December 21, 2012, A.D.
HAROLD CAMPING
“…the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.” Matthew 24:3, 4
HAROLD CAMPING
“But of that day and
that hour knoweth no
man, no, not the
angels which are in
heaven, neither the
Son, but the Father.
Take ye heed, watch
and pray: for ye know
not when the time is.”
Mark 13:32, 33 (see also
Matthew 24:36) HAROLD CAMPING
“Knowing this
first, that there
shall come in
the last days
scoffers,
walking after
their own lusts”
2 Peter 3:3
“Some of his followers…suffered
public humiliation, with Robert
Fitzpatrick of Staten Island being
the prime example.
Fitzpatrick was so sure of the May
21st 'Doomsday' prediction that he
blew his entire life savings of
$140,000 on New York City subway
ads about the 'Doomsday.'
As the fateful day of May 21st and
the fateful hour of 6 p.m.
approached, he waited expectantly
in public at New York’s City's Time
Square. There, he was surrounded
by mockers, revelers, and reporters.
When the clock ticked past 6 p.m.
and nothing happened, Fitzpatrick
was stunned and the mockers grew
bolder…” (Retrieved June 1, 2011 from
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/150434/20110524/doomsda
y-prediction-failed-harold-camping-follower-gets-mocked-
video.htm)
“Knowing this
first, that there
shall come in
the last days
scoffers,
walking after
their own lusts”
2 Peter 3:3
“…Facebook pages are
offering post-Rapture
services, including pet care
for the peace of mind of pet
owners who have been
carried off.
And in New Orleans, the
local chapter of the Secular
Humanist Association has
scheduled a ‘left behind’
party for 7 p.m. on the
Mississippi River Moonwalk
— one of many around the
country.” (Retrieved June 1, 2011
from
http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/
2011/05/rapture_apocalypse_prediction_
is_met_with_yawns_and_yuks.html)
According to a 2010 Pew Research Poll:
Jesus Christ will Return by 2050
54% Protestants
32% Catholics
20% Unaffiliated
52% South
41% Americans
Retrieved June 1, 2011 from http://people-press.org/2010/06/22/section-3-
war-terrorism-and-global-trends/
“And He spake to them
a parable; Behold the
fig tree, and all the
trees; When they now
shoot forth, ye see and
know of your own selves
that summer is now
nigh at hand. So
likewise ye, when ye see
these things come to
pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh
at hand.” Luke 21:29-31
Spring Summer
Fall Winter
“For yourselves
know perfectly
that the day of the
Lord so cometh as
a thief in the
night.”
1 Thessalonians 5:2
“Remember
therefore how thou
hast received and
heard, and hold
fast, and repent. If
therefore thou
shalt NOT WATCH,
I will come on thee
as a thief…”
Revelation 3:3
And take heed to
yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged
with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of
this life, and so that day come upon you
UNAWARES…WATCH ye therefore, and pray always,
that ye may be accounted worthy to ESCAPE all these
things that shall come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of man. Luke 21:34, 36
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 2
“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”1 Thessalonians 5:3
“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 5
What Makes Us Children of Light?
“We have also a more SURE WORD
OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do
well that ye take heed, AS UNTO A
LIGHT THAT SHINETH IN A
DARK PLACE, until the day dawn,
and the day star arise in your hearts”
2 Peter 1:19
“So likewise ye,
when ye shall
see all these
things, know
that it is near,
even at the
doors.”
Matthew 24:33
“So likewise ye,
when ye shall
see all these
things, know
that it is near,
even at the
doors.”
Matthew 24:33
WARS & COMMOTIONS
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom...” Matthew 24:6, 7
• The 20th Century was the bloodiest, costliest century of warfare in human history. • Over 81 wars & conflicts in the 21st century thus far• ~7 major acts of terrorism by al Qaida in the 21st century•Over 1,500 acts of terror in the 21st century
www.historyguy.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of
_terrorist_incidents
• Over 200 million
lives lost since the
civil war (low
estimate)
• The US has suffered
more than 72,000
battlefield casualties
since the start of the
war on terror in 2001
Retrieved June 3, 2011 from
http://www.heraldscotland.com/72-000-american-
casualties-toll-of-war-on-terror-1.873343 (2008)
EARTHQUAKES & SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS
“…There was a great
earthquake; and the
sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and
the moon become as
blood.” Revelation 6:12
“…there shall be
earthquakes in divers
places…” Mark 13:8
Earthquakes in Diverse Places…Earthquakes in Diverse Places…
The NEIC now
locates about
20,000 earthquakes
each year. Because
of technology
…the public learns
about more
earthquakes.
Earthquakes in Diverse Places…Earthquakes in Diverse Places…4 of the top 10 most deadly earthquakes since 1701 occurred in the last decade. Devastating effects have greatly increased because of increasing human populations. Huge cities are located in seismically active areas, and an earthquake of major size in any of these regions could be devastating.
Great Earthquake….Great Earthquake….• March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a still undetermined number of people. (+12,000 dead, +15,000 missing)
•December 2004: An Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, kills 230,000 in a dozen countries.
• November 1, 1755: A magnitude 8.7 quake and ensuing tsunami in Lisbon, Portugal, took over 100,000 lives & shook a region four times as big as all Europe put together
“…There was a great
earthquake; and the
sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and
the moon become as
blood.” Revelation 6:12
Great Earthquake….Great Earthquake….• March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a still undetermined number of people. (+12,000 dead, +15,000 missing)
•December 2004: An Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, kills 230,000 in a dozen countries.
• November 1, 1755: A magnitude 8.7 quake and ensuing tsunami in LISBON, PORTUGAL, took over 100,000 lives & shook a region four times as big as all Europe put together
Sun Shall Be DarkenedSun Shall Be Darkened“The sun shall be turned into darkness…before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.” Joel 2:31
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saiththe Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day” Amos 8:9
Sun Shall Be DarkenedSun Shall Be Darkened“May 19, 1790. At middaynear-total darkness unaccountably descended upon much of New England. Candles were lit, fowls went to roost and many fearful persons believed that doomsday had arrived….No scientific verifiable cause for this widespread phenomenon was ever discovered.” (Editors of Chase’s, 2009, p. 275)
Sun Shall Be DarkenedSun Shall Be Darkened
"The occurrence brought intense alarm and distress to multitudes of minds…the fowls fleeing bewildered to their roosts, and the birds to their nests, and the cattle returning to their stalls. Frogs and night hawks began their notes. The cocks crew as at daybreak. Farmers were forced to leave their work in the fields. Business was generally suspended, and candles were lighted in the dwellings. The Legislature of Connecticut was in session at Hartford, but being unable to transact business adjourned. Everything bore the appearance and gloom of night” (Retrieved June 3,
2011 from http://www.finalevents.com/Event1/Sign04.asp?p=O)
BloodBlood--like Moonlike Moon
“The sun shall be
turned into
darkness, and the
moon into blood,
before that great
and notable day
of the Lord come”
Acts 2:20
BloodBlood--like Moonlike Moon“The moon became as
red as blood on the
night of the ‘dark day,’
May 19, 1780. Milo
Bostick in Stone's
History of
Massachusetts says,
‘The moon which was
at its full, had the
appearance of blood.’Retrieved June 3, 2011 from
http://www.finalevents.com/Event1/Sign05.asp?p=
O
Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…“And the stars of
heaven fell unto the
earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely
figs, when she is shaken
of a mighty wind.”
Revelation 6:13
“And the stars of
heaven shall fall, and
the powers that are in
heaven shall be
shaken.” Mark 13:25
Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…
The great star shower took place on the night of November
13, 1833.Canadian astronomer ,Peter Millman (1940), wrote:
“For nearly four hours the sky was literally ablaze… More than
a billion shooting stars appeared over the United States and
Canada alone.”...The display, as described in Professor
Silliman's journal, was seen all over North America...From two
o'clock until broad daylight…an incessant play of dazzlingly
brilliant luminosities was kept up in the whole heavens. No
satisfactory scientific explanation has ever been found.Peter A. Millman, "The Falling of the Stars," The Telescope, 7 (May-June, 1940) 57.
Retrieved June 3, 2010 from http://www.finalevents.com/Event1/Sign06.asp?p=O
Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…
“I witnessed this gorgeous spectacle, and was awe-struck. The air seemed filled with bright descending messengers from the sky. It was about daybreak when I saw this sublime scene. I was not without the suggestion, at the moment, that it might be the harbinger of the coming of the Son of Man; and in my then state of mind I was prepared to hail Him as my friend and deliverer. I had read that the 'stars shall fall from heaven,' and they were now falling.” Frederick Douglass, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (New York: Pathway
Press, 1941), p. 117.
Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…
FAMINES & PESTILENCES
“And great
earthquakes shall
be in divers places,
and famines, and
pestilences; and
fearful sights and
great signs shall
there be from
heaven.” Luke 21:11
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Pestilences…Pestilences…“…Therefore shall the
land mourn, and
every one that
dwelleth therein shall
languish, with the
beasts of the field,
and with the fowls of
heaven; yea, the
fishes of the sea also
shall be taken away.”
Hosea 4:2, 3
Pestilences…Pestilences…
“For when they
shall say, Peace
and safety; then
sudden
destruction
cometh upon
them...”1 Thessalonians 5:3
Distress of Nations & Seas
“And there shall be
signs in the sun,
and in the moon,
and in the stars;
and upon the earth
distress of nations,
with perplexity; the
sea and the waves
roaring.”
Luke 21:25
Distress of Nations with Perplexity…Distress of Nations with Perplexity…“The condition of things in the world shows that
troublous times are right upon us. The daily
papers are full of indications of a terrible conflict
in the near future. Bold robberies are of frequent
occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and
murders are committed on every hand. Men
possessed of demons are taking the lives of men,
women, and little children. Men have become
infatuated with vice, and every species of evil
prevails. The enemy has succeeded in perverting
justice and in filling men's hearts with the desire
for selfish gain.” (9T, p. 11) 1909
Distress of Nations with Perplexity…Distress of Nations with Perplexity…“…On one occasion, when in New York City, I was
in the night season called upon to behold
buildings rising story after story toward heaven.
These buildings were warranted to be fireproof,
and they were erected to glorify their owners and
builders…The scene that next passed before me
was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and
supposedly fire-proof buildings and said: ‘They
are perfectly safe.’ But these buildings were
consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines
could do nothing to stay the destruction…”
(9T, p. 11-13) 1909
Distress of Nations with Perplexity…Distress of Nations with Perplexity…“…There are not many, even among educators
and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that
underlie the present state of society. Those who
hold the reins of government are not able to
solve the problem of moral corruption, poverty,
pauperism, and increasing crime. They are
struggling in vain to place business operations on
a more secure basis. If men would give more heed
to the teaching of God's word, they would find a
solution of the problems that perplex them.”
(9T, p. 13) 1909
Sea & Waves Roaring…Sea & Waves Roaring…• December 26, 2004: “Indian Ocean
earthquake and tsunami was one of
the deadliest and most destructive
natural disasters in human history...
The 100-feet-high waves sped across
the Indian Ocean and devastated 11
coastal countries…killing more than
230,000 people”
• March 11, 2011: “…massive
earthquake…triggered powerful
tsunamis around the Pacific Ocean
…33-foot high waves came ashore
along Japan’s coast, damaging
roads, railways and causing a dam
to collapse. Two nuclear reactors
partially melted down, prompting
additional evacuations…thousands
are still missing…”
Sea & Waves Roaring…Sea & Waves Roaring…
“Knowing this first,
that there shall come
in the last days
scoffers, walking after
their own lusts, And
saying, Where is the
promise of his
coming? for since the
fathers fell asleep, all
things continue as
they were from the
beginning of the
creation.” 2 Peter 3:3, 4
GreatEarthquakes in
Different Places
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Calamities by Sea & Waves
World Wars & Rumors of
Wars------------
Distress & Perplexity of
Nations
Famines & Pestilences
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Deceptions
Darkening of Sun & Falling of
Stars
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Blood-like Moon
Second Coming
“And when these
things begin to come
to pass, then look up,
and lift up your
heads; for your
redemption draweth
nigh” Luke 21:28
“…for now our
salvation is nearer
than when we first
believed.” Romans 13:11
“Now learn a
parable of the
fig tree; When
his branch is yet
tender, and
putteth forth
leaves, ye know
that summer is
nigh.” Matthew
24:32
“The harvest
is past, the
summer is
ended, and we
are not
saved.”
Jeremiah 8:20
“AND WHAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SAY
UNTO ALL, WATCH” MARK 13:37
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