Throughout the years there have been numerous predictions of when the world will end. Currently, the most popular of these predictions is that world will end on December 12, 2012. Allegedly, this prediction was made by the Mayas a very long time ago based a calendar they created. This calender had several other dates and predictions which have all purportedly come true. This particular prediction however, is mistaken because nobody knows when the world will end, the Bible does not give a specific date for the end on the world, and all other predictions of the end of the world have proven to be false.
There is no doubt that the world will eventually come to an end, but nobody will know when. In Mathew 24:36 of the Bible Jesus says to his disciples, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." In this verse he confirms that no one, but God, knows nor will ever know when the end of the world will arrive. Not even Jesus, the son of God, knows when the world will come to an end. Therefore, if not even the son of God knows when the world will end, then quite obviously, neither will a simple human being. The Bible does not frequently mention the end of the world, as it is not a very pleasing topic, it does however give a general synopsis of what will occur during that time. The Apocalypse for example, gives the entire narrative in chronological order, but states it in a symbolical manner, meaning virtually everything represents something else. However, while the Apocalypse may tell the entire story, it fails to give an exact date. In the book of Revelation 1:1 it says, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass," as you can see it uses the words, "shortly come to pass," rather than giving an exact date. John, the author of this book, uses this term throughout the entire book as a reference to the "date" of this atrocious event. Never in the plenary book of the Bible does it give an exact date of when the world will end. Yet, December 12, 2012 is not the only date that has been predicted for the end of the world, there have been copiouse predictions for this unsought day. Some of those dates include: 1970's- David Berg, the founder of a religious Christian group, predicted a comet would hit Earth and destroy life in the United States, 1975- Jehovah's Wittnesses predicted Armageddon would happen during that year, and 1982- all the planets were perfectly aligned, scientists thought this would create a type of megnetic force within the planets and the sun which would result in massive firestorms. Evidently all these predictions were inacurate for if that were not the case we would no longer exist. December 12 is merely an adition to the collection of wrong end of the world predictions.
December 12, 2012 will be like any other ordinary winter day, this is not the day the world will end. The exact date of the Apocalypse will maintain a mystery to mankind untill the day it arrives, in the meantime people can continue to strive to decipher this unfathomable enigma.
How many guesses does it take to guess the date of the end of the world?... the world may never know.
There is no doubt that the world will eventually come to an end, but nobody will know when. In Mathew 24:36 of the Bible Jesus says to his disciples, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." In this verse he confirms that no one, but God, knows nor will ever know when the end of the world will arrive. Not even Jesus, the son of God, knows when the world will come to an end. Therefore, if not even the son of God knows when the world will end, then quite obviously, neither will a simple human being. The Bible does not frequently mention the end of the world, as it is not a very pleasing topic, it does however give a general synopsis of what will occur during that time. The Apocalypse for example, gives the entire narrative in chronological order, but states it in a symbolical manner, meaning virtually everything represents something else. However, while the Apocalypse may tell the entire story, it fails to give an exact date. In the book of Revelation 1:1 it says, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass," as you can see it uses the words, "shortly come to pass," rather than giving an exact date. John, the author of this book, uses this term throughout the entire book as a reference to the "date" of this atrocious event. Never in the plenary book of the Bible does it give an exact date of when the world will end. Yet, December 12, 2012 is not the only date that has been predicted for the end of the world, there have been copiouse predictions for this unsought day. Some of those dates include: 1970's- David Berg, the founder of a religious Christian group, predicted a comet would hit Earth and destroy life in the United States, 1975- Jehovah's Wittnesses predicted Armageddon would happen during that year, and 1982- all the planets were perfectly aligned, scientists thought this would create a type of megnetic force within the planets and the sun which would result in massive firestorms. Evidently all these predictions were inacurate for if that were not the case we would no longer exist. December 12 is merely an adition to the collection of wrong end of the world predictions.
December 12, 2012 will be like any other ordinary winter day, this is not the day the world will end. The exact date of the Apocalypse will maintain a mystery to mankind untill the day it arrives, in the meantime people can continue to strive to decipher this unfathomable enigma.
How many guesses does it take to guess the date of the end of the world?... the world may never know.
Matthew. Bibletools.org. 3 Jan. 2009.
Revelation (also Apocalypse). Bibletools.org. 3 Jan. 2009.
No Author. "220 Dates for the End of the World." Interactive Bible Home Page www.bible.ca. 03 Jan. 2009 .
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