Signs are evident we are living in a spiritually prophetic age. Many have deep seated questions about our times and are frantically searching for answers wherever they can to find them. Intellectuals are turning to lost civilizations like the Mayans and the ambiguous predictions of Nostradamus to satisfy a need for truth. They’ve even dug up some of old Merlin’s psychic prophesies to learn what he said about the end of the world — we won’t repeat them here. Their conclusion after gathering all the prophetic material: All sources agree, the world will end in 2012. It can’t be a coincidence after all, since so many diviners, psychics from barbaric primitive times agree. If the world is going to end in just three years from now, why should we be worried about global warming? Why worry about saving the economy? Think!
Now Hollywood is going to cash in on this “2012 end of the world theory” in a motion picture called “2012” set to be released this year. No doubt many, Christians and non-Christians alike will be entertained and fascinated by the special effects and drama of the end of the world movie. What should we make of all this? Should thinking educated people trust the superstitions of sages ages past? Or is there a more reliable source of truth we conveniently ignore? Perhaps the Bible is the real inconvenient truth we should adhere.
While the Scriptures do say this world will end it does not give us a set date. Christ said, in the beginning of the end we would see: Increased deception in the world (includes the New Age deception); the rise of false Christs (or leaders); wars and rumors of wars; nations will rise against nations and kingdoms against kingdoms; famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Christ said these signs are the beginning of sorrows not the end itself. They have to happen and have been for the past 2000 years.
According to Christ, the one thing to determine the end of this world as we know it, is the preaching of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in the entire world for a witness to all nations. He said, “Then the end shall come” (Mat 24:6 KJV).
The world cannot end in 2012 for profound biblical reasons that pertain to Christ, His Kingdom message and His Church. Don’t confuse Christ’s Church with the Catholic church. The Church Jesus founded was birthed long before the Roman Catholic organization was started.
Furthermore, the world cannot end in 2012 since many other Biblical prophesies have yet to be fulfilled, including…
- A Unified World
- The Rise of Anti-Christ
- The Battle of Armageddon (Nations unite in an all out world war against Israel)
- Collapse of the world’s united economic system the Bible calls, “Mystery Babylon.”
Matthew 13:40-51 describes how this world will end…
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear…
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Indeed, this world as we know it will end, but not in 2012. So fear not, Jesus Christ is the King of Glory, trust and believe Him.
It is so frustration to read this nonsense, which is so far from the truth it’s not funny. I used to believe this stuff and worse than that
taught it.
The Word declares, in Psalm 110, Acts 3:21 & Hebrews 10:11-14, that Jesus has ascended to the right hand of the Father, there He is enthroned and waits, UNTIL all His enemies are made His footstool.
The Bible never talks about the world [planet] coming to an end. Daniel in chapter 12 talks about the time of the end. The end of the Old Covenant. Revelation talks about a New Heaven & New Earth, but that is talking about,”renewal” not different. A contrast to the Old Testament of Israel being the earth, and the Holy of Holies being heaven, a closed heaven at that. The New Heaven is an open heaven where we sit in Him.
Of course the “world” that Jesus was often referring to was often the ‘age’ this age, the age of the old covenant’s removal in AD70.
I am counting on God’s people beginning to manifest Kingdom Life and Kingdom Values, and watch as the Nations come to the New Mt Zion to worship the Lord.
John
Interesting, although alot can happen within the next 4 years.
If we are followers of jesus christ, then we should not be worried about the end of the world. Jesus will take us up to heaven with him, we shouldn’t be worried about the end, but instead reaching out to those who would be left behind if jesus came back now. We should get as many people to heaven so that jesus can say, ‘well done thy good and faithful servant.’
Interesting perspective. However, I have noticed that we have accelerated our descent into the “hell” on earth we are creating at a much steeper pace. In 3 years a lot can happen. Not to mention Apocalypse literally means a New Beginning or an Unveiling. So in theory this still could be an event that correlates with Biblical Philosophy. We may not parish on Dec. 21, 2012 but we may find ourselves discovering a new beginning with a much different perspective. I am not saying the prophecies are true only that we shouldn’t close our minds just because we don’t want to believe due to fear or ignorance! Understand the people you discuss as old sages did not intersect in their lives. The Mayans had no direct contact with the Hopi Indians but yet both come up with the exact day and year for the end. It isn’t just one calendar that ends on this day but 5 long count calendars that end on that exact day so you must face that facts wouldn’t odds be better to be in a plane crash due to a lightening strike right after you won the lottery then for more that five different peoples to come up with the same day and year when they never intersected in life?
I think that are saver is going to come because of all the thing that are going on around the world. there is world huger and people killing people just for money. Soon he will come with his army of angels and take the once who belived in his word and lived according to it.
We should repent to what we did so the lord could take us to his wonderful pallece.
Absolutely not. All of these calendars are based on movement of the sun and relationships with the constellations. I don’t think it is much of a stretch to recognize that, though these people may not have interacted, they all had something in common. All of them lived on the earth and watched the movement of the sun and the position of the stars in regards to the sun. Every nation watches the stars, in some form or another. For the incredibly large amount of people and separate nations that have been in existence, it is unlikely that some (or 5) of them WOULDN’T have noticed the alignment of stars and made conclusions about it. This is nowhere nearly as spectacular as what some people call “coincidences” in the Bible that occur in exactness for people whose life paths never intersect or prophesies that call for specifics (unlike other prophets, like Nostradamus, who create vague prophesies).
Quick question about what you say here:
“According to Christ, the one thing to determine the end of this world as we know it, is the preaching of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in the entire world for a witness to all nations. He said, “Then the end shall come” (Mat 24:6 KJV).”
Do you believe at the moment the gospel reaches the last nation everything immediately ends or that at that point the beginning of the end starts?
To Cenafan and anyone,
You are right when you say that Christians should not be worried about the end. But we should be preparing and discerning. Through Matthew 16:3 Jesus talks about interpreting the times. “And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?”
These verses from Mark 13 also discuss the end and the things that will come…
“7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
28″Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.”
Let’s just be preparing!
God bless you all with love in Jesus Christ!
WELL I BELIEVE IN JEASUS CHRIST AND I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BE PREPARING ANYWAYS…I DONT REALLY KNOW WHY THE WORLD IS SUPPOSALY GOING TO END DUE TO A DUMB CALANDER…IT REALLY MAKES NO SENSE…WELL IM JUST 14 OF AGE AND IM VERY COURIOUS ANOUT THIS TOPIC…!
GOD BESS U ALL!