(Article first published as As For the Mayan Calendar, December 21, 2012 Is Not the End on Technorati)
Supposedly, on December 21, 2012--that's just a few days from the date of this post--something terrible is going to happen to the earth. Some even go as far as saying that we will not survive the events of that day.
Of course, there is always some end-of-the-world prediction going around. Perhaps you remember last year when Mr. Harold Camping, a Christian radio broadcaster and president of Family Stations, Inc. insisted that the end of the world would begin on May 21, 2011, and that the ultimate end would occur in October 2011. Faithful followers took to the streets and to other parts of the country to warn us to prepare for the end. Of course, those dates came and went without incident.
So here we go again. December 21, 2012, marks the end of the 5125-year, "Long Count" Mayan Calendar. It is not known exactly what will happen on that day. Scientists think solar flares and radiation are possibilities. Some predictions are much more extreme--like the end of human life. Accordingly, a growing number of people are taking no chances. For some, panic buying has already begun, and this activity will probably increase during the coming days. There are even reports of some people buying underground survival shelters in hopes of surviving.
OK, perhaps something will happen on December 21st. The Bible does declare that before the end of this current age we will see, "Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken" (Luke 21:26). And I think most of you will agree that we have had some horrific events during the past several years. So, it's not out of the question that something strange, maybe even something real bad, will happen on December 21st.
But I submit that December 21, 2012, is not the end. This I say not because I claim to know the future. Rather, I believe what the Bible says about the chain of events that will lead to the end of this present age. Before the end, Jesus promises to come back and receive those who have placed their trust in Him to gather them to Himself, and so will we ever be with the Lord. This has not yet occurred.
It should be noted that the dire prediction regarding December 21, 2012, is not simply due to the fact that the Mayan calendar ends, but also on this date, according to scientists, the maximum potential for extreme solar activity will occur.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
4 comments:
The Bible has all the information that we need about the end of the world. For example:
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." - Matthew 24:36
"Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for [that day will not come] until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
...and many other scriptures.
Thank God for His Word. So many people become terrified whenever they hear the latest end-of-the-world prediction. We have the truth so we need not be moved.
Of course something bad will happen on this day! Because if you look at society in general, something bad happens everyday. I suppose if you fear your future you will in no doubt run to the hills looking for shelter. You can only store so much food and drink which will eventually run out. Why buy underground shelters? Didn't we see the devastation that took place when the recent super storms hit America flooding the underground train stations? If a storm can do this much damage, then the end of the world would have no such mercy anyway, so to speak. I say, people need not panic or worry.
After this date passes, there will be many more.
Apparently, this end-of-the-world thing stays on lots of people's minds. There is always a segment of our society that loses it whenever the latest prediction goes public. But when that day really comes, there will be no hiding place in this earth.
The times of these predictions also reveal the extreme beliefs some people have. Some of them can't believe what the Bible says about the end of this world and the bodily return of Christ, but they can believe that aliens of some kind can save them.
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