the smell of fresh milo and wildflowers growing in surrounding fields will be constant on the breeze! What will you do when you get to Heaven?
One Last thing, Very related to certain people claiming they know of “the end” Jesus has words we all should listen to. Matthew 24, verses 23-26: *Jesus speaking* 23) “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, there is teh Messiah.’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t pay any attention. 24) For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to decieve, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. 25) See, I have warned you. 26) So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert.’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!
God Bless and Love all <3 Kansas Roots
@ China
hahahahaHAHAHAHA! GOOD ONE
I like you’re way of thinking!
Umm…. OK, whatever u say. I’m just saying but it is Saturday right now when I M typing this, i dont believe it, and i m 12 years old!!!!!!
i beleave that on dec,21,2012 the world well end becasue if you acttully look up when welll the world end it comes up as that date soo today is nothing to get worked up abotut hey say the world well end at 6 or 5 oclock i cant rember but it’s not going to happen!!!! im postive about it so just wacth yall wake up tommrow i promise that you well the world is not ending today!!!!!
Oh good grief, this guy has been wrong so many times before! 1988, 1989 1994… I don’t know why anyone even believes him.. “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” (Matt. 7:15) How many times does one have to falsely teach the Bible until he is a false prophet??
I really wish Jesus would come back today though!!!!!! (:
Hey look, we’re still alive.
in what time zone is this suppose to happen? and what of all the believers ?the time will to pass and nothing all that preparation and then nothing what will they do now?
Even if the world does not end Today. The Lord is coming back for his people, holy, and blameless.GET READY and “REPENT, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”.
Mattew 2:2
It’s definitely not going to happen today. The Bible says in Matthew 24:36, “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” No one knows when Jesus will come. Not even Jesus Himself. He will come when the Father sends Him back. (And, honestly, that man that is “predicting the end” has predicted five times already! Just tell him to give up!)
Also, for those of you that think that the world will end in 2012 because that’s when the Mayan calender ends, I’ve got some news for you. The Mayans have another calender! But, of course, Hollywood wants to make “cool” movies so they don’t mention that.
the world can end whenever I REALLY don’t care because i won’t be here! I will be taken up into heaven to live alongside my wonderful Lord and Savior! Hope to see you people there! †
LOVE GOD because… GOD LOVES YOU!!!!! btw totally agree with Kansas Roots!
For this date nobody knows this date includ the Son ,God only ,don’t be panic hahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!
pour cette date personne ne le sait ”LE PERE SEUL”
Why does everyone “forget” Matthew 24:34? “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place” This is also echoed in Luke 21:32 nearly verbatim. So Jesus said “No one can know when it will happen — but I’ll give you a hint: It will happen before everyone who is alive today has died.”
So all we need to do is find everyone alive today who was around then, and see how close they are to dying …
oh gosh. come on, we’ll all be here tomorrow.
OOPS, MR HAROLD YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO MATTHEW 24 AND READ ALL THE CHAPTER AND THAT CAN HELP YOU .MAY GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea and I’m a mouse. Silly people
the world will end when people can figure out how to spell!!!
@ WALNUT Guess what, there IS a reference in the bible about the world not being flat. Also about the Earth beign suspended by nothing. Let me find it for you:
Job chapter 26, verse 7God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.
Above you see how Job mentions to Bildad that God has suspended the earth on nothing at all. Now, how is anyone going to know that with out a something or someone going out into space to look at earth? God of course!
Yeah well that idiot said it was going to end in 1994 also and here we are!
The ZOMBIES! ARE COMING……..!!!!!!! to town… and they will eat all the plants in your backyard and in the fields… and we will all starve to death, are you ready to eat instant noodles, canned sardines, dried fish, huh?! huh?! huh?! think not once but do not think at all. YES!
“There’s a zombie on you loahoon… there’s a zombie on you loan, we don’t want zombies on our loahoon…don’t want zombies on our loan, I know your type, tall and dead.”
I’m making fun about this because this is the biggest joke of the day.
Good job, KansasRoots. God Bless all who trust in Jesus. Be watching and ready for no one knows the time or the hour of His return but the Father in Heaven. The three are one, yet separate persons. You are the slave to whomever you obey, either the Devil or the Savior. If you belong to Jesus, He will take care of all your needs whether He is coming today or not.
I hope that if we dies i gets piez furever. <9
Not saying the worlds ending 2day, but forecasts did say it was gonna be hot all weekend…
haii guiz i liver in africas and i likre me sume piezz. <5555
In the bible it says that the world won’t end until the year 2056 and trusting that.
Thanks Suzy-Q! Bod bless you! It’s because of my decision to follow Jesus’ teachings and God’s word that I can say this proudly.
God is with me and in my spirit. He picks me up when I stumble, he hugs me when I cry, and he pushes me past my own expectations! God be with you!!!!!
THATS NONSENSE ONLY GOD CAN TELL THE LAST DAY
This is such a load but Im psyched anyways, I want to kill me some zombies. Its not as rediculous as it seems, my life in Michigan (gods waiting room) is so uneventful and it seems as though surviving with my get up and supplies would be easy enough (yes Im a guy). That might sound childish but it would be cool as crap to be a surviving romer. My buds and I have a plan all put together, thats how bored we are. I know its not going to happen but Iv been wrong before lols and when people screw themselves by charging credit cards and spending everything they have Im going to TROLLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
troll-verb-to find comedy at anothers expense
and kansasroots you have all the reason
my saturday is over in 42 minutes…
BETTER YET SOME PATRON SILVER AND LIME THEN FOLLOW IT UP WITH CORONAS AND LIME HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!
Wow. It’s very difficult for me to see anyone truly believing that something’s going to happen unless they’re sick in the head. As long as I’ve been alive, people have said that the world was going to end several times. Some people make a huge deal out of it and then what happens? Nothing. You think these people would see the pattern here and say, “Wow, this is stupid.”
And, I love how many religious hypocrites there are in the world. It says right in the bible that the only being that knows the exact date of the end of time is God. If this Harold Camping guy had ever really picked up a bible in his life, he would know that he and the little hypocrite-hole of so-called “Christians” with which he attends church every week are dead wrong and foolish. On the terms of sin, I believe this is what you would call fraud, false prophecy. It may not be that big of a deal, but I hope people that go around like this, telling others that the world is going to end and getting children and others that aren’t wise enough to see past the lies upset meet a horrible and fitting judgement. If you claim to be a Christian, but ignore the fact that the truth to your lie is printed out in black and white, then Hell needs to open up a space for you. I can’t describe how much this annoys me. This is the reason I stopped going to church. Everyone there was exactly like this. There’s no wonder so many people are atheists these days when there are these hypocrites giving their religion a bad name; and then they want to go blame music and the media and stuff for what they did to make those people turn their backs.
God, people kill me. x__x
hmmm im not dead yet.
It’s 12 :49 am 22nd of May here in Saudi Arabia! And I really feel sleepy after reading all the comments! Good night every one, and good morning to other part of the World!!! ! Thanks God I am still alive! Imma going sleep now because tomorrow is another wonderful day for all!!
@someone
I believe that the Word teaches truth, and that it is not hidden, but has an inner meaning. The when you read the Word “decoded”, if you will, then it applies to all aspects of life and does not contradict itself. One thing to see is that the people in the time of the Old Testament were far less developed mentally they were when Revelation was written. They were to take the Word of the Lord literally, and so He told them plainly that he would never smite the earth again. Much, much, much later people started to have the ability to understand the inner truths of the Word. Thus Revelation was written. It brought a new meaning to people and those who can read it in a different mindset than they read the book of Genesis can see another idea there. When He says that the world has passed away and been replaced by a new Heaven and a new earth, He means that people have passed into a new spiritual state and are living with more understanding. Instead of being a prophecy about the physical deaths of people, He speaks of the gradual bringing about of a new understanding. It is not an instantaneous process, but it could already have happened. In fact, I believe it has, but it’s up to you to decide that. So the Lord caters to every mindset and no one is left permanently in the dark.
@Kevin
I was wrong once. Then I was right. Then I was wrong again. And again. And then I was right three times. Then I was wrong a bunch of times, but right the very next hour. Then I was wrong. Will I be wrong next time?
@millionairemoneybags
Everybody has false beliefs and assumptions. Believing in something strongly does not make you a nut-job. I promise to never wish you would commit suicide just because I don’t believe you should wish that on others. They may be proven wrong. Are they therefore bad for the other people? If you had raised a family, found a faith and believed strongly in it because you wanted to do what was right, and done your best to be good to others, would you think you deserved to kill yourself. I will try my best not to make judgments about your character, seeing as I am not you, or God. I do have a hard time often keeping my self from making judgments. Everyone has a hard time with something. But just because I’m often prejudiced about little things as part of my nature, I am not a nut-job, and nor are you.
Why do we need to laugh that the end of the world is near?
We really do not know when will be the end of the world. No man knows about it. Only God knows.
But the Bible clearly says that the world will end and Christians will be saved and non-Christians will be punished.
So what should we do? Are we ready? Are you scared?
Jesus comforts all Christians, “…do not be alarmed…”(1 Thessalonians 5:4-9).
Are you prepared? Are you an atheist?
Repent and believe and receive Jesus(John 1:12 & Acts 4:12) before time runs out.
See it isnt real. Im still alive. :3
Oh wow… this is so stupid… its May 21st people… we r all still here…. the people who foresee all this crap are idiots… no offense…
in the bible it says man will not know….. so its just a regular day
its 6:24pm in columbus ohio and on news 10 they say earthquake at 6:00pm i wonder how stupid those people feel
Absolutely nothing is going to happen. It is just another day.
If you’re reading this now, you’re alive
It is 6:00 and the world hasn’t ended
umm…
this is kind of random.
i think the end of the world is like
a billion year later
when earth ran out of fuel.
kind of funny though
how everyone knows about this
but i had absolutely no idea until now.
Good Job Suzy Q yes only the Father in Heaven know when the world will end
This idea of rapture or doomsday is just as stupid as the bible itself
i think all of this is stupid the world was suppopsed to end five minutes ago yeah right only god knows of the time nad hour and it certainly isnt any time soon im 13 and the world will probably end way after im gone there have been signs for years they have been saying the world was gonna end since the ninteen fourtys and yet no fire no sign of the beast no red sea some of the biggest things in revelations havnt even happened yet so suck it up and keep going through life there is nothing you can do to control the future and scientist need to focous on finding cures and not on the end of the world because they are not god and all they are doing is making them selfs look stuupid because their predictions have been off for decades ! and i agree suzy Q u are 100 % correct and the bible says the world will end in fire im not seeing any flames?
jesus is the saviour and god created us giv e him ur respect and leave the worlds ending date and time up to him only he knows so dont try to sound smart cuz later you will sound REALLY stupid !
Pretty sure it’s a Christian cult, not Christianity
@ trish
What time zone does God set his alarm clock to?
@ Pretty sure we get to live
You think it’s crazy till your neighbor starts chewing on your face.
@ clark
I’m pretty sure it’s king Kong but maybe Godzilla certainly not puny Andre.
we will see what happens
we have made it 2 hours (::()::) we are not hurt! we are still here
i actually haven’t thought of that, WALNUT, considering the fact that i never bother to read the bible because it is so freaking boring and so repeatitive.
but i guess you are right, and KansasRoot, i’m PRETTY sure that people put THAT in when Gobliek or whatever proved his theory about how the earth was round. if you look in the bible thousands of years ago, it even said that humans should drown gay people because they are aliens whatsoever and is unpure in what they called “GOD’S WORLD”. that is why back then, people tried to hide who they REALLY are, causing a huge wave of people committing suicide.
just thought you should know
hermese your an idiot
keep ur stupid comments to your self because if you live your life right and there is a god ask your self… whAT did i loose? if there isnt a god ( i believ there is a god ) u didnt loose any thing you lived a good life if there is and u did every thing wrong u lost EVERYTHING! so i would think twice ! just saying
Its past 6 o’clock the world didn’t end. Beat that Harold Camping!
The world has to end some day….
and guess what?
bibles are written by PEOPLE!
Jesus lived at the Roman ages,
and he is a philosopher who wrote the bible and people worshipped him.
i don’t know how all this goes,
from a person who wrote the bible to GOD.
but this is all twisted thoughts.
because the bible had been edit at least million times.
and guess what the introduction of the first bible said?
(i will summarize it, since it’s so long)
that if ANYONE ever edit or damage the bible, that person will suffer in hell for ETERNITY!
well
look how many people edit it?
do we have to call them god too?
look at people who wrote the hymn
do we call them god, too.
then
gues what
those GODS have companies and workers who printed the bible for them.
if we call a person GOD just because he wrote or edit the bible or the hymn, then there are already millions of gods on Earth, dead or alive.
haaa
mine are the longest comments now.
why are people been morbid enjoy life you only got one changes
I want a happy ending!
U SERISLY THHINK TAHT THE WORLD GOI
YOU IDIOTS
Awh, if the end of the world happens on May 21 I won’t get to turn 14 in five days
woah not even thinking that the world will end in 2012 too far
IIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM STILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA IT WILL NEVER END YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
noobs
Whoa. nothing happened! it’s now 6:41 pm. god, harold is an idiot.
NO ONE and I MEANNN NO ONE knows when the world is gonna end!
They said ( the crazy priest *no offence*) that the world was gonna end around supper time!! Did it.. Noo it didnt cuz if the world did end at suppeer time I wouldny be here typing this!
Hey i didnt type my comment at 5:50pm its 8:52 here in Virginia!!!
I am a Christian. In the Christian Bible, it says nobody knows when the world will end except for God. Not even Jesus!
I’m still fine here in new york. World was supposed to end at 6:00 pm. it’s about 8:55 now.
For some of the world (like where I am) May 21st has already passed and nothing happened, so I think we are pretty safe (for today at least….).
Past 6 pm, I’m still alive.
Anyone else wondering where the end of the world went? It seems to have passed me by.
…Anyone else start listening to REM’s ‘It’s the end of the world as we know it’ at a minute or two to 6?
The French IMF chief was arrested and charged with rapture, right?
I am a child of god and its 9:30 where i live and i’m not with my father…. IT IS NOT TODAY!!!! AND I DON’T THINK 2012 IS DOOMSDAY EITHER!!!!
Is anyone unsure of what the Book of Mathew had to say on this issue? Because if you are…
Ha-HA-HA. Once again or twice again. Get it RIGHT. LOL.
i win
LOL THIS NEVER HAPPENED WHAT A FRAUD
it’s already the day after the world ended. What a lie that was…
Oh and while I’m at it (being snide and condescending) did anyone notice that this was supposed to be a etymological discussion of the words rapture and apocalypse? Not that I mind reading over and over peoples opinions on the interpretation of a couple of verses from two apocraphal books.
@ Cyberquill
As attested in etyms; it is alleged, he was.
theres still a half an hour on my clock for it to happen lol
The world has been around for billions of years, and some old crackpot thinks he is going to predict the end from a book that has only been around for 2000 years?
Interesting…
I think death is part of living. First off, why should anyone fear death? Like life, it’s also a beautiful thing. It’s the end of a cycle. I believe people should recognize that we are all humans on this earth, and we should not see the meaningless differences in culture, language and religious belief, but rather concentrate on the more important things such as cohesion, universal brotherhood and progress as a human race. “Armageddon” and “Doomsday” is such propaganda in today’s society. Why does “the end of the world” have to be so explosive and tragic like many religious depict it as. Why not see it as a worldly change to birthing consciousness in the world. I believe the reason why this world is seeing so many hate and violence, is because we’ve advanced faster than we can advance spiritually. However, we are coming to a time where more and more people will being to realize that we’re being so selfish amongst ourselves and within our planet, that slowly, the tide of awareness will shift. And with consciousness comes responsibility. A metaphor I read by Sai Baba says something like: “The reason why there is so much corruption, hate, racism, violence etc in today’s world is simple. Think of a garage full of junk sitting in the dark. Once you begin to place lights in the room, you begin to realize how messy and how disorganized your garage is! Dirt, dust and chaos everywhere. The more light, the more one sees a need to organize and clean.”
That’s what I believe this world is coming to. We are now demanding institutions increasing levels of transparency, we are finally agreeing, although still slowly, that we need to change the way we exploit finite resources, realizing that wars and genocides due to differences in religion and culture/language/color/etc etc are pointless, barbaric and ape-like should begin to be dealt with at a more reasonable, conscious, diplomatic and humanistic level. So, returning to the topic of “Armageddon” and “Doomsday”, No, this world will not catastrophically end. Although, it is possible that we will create our own Armageddon if we are not careful on how we use our human consciousness and intelligence. Those are the key words, though. We need to “end this world”, meaning change our course of actions in all our approaches.
if this is true that means im dead so im the living dead so im a zombie BBBBRRRRAAAIIIINNNSSSS!!
Oh shoot! I’m not dead yet!
Rapture…HELL. Just found out that an extraterrestrial monstrousity killed Superman in 1992!! WHUUUUUUT?
Truthfully I don’t believe in the end of the world. I don’t have or need religion to lead my life for me. What may cause a lot of talk about the end of the world is when a lot of people think their lives are falling and shattering into little pieces. I say we should stop looking into the past and predicting what will come in the future and worry about now. What really matters here?
Hey all you Matthew 24:36 quoting Christians! How come no one has responded to the question regarding Matthew 24:34?
Even though Jesus clearly said in Matthew 24:36 (and other places) that no one but God knew exactly when the End would be, he also said that it would happen in *that* generation: “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place” Do you pick and choose which verses are Truth and which ones should just be skimmed and forgotten? If so, how do I know which are which?
Help me out here, please!
yay!!!! i ’survived’ the doomsday! or maybe im dead already. nyah… this end of the world thing is so old! i lost count of how many end of the worlds i’ve been through… its may 22nd now, 3.22p.m. nnnnnnnn i suppose everyone is still alive. to think my biology test would be cancelled and i didn’t really studied for it… lol
Interesting to know that we’re all concerned when it comes to the word END regardless of caste or religion.I think its a good refresher for all those who are thinking of enjoying first and repent later(Including me).Well friends it seems like some ones knocking the door…!!!
ooooooooohhhhhh does the world have to really cuz i like the world and the world likes me…… LOL
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@Dee
the world is going to end
its just that the end of the world is not going to be in like few weeks or in 2012,
its in like a million billion (i do not think my prediction is that corect cant remember it i read it from a book cant remember the exact time) years. research about it more to find out.
Jesus was the winning Horseman of the Jockalypse of the Preakness Stakes, Oui.
today should be were still alive day
it’s the 22nd of may and i’m still alive… Just like GLaDOS from Portal and Portal 2!
I bet Harold Camping is now kicking himself, he’s the real weirdo, he’s probably schizophrenic.
HI! I think that WHEN people are brought down in the dirt, because of Islam hating Jews, and Xians hating everyone that isnt doing what they DONT EVEN DO THEMSELVES …
THEN AND ONLY THEN, when people are at the bottom, they will realize that in order to survive, they have to get rid of the ‘teddy bear monster of love and hate’ in heaven (lalaland), and begin to take care of themselves and their OWN families. …
They will have to make their own way. The child must grow up, face the dark and the light, and learn the wisdom of living for him/her self.
What fools these mortals be to destroy their own and only place of life, the EARTH, for some fear of fight for a ‘god’ who never is was or can ever be. EVOLUTION please!!!….grow up, fools….the RIGHTEOUS AND HOLY WILL BE KILLING US ALL!
SUCH LOVE?????????????????????
This is true Christians believe in the rapture but the Bible also says no man knoweth the day or hour when the rapture will take place Mark 24:36.
“But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” You can’t say this day that a man predicted was a christian/biblical doomsday belief because all the christians followers of Jesus and keepers of his commandments knew that this man prohecy wasnt real. But rest assure God is soon to come for those that believe and follow him.
IM ALIVE!!!!
it did not happen it is the 22nd of may 2011 he lied again
it did not happen yester is the 21 today is the 22nd he lied again
THE WORLD WILL NOT END PPLZ…………
GET THIS THROUGH UR THICK SKULLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOR CHRIST’S SAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STOP WRITING SUCH ARTICLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT SAY THAT THE WRLD WILL END SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, we all live to sin another day. I spent the rapture in a strip club! Where was everyone else?
“Mount of Megiddo – a city located in central Palestine ….”
The state is called “Israel” not “Palestine”
no
ummmmmm
when the bible was written it was written in some language that no1 understands anymore so we cant translate it comletly perfect so haaa i didnt die and im gld i didnt because im awesome:)
Its the 22 and I am still alive and kicking
im alive im alive ha ha ha stupid people im alive im alive
So far non you guys answered my question. Well, here’s another. Are u god? Do u know gods plan?
Hey look at that, May 22 and we’re all still alive.
i’m with you Sarah!
I’M ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You forgot Ragnarok.
The world will end in exactly 1 month’s time at 20:10 on the 22nd of May 2011
I am God and will make sure this happens because I have THE POWER. I did create the Earth didn’t I? You people have lived long enough so I will send the Daevil and all of his Daemons to attack you. You will not live
From the Heavens above
i am still alive.
Non, Jesus rode Shackleford at the Preakness in Baltimore at 1800 and paid twenty to one or something like that. Significant?
it’s not yet the end of the day..only GOD can know what day our world will end.. and base on the bible neither the man nor the angels in heaven can know when will the world will end.. it’s only THE ALMIGHTY GOD..
We’re still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been taken to god
there was an 0.0 manitude in ireland like I said
and when the time came I was chosen
i hope i might one day meet you here
btw thanx god 4 lettiin me use ur computer
Just to tell you all it is not real. he was out of his mind! he can’t control it, and he is so dumb anyways. Oh ya just like you said the world is at end in 1994 and 2000! why do you even worry about it?? geez he is just trying to freak people out probably. so don’t freak out. k?
never worry till it happens-
Date setting has been going on since the git.
Year 500:
A Roman priest living in the second century predicted Christ would return in 500 AD, based on the dimensions of Noah’s ark.
This current prediction is an American fascination with end o’ days initiated by those who are a follower of the great PT Barnum ’There’s a sucker born every minute.’ The Rapture is a misunderstanding of a metaphor used by Paul 2000 years ago!
The Onion reports that Evolution is supposed to happen this Thursday at 4 pm.
No one will know the exact day it will happen.
this is so lame! according to that idiotic liar, we should not be here. but it is 5:12 may 22nd and i’m still typing this! what a crappy lie!!!!!
my gift to this person would be a bible. he should really read the bible and understand that HE CAN NOT PREDICT THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by the way, no prediction that you hear are real. the only one that is real is the one that god make.
THE TERRIBLE, GIGANTIC ARMADILLOS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD ON DECEMBER 21, 2012!!!
I thought Matthew chapter 22(?) said that nobody but the Father knows the coming of the Son of Man. Am I right?
this is crazy
The BIble says that nobody knows when it’ll happen, so why are all these goofballs stating they know when it will be? Perhaps it is to dull human minds so much that when it does happen, it’ll be blamed on UFO’s or something lame like that.
You missed “eschaton.”
There is something called religious delusion.
I am so tired of the zealots who subscribe to different shades of world’s greatest competing fairy tales, trying to steer the future of man and the future of life on this planet in a direction that justifies their particular brand of antiquated thinking: even if it means ending life. Yes, we have many things to worry about, mostly stemming from our own hubris and ignorance, but the whimsy and furor of some giant man in the sky is not one of them.
Whether a man might “knoweth” or not is scarcely the point. One can have quiet faith or not, but if we are honest with ourselves (and discard its superficial social and communal comforts) we realize that the belief systems associated with religion are for children and adults who think like children; praise and condemnation appeal to those parts of our psyche, which fuels our misguided attempts in seeking the reward of salvation from our “maker”. Really, such behavior is something like groupie’s mentality. As though quoting scriptures will put one in good stead when “the day” comes: “I’m your biggest fan”; “I’ve read all your books”; “Did you hear when I was telling all these blasphemers that you’d be coming?” Being more fearful and aggressive is not being a better person.
Nothing is more annoying and frightening than somebody claiming to know a god’s true intentions and then acting on their imagined Lord’s behalf to gain favor. Please, shut the hell up and do something more constructive in the service of the tangible truths: the real suffering and devastation that is part of our present day life on earth.
I will tell you what it means, although the time has passed as I knew it would. It means that some people are just uneducated and that the Bible talks of the Rapture in detail. Go to Thessalonians l and ll, Mathew 24, Revelations if you dare, Daniel and Ezekial in Old Testament. Study it because in Matthew Jesus says no man knows the day nor the hour, not even him, but the father which is God. If you really want to know go and read it for yourselves. The bottom line to all this is yes, it is reaaaalllll and yes it will come but only when it is time.
I give my G.I. Joes to any remaining boys on my block. I give my swimming pool to whoever wants to clean it. I leave my motocycle to somebody who can fix it. I leave my house to any squatter that squats on it. My cars can go to my mechanic…he has them more than I do anyway. I’ll take all my bad habits, wouldn’t want to ruin somebody with those. My Peanuts collection…well, that’s going with me! Oh, all the cockroaches can go to PETA. If they aren’t protecting them now they will be soon. This is Greggie signing off!
good comment Dee I Adore your comment and confidence GOOD WORRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@David: Uhmm.. There were no zombies on CoD: Modern Warfare 2.
Black Ops & World At War, yes. But definitly not CoD: MW2.
Either way, I believe that whatever happens, happens. You can’t stop it. It’ll just happen anyway. So, it’s better to deal with it, than to complain about it. Right?
Dying is a part of life, and we just have to get over the fact. (:
I’m not one for religion or even mathematical numbers like what people have been stating. And such as the dates given like, Y2K and whatnot.
But, if we die, we die. Nothing we can do to stop it.
So, from Alaska; It’s the 23rd and we are all just fine.
<3
This is just my opinion though, didn't mean to cause an uproar if I did.
I have seen the rapture, and its name is champagne truffles!
@WHY DO YOU CARE, The bible is not to be tampered, which is why I take MOST of it seriously. I was speaking with my parents last night about the God, the Bible, and the associated subjects when my father reminded me that in translation, things DO get lost. But like I said before, the King James Bible is the closest to the original language the Bible was written in. I don’t doubt that there is missing or changed information. But I remember Christ and his Father for their main purpose; God loved, so what do you do when you love someone? You SHOW them how much you loved them.. therefore he created the earth and all that dwells in it. I have no doubt that the Bible has changed. These versions that were created AFTER the King James Bible HAVE been altered. THEY EVEN HAVE A COPYRIGHT!!! YOU CAN’T DO THAT! It’s satan doing his work. There’s books missing from the modern bible.
There is alot in the bible you can critize, but it takes FAITH to act on what you believe and what you feel is the right way. You get up out of bed each day without wondering “Do my legs and muscles work today?” because you have FAITH that they do. from dictionary.com: FAITH
–noun
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another’s ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
I love my creator, he cares for every last creature down here in this wasteland…even this guy claiming to know that YESTERDAY was the rapture lol! Once you get to know him, you’ll see that God is so great, I have so much more to learn! If/when you read the bible, take it all with a small grain of sand and sugar. You will find that there is much more knowledge in there than anyone can possilby know on their own.
God Bless <3KansasRoots
Hey Kansas, you’ve been had. Take those messages of love and compassion and hold them close, every day, and exercise them as often as possible. Help those who need help, and shame those who need that.
But know that it is you, not God, that has that power. You have given it to yourself, and you’ll find in time that there’s so much more. Perhaps the bible is a doorway, but it’s not the passage. YOU are the passage. But if you take that stuff literally, you will purvey the wars, fear, dread and hate all in the name of that particular love. Funny, huh? The bible was made to build armies and align efforts. The real word is in each of us, automatically, whether or not we used that book to open the door.
@CHIP-
Right the flock on! You have it, and I’m picking up what you’re layin’ down, my man. Your comment is pasted below, as it deserves a second posting.
chip on May 23, 2011 at 6:36 am
I am so tired of the zealots who subscribe to different shades of world’s greatest competing fairy tales, trying to steer the future of man and the future of life on this planet in a direction that justifies their particular brand of antiquated thinking: even if it means ending life. Yes, we have many things to worry about, mostly stemming from our own hubris and ignorance, but the whimsy and furor of some giant man in the sky is not one of them.
Whether a man might “knoweth” or not is scarcely the point. One can have quiet faith or not, but if we are honest with ourselves (and discard its superficial social and communal comforts) we realize that the belief systems associated with religion are for children and adults who think like children; praise and condemnation appeal to those parts of our psyche, which fuels our misguided attempts in seeking the reward of salvation from our “maker”. Really, such behavior is something like groupie’s mentality. As though quoting scriptures will put one in good stead when “the day” comes: “I’m your biggest fan”; “I’ve read all your books”; “Did you hear when I was telling all these blasphemers that you’d be coming?” Being more fearful and aggressive is not being a better person.
Nothing is more annoying and frightening than somebody claiming to know a god’s true intentions and then acting on their imagined Lord’s behalf to gain favor. Please, shut the hell up and do something more constructive in the service of the tangible truths: the real suffering and devastation that is part of our present day life on earth.
I survived the apocalypse!! YEAH! I’m B.A. man.
Thanks. And what I find funny is when people come here to tell me religion is not right or it’s phony, a mask, and for childlike mentality adults…are they doing anything to better the world around them? Or just using this blog thing to ‘tell’ us how things should be done.
Example: I had a broken down car on it’s last leg, it smoked a little at each take off. A girl beside me in a car as well yells out to me “Do you know what you’re doing to the environment?” I had to reply; “You drive a car as do I, do I need to state the obvious?” Her pollution was only invisable to the nakid eye, a silent criminal if you will. Mine was just visable, making me the prime suspect for the damage. The girl didn’t know how stupid she made herself sound honestly.
The point is, person A is quick to tell person B what person B is not doing right, yet it is themselves (person A) doing a dishonor as well. Don’t critize someone’s garden with a few dandelions when your own is being taken over by weeds.
Commenting on may 24th SCIENCE FAILS this sorta proves 2012 will not happen
Who knows? Maybee the world did end and god is, as I keep being told, all forgiving so decided to let us all live. you never know.
don’t wait for the end of the world..worrying and feeling scared about it is an indication that you are not prepared
“change and do good, a perfect combination to prepare”
** nice comment, sarah!
To Urg, et al;
If you paid a bit more attention, you might have noticed that it was NEVER “Science” or scientists who predicted the end of the world. It’s ALWAYS some sort of “Religious” nut!
And Camping’s prediction was merely that the “good people” to be taken to heaven and the rest of us would be later destroyed. He said nothing about zombies running loose. Even he’s not dumb enough to base his theory on some yahoo video game.
hahahahahhahahaha you 6-day creationists are so guillible. There is no date in the bible on which that the world will end. Please, give me some verses with an exact dat e or year. Just because some acclaimed director makes a bad movie about the apacolypse doesn’t mean you can make up some random date. The 2012 isn’t real. The Myans just stopped making the calendar for it. The guy probably got to 2000 and was like, wow, lets get to 3000. but he was too bored and just decided, hey i got to 2000, im just gonna stop.
Kansas, what am I doing to better the world?
I pat the back of the do-gooder when I see them do good. I don’t pray to God that night, thanking Him for doing that bit of good through the person whom I saw commit the good act.
And I confront or shame the person who commits the bad deed. I don’t pray that God does my dirty work.
And I teach so that others might learn, I don’t pray that they find knowledge through God or any other idol.
And I am powerful, because I grasp my own intention and action. And I take responsibility for it personally. I don’t consider it the will or design of God; I consider it my own.
KansasRoots; How gullibly narrow-minded to believe and claim that EVERYTHING you need to know, is in the Bible. If you tell me the names of the three wise men who visited that Christ-child, you’ve called yourself a liar. That information is not in the Bible, but is contained in other religious reference books. Books written at the same time, in the same place, by the same “divinely inspired” people and found with the rest of the dead sea scrolls, were intentionally left out of the Bible by fallible, secularly-influenced men, who did not want to include opinions which did not support their control and imposition of their ideas. Mary, mother of Christ, wrote a gospel, but it isn’t included, because the Pope and Church Leaders don’t wish to give value to women. Saint Peter wrote a gospel! Peter himself, the rock upon which the Catholic Church claims to be built, wrote a book, which the early Church leaders would not include because it did not name them as the leaders they claim to be.
It’s a nice book. It’s got some good parts. It’s got some bad parts. It’s got some parts that contradict other parts. It obviously leaves some things out. Cain slew Abel and went to a distant land and returned with a wife. If Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel were the only people God created, where did Cain get the wife, Walmart? It should begin, “Once upon a time,” like the rest of the fairy tales.
@awesomness: I don’t see where anyone says what date the end is coming ANYWHERE in the bible…. because if you’ve read the bible then you would know that it says multiple times “I will come as unexpected as a thief in the night.” It also states that “No one but the Father knows the time.” meaning no one but him… at all….I’m glad people are actually doing their research. I never once claimed to know everything and that literally everything you need to know is in the Bible. It’s a basic guide book to how to live life from dealing with pressure at highschool up to getting married back over to anxiety and depression and other things between. There’s reason books have been left out of the bible… not everything was ment for it to be published. Yes there are good and bad things and others that contradict. The bible is something to look at and learn from. I feel bad for you. I dont claim to know everything, and I’m still learning! I’m not pushing anything on anyone. Just talking about what I believe. It’s actually pretty funny if Dictionary.com thought they could publish this thing about “rapture” without hearing from all different sides of the fence.
its 2012 that it will happen…. the end of 2012… oh and 3 days into winter break
i just want to know… why do some people say the world is gnna end in 2012, and why do some say it won’t, as in…why do people go seperate ways towards that -_-
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awesome . . . . . . Lets watch what will happen today.