Some Christian groups believe Judgement Day arrives on Saturday May 21, leading to the total destruction of the universe five months later. If so, we might as well try to look at the bright side.
So I guess this is the end.
In case you haven't heard, Harold Camping, Christian evangelical author and president of the religious network Family Radio, has declared this Saturday, May 21, to be Judgement Day.
So if you weren't aware, surprise!
Though Camping's theory is rejected by the vast majority of Christian groups, there are still thousands of people around the globe who believe he is correct. His theory is the result of years of searching for a formula that can calculate the date of Judgement Day. He believed he finally had one.
According to the 89-year-old Camping, the number 5 stands for "atonement," 10 stands for "completeness" and 17 stands for "heaven." Multiply the three together and then square the result.
You get 722,500.
What Camping and thousands of others believe is that Judgement Day will occur that many days after Jesus' death. Jesus is said to have died on April 1, 33 A.D., which was 1,978 years ago. If you multiply 1,978 years by 365,2422 days per year, you get 722,449 days. Subtract this number from 722,500 and you are left with 51 days. This means that Judgement Day would be 51 days after April 1, 2011.
In other words, May 21.
Judgement Day will begin, according to http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/ , with the rapture (the taking up into heaven of God's elect people). The rest of the world will suffer through five months of horrible torment, starting Saturday with a massive earthquake that will kill millions and catapult the remains of the belivers up to heaven.
The universe itself will then be destroyed completely on Oct. 21. (So much for the Phillies winning another World Series).
It's certainly a well thought-out calculation, if nothing else.
So let's say for a second that he's right. What happens if Saturday really is the beginning of the end?
I've made a list of the top five best things about the world ending. Can't hurt to keep it positive, right?
1. You won't have to worry about Dec. 21, 2012, anymore.
Sorry, Mayans, maybe next time! Can't get the end of the world right every time; even Camping has made mistakes. Indeed, the world did not end on Sept. 4, 1994, as he originally predicted.
(And before you all jump down my throat, yes, I am aware that the Mayans never actually said that 12/21/2012 was the end of the world.)
2. Juniors like me will be the first class to not deal with the stress of senior year of high school.
Not getting to graduate will be quite unfortunate, though I suppose we won't have to worry about getting into college or finding a job if the universe is destroyed. Homework, too. I'm pretty sure no one would care about physics if most of us had two days to live.
3. For people at schools like mine, which haven't had their proms yet, you won't have to stress out over whether or not you can get a date.
You'll only have to stress out about the end of the world! So breathe a sigh of relief; that's one item off your plate.
4. We'll be the only generation that gets to see the end of the world.
It only happens once, you know! We totally get bragging rights on that one. Now if only I could find someone to brag about it to....
5. Everyone will have a good excuse to break as many rules as possible and to live life to its fullest.
Time to get out the old bucket list! If the world does startending on Saturday, you'll only have limited time to go nuts and do whatever you want! Not that I'm saying you should go out and rob a bank because it won't matter in a few months, but, hey, live like you're dying.
Hopefully the world won't end. But if it does, this will probably be the last article you readers out there have enjoyed, because it may be coming to an end.
And eventhough you're probably reading this in the morning or afternoon, I feel as if I must say: 'Good night....and good luck."
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