8. Dec 21, 2012 (or Dec 12, 2012)

Added 1/04/2011 3:23 p.m. CST: I reviewed this movie in post #96.

Added 2/23/10 9:02 p.m. CST: This movie was released in Nov '09, and came out in DVD in late Feb '10.

Added 7/18/09 3:37 p.m. CDT: I received a call about this topic #8 from a personal friend -- the caller thought I was unclear about whether I agreed with the Dec 2012 date for the end of the world or not. The answer is I don't, and I have cleared that up the body of the topic below. The main reason is that Jesus says in Matthew 24:36 (speaking of when Jesus will return): "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." The end of the world (as we know it) is tied up with the return of Jesus. See also topic #42 for more about the timing of his coming.
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According to the main website that expounds the Dec 2012 theory, and about 3,600,000 other sites according to Google, the world will end on this day. And this view has merit to many people (but NOT ME!!). A number of seers, students of ancient calendars, astrologers, celebrities, plus (allegedly) one Christian writer and speaker, have gotten on board the 12/21/12 bandwagon. Interestingly, the predicted time is not 12:12 GMT, but rather 11:11 GMT. Note the countdown clock on the above linked website.

Most of the events that are expected to take place in 2012 will have their origins much earlier – supposedly some began in 2008 – but these events will converge into a great cataclysmic holocaust on that day, many say (but NOT ME!!).

Before that date, the major SFX film “2012” will hit the theaters this year on November 13, 2009. It has the plotline: “An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar”.

And how does all this match up with Biblical passages about the end times? Not well at all. The worldly prophets have done as well as I described in post #3.

First, no Biblical passage mentions the date 12/21/2012 (actually, no passage mentions ANY end-time date); and second, in Matthew 24:36 it says that no one (not even the angels) knows the day and hour, which is known only by God. The "date setting" alone is evidence that something is wrong with the Dec 21, 2012 date, as well as the alternate date Dec 12, 2012.

Keep your eyes and ears open though. There will be much more this year about the topic as the movie is promoted and then opens, and then again as the date approaches.
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