A friend at my former job sent me the following website link to get my thoughts. It's an MSNBC article entitled "End of Days in May? Believers enter final stretch." Click here to read
The article starts out: "If there had been time, Marie Exley would have liked to start a family. Instead, the 32-year-old Army veteran has less than six months left, which she'll spend spreading a stark warning: Judgment Day is almost here."Harold Camping, the leader of an independent Christian ministry called Family Radio Worldwide, has calculated that May 21, 2011 is the date for the Rapture (the day when Jesus Christ returns to take the true Christian believers to heaven), and for the start of God's judgment upon the Earth. Unstated in this MSNBC article, but stated on Camping's website, is his prediction for the date of God's destruction of the world on October 21, 2011.
I'm familiar with Harold Camping as the man who, in 1992, wrote a book called "1994?", where he predicts (or perhaps, proposes) that the return of Jesus Christ would be in September 1994. Note how the question mark at the end of the title hedges his proposal. Also note that copies of this book are now available on Amazon for as low as 16 cents. I'll let you guess why.
For what it's worth, here is the Wikipedia link concerning Harold Camping, which is a fair summary although apparently done by one who opposes Camping's methodology and conclusions. Also, here is the link to Camping's website We Can Know!, where much of his thinking is spelled out more completely: http://www.wecanknow.com/
I have already addressed the problem of "date-setting" regarding the return of Christ and various related judgments in other blogposts. The following two posts are the most relevant:
#42 should be read before #95:
#42: How can we know that Jesus coming is near?
#95: How near is the return of Christ?
Blogposts #10, #11, & #49 add a little more to the issue of "date-setting".
However (as I say in one of those posts), as the true time draws nearer (be it 2013, 2023, or 5023) someone through sheer luck may unwittingly guess the date when major end-time events start happening. Obviously this would not make him or her a great prophet. In post #95 (written in March 2010) I myself mention the year 2011 but only because others have called attention to it.
As the May 21st date draws nearer, I am sure that more will come out about this so-called prophecy, and I'll address the issue further here on The Future History blog.
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Stamping Out Harold Camping
ReplyDeleteIs Second Coming date-setter Harold Camping worthy of death? He already has a zero batting average after his September 1994 prediction fizzle and, according to the Bible, is a false prophet.
Nevertheless that California shaman, who should be ashamed, claims he's found out that Christ's return will be on May 21, 2011 even though Matt. 24:36 says that no one knows the "day" or "hour" of it!
A Google article ("Obama Fulfilling the Bible") points out that "Deut. 18:20-22 in the Old Testament requires the death penalty for false prophets."
The same article reveals that "Christians are commanded to ask God to send severe judgment on persons who commit and support the worst forms of evil (see I Cor. 5 and note 'taken away')."
Theologically radioactive Harold Camping and his ga-ga groupies (with their billboards featuring "May 21, 2011") should worry about being "stamped out" if many persons decide to follow the I Cor. 5 command.
The above article concludes: "False prophets in the OT were stoned to death. Today they are just stoned!"
[what's above was seen on the net - Sarah]
While I would rejoice if my Lord returns this year, the predictions of Camping shows the absolute arrogance of any human thinking he can "calculate" the actions of the Most High God. Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely photoshopped. You can see the cross-junction of pixels on the edges.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, what is "definitely photoshopped"? The only graphics in the msnbc article is the lone photo, which displays the same graphics as hundreds of billboards around the country. So your point is?
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