Will the World End on Saturday?
By now you’ve picked up on the buzz that, according to Harold Camping of Family Radio, the rapture will occur this coming Saturday, May 21st. He's even gone so far as to predict the exact time 6 PM), though there's some confusion concerning time zones around the world. So, May 21st, give or take a few hours.
This isn't the first time that Mr. Camping predicted the Second Coming. He had previously proclaimed Jesus would return in September of 1994. In fact, he wrote an entire book on the topic, but concluded within the book that he could very well be wrong.
If all of this makes you a bit uncomfortable, it's probably because you're familiar with Jesus' own words and warning. Speaking to the matter of predicting His return, Jesus himself replied: "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” (Mark 13:32).This latest prediction joins a long list of others. Pope Innocent III predicted the end would come in 1284; in the 16th century Mother Shipton declared "...The world to an end shall come; in eighteen hundred and eighty-one."
A 17th Century Baptist preacher named Benjamin Keach predicted it would be in 1689. More recently, Jehovah Witnesses have predicted the end numerous times, most notably in 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975 and 1994. ...
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This isn't the first time that Mr. Camping predicted the Second Coming. He had previously proclaimed Jesus would return in September of 1994. In fact, he wrote an entire book on the topic, but concluded within the book that he could very well be wrong.
If all of this makes you a bit uncomfortable, it's probably because you're familiar with Jesus' own words and warning. Speaking to the matter of predicting His return, Jesus himself replied: "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” (Mark 13:32).This latest prediction joins a long list of others. Pope Innocent III predicted the end would come in 1284; in the 16th century Mother Shipton declared "...The world to an end shall come; in eighteen hundred and eighty-one."
A 17th Century Baptist preacher named Benjamin Keach predicted it would be in 1689. More recently, Jehovah Witnesses have predicted the end numerous times, most notably in 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975 and 1994. ...
http://www.focusonlinecommunities.com/blog...
?? We'll know soon enough.