Date
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Event
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44
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Theudas declared himself the Messiah,
taking 400 people with him into the desert. T beheaded by Roman soldiers.
Josephus records this.
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53
|
Even before all the books of the
Bible were written, there was talk that Christ's return had already taken
place. The Thessalonians panicked on Paul, when they heard a rumor that the
day of the Lord was at hand, and they had missed the rapture.
|
80
|
Ben Zakkai died about 80, and
expected the Messiah about the time of his death
|
100 -200
|
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus (1-2 Cent)
thought the days of the Messiah would last 40 years. Before Bar Kochba the
Mess. age was short; longer afterward
|
130
|
Rabbi Jose, the Galilean, a
contemporary of Hyrcanus and Azariah, thought the Messiah would come in three
generations (60 years), after the destruction; namely 130 (Luther Martin,
Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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381
|
Return of Christ; Tichonus a writer
of the 4th Cent (Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15,
1994)
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400
|
Hippolytus "calculated that
5,500 years separated Adam and Christ and that the life of the world was
6,000 six full 'days' of years until the seventh the day of rest." His
calculations in 234 indicted there were still two centuries left. (from A
History of the End of the World, Rubinsky and Wiseman, 1982)
|
400
|
Rabbi Dosa (2-3rd Century) said the
Messiah would come at the end of 400 years. This was based (?) on Gen. 15:13
(Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
|
435
|
Messiah comes; Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi
(135-220) believed Messiah would come 365 years after Temple destroyed in 70
(Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
|
470
|
Messiah would come; Rabbi Hanina (3rd
C), though Messiah would come 400 years after Temple Destruction. (Luther
Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
|
500
|
A Roman priest and theologian in the
second and third centuries, predicted Christ would return in A.D. 500, based
on the dimensions of Noah's ark.
|
500
|
Return of Christ; Hyppolytus
(170-236) and Lactantius (250-330) said 500 would be the time for the second
coming of Christ (Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15,
1994)
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950
|
Acrostic on the end of the world,
predecessor of Celano's "Dies irae," found in a ms. from Aniane
(second half of the tenth century, ed. Paulin Blanc,"Nouvelle Prose sur
le Dernier Jour, Composée avec chant noté, vers l'An Mille..." Mémoires
de la Société Archéologique de Montpellier, 2 (1850), 451-509, second
copy located by Michel Huglo: BN lat. 1928 f.178, Fécamp c.1040).
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950
|
"Treatise on the
Antichrist" by Adso of Montier-en-Der, c.950, a response to a variety of
crises at mid-century that provoked widespread apocalyptic disquiet, and
rapidly become a central text in the European eschatological literature (ed.
by Verhelst, CCSL, Cont. med. aeui 40; study in the context of 1000,
by Verhelst, "Adso van Montier-en-Der en de angst voor het jaar
Duizend," Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis, 90 (1977), 1-10); and C.
Carozzi, La fin des temps: Terreurs et prophéties au Moyen Age (Paris: Stock,
1982), pp.186-94. See below # .
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950-80:
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Letter on the Hungarians that speaks
of widespread apocalyptic reactions among the population, Ac primum dicendum
opinionem quae innumeros tam in vestra quam in nostra regione persuasit
frivolam esse et nihil veri in se habere, qua putatur Deo odibilis gens
Hungrorum esse Gog et Magog ceteraeque gentes quae cum eis describuntur...
Dicunt enim nunc esse novissimum saeculi tempus finemque imminere mundi, et
idcirco Gog et Magog esse Hungros, qui numquam antea auditi sunt, sed modo,
in novissimo temporum apparuerunt. R.B.C. Huygens, "Un témoin"
[n.11], p.231, lines 94-106; letter from the bishop of Auxerre to the bishop
of Verdun (commentary by Huygens, p.236f). Dated variously early tenth
century, or, according to Huygens, to second half of the tenth ("Un
témoin de la crainte de l'an 1000: La lettre sur les Hongrois," Latomus,
15 (1956), 224-38); considered the background of Adso's treatise (see below
#3).
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950
|
In A.D. 950 Adso of Montier-en-Der
wrote a "Treatise on the Antichrist" which was a response to a
number of mid-century crises that had provoked widespread alarm and fear of
an end-time apocalypse.(5) Five years later, Abbo of Fleury heard a preacher
in Paris who announced that the Antichrist would be unleashed in the year
1000 and that the Last Judgment would soon follow.(6) At about the same time
a panic occurred in the German army of Emperor Otto I because of a solar
eclipse that the soldiers mistook as a sign of the end of the world.(7) And
when the last Carolingian dynasty fell with the death of King Louis V in 987,
many saw this event as a precursor to the arrival of the Antichrist. King
Otto II of Germany had Charlemagne's body exhumed on Pentecost in the year
1000 supposedly in order to forestall the apocalypse. Both Halley's comet in
A.D. 989 and a super nova in A.D. 1006 were interpreted as signs of the end.
About the same time, the Moslem caliph, Al Hakim, destroyed the Holy Sepulcher
in Jerusalem prompting apocalyptic fear in the west as well as violent
anti-Jewish outbursts.(8)
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964:
|
"Dum saeculum transit finis
mundi appropinquat..." [As the saeculum (century?) passes, the end of
the world approaches.] Cartulaire de Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes, pp.1, 11, 17.
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965:
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Abbo hears a preacher in Paris
announcing the unleashing of Antichrist for 1000 AD and the Last Judgment for
shortly thereafter (see below # 7, 17).
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968:
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Panic in Otto's army at an eclipse
the soldiers took to portend the end of the world (Gesta episcoporum
Leodensium, MGH SS IX, p.202)
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968-9:
|
Annalists note in the margin of
Easter tables: mille
anni a nativitate Christi, based on a "misreading"
of the base year in the Easter Tables as Anno passionis. Three years
earlier unusual events with apocalyptic tonality (fire from heaven, release
of demons) occur. (Annales de Saint Florent de Saumur, et de
Vendôme, Halphen Recueil d'annales angevines, p.58 n.2, 116 n.6.) Note
that, in typical capstone style, Halphen does not include the note, with its
millennial consciousness in the text of his edition, nor even in a footnote
to that year, but appended to a footnote for another year, and explained away
as a mistake.
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969 and/or 980:
|
widespread apocalyptic expectation in
Lotharingia at the coincidence of the Annunciation and the Crucifixion agaist
which Abbo writes a letter.
|
979:
|
Igneae acies visae sunt in caelo per
totam noctem 5 Kalendas Novembris. Hoc anno complentur mille anni a
nativitate Christi, secundum veritatem evangelii, qui secundum cyclum
Dionisii anno abhinc 21 finiuntur; sicque in anno domincae passionis veritati
evangelicae contraitur. Sigebert of Gembloux, Chronicon universale c.1114,
PL 160 c.194 (here using Abbo's correction of the date AD; see next item).
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983-4:
|
Abbo redates the year 1000 four years
into the past (true AD 1000 = Dionysus' 979) using the apocalyptic beliefs
above (#7, see also #17) as the basis of his calculations.
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987-91:
|
The last Carolingian dynasty (the
final hindrance to the arrival of Antichrist according to Adso) falls; the
capture of the last potential ruler occurs under most dastardly cirumstances.
Southern charters begin to date AD, with Christ reigning, a traditional
interregnal formula with apocalyptic antecedants (Kantarowicz, The King's Two
Bodies, p. ).
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989, August:
|
Halley's Comet appears, cited in Annales
divionenses, MGH SS V, p. ; and Annales Quedlinburgenses MGH SS
III, p.68; Thietmar of Mersebourg, Chronicon IV, 10; (also Glaber III,
3? acc. to France, p.110-11, and n.4, but see below under 1006, #29); P.
Moore and J. Mason, The Return of Halley's Comet (Cambridge, 1984), p.46)
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989-1000:
|
First wave of peace councils in the
South (see below).
|
990s:
|
mention of apocalyptic beliefs
leading to violent seizure of church property at St. Hilaire.
|
990s-1010s:
|
Preaching of Aelfric and Wulfistan,
filled with images of Last Judgment, explicity linked at points to the year
1000 and the unleashing of Antichrist (Gatch, Milton McC., Preaching and
Theology in Anglo-Saxon England: Aelfric and Wulfstan (Toronto, U. Press,
1977).
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992:
|
Coincidence of Crucifixion and
Annunciation; Nouaillé begins its charters for the next decade with
"Appropinquante finem mundi..."; Adso, an old man, leaves on a
one-way pilgrimage to Jerusalem; German chronicles report light from north at
dawn like the sun, rumor among many that 3 suns, 3 moons and stars were
fighting, indicating heavy mortality and famine (Thietmar IV, 19; An. Quedl.
ad an. 993, MGH SS III, 69; Annales Augustani, ibid. p.124).
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994-1000:
|
Outbreaks of sacer ignis throughout
France, associated in Limoges with the Peace of God.
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994-5:
|
various signs (including a monstrous
child), famines, plagues and mortality in Saxony, referred to as the biblical
"tria iudicia pessima" (Annales Quedlinburgenses, MGH SS, III p.94;
also Thietmar IV, 17; Annales Augustani, MGH SS III, 124).
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994-6:
|
De fine quoque mundi coram populo
sermonem in Ecclesia Parisiorum adolescentulus audivi, quod statim finito
mille annorum numero Antichristus adveniret, et non longo post tempore
universale iudicium succederet: cui praedicationi ex Evangeliis ac Apocalypsi
et libro Danielis, qua potui virtute, resistiti. Denique et errorem qui de
fine mundi inolevit abbas meus beatae memoriae Richardus sagaci animo
propulit, post quam litteras a Lothariensibus accepit, quibus me respondere
iussit; Nam fama pene totum mundum impleverat, quod, quando Annuntiatio
Dominica in Parasceve contigisset absque ullo scrupulo finis saeculi esset.
De initio etiam Adventus qui ante Nativitatem Domini per singulos annos
agitur, aliquando error gravissimus extitit, aliis inchoantibus post v.
Kalendas Decembris aliis ante, cum numquam plus quatuor ebdomadas, saltem
unam diem Adventus habeat; cumque de huiusmodi diversitate soleant
contempiones in Ecclesia crescere, concilio determinandum est, ut omnes qui
in ea viviumus unum sapiamuis quod vestra industria CONCEDAT qui nos unanimes
VULT HABERE IN DOMO SUA." Abbo of Fleury, Apologeticus ad hugonem et
rodbertum reges francorum, London, BM 10972, f.22v; PL 139 c.471-2; dated
before 996 by Vidier (p.105- 7); 994-5 by Mostert (p.48-51). Concerning
the end of the world, as a youth (adolescentulus) I heard a sermon in a
[the?] church in Paris that as soon as the number of a thousand years should
come, the Antichrist would come, and not long thereafter, the Last Judgment
would follow; which preaching I resisted with all my strength from the
Evangels and the Apocalypse and the book of Daniel.
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994-999:
|
Otto III engages in elaborate program
of renovatio imperii romani that, from the apocalyptic scenario, would
reaffirm the existence of the "barrier" to Antichrist, particulary
important given the demise of the last of the Carolingians in the previous
decade (see above # 3, 9). In this he recapitulated many of Charlemagne's
responses to the coming of the year 6000 (see below # 14, 17).
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999
|
"Iste fuit Girbertus, tempore
cuius inpletus est annus millesimus ab incarnatione Domini." Annales
Pragenses ad an. 999, MGH SS III, 120.
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1000
|
This year goes down as one of the
most pronounced states of hysteria over the return of Christ. All members of
society seemed affected by the prediction that Jesus was coming back on Jan
1, 1000 AD. There really weren't any of the events required by the Bible
transpiring at that time. The magical number 1000 was primarily the sole
reason for the expectation. During December 999 AD, everyone was on their
best behavior; worldly goods were sold and given to the poor, swarms of
pilgrims headed east to meet the Lord at Jerusalem, buildings went
unrepaired, crops were left unplanted, and criminals were set free from
jails. The year 999 AD turned into 1000 AD and nothing happened.
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1000
|
Annales Elnonenses, ad an.
1000; MGH SS V, p.12; contemporary hand; noted in mid-11th century by the Annales
Laubienses and Leodinienses, MGH SS 5, 18. Anno dominicae incarnationis 1000,
ind. 13. epacta 12. concurrente 1. termino pascali 9. Kal. Apr. 4 Kal Apr.
feria 6, celebrantibvus christicolis sacrosanctae passionis ac redemtionis
illius misterium, terraemotus magnus factus est, non ita ut pepe accidere
solet, vento in benas terrae condito, ubi concava terrarum viscera his
motibus subiacent veluti venti capacia; sed generali et vasto tremore totius
obrbis magnitudo passim contremuit, ut cunctis fieret manifestum, quod ore
veritatis fuerat ante promissum. His namque et aliis signis quae praenuntiata
fuerunt opere completis, hinc iam fit nostra spes certior omni visu, de his
quae restant ordine complendis.
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1000
|
Otto returns to Aachen where he
exumes Charlemagne's body on Pentecost of the year 1000.
|
1000
|
Gerbert/Sylvester and Otto III carry
out an unusual procession on August 15, 1000: "In assumptione sancte
Mariae nocte quando tabula portatur" (Bamberger manuscript from 1067
published in Giesebrecht, Geschichte der Deutchen Kaiserzeit II, Documents;
also see Lausser, Gerbert, p.325; Molinier II, Mabillon II, 226, 334;
Histoire littéraire XIII, 600;
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1000
|
Outbreak of heresies in France,
Italy, south-west Mediterranean that Glaber interprets as the unleashing of
Satan according to Revelations (Historiarum, II, 22-23; ed. France, p.88-93).
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1000
|
All the references, still poorly
known, from computist texts that privilege the year 1000, which, coming in
the middle of a 19 year cycle (988 1006) should neither begin nor end any
Easter table: cf. Vat.reg.lat.1127 f.10v, from 920 to "MILLE"; St.
Gall 902, 817-999; St. Gall 387, 1001-1129.
|
1000
|
"Tertio Ottone imperante.
Millesimus annus supercrescens statute computationis numerum, secundum illud
quod legitur scriptum: Millesimus exsuperat et transcendit omnia annus."
Annales Hildesheimenses III, Préface (MGH SS III, ), written c.1040.
|
1000
|
"Interea millesimus ab
incarnatione Domini annus feliciter impletus est et hic est annus
archiepiscopi 12." Adam of Bremen, Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae
pontificum (II, xl; MGH SS 7.320) late eleventh century.3
|
1000
|
"Data mense augusto, regnante
Rotberto rege, anni ab Incarnatione Domni nostri Jesu Christi usque in
presentem diem mille et I." (Charter of Saint- Hilaire of Poitiers, ed.
Redet, #67, p.76).
|
1000
|
references to 1000 taken from
Sigebert in later medieval chroniclers: see the collection in Bouquet, Historiens
des Gaules de de la France, 10.xcix, 28de, 28de,197b, 205b, 217c, 271c,
282a, 290b, 291a, 299c, 319b.
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1000
|
Five reasons why 1000AD was not a
significant date:
- People did not even know the date -- peasants had no
notion of chronological time, elites used a variety of systems and even
those using AD disagreed.
- There are no theological reasons for 1000 to have
eschatological significance.
- There is almost no surviving evidence of any
apocalyptic terrors from the period.
- The little that survives is not directly related to
1000, but to dates such as 968, 1010 and 1033.
- Therefore we should not be surprised to find 1000 was
a "year like any other" in which the normal train of medieval
life -- wars, councils, ploughing, and praying -- went on in
uninterrupted flow.
The utter absence of documentation
attesting to apocalyptic beliefs and movements is, in this view, decisive proof.
How can one possibly argue that a whole generation is obsessed with something
about which they do not talk? by Richard Landes
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1002,
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December: aparuit in aere portentum
mirabile, species uidelict seu ipsa moles immensi draconis a septemtrionali
plaga egrediens cum nimia coruscatione petebat austrum. Quod prodigium pene
homines uniuersos qui uidere infra Gallias terruit. (Glaber, Historiarum
2.8.15; France p. 78, with further references in Chronicon sci petri vivi, p.107
n.7; Hugh of Flavigny, p.368; cf. St. Arnulf (Geary, Phantoms); ipse
vero anno antequam moreretur, multa prodigia in caelo visa sunt. nam quadam
die 19 kal. ian., circa horam 9 quasi quedam facula ardens viso celo cum
longo tractu instar fulguris terris delabitur, tanto sane splendore ut non
modo qui foras in agris, verumetiam in tectis erupto per quaeque patentia
lumine, occuli ferirentur. ipsa vero caeli fissura dum elementis in se
invicem propinquantibus sensim evanesceret, interim, mirabile dictu, quasi in
similitudine serpentis, crescente quidem capite cum cerruleis pedibus visa
est figurare. et hoc non sine grande admiratione multis spectantibus paulo
post his parvit... ipso etiam anno cometae apperuerunt. imperator contra
romanos... obiit." Gesta episcoporum Cameracensium 1.114; MGH SS 7.451.
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1003
|
According to Glaber Europe covers
self in white mantle of Churches (Historiarum III, 4; ed. France, p.114-17)
|
1003:
|
Annales de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, [=
1000 + 3,5 years of Antichrist] (BN lat. 5543, f.22; ed. MGH SS II, p.255; PL
139 col.583, cf. Augustin, De civ. Dei, XX, 13. See also Miracula s.
Benedicti, III, 9; ed. de Certain, p.150-53. Note that this text is evidence
of how little impact Abbo's efforts to correct Dionysus Exiguus (above #10) was:
even his own disciples ignored his proposed calculations.
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1004:
|
Post salutiferum intemerate virginis
partum millenarii numeri linea consummata et in quinto cardinalis ordinis
loco et in eiusdem quarte ebdomade inicio clarum mane illuxit seculo (Thietmar
de Meersebourg, Chronicon VI, 1; ed. Holtzmann and Trillmich, p.243 and n.7).
cf: "Nempe haec assidue. Iam clarum mane fenestras intrat et augustus
extendit lumine rimas." (A Persius Flaccus, Satires III, 1)
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1005-1006:
|
Terrible famine throughout Europe,
associated with apocalyptic portents in several texts: Annales
Sangallienses by Hepidannus "Ecce fames qua per secla non saevior
ulla" (MGH SS 1.81); Annales Leodinienses and Laubienses,
MGH SS IV, p.18; Annales Quedlinbourgenses ad an. 1009 MGH SS
3.80; Annales Hildesheimenses, ad an.1006); Glaber, Quinque libri,
2.9 (5 years ca. 1001-1006); Hugh of Flavigny (based on Glaber); Chronicon
Turonensis ad an. 1006; Sigebert of Gembloux ad an. 1006);
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1006,
|
May: New star sighted in heavens
(Super Nova of 1006), at same time a chapelain of the Emperor converts to
Judaism (Albert of Metz, De diversitate temporum, I, 6-7; II, 22-3 ed.
MGH SS IV, p.704, 720-3; Annales Leodinienses and Laubienses,
MGH SS IV, p.18; Annales Mosomagenses, MGH SS 3.161; Annales Beneventani,
ibid., p.177; probably Radulphus Glaber Quinque libri 3.3.9; Chronicon
Venetum, MGH SS 7.36). B. Goldstein, "The Supernova of A.D.
1006," The Astronomical Journal 70 (1965): 105-111.
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1009-10:
|
Destruction in Jerusalem of Holy
Sepulchre by the chiliastic Moslem caliph Al Hakim, apocalyptic reaction in
West including violent anti- Jewish outbursts (Glaber, Ademar, Annales
Lemovicenses, ad an. 1010; Annales Beneventani, ad an. 1010, MGH
SS III, p.177;
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1009
|
Rain of blood; sun turns red and
fails to shine for three days; plague and death follow (Annales
Quedlinbourgenses ad an. 1009 MGH SS 3.80).4
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1010:
|
Brythfird commentaries note that the
1000 years of the Apocalypse are completed according to human calculations,
therefore supporting Augustine's allegorical reading
|
1011-1012:
|
apocalyptic vision of monk at
St-Vaast recorded by Richard of Saint-Vanne (Hugh of Fleury, MGH SS 8.***)
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1012-1014:
|
Various prodigies and natural
disasters provoke the expulsion of the Jews from Mainz and lead some to believe
that the world was "returning to its original chaos." (Annales
Quedlinburgenses, MGH SS, III p.82-3.
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1018:
|
Pre-dawn panic and trampling at St.
Martial followed by outbreak of heresy throughout the south, seen as agents
of Antichrist by Ademar of Chabannes (Historia 3.**, ; see below
II-8).first third eleventh century: Heribert the monk reports a heresy from
the Perigord, apocalyptic tone to the letter (see Head and Landes, Peace of
God, pp. 347-50)
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1022:
|
Burning of heretics at Orléans,
described in several texts in apocalyptic tones (John of Ripoll, Ademar of
Chabannes, Radulphus Glaber; cf. I Corinthians)
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1024?:
|
Letter from heaven calling for Peace
Councils circulates throughtout Northern France (Gesta episcoporum
cameracensium, II, 52; MGH SS V, p. .)
|
1025:
|
Radulphus Glaber begins a world
history that, under the guidance of William of Volpiano, explicitly makes the
year 1000 the focal point: "Ipsius namque imperio maxima iam ex parte
eventuum ac prodigiorum, quae circa et infra Incarnati Salvatoris annum
contigere millesimum, descripseram." (Vita Willelmi Divionensis
of Radulphus Glaber, 28; ed., PL 142, col. 718; Niethard Bulst, Deutsches
Archiv, 30 (1974), p.485; France, p.294-7).
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1025:
|
Adémar de Chabannes begins a world
history whose major theme from 1010 on is apocalyptic signs and prodigies (Historia
3.46-7, 49, 52, 56, 59, 62; see Landes, Relics, chap. 6).
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1026-7:
|
Large collective pilgrimage to
Jerusalem led by Richard of St. Vaast.
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1028:
|
Rain of Blood (classic apocalyptic
sign) on the Aquitanian shore provokes letters from William V to Robert,
Robert to Gauzlin of Bourges and Fulbert of Chartres on their opinion
(correspondance of latter two in Bautier Vita Gauzlini, p.159-67; see
treatment in Fried, "Endzeiterwartung," pp.385-87)
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1029-32:
|
Ademar of Chabannes produces some 500
folios of historical fiction in which apocalyptic themes play a major role.
|
1030-33:
|
terrible famine throughout France
(Glaber, Ademar, et al.)
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1030-46:
|
Mention of heresies throughout
Christendom (Italy, Gaul, Greece, Hungary) by Gerard, bishop of Csanád (Deliberatio
supra hymnum trium puerorum, IV, ll.447-75 (associated in his commentary
with Revelation 19:17- 21 (ll. 489ff); ed. G. Silagi, CCSL Cont. med. aeui,
49, pp.50-1; cf. also VI, ll.704ff, where similar anti-ecclesiastical
phenomena are associated with Revelation 20:7; ed. p.96f).
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1031-3:
|
wave of peace councils throughout
France, starting in Aquitaine (documents from Vich, Poitiers, Limoges,
Burgundy, Arras?), associated with millennium of Passion by Glaber IV, 4.
|
1033
|
This year was sighted as the
beginning of the millennium because it marked 1000 years since Christ's
crucifixion.
|
1033 -36
|
Deacon of Orleans leaves for
Jerusalem on pilgrimage out of apocalyptic expectations.
|
1033:
|
prodigies, eclipse, ignis ardentium,
massive earthquake etc. leads to penitential procession in Jouarre-Rebais,
dated millennium of the Passion, Miracles de Saint-Ayeul (Miracula sancti
agili abbatis, 1, 3; AA SS Août VI, p.588);
|
1033:
|
Mass pilgrimage to Jerusalem noted in
Ademar and Glaber (who associates it with apocalyptic expectation)
|
1114
|
Sigebert of Gembloux, Chronicon
universale c.1114, PL 160.198; MGH SS 6.353-4 Anno Jesu Christi millesimo
secundum supputationem Dionisii multa prodigia visa sunt. Terraemotus factus
est permaximus; cometes apparuit; 19 Kalendas Januarii circa horam 9 fisso
caelo quasi facula ardens cum longo tractu instar fulguris illabitur terris,
tanto splendore, ut non modo qui in agris erant, sed etiam in tectis, irrupto
lumine ferirentur. Qua caeli fissura sensim evanescente, interim visa est
figura quasi serpentis, capite quidem crescente, cum ceruleis pedibus.
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1135-1202
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The Calabrian monk, Joachim of Fiore
(ca. A.D. 1135 1202) stands out as a key figure in medieval apocalypticism.
On Easter Sunday in 1183 he was inspired to write his massive Exposition on
Revelation. Later near the end of his life, he summarized his prophetic
knowledge in the Book of Figures. His writings influenced a wide range of
medieval events. The Franciscan order was founded on the basis that they
would be the spiritual elite described in Joachim's "Age of the
Spirit," a future time when God would send revelation directly to
believers. Using Joachim's hints, writers concluded that the "Age of
Grace" would end and the "Age of the Spirit" would begin in
A.D. 1260. This prophecy, mixed with German social unrest, created a myth
surrounding Frederick II. Having ruled from 1220 to 1250, many believed that
Frederick was the "Emperor of the Last Days" who would usher in the
new Millennium.The myth gained force when Frederick seized Jerusalem in 1229.
When he died in 1250, a new myth started that Frederick would return from the
dead. Two pseudo-Fredericks were burned at the stake by his successor to the
throne. The Book of a Hundred Chapters stated that the returned Frederick
would lead a fight against corruption in the state and the church, and that
he will instruct his followers to "Go on hitting them" (referring
to the Pope and his students) and to "Kill every one of them!" (Paul
Boyer, When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American
Culture, Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press, Harvard University, 1992,
p. 53-55)
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1186
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The "Letter of Toledo"
warned everyone to hide in the caves and mountains. The world would be destroyed
and only a few would be spared.
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1415
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The Taborites, founded in A.D. 1415,
also looked back to Joachim for their prophetic beliefs. They believed that
once their persecutors were defeated, Christ would return and rule the world
from Mount Tabor, a mountain they had renamed south of Prague. Their communal
activities eventually turned bloody, prompted by tracts with lines like,
"Accursed be the man who withholds his sword from shedding the blood of
the enemies of Christ." (Paul Boyer, When Time Shall Be No More:
Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture, Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap
Press, Harvard University, 1992, p. 53-55) After a crushing defeat at the
hands of the German army, the group quickly disbanded. Although all of these
prophecies were misguided, it would be a mistake to doubt the sincerity of
the individuals. However, the events surrounding the end of the first
millennium should temper our desire to make predictions about the coming new
millennium. Next, we will look at more recent predictions that have been just
as wrong.
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1420
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The Taborites of Czechoslovakia
predicted every city would be annihilated by fire. Only five mountain
strongholds would be saved.
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1524-1526
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Muntzer, a leader of German peasants,
announced that the return of Christ was near. After he and his men destroyed
the high and mighty, the Lord would return. This belief led to an uneven
battle with government troops where he was strategically out-numbered.
Muntzer claimed to have a vision from God where the Lord promised that He
would catch the cannon balls of the enemy in the sleeves of His cloak. The
vision turned out to be false when Muntzer and his followers were mowed down
by cannon fire.
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1533
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Beginning of the Millennium,
Anabaptists (Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1533
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Christ's Coming and Judgment at 8:00
AM October 19, 1533; Michael Stiefel (1486-1567) Acq. with Martin Luther, and
taken into Luther's home when he had not given away all possessions. (Luther
Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1533
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End of the world, preceded by 3-1/2
years of apocalyptic tribulation. (Melchoir Hoffman, from S German Imperial
Free City of Schwabish Hall.) Associated with Srousbourg Anabaptists, some
called Melchoirites Emphasized "inner" word to "outer"
written word (Gary K. Waite "David Joris and Dutch Anabaptism
1524-1543" Wilfrid Laurier University Press (Waterloo, Ontario), 1990.)
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1534
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A repeat of the Muntzer affair
occurred a few years late. This time Jan Matthys took over the city of
Munster. The City was to be the only one spared destruction. The inhabitants
of Munster, chased out by Matthys and his men, regrouped and lay siege to the
city. Within a year everyone in the city was dead.
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1534
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Easter: April 5, 1534 Return of Christ;
Jan Mattijs, a "prophet" replacing Melchoir Hoffman (see 1533) who
was imprisoned. Claimed Munster, not Strasbourg was the New Jerusalem; later
Amsterdam. (Gary K. Waite "David Joris and Dutch Anabaptism
1524-1543" Wilfrid Laurier University Press (Waterloo, Ontario), 1990.)
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1572
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Benedictus Aretius of Berne
(1505-1547) calculated that 1260 years added to the year Constantine made
Christianity the official religion (312+1260=1572) should be the year.
(Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1621
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Soon after 1621; Sir Henry Finch;
(Book: The World's Great Restauration or The Calling of the Jews) Peter Toon
noted that 80 books were published in England by 1649
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1650-1660
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The Fifth Monarchy Men looked for
Jesus to establish a theocracy. They took up arms and tried to seize England
by force. The movement died when the British monarchy was restored in 1660.
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1656
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Conversion and Return of the Jews;
Mary Cary; mentioned in Armageddon Now! by Dwight Wilson
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1656
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End of the World; Christopher
Columbus; Book: Book of Prophecies (99 Reasons Why No One Knows When Christ
Will Return, by B J Oropeza, Foreward by Hank Hanegraaff, IVP publishing,
1994)
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1666
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To the citizens of London, 1666 was
not a banner year. A bubonic plague outbreak killed 100,000 and the Great
Fire of London struck the same year. The world seemed at an end to most
Londoners. The fact that the year ended with the Beast's number (666), didn't
help matters either.
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1666
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generated much discussion as it was
1000 + 666 (Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1715
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Christ's coming; Isaac Newton, a note
in his research on the Law of Gravity (Luther Martin, Date Setters, Guardian
of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1715
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Coming of Christ; William Whiston,
who succeeded Newton as the Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge; also
trans. Josephus removed from his professorship (Luther Martin, Date Setters,
Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1809
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Mary Bateman, who specialized in
fortune telling, had a magic chicken that laid eggs with end time messages on
them. One message said that Christ was coming. The uproar she created ended
when she was caught forcing an egg into the hen's oviduct by an unannounced
visitor. Mary later was hanged for poisoning a wealthy client.
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1814
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Spiritualist Joanna Southcott made
the startling claim that she, by virgin birth, would produce the second Jesus
Christ. Her abdomen began to swell and so did the crowds of people around
her. The time for the birth came and passed - she died soon after. An autopsy
revealed it had been a false pregnancy.
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1836
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John Wesley wrote that "the
time, times and half a time" of Revelation 12:14 were 10581836,
"when Christ should come" (apud A. M. Morris, The Prophecies
Unveiled, p. 361)
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1836
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Millenium begins; John Wesley,
founder of Methodism; see 1836, J A Bengel (Luther Martin, Date Setters,
Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1836
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Millennium begins; Johann Albrecht
Bengel (1687-1752) divided 666 by 42 (months) and came outh that each month =
15-6/7 years. Came up with date using this formula (Luther Martin, Date
Setters, Guardian of Truth, Sept. 15, 1994)
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1843-1844
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William Miller was the founder of an
end-times movement that was so prominent it received its own name--
Millerism. From his studies of the Bible, Miller determined that the second
coming would happen sometime between 1843-1844. A spectacular meteor shower
in 1833 gave the movement a good push forward. The build up of anticipation
continued until March 21, 1844, when Miller's one year time table ran out.
Some followers set another date of Oct 22, 1844. This too failed, collapsing
the movement. One follower described the days after the failed predictions,
"The world made merry over the old Prophet's predicament. The taunts and
jeers of the 'scoffers' were well-nigh unbearable."
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1859
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Rev Thomas Parker, a Massachusetts
Minister, looked for the millennium to start about 1859.
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1874
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invisible return of Christ; Original
position of the Watchtower. Then Charles Taze Russell predicted the Rapture
in 1910, followed by End of the World in 1914--later interpreted as invisible
return of Christ. (99 Reasons Why No One Knows When Christ Will Return, by B
J Oropeza, Foreward by Hank Hanegraaff, IVP publishing, 1994)
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1881
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Someone called Mother Shipton 400
years earlier claimed the world would end in 1881. A controversy hangs over
the Shipton writings, as to whether or not publishers doctored the text. If
the date was wrong, should it matter anyway?
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1910
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The revisit of Haley's comet was, for
many, an indication of the Lord's second coming. The earth actually passed
through the gaseous tail of the comet. One enterprising man sold comet pills
to people for protection against the effects of the toxic gases.
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1914
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was one of the more important
estimates of the start of the war of Armageddon by the Jehovah's Witnesses
(Watchtower Bible and Tract Society). They computed 1914 from prophecy in the
book of Daniel, Chapter 4. The writings referred to "seven times".
The WTS interpreted each "time" as equal to 360 days, giving a
total of 2520 days. This was further interpreted as representing 2520 years,
measured from the starting date of 607 BCE. This gave 1914 as the target
date.
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1914
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Charles Russell, after being exposed
to the teachings of William Miller, founded his own organization - the
Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1914 Russell predicted the return of Jesus Christ.
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1914, 1918, 1920, 1925,
1941, 1975 and 1994
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Jw's: Here are other dates that the
Watchtower Society predicted. 1975 looked likely as it was computed as the
6000th anniversary of the creation of Adam in the Garden of Eden in 4026 BCE.
They interpreted Psalms 90:10 as defining the length of a generation to be 80
years. Since 1914 plus 80 equals 1994, they predicted Armageddon would occur
around that year. The latest estimate was 6000 years after the creation of
Eve, for which no date can be determined with any accuracy.
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1914
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End of World; Charles T. Russel,
Jehovah's Witnesses; later explained that Michael (ie Jesus) had defeated
Satan in heaven
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1914
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; Jesus invisible and quiet return to
the Earth. (Jehovah's Witnesses, Book: This Means Everlasting Life, page 221)
"So A.D. 1914 marks the time of Christ's invisible return in
spirit." Explained after they said he would return in 1914
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1917
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Nov. 1917, rebirth of God's people
Israel and awakening of Russia
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1918
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In 1918, new math didn't help the
Jehovah's Witnesses from striking out again.
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1920
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NO DATE ON BOOKLET early this
century, periods after names and sections. Franklin Ferguson of New Zealand
Booklet: The Lord is Coming (23rd Ed.) "Our Lord's long-promised Return
appears to be at hand....We are not warranted in giving a date...we find the
startling truth that everything predicted is now abundantly evident."
(inside cover)
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1925
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The Witnesses had no better luck in
1925. They already possessed the title of most wrong predictions. They would
expand upon it in the years to come.
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1953-AUG:
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David Davidson wrote a book titled "The
Great Pyramid, Its Divine Message". In it, he predicted that the
world would end in 1953-AUG.
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1957-APR:
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The Watchtower magazine,
quoted (1) a pastor from California, Mihran Ask, as saying in 1957-JAN that "Sometime
between April 16 and 23, 1957, Armageddon will sweep the world! Millions of
persons will perish in its flames and the land will be scorched.'
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1960:
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Piazzi Smyth, a past astronomer royal
of Scotland, wrote a book circa 1860 titled "Our Inheritance in the
Great Pyramid." It was responsible for spreading the belief in
pyramidology throughout the world. This is the belief that secrets are hidden
in the dimensions of the great pyramids. He concluded from his research that
the millennium would start before the end of 1960.
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1967
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When the city of Jerusalem was
reclaimed by the Jews in 1967, prophecy watchers declared that the "Time
of the Gentiles" had come to an end.
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1970's
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This 1970's tract says: "very likely going to happen in the very near future"
Ron Reese
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1970's:
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The late Moses David (formerly David
Berg) was the founder of the Christian religious group, The Children of
God. He predicted that a comet would hit the earth, probably in the mid
1970's and destroy all life in the United States.
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1970
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The True Light Church of Christ made
its claim to fame by incorrectly forecasting the return of Jesus. A number of
church members had quit their livelihoods ahead of the promised advent.
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1973
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A comet that turned out to be a
visual disappointment, nonetheless, compelled one preacher to announce that
it would be a sign of the Lord's return.
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1975
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The Jehovah's Witnesses were back at
it in 1975. The failure of the forecast did not affect the growth of the
movement. The Watchtower magazine, a major Witness periodical, has over 13
million subscribers.
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1975
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Armageddon, 1975; Jehovah's
Witnesses; (Various publication, cited in Newsweek Oct. 15, 1984)
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1977
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We all remember the killer bee scare
of the late 70's. One prophecy prognosticator linked the bees to Rev 9:3-12.
After twenty years of progression and the bees are still in Texas, I'm
beginning to think of them as the killer snails.
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1979
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Sept. 10, 1979; Walter M. Simmons;
(Booklet: The Day of the Lord, 1978, The final warning sign: June 28, 1967)
"Therefore, adding the 12 years, 75 days to the June 28, 1967 date ends
on September 10, 1979." (p. 24).
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1981
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Lindsey boldly declared that
"The Rapture" would occur before Dec. 31, 1981, based on Christian
prophesy, astronomy and a dash of ecological fatalism. He pegged the date to
Jesus' promised to return to Earth a generation after Israel's rebirth. He
also made references to the "Jupiter Effect," a planetary alignment
that occurs every 179 years, that would supposedly lead to earthquakes and
nuclear plant meltdowns.
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1981
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Rapture June 28, 1981; Bill Maupin
& The Lighthouse Gospel Tract Foundation, Tucson. Figured a
miscalculation; changed to Aug. 7, 1981; Return of Christ to occur May 14,
1988; based on Founding State of Israel, May 15, 1948 (Gary DeMar, The Debate
Over Christian Reconstruction, Ft. Worth: Dominion Press, 1988.)
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1982
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It was all going to end in 1982, when
the planets lined up and created magnetic forces that would bring Armageddon
to the earth.
"Scientists are forecasting that
soon our solar system will experience some unique and sobering events. This
forecast concerning 1982 comes from the scientific investigations of astronomers
and is in no way related to astrology and fortune telling. The news is quoted
from the September 16, 1974 edition of "Newsweek" magazine, science
section. These are the conclusions of John Gribbin, science editor of
"Nature" magazine, and of Stephen Plagemann of NASA's Goddard Space
Center in Maryland. These reputable scientists are pointing out that in the
latter part of 1982 there will take place an event unique in our solar
system. At that time all nine planets will be on the same side of the sun.
That happens once every 179 years, but in 1982 the nine planets will not only
be on the same side of the sun, but in perfect alignment.
"Newsweek" referred to this situation as "An Apocalyptic
Prediction:' In the book that these men have co-authored, "The Jupiter
Effect", they point out that, just as the moon affects earth tides by
its gravitational pull, so do the planets affect each other, and particularly
Jupiter, because of its great size. This has been linked to the earthquake
frequency on our planet earth. What will happen when all the planets come
into one line and exert a united gravitational pull on our earth? These
scientists speak of eight probable effects: 1) A disturbed magnetic activity
in the sun, producing huge firestorms; 2) That the ionosphere of earth will
be changed; 3) That radio and television communications will be disrupted; 4)
That there will be weird lighting effects from aurora borealis; 5) There will
be vast changes in wind patterns; 6) Rainfall and temperature patterns will change;
7) Earth's rotation, and the length of the days may change; 8) Many
earthquakes will occur. "There will be many earthquakes, large and
small... and one region where one of the greatest fault systems lies today,
under great strain, long overdue for a giant leap forward, and just waiting
for the necessary kick, is California." This is the frightening,
apocalyptic vision of the scientists as quoted in "Newsweek."
(Evangelical Tract Distributors, Edmonton, Alta., Canada)"
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1982
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A group called the Tara Centers
placed full-page advertisements in many major newspapers for the weekend of
April 24-25, 1982, announced: "The Christ is Now Here!" and
predicted that he was to make himself known "within the next two
months." After the date passed, they said that the delay was only
because the "consciousness of the human race was not quite
right..." Boy, all these years and we're still not ready.
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1984
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The Jehovah's Witnesses made sure in
1984 that no one else would be able to top their record of most wrong doomsday
predictions. The Witnesses record is currently holding at nine. The years
are: 1874, 1878, 1881, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1975, and 1984. Lately, the
JW's are claiming they're out of the prediction business, but it's hard to
teach an old dog new tricks. They'll be back.
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1984 to 1999:
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In 1983, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Guru
of the Rajneesh movement predicted massive destruction on earth, including
natural disasters and man-made catastrophes. Floods larger than any since
Noah, extreme earthquakes, very destructive volcano eruptions, nuclear wars
etc. will be experienced. Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bombay
will all disappear.
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1986:
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Moses David of The Children of God
faith group predicted that the Battle of Armageddon would take place in 1986.
Russia would defeat Israel and the United States. A worldwide Communist
dictatorship would be established. In 1993, Christ would return to earth.
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1987
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The Harmonic Convergence planned for
Aug. 16-17, 1987, and several New Age events were to occur at that time. The
second coming of the serpent god of peace and the Hopi dance awakening were
two examples.
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1988
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The book "88 Reasons Why the
Rapture is in 1988" came out only a few months before the event was to
take place. What little time the book had, it used effectively. By the time
Sept 11-13 rolled around, whole churches were caught up in the excitement the
book generated. I personally had friends who were measuring themselves for
wings. In the dorm where we lived, my friends were also openly confronting
all of the unsaved. It became my job to defuse to situations. In one case, an
accosted sinner was contemplating dispensary action against my now distant
friends. Finally, the days of destiny dawned and then set. No Jesus. The
environment was not the same as Miller's 1844 failure. To my surprise, the
taunting by the unsaved was very brief. I took it that people have very
little understanding of the Bible, so they had nothing to taunt my friends
with. I made one other interesting observation. The time for the rapture was
a 3 day window from Sept 11 to the 13 - my friends had given up hope on the
morning of 12. I pointed out that they still had 2 days left, but they had
been spooked nonetheless.
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1988
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Rapture in Rosh Hashanna Sept. 1988
before Sept 21, Edgar C. Whisenant (Book: 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will be
in 1988 (cites Joe Civelli as agreeing with his conclusions)
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1988
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1988
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Return of Christ: May 14, 1988; based
on Founding State of Israel, May 15, 1948 Bill Maupin & The Lighthouse
Gospel Tract Foundation, Tucson.; Rapture June 28, 1981; Figured a
miscalculation; changed to Aug. 7, 1981 (Gary DeMar, The Debate Over
Christian Reconstruction, Ft. Worth: Dominion Press, 1988.)
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1988
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Tribulation begins in 1988; J R
Church (Book: Hidden Prophecies in the Psalms, clearly hints that 1988 will
be the year.) "Psalms 88-94 seem to describe the future seven years of
Jacob's Trouble in chronological order. This is not to say that the
Tribulation Period will begin in 1988" (p, 246).
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1989
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After the passing of the deadline in
88 Reason's, the author, Edgar Whisenaunt, came out with a new book called
"89 Reasons why the Rapture is in 1989." This book sold only a
fraction of his prior release.
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1989
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Rapture in Sept. 1989; Edgar C.
Whisenant (Book: 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will be in 1988; The Final Shout:
Rapture Report 1989) Revised his thinking after it did not happen in 1988;
documented in book Soothsayers of the Second Advent, Wm. Alnor
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1990's:
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In 1992, David Koresh of the Branch
Davidian group in Waco Texas changed the name of their commune from Mt.
Carmel to Ranch Apocalypse, because of his belief that the final
all-encompassing battle of Armageddon mentioned in the Bible would start at
the Branch Davidian compound. They had calculated that the end would occur in
1995. After a 51-day standoff, on 1993-APR-10, 76 members died as a result of
a deliberately set fire.
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1991
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A local group in Australia predicted
Jesus would return through the Sydney Harbor at 9:00 am on 31st March, 1991.
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1991
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Nation of Islam Leader Louis
Farrakhan proclaimed the Gulf War would to be "the War of Armageddon ...
the final War."
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1991
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Menachem Schneerson, a Russian born
rabbi, called for the Messiah to come by Sept 9, 1991, the start of the
Jewish New Year.
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1992
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28 October 1992
Lee Jang Rim: Mission For The Coming
Days 28 October 1992
Lee Jang Rim started a church called,
"Mission For The Coming Days" was jailed for two years after
embezzling 4.4 million dollars 10,000 of his cult followers. He had used the
money to buy bonds that matured after the end of the world! Numerology was
the basis for the date. Several camera shots that left ghostly images on
pictures was thought to be a supernatural confirmation of the date. The cult
looked forward to the Second Coming at 9:00 am on this day. They believed
that Jesus would return through Sydney Harbour! They had their prayers and
songs. At the fatal hour there was a loud countdown of the final seconds -
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, etc. The leaders disappeared after an hour hiding their faces
from reporters. One reporter was punched. Some disappointed members committed
suicide, probably because they gave all their worldly assets to Lee Jang Rim.
Originally from Korea, Australia was the home base, which was abandoned and
the phone disconnected for non-payment of the bill.
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1992
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Oct. 28, 1992, Rapture; Full page ad
in USA Today, on Oct. 20, 1991, placed by the Hyoo-go (Rapture) movement. EP
News service quoted one sect, "50 million people will die in
earthquakes, 50 million from collapsed buildings, 1.4 billion from World War
III and 1.4 billion from a separate Armageddon." (99 Reasons Why No One
Knows When Christ Will Return, by B J Oropeza, Foreward by Hank Hanegraaff,
IVP publishing, 1994)
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1992
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"Some argue that nobody will
know the coming of Jesus because the Bible says He will come as a thief. However,
be alert, for He will come as a thief only to those who live in darkness, not
to those who are in the light." The tract then quotes 1 Thessalonians
5;2,4 and Revelation 3:3 as proof for this assertion. Questions: Am I now
"in the light" because I now "know" (??) it will be
October 1992? Did the Thessalonians know this? What if an atheist read this
tract? Ridiculous, isn't it!!! Our anonymous author continues. Jesus
"knows and has revealed to thousands already!"
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1993
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If the year 2000 is the end of the
6000 year cycle, then the rapture must take place in 1993, because you would
need 7 years of the tribulation. This was the thinking of a number of
prophecy writers.
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1994
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In the book "1994 the Year of
Destiny" F. M. Riley foretold of God's plan to rapture His people. The
name of his ministry is The Last Call and he operates out of Missouri.
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1994
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Pastor John Hinkle of Christ Church
Los Angels caused quite a stir when he announced he had received a vision for
God that warned of apocalyptic event on June 9th, 1994. Hinkle, quoting God,
said, "On Thursday June the 9th, I will rip the evil out of this
world." At the time, I knew Hinkle's vision didn't match up with
scripture. From a proper reading of Bible prophecy, the only thing that God
could possible rip from the earth would be the Christian Church, and I don't
think God would refer to the Church as "evil." Some people tried to
reinterpret the Hinkle's unscriptural vision to mean that God would the rip
evil out of our hearts when he raptured us. Well, the date came and went with
no heart surgery or rapture.
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1994
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Harold Camping in his book "Are
You Ready?" predicted the Lord's return in Sept 1994. The book was full
of methods that added up Bible numbers up to 1994 as the date of Christ's
return.
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1994
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After promising themselves they would
not make any more end time predictions, the Jehovah's Witnesses fell off the
wagon and proclaimed 1994 as the conclusion of an 80 year generation - the
year 1914 was the starting point.
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1994
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John Hinkle On Trinity Broadcasting
Network quote: "The most cataclysmic experience that the world has ever
known sine the resurrection is going to happen." He said, God said,
"On Thursday, June the ninth, I will rip the evil out of this
world." TBN's Paul Crouch later said maybe something was happening
invisibly. (99 Reasons Why No One Knows When Christ Will Return, by B J
Oropeza, Foreward by Hank Hanegraaff, IVP publishing, 1994)
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1994
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Sept. 15, 1994: Last Day and Return
of Christ; Harold Camping; Book: 1994? (pub in 1992) "Last Day and
return of Christ sometime on or between September 15, 1994...and September
27, 1994." (p. 531) "I will be surprised if we reach October 1,
1994" (p. 533) Camping hedged his bets though, by offering a back up
date of 2011 if 1994 was wrong.
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1995
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Armageddon Delayed! Jw's
In early November 1995 Jehovah's
Witnesses made newspaper headlines around the world. This time it was not a
record crowd at a stadium convention or even a controversial blood
transfusion case that attracted international attention, but the postponement
of the End. One headline read: "Armageddon Not
Coming," and the related article stated that Jehovah's Witnesses
had announced that "Armageddon [had] been delayed and [that] the end of
the world [was] no longer nigh." (Victoria Times-Colonist, Sunday 12
November 1995, p. A2) click here for
full details
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1996
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This had a special month, according
to one author. He foresaw the month of Sept as the time for our Lord's
return. The Church Age will last 2000 years from the time of Christ's birth
in 4 BC.
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1996
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California psychic Sheldon Nidle
predicted the end would come when 16 million space ships converged upon the
Earth on Dec. 17, 1996, along with a host of angels. Nidle explained the
passing of the date by claiming the angles placed us in a holographic
projection to preserve us and give us a second chance.
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1996:
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The book "The Return of
Jupiter: End of the world in the light of the Bible" Dorrance
Publishing, Pittsburgh PA predicted a disaster starting in the Pacific Ocean:
"A terrible earthquake is going to break the oceanic earth crust
under the Pacific Ocean by the year 1996 AD
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1996
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Millennium Begins; Morgan Edwards
(Book: Two Academical Exercises on Subjects Bearing the Following Titles:
Millennium, and Las-Novelties written between 1742 adn 1744; pub 1788)
Millennium to begin 3-1/2 years after the Rapture; (cited by John Bray
reading The Life and Works of M Edwards, Thom. McKibbens Jr)
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1996-OCT-23:
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Since 1658, many Christians have
accepted the calculations of James Ussher, an Irish archbishop, who estimated
that the first day of creation occurred on 4004-OCT-23 BCE. This would make
the time interval between the creation of the world and a common estimate of
the birth of Christ to be precisely 4000 years. Some people believe that
Ussher fudged the data to make it come out neatly. He also estimated that the
end of the world would occur exactly 6000 years later, in the fall of 1996.
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1997
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In regard to 1997, I've received
several e-mail messages that pointed to a date when Jesus will return for his
church. Two of the more widely known time frames was Monte Judah's FEB/MAR
tribulation start and a May 14 rapture which was based on numerology and the
Psalms.
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1997
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When Rabin and Arafat signed their peace
pact on the White House lawn on Sept 13, 1993, some saw the events as the
begin of tribulation. With signing of the peace agreement Daniel's 1260 day
countdown was underway. By Adding 1260 days to Sept, 1993; you get Feb 24,
1997.
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1997
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Stan Johnson of the Prophecy Club saw
a 90 percent chance that the tribulation would start Sept 12, 1997. He bases
his conclusion on several end-time signs. The date of September 12 was chosen
by Johnson because it will be Jesus' 2000th birthday and it will also be the
day of atonement, although not what is currently the Jewish Day of Atonement.
Further supporting evidence came from Romanian pastor Dumitru Duduman. In
several heavenly visions, Dumitru claimed to had seen the book of life. In
one of his earlier visions, there were several pages yet to be completed. In
his last vision he noticed the book of life only had one page left. Doing
some rough calculating, Johnson and friends figured the latest time frame for
the completion of the book of life would have to be September 1997.
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1997 or early 1998:
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The 1997-JUL-29 issue of the Weekly
World News carried a statement by a spokesperson of the International
Association of Psychics. 92% of their 120,000 members have had the same
"end time" vision. Spokesperson Madame Vredeau predicts: A rise in
religious belief. Prophets and saints will appear and lead the faithful to
safety The oceans will shrink. Deserts expand. Crops will fail; there will be
massive starvation Widespread emotional and mental collapse; increase in crime
and violence Changing weather patterns; basic laws of nature will be
disrupted Satanic demons will appear in broad daylight. War, pestilence, a
worldwide plague Mankind will disappear around the year 2001 CE.
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1997-1999
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Russian scientist Vladimir Sobolyovhas
of the Rerikh Academy has analyzed prophesies made by Russian saints, by
Nostradamus etc. (6) He announced his conclusions in1997-SEP: that the
earth's axis will suddenly tilt about 30 degrees sometime during the next two
years. This will submerge the Scandinavian countries and Britain under water,
in what is termed the Armageddon Flood. Siberia will be spared. He
expects that aliens will intervene and lead the world into the fourth
dimension. Right now, these aliens are on earth, but in hiding. Sobolyovhas
said: "If we completely believed in them, we would get lazy. So they
are clever. They stay hidden in the fourth dimension and only show themselves
from time to time.''
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1997
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End of World in 1997; Japanese
Religious Sect: Aum Shinri Kyo 3000 members; located at base of Mt. Fuji. The
words "shinri kyo" mean "supreme truth" and in English it
is known as Aum Supreme Truth. Said by ABC News to be radical group; thought
to be manufacturing nerve gas ABC World News Tonight, Mar. 21, 1995 Also info
from AOL news.
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1997-APR-10:
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Dan Millar, of Surrey, BC, Canada and
Bob Wadsworth of the Biblical Astronomy newsletter are two religious
researchers. They are following the age-old tradition of looking for signs in
the heavens for the arrival of the Antichrist, return of Christ, etc. Ancient
prophecies told of heavenly events and even a cross in the sky in advance of
momentous developments. Millar and Wadsworth have predicted the arrival of
the Antichrist on APR-10. Dan suggested that we watch news from the Vatican and
from Jerusalem on that day, because he expects some sort of coup by the
Antichrist. He is expected to come to power in the Vatican as Pope Peter II.
One heavenly indicator is the intersection by two comets of the star Algol in
the constellation Perseus. Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp intersected the
star on the same date (APR-11) on two adjacent years (Hyakutake in 1996 and
Hale-Bopp in 1997). Plotting the two comets' trajectories over the period
APR-1 to APR-30 on the two years forms an almost perfect cross. They
intersect between the eyes of the Medusa head that Perseus is holding in his
left hand. "Algol" means "Demon Star" in Arabic. The head
is known as Rosh Satan (the head of Satan) in Hebrew. There will be one
further heavenly sign: on the evening of APR-10, there will be a lunar
occultation of the star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus.
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1997-DEC-31:
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The 1997-JUL-29 issue of the Weekly
World News reported that the biggest end of the world scare since the
Cuban missile crisis was circulating through Washington. President Clinton
called a secret meeting with leading Bible scholars for the week of JUL-27. A
confidential Pentagon memo sparked the scare; it predicts a worldwide
cataclysm of unprecedented proportions. Earthquake activity is on a rise and
will peak at year-end; the earth's crust is shifting ominously.
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1997-MAR-8:
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The Vortex of the Star of David
religious sect of Luskville, Quebec was quoted (2) as predicting the end of
the world on Saturday, MAR-8. A father, Jean Leon Marcoux, was interviewed;
he was worried because his children will be visiting their mother at the
sect's commune on that weekend. He approached the Quebec police but was
unable to get them to take any action. A spokesperson for the sect stated
that they do not have a doomsday scenario.
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1997-NOV-27:
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The Sacerdotal Knights of National
Security report that "A space alien captured at a UFO landing site in
eastern Missouri cracked under interrogation by the CIA and admitted that an
extraterrestrial army will attack Earth on November 27 with the express
purpose of stripping our planet of every natural resource they can find a use
for -- and making slaves of every man, woman and child in the world!"
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1997-OCT-20
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A Jewish group, called theTemple
Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement were expected to attempt to
place the cornerstone of a new temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. This
is a small piece of real estate that is the most sacred spot in the world to
Jews, and one of the most sacred to Muslims. The Rapture Ready home
page has predicted that the "Tribulation" would be triggered by
that event. Previous attempts had failed either because of riots, or police
action. There was one report that they were going to try to airlift the stone
by helicopter this time. On OCT-20, several thousand police officers were
deployed throughout Jerusalem; they successfully prevented access to the
Temple Mount.
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1998
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Numerology: Because 666 times three
equals 1998 some people point to this years as being a prophetically
significant year. I had someone call me long distance just so they could pass
on to me this earth shattering news.
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1998
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A Taiwanese cult operating out of
Garland Texas predicted Christ would return on Mar 31 of 1998. The group's
leader, Heng-ming Chen, announced God would return, and then invite the cult
members aboard a UFO. The group abandoned their second coming prediction when
a precursor event failed to take place. The cult's leader said God would
appear on every channel 18 of every TV in the world. Maybe God realized at
the last minute, the Playboy Network was channel 18 on several cable systems,
and he didn't want to have Christians watching a porn channel.
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1998
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On Apr 30, 1998 - when Israel will be
age 50 - The tribulation could start. The reasoning for this date has to do
with God's age requirement for priesthood, which is between 30-50.
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1998
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Marilyn Agee in her book "The
End of the Age" has her sights set on May 31, 1998. This date will
conclude the 6000 year cycle from the time of Adam. Agee looks for the
Rapture to take place on Pentecost also known as the feast of weeks. Another
indicator is the fact that the Holy Spirit did not descend upon the until 50
days from Christ's resurrection before descending on the Church. Israel was
born in 1948, add the 50 days and you come up with 1998. If this prophecy
fails, numerology will mark itself as one of the most unreliable method of
foretelling and yet the most repeated. After her May 31 rapture date failed,
Agee, lacking the ability to face up to her error, continued her date setting
by using various scripture references to pointing to June 7, 14, and 21.
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1998:
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Centro
is a very active religious organization, largely centered in the Philippines.
They predict that the world will come to an end in 1998. They recommend that
their followers retreat to safe places.
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1998:
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The famous psychic Edgar Cayce
predicted that a secret, underground chamber would be discovered between the
paws of the Great Sphinx. Inside, there will be documents revealing the
history of Atlantis. This revelation will trigger the Second Coming of
Christ. This prediction is rather interesting, because two independent
studies have revealed that there is in fact an underground structure just
where Cayce said it would be!
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1998-FEB-26:
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Edgar Casey predicted that the earth
would have a new pole during the winter of 1997-1998. Since the earth spins
like a gyroscope, this would take an enormous amount of energy to achieve.
That amount of energy would cause a massive disruption to the oceans and the
earth's crust. That could, in turn, cause very serious, worldwide tidal
waves, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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1998-JUL-5
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The Church of the Subgenius predicts
that on "X Day", the end of the world will occur. At that
time, "the Men from Planet X, or XISTS, will arrive on Earth, close a
deal with "Bob," rupture the card-carrying Ordained SubGenii up to
the Escape Vessels of the Sex Goddesses, and destroy the remaining population
of Earth, VERY VERY SLOWLY." Bob is J.R. Dobbs, leader and High
Epopt of the Church of the SubGenius, Living Avatar of Slack, the
Saint of Sales. He was responsible for founding the Church on a shifting,
sandy beach of hypocrisy."
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1998-MAR-31:
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About 150 followers of a Taiwanese
Christian-Buddhist spiritual sect have moved into Garland TX (a suburb in
northern Dallas) to await God's arrival. On MAR-25, God is expected to
broadcast a commercial on Channel 18 in Garland. He will then be reincarnated
into a man on MAR-31 at 10:00 AM, local time. They expect to draw a crowd of
about one million who want to be touched by God. Their leader, Hoh-Ming Chen,
selected Garland because it sounds like "God land". News reports
from Taiwan indicated that the group plans to commit mass suicide if God does
not appear. These appear to be unfounded.
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1998-OCT
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The House of Yahweh, Abilene
(™) predicts that an end-of-world scenario will start during 1998-OCT. By
mid-2001, they predict that 80% of the world's population will have been
killed as a result of nuclear warfare.
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1999
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TV newscaster-turned-psychic Charles
Criswell King said in 1968 that the world as we know it will cease to exist
on August 18, 1999.
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1999
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1999 - Sept - 30: Second Coming of
Jesus Christ predicted by Kirk Nelson using Edgar Cayce's Predictions in
correlation with the Christian Bible.
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1999:
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Hon-Ming Chen has founded God's
Salvation Church in Texas. The group believes that a nuclear war will
destroy parts of Earth in 1999. They have identified a nine-year old boy as
the "Jesus of the East", a reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
They believe that if they can link him up with the "Jesus of the West"
then 100 million lives will be spared. The second Jesus is supposed to live
in Vancouver BC, look like Abraham Lincoln, and have been born in late 1969.
Their search was unsuccessful.
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1999-AUG-11 etc.:
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The WWW site CALENdeRsign® lists a
number of astronomical events that will happen as the millennium closes.
There has always been an association between such alignments and momentous
events in the mind of the public. Starting in late 1999, the following will
be observed: 1999-AUG-11: total solar eclipse; visible from Europe
2000-JAN-21: total lunar eclipse; visible in Europe and US 2000-APR: Triple
planetary conjunction involving Mars, Jupiter & Saturn 2000-MAY:
"Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn. This also occurred in 7
BCE and is thought by some to be the star that some of the Gospels mentioned
as leading the three wise men to Jesus.
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1999-AUG-11:
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According to the 1997-MAY-27 issue of
Sun Magazine, the Anti-Christ is alive today and living in the Middle
East. On AUG-11, the time of an eclipse of the sun, he will make himself
known to the world. "It will be the ultimate war." Many will
perish, and their souls will travel to Heaven or Hell, depending upon which
side that they supported during the conflict.
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1999-AUG-6:
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According to the latest
interpretation of Biblical prophecy by the Branch Davidian sect, 5 months of
major torment will begin as the sixth seal is fulfilled.
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1999-DEC-19:
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Sun Magazine listed
a prediction of "Bible expert" Dotson Meade. He predicts that "something
will happen that brings about the war which will end the world as we know
it... There will be a vicious cycle of storms and earthquakes that lead to
the final battle the world has awaited." This date was derived from
information in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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1999-JAN:
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According to the 1997-JUN-24 issue of
Sun Magazine Pope John XXIII predicted in 1962 that visitors from
outer space will arrive in chariots of flaming steel and will share their
advanced knowledge with humanity. Our life span will be increased to 150
years or longer. Most diseases will be wiped out.
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2000
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soon
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The House of Yahweh
A former kibbutz worker named Jacob — now Yisrael — Hawkins started the House
of Yahweh, a group that prophesies that the end of the world will arrive very
soon if the laws of Yahweh set down in the Bible are not universally obeyed,
and the temple in Jerusalem not rebuilt to lie side by side with the Dome of
the Rock Mosque. Hawkins has about 3,000 followers who believe he will
announce the second coming of Jesus before being murdered by Satan.
(Apocalypse Really Soon: ABC news, Jan 5, 1999)
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1999
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Concerned Christians
This group, whose members were ordered deported from Israel, was started by
Monte Kim Miller, who used to run an anti-cult network in Denver. People who
know the cult say Miller believes he is the last prophet on Earth before
Armageddon. Miller, who reportedly believed he talked to God each morning
before he went to work, was said to claim that America was Satan and the
government evil. Miller has predicted he will die on the streets of Jerusalem
in December 1999 but will rise from the dead three days later. (Apocalypse
Really Soon: ABC news, Jan 5, 1999)
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2000
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Sukyo Mahikari
A secretive Japanese group said by former members to spread a neo-Nazi,
anti-Semitic dogma, it has established itself as a charitable organization in
England. A group leaflet says as the year 2000 approaches, "mankind
might be annihilated by the baptism of fire." Similar language turned up
in Aum Shinrikyo materials. Aum Shinrikyo was the cult famous for the deadly
sarin gas attack in Tokyo. A spokesman for Sukyo Mahikiri has denied the cult
is linked to Aum Shinrikyo or that it is anti-Semitic. (Apocalypse Really
Soon: ABC news, Jan 5, 1999)
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2000
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Elohim City
In the Cookson Hills of eastern Oklahoma lies the fortress-town of Elohim
City, where about 100 heavily armed inhabitants work, pray and conduct
paramilitary drills. A former Mennonite preacher named Robert Millar, 73, who
envisions a white Christian nation in North America, runs Elohim City in
anticipation of an Asiatic invasion of the United States, an attack he
considers inevitable. Millar, inspired by fundamentalist Christianity,
KKK-style racism and astrology, believes that Christ has been revealing
himself for the last two millennia. He also preaches that a series of
disasters is about to strike, probably soon after the year 2000, during which
time the unworthy and wicked will be cleansed from the Earth. Convicted
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh phoned friends of his in Elohim City
before the blast. (Apocalypse Really Soon: ABC news, Jan 5, 1999)
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2000
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Numerology: If you divide 2000 by 3,
you will get the devil's number 666.66666666666667.
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2000
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The names of the people and organizations
that have called for the return of Christ, at the turn of the century, is too
long to be listed here. I would say that if there is day that Christ cannot
come back on, it must be Jan 1, 2000. To come at an unknown time means an
unknown time. I think Jan 2, 2000 would be a more likely day for Him to call
His Church home - right after the big let down.
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2000
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On May 5, 2000, all the planets are
supposed to be in alignment. This will cause the earth to suffer earthquakes,
volcanic eruption, and various other nasty stuff. A similar alignment
occurred in 1982 and nothing happened. People fail to realize that the other
9 planets only exert a very tiny gravitation pull on the earth. If you were
to add up the gravitational force from the rest of the planets, the total
would be only amount to fraction of the tug the moon has on the earth.
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2000:
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Michael Drosnin, author of "The
Bible Code," found a hidden message in the Pentateuch (the first
five books in the Bible) that predicts that World War III, involving a
worldwide atomic [sic] holocaust, will start in 2000 (or perhaps 2006).
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2000-2001
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Dr. Dale SumburËru looks for March
22, 1997, to be "the date when all the dramatic events leading through
the tribulation to the return of Christ should begin" The actual date of
Christ's return could be somewhere between July 2000 and Mar 2001. Dr.
SumburËru is more general about the time of the Christ's second coming than
most writers. He states, "The day the Lord returns is currently unknown
because He said [Jesus] these days are cut short and it is not yet clear by
how much and in what manner they are cut short. If the above assumptions are
not correct, my margin of error would be in weeks, or perhaps months."
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2000
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Begin of Jesus' reign from Jerusalem;
Lester Sumerall; Book: I Predict 2000 AD; "I predict the absolute
fullness of man's operation on planet Earth by the year 2000 AD. Then Jesus
Christ shall reign from Jerusalem for 1000 years." (99 Reasons Why No
One Knows When Christ Will Return, by B J Oropeza, Foreward by Hank
Hanegraaff, IVP publishing, 1994)
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2000
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Rapture; Implied in Hal Lindsay's
revision. 1st said 1948+40=1988; Later Israel did not have land until 1967
War; 1967+40=2007; Rapture seven years earlier.
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2000-DEC-25:
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According to the 1997-JUN-24 issue of
Sun Magazine Pope John XXIII predicted in 1962 that Christ would
appear in the sky over New York City. He will announce the creation of a
1000-year paradise, to be proceeded by six months of great sorrow.
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2000-JAN-1:
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According to the 1997-JUN-24 issue of
Sun Magazine Pope John XXIII predicted in 1961 that Doomsday will
begin with the detonation of an atomic bomb in a major European city by a
Libyan terrorist group. This will trigger a massive six-month war that will
cause the deaths of millions of people.
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2000-JAN-1:
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William Cooper, head of a militia
group in St. John's AZ, predicted that on this date the secret chambers of
the Pyramid at Giza will be opened. Its secrets will be revealed and Satan
will become a public figure. The American militia will engage in a massive
war at this time. This, and the previous prediction, are the only two that we
have been able to find which agree on the same day. Of course, it is an
obvious date to select, because most people believe that the next millennium
begins then. It doesn't; it starts one year later on 2001-JAN-1.
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2000-JAN-11:
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According to Weekly World News of
1997-NOV-18, the CIA has caught a space alien who had crash-landed on JUN-20
in a New Mexico desert. He is from a species that is considerably more
developed, both mentally and spiritually, than mankind. He is only survivor
of the destruction of his world - a planet some 200 light years from Earth.
He reports that God is "furious with His creations everywhere."
Apparently none of the species that he created turned out at all well. So,
god is systematically working his way across the galaxies, setting fires to
the planets and exploding them one by one. Earth will be next!
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2000-MAY-31:
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The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and
Saturn in front of Taurus and the coming back of the Star of Bethlehem like
7.B.C. Some people expect a supernatural event comparable to the birth of
Jesus.
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2000-SEP-21:
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Dan Millar, mentioned above,
estimates this date as that of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Four events
happen on that day, a Thursday. The sidereal day is reset. It is also the
Jewish New Year, using the Canaanite calendar that was in use within ancient
Israel prior to the Babylonian Captivity. It is the time of the Jewish
"Feast of Jubilees" according to a message given by the Virgin Mary
to Father Stefan Gobbi. This feast occurs only once every fifty years. This
date is also the Autumn Equinox.
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2001
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Jack Van Impe Ministries sponsors the
largest Evangelical Christian program devoted to end-time prophecy. In his
home page, he discusses his book "On the Edge of Eternity"
in which he predicts that the year 2001 will "usher in international
chaos such as we've never seen in our history." He predicts that in
2001, and the years following, the world will experience "drought,
war, malaria, and hunger afflicting entire populations throughout the
[African] continent...By the year 2001, there will be global chaos."
Islam will become much larger than Christianity. (That would take a sudden
growth spurt; Islam is currently followed by 19% of the world's population vs
33% for Christianity). A one-world church will emerge; it will be "controlled
by demonic hosts." Temple rituals (presumably including animal
sacrifice) will resume in Israel.
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2001
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Because there was no year 0, the true
millennium will not start until Jan 1, 2001. Most prophetic watchers still
have their sights set on 2000. If the date passes uneventful, I'm sure
they'll realize their error and refocus on this year.
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2001:
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Charles Spiegel, a retired psychology
professor, preaches from a small town near San Diego CA that the ancient land
of Atlantis will emerge from the Caribbean circa 2001 CE. Shortly thereafter,
1000 extra-terrestrials from "Myton" in 33 spaceships will land
there and bring new knowledge to humanity.
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2001-2012
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Beginning of the Millennium, not the
end of the world, 1000yrs yet to go. Jack Van Impe; TV show: JVI Presents
week of 1-15-1995l; Rather Vague but cites Jewish Catholic and Christians as
well as Notradamus
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2001-JAN-31:
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Sun Magazine
reported in its 1997-OCT-14 issue that Noah's Ark has been discovered intact
in undamaged form on a slope near Mount Ararat in Turkey. Inside were a group
of 6 copper-gold-silver scrolls, each 12" square. Scroll 2 reveals that
the sun will superheat the earth, melting both polar ice caps, and creating a
world-wide flood. Scroll 3 reveals that Doomsday is set for 2001-JAN-31. Good
people who repent of their sins will be saved; cruel tyrants will be cast
into the burning fires of Hell.
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2004
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This date for Jesus' return is based
upon Psalmology, numerology, the biblical 360 days per year, Jewish holidays,
and "Biblical astronomy." To figure out this date you'll need a
calculator, a slide rule, and plenty of scratch paper.
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2004:
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Arnie Stanton noted on 1997-SEP-16
that that evening was the fourth Jewish festival since 1996-APR-3 on which a
lunar eclipse occurred. (7) He quotes Luke 21:25-26 which mentions "signs
in the sun, in the moon and in the stars and on the earth distress of
nations" He believes that "these recent lunar eclipses are
the last known astronomical signs that will preceed a 7 year (360 day/year)
countdown to Armageddon/Christ's return to the Earth." He expects
that Christ's return will occur within a few months of 2004-SEP-29 when
Asteroid Toutatis will make a very close approach to the Earth - perhaps even
a collision!
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2007
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A False teacher named Shelby Corbett, of Bradenton, Florida has put up
benches throughout town advertising the rapture will happen in 2007! She has
little Bible knowledge and is tying to make money selling her book.
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2007
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End of world; Implied in Hal
Lindsay's revision. 1st said 1948+40=1988; Later Israel did not have land
until 1967 War; 1967+40=2007; Rapture seven years earlier. Also now says
generation from 60-80 yrs. Puts it also at 2040, 2047
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2007
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Chronological List of Coming End-time
Events Falling Within a Ten-year Period and their most likely dates by Marilyn J. Agee
- Pre-Trib Rapture of the Church Saints, Bride of
Christ, most likely, Pentecost, 1999
- Beginning of the Tribulation on Pentecost/Feast of
Weeks, Sivan 6, 5761, May 28, 2001
- God's two men, the two witnesses Moses and Elijah, begin their
1,260-day ministry
- Satan's two men, the Beast and False Prophet, come to power and
confirm a 7-year peace treaty
- The Beast is made head over World Church and World
Government
- Mid-Tribulation, 3 1/2 years into the seven, Sunday,
Cheshvan 23, Nov. 7, 2004
- Satan is cast out of Heaven and down to Earth
- The Beast has an incapacitating accident
- Satan enters into False Prophet
- The False Prophet takes over as head of World Church
and World Government
- The False Prophet desecrates the Temple, kills Moses
and Elijah, who are resurrected and ascend to Heaven
- 3 1/2 days later
- The False Prophet makes war on the saints
- The end of this Age Elul 29, 5767, our Sept. 12, 2007
- Beginning of the millennial Day of the Lord
- Feast of Trumpets, Tishri 1, 5768, our Sept. 13,
2007, the 2,300th day of the Shortened Tribulation, Jesus' birthday
- Coronation of Jesus Christ in Heaven
- Marriage of the Lamb in Heaven
- Pre-Wrath Rapture of Tribulation Saints, remainder of
Body of Christ--saved out of a fiery furnace
- Judgment Seat of Christ in Heaven
- Saints in Heaven given rewards for belief,
unbelievers on Earth given their just rewards
- A binary asteroid impacts at noon, and the dead lay
around the Earth
- The Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Heaven
- All Israel born in a day, "that day" (the
Remnant who will live on into the Millennium)
- Israel buries the dead for seven months to cleanse
the land
- The return of our Lord Jesus Christ with his saints
first day of Jewish Regnal Year, Nisan 1, 5768, our Apr. 6, 2008
- Passover kept, Saturday Sabbath, Nisan 14, 5768
- End of 7 years and of 2nd 1,260 days, Feast of
Unleavened Bread, Easter Sunday, Nisan 15, 5768, our Apr. 20, 2008
- Judgment of the Nations, dominion taken from Satan,
beginning of Armageddon, Satan's last-ditch stand, his army against
Christ's forces (Feast of Firstfruits, Monday, Nisan 16, 5768, our Apr.
21, 2008
- Armageddon lasts 40 days and 40 nights, ends Friday,
Iyar 25, 5768 (our May 30, 2008) anniversary of Christ's ascension in 30
A.D.
- Satan chained on Ascension Day
- The Beast and False Prophet cast alive into a
"lake of fire furning with brimstone" on Ascension Day
- True lasting world peace begins Iyar 26, 5768, our May 31, 2008, 10 yrs. after Rapture I
- Afterward, the atmospheric heavens and Earth are
refreshed, restored, to make Earth habitable again
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2008
April 17
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Ronald Weinland travelled to
Jerusalem on April 17, 2008. He announced that he and his wife were the two
witnesses of Revelation.
Weinland's book: If it doesn't come
to pass...starting in April, then I'm nothing but a false prophet...(Ronald
Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God)
There's already been six seals opened
up...and the world is ignorant of it...The seventh seal they will know
though... (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God)
The destruction of the United States,
we are the first to suffer...I wouldn't want to be in Chicago, Los Angeles,
or New York... (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God)
By the fall of 2011, that's when
Jesus Christ returns... (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church
of God) (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God)
A little after April...a dollar bill
won't be worth anything...We're going to be brought down the tubes, very
quickly, starting in April...What happens when a nuclear weapon goes off in
New York and Chicago?... (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church
of God)
If we come to the point in time where
what I've said doesn't come to pass, the reality is that I'm just a false
prophet. That's the bottom line... The reality is if it doesn't happen, then
you're just false...I'll acknowledge my error, my wrong, if I'm wrong...
(Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God)
By January 2009, we (the United
States) will be down the tubes... (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final
Witness, Church of God)
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A deluded follower of "Wacky
Weinland" says:
Eager anticipation of just what is
going on in terms of bible prophecy etc. Well let me give you an update:
The 1335 days of Daniel 7 started the
countdown to the second coming, the sealing of the 144,000 on Feb 2. and
Satan's grip on the scattered brethren began to loosen. The 1260 day is April
17th. This will be the blowing of the first trumpet of the last 7. It will be
marked by major events. One is probably a nuclear attack on the U.S. which
may occur on that day, a bit before or a bit after - but no later tan April
30, the other is an event to take place in Washington when the present Pope
will make a speech. At this time Satan will enter him and be in charge of him
from then on. A possibility is that this Pope may die soon. April 17 also
marks the day that the 2 witnesses will begin to do their work. On April 19
is the Passover and Ronald Weinland will reveal the identity of the other
witness. ........As well watch for the probable deaths of the leaders of some
of the major offshoots of the WCG- like the UCG, LCG and PCG, not to mention
the imminent deaths of many celebrities in the fields of entertainment and
sports!........All sounds a bit far-fetched eh! Well time will tell and this
month will be over in 30 days. If nothing happens, who knows, I may be
looking into your church a bit more deeply. ....
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2010 or 2012
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"discontinuous event coming --
they peg it to the date 2010 or 2012" Scott Mandelker, who claims to
have an ET soul; (from CNI News Vol. 3 No. 13, Part 2, an email newsletter)
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2011
Friday, May 21, 2011
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May 21, 2011: Judgment day?
Harold Camping owns 55 radio
stations and advertised on 6000 billboards in the USA. After his first
prediction of the end of the world failed in 1994, Camping refused to accept
his condemnation as a false prophet and is at it a second time!
Now that Campings 2nd
prediction for the end of the world has failed, Camping must attend one of
our churches to learn the truth of God in the Bible. He must also sell all
his worldly assets, including his radio empire and donate the money to the
very churches he ridiculed. After all Camping has been telling everyone to
leave every church on earth and listen to him alone. Therefore, the money he
got to promote his false doctrine actually came from the treasuries of the
churches whose members left the church!
Reporting live from Jerusalem on
May 21, 2011. Our team will be in Jerusalem from May 21 till Pentecost June 8
to report the events as they unfold. We will expose that the problem with
Camping and every other date setter, is that they believe the Rapture
doctrine, which was invented
in 1830 AD by John Darby.
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TIMING OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HISTORY
11,013 BC—Creation. God created the world and man (Adam and Eve).
4990 BC—The flood of Noah's day (6023
years from creation). All perished in a worldwide flood. Only Noah, his wife,
and his 3 sons and their wives survived in the ark.
7 BC—The year Jesus Christ was born
(11,006 years from creation).
33 AD—The year Jesus Christ was
crucified and the church age began (11,045 years from creation).
1988 AD—The 13,000th year of earth's
history. This year ended the church age and began the great tribulation
period of 23 years (8400 days).
1994 AD—On September 7th, the first
2300-day period of the great tribulation came to an end and the latter rain
began (commencing God's plan to save a great multitude of people outside of
the churches).
2011 AD—On May 21st, the rapture will
occur at the end of the 8400-day great tribulation. NO
ONE will become saved from eternal damnation after Friday, May 21, 2011.
On October 21st, the world will be
destroyed by fire.
ONE DAY IS AS 1000 YEARS The child of
God has learned from the Bible that the language of Genesis 7 has a twofold
meaning: Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the
earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have
made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Historically, as God spoke these
words, there were seven days remaining for Noah, his family, and the animals
to get into the safety of the ark; but spiritually (and the Bible is a
spiritual book), God was speaking to all of the people of the world and was
declaring that sinful mankind would have 7000 years to find refuge in the salvation
provided by Jesus Christ. How can we know that? We know this is so based on
what we read in 2 Peter, chapter 3:
The context of 2 Peter 3 is extremely
important! In the first few verses, God refers us to the destruction of the
world by the flood during Noah's day. Then we find an interesting admonition
that we ought not to be ignorant of one thing, which is, 1 day is as 1000
years, and 1000 years is as 1 day. Immediately following this bit of
information is a very vivid description of the end of the present world by
fire.
What could God be telling us by
identifying 1 day along with 1000 years?
Since we recently have discovered the
Biblical calendar of history on the pages of the Bible, we find that the
flood of Noah's day occurred in the year 4990 BC. This date is completely
accurate (for further information on the Biblical timeline of history, please
go to: www.familyradio.com). It was in the year 4990 BC that God revealed to
Noah that there would be yet 7 days until the flood of waters would be upon the
earth. Now, if we substitute 1000 years for each one of those 7 days, we get
7000 years. And when we project 7000 years into the future from 4990 BC, we
find that it falls on the year 2011 AD.
4990 + 2011 = 7001
Note: When counting from an Old
Testament date to a New Testament date, always subtract one year because
there is no year zero, resulting in:
4990 + 2011 - 1 = 7000 years exactly.
The year 2011 AD will be the 7000th
year from the flood of Noah's day. It will be the end of the length of time
given to mankind to find grace in God's sight. This means that the time to
find refuge in Christ has grown extremely short. We are only a little ways
off from the year 2011 AD!
THE RAPTURE: MAY 21st, 2011
We know that the year 2011 is the
7000th year from the flood. We also know that God will destroy this world in
that year. But when in 2011 will this occur?
The answer is amazing. Let's take
another look at the flood account in the book of Genesis:
Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth
year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month,
the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the
windows of heaven were opened.
Faithful to His Word, God did bring
the flood 7 days later in the 600th year, on the 17th day of the 2nd month of
the calendar aligned with Noah's lifespan. It was on this 17th day of the 2nd
month that God shut the door on the ark, securing the safety of its occupants
and also sealing the fate of everyone else in the world outside of the ark.
They would all now certainly perish in that worldwide catastrophe.
Earlier it was mentioned that the
church age came to an end in the year 1988 AD. It so happens that the church
age began on the day of Pentecost (May 22nd) in the year 33 AD. Then 1955
years later, the church age came to its conclusion on May 21st, which was the
day before Pentecost in 1988.
On May 21st, 1988, God finished using
the churches and congregations of the world. The Spirit of God left all
churches and Satan, the man of sin, entered into the churches to rule at that
point in time. The Bible teaches us that this awful period of judgment upon
the churches would last for 23 years. A full 23 years (8400 days exactly)
would be from May 21 st, 1988 until May 21st, 2011. This information was discovered
in the Bible completely apart from the information regarding the 7000 years
from the flood.
Therefore, we see that
the full 23-year tribulation period concludes on May 21st, 2011. This date is
the exact day that the great tribulation comes to its end, and this is also
the most likely landing spot for the 7000 years from the flood of Noah's day.
Keep in mind that God shut the door
on the ark on the 17th day of the 2nd month of Noah's calendar. We also find
that May 21 st, 2011 is the end of the great tribulation period. There is a
strong relationship between the 2nd month and 17th day of Noah's calendar and
May 21st, 2011 of our Gregorian calendar. This relationship cannot be readily
seen until we discover that there is another calendar to consider, which is
the Hebrew (or Biblical) calendar. May 21 st, 2011 happens to be the 17th day
of the 2nd month of the Hebrew calendar. By this, God is confirming to us
that we have a very correct understanding regarding the 7000-year timeline
from the flood. May 21 st, 2011 is the equivalent date to the date when God
shut the door on Noah's ark. Through this and much other Biblical
information, we find that May 21 st, 2011 will be the day when God takes up
into heaven His elect people. May 21st, 2011 will be
the day God shuts the door of salvation on the world.
In other words, in having the great
tribulation period conclude on a day that identifies with the 17th day of the
2nd month of Noah's calendar, God is without question confirming to us that
this is the day He intends to shut forever the door of entry into heaven: The
Bible teaches that on May 21st, 2011, only true believers elected by God to
receive salvation will be raptured (taken up) out of this world to meet the
Lord in the air and forever be with the Lord:
THE END OF THE WORLD:
OCTOBER 21st, 2011 By God's grace and tremendous mercy,
He is giving us advanced warning as to what He is about to do. May 21st, 2011
will begin this 5-month period of horrible torment for all the inhabitants of
the earth. It will be on May 21st that God will raise up all the dead that
have ever died from their graves. Earthquakes will ravage the whole world as
the earth will no longer conceal its dead (Isaiah 26:21). People who died as
saved individuals will experience the resurrection of their bodies and
immediately leave this world to forever be with the Lord. Those who died
unsaved will be raised up as well, but only to have their lifeless bodies
scattered about the face of all the earth. Death will be everywhere.
The Feast of Tabernacles /
Ingathering was said to be in the end of the year even though it was observed
in the Hebrew 7th month, which is not the end of the year. The reason for
this is that the spiritual fulfillment of this particular feast is the end of
the world. The date October 21st, 2011 will be the last day of the Feast of
Tabernacles and the last day of earth's existence.
On October 21st, 2011, God will
completely destroy this creation and all of the people who never experienced
the salvation of Jesus Christ along with it. The awful payment for their
sinful rebellion against God will be completed by the loss of everlasting
life. On October 21st, 2011, all of these poor people will cease to exist
from that point forward. How sad that noble man, made in God's image, will
die like a beast and perish forever.
From the book: "We Are Almost There" by
Harold Camping and Brian Miller D.S.
Grand Rapids, MI
Reporting live from Jerusalem on
May 21, 2011. Our team will be in Jerusalem from May 21 till Pentecost June 8
to report the events as they unfold. We will expose that the problem with
Camping and every other date setter, is that they believe the Rapture
doctrine, which was invented
in 1830 AD by John Darby.
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2012
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New Age writers cite Mayan and Aztec
calendars which predict the end of the age on Dec 21, 2012.
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2012:
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Michael Drosnin, author of "The
Bible Code," found a hidden message in the Pentateuch (the first
five books in the Bible) that predicts that a comet will crash into the earth
in 2012 and annihilate all life.
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2012-DEC-22:
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The Mayan calendar has many divisions
of time: months of 20 days, years of 360 days, katun of 7200 days and a
baktun of 144,000 days. Their calendar started on 3114-AUG-13 BCE with the
birth of Venus. They expected the world to last for exactly 13 baktun cycles.
They anticipated the end of the world near the Winter Solstice of 2012. (3)
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2016
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An article in Weekly World News
describes a find by a Professor Lloyd Cunningdale of Salt Lake City who was
excavating with his students at the site of the famous Donner party disaster
of 1847. The latter were a group of settlers bound for California who became
trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Cunningdale and students have
found a time capsule left by the settlers which contains many predictions for
the future. They predict that nations will abandon traditional methods of
conflict and resort to the use of biological warfare. In 2016, one such
disease will spread and kill all of the humans on the planet. (4)
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2034
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John Denton. (Bible
Research & Investigation Co)
Takes the view that both covenants
must be of equal time. (problem with this view is that the first covenant
started at Sinai. The promises to Abraham are completely separate from the
first covenant. Gal 3 and Heb 8)
Chart
10:4 THE TWO COVENANTS
PLUS 37 1/2 YEARS
PIVOT EACH SIDE OF THE DATE AD 33/34
Abraham
called End of 1st
Covenant
Great Crowd
Out
of Babylon Start of 2nd
Covenant
Called out of
to
set up
'Seed'
AD
33/34
Babylon the
Contract
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Great
1968
BC 1931 BC<-Start of
| Maturity
of-->1997 2034
| Period |
Circumcision |
Kingdom | Period |
| called
| Covenant
| Covenant
| Called |
| out
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| out |
|<-37 1/2y>|<-- 1,963 years
--->|<---1,963 years----->|<-37 1/2y>|
|__________|____________________|_____________________|__________|
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1968
BC 1931
BC AD
33/34
1997 2034
|<--------- 2,000 years
------->|<-------- 2,000 years --------->|
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2047-SEP-14:
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According to The Church of !BLAIR!,
the human race will probably be terminated at 3:28 AM (Soho, England time)
2047, SEP. 14!. The church teaches, with tongue firmly in cheek, that if the
human race does not discard their plastic conformity, then the Gods will
withdraw their protection. The Gods don't want us to worship them; they don't
want sacrifices or even offerings. They just want us to rid itself of our
excessive "Normalcy". At that point, Astro-Lemurs
(extra-terrestrials similar in shape to lemurs, but with rainbow colored
bodies) will attack the entire human race and beat them to death with
gigantic burritos. You have been warned. ;-)
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soon
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Jerry Falwell
"In a speech about the concern people have over the new millennium, The
Rev. Jerry Falwell said the Antichrist is probably alive today and is a male
Jew. Falwell also told about 1,500 people at a conference in Kingsport,
Tenn., on Thursday that he believes the second coming of Christ probably will
be within 10 years. (Williamsburg, Va., Associated Press, January 15, 1999;
Falwell: Antichrist May Be Alive)
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soon
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Order of the Solar Temple
Since 1994, more than 74 members of the Order have committed suicide in
Canada, Switzerland and France, leaving behind rumors of gunrunning in
Australia and money laundering in Canada and Europe. Whether the group is a
cold-blooded hoax that milks its victims of their money and then disposes of
them or a more "genuine" suicide cult remains unclear. The Order
was founded in 1977 by Luc Jouret, then 30, a Belgian born in Zaire who
believed he was a third reincarnation of Jesus Christ and that his daughter
Emmanuelle, whom he said was immaculately conceived, was the cosmic child.
Although he killed himself, the Order still exists. The cult teaches that
life is an illusion and after death followers will be reborn on a planet
revolving around the dog star Sirius. (Apocalypse Really Soon: ABC news, Jan
5, 1999)
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soon
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Church of the Final
Testament Started in the early 1990s by a
former Russian police sergeant named Sergei Torop who was dismissed from the
force after he had a series of religious visions, the group holds particular
fascination for former Communist Party members. Torop, who took the name
Vissarion, rejects prohibitions on suicide. He tells his followers he is
Jesus Christ, and looks the part with flowing dark hair and wispy beard.
Currently building a "City of the Sun" on Siberia's Mount Sukhaya,
the Vissarionites are estimated to be the largest cult-like group in Russia
with thousands of followers. Russian politicians have recently warned that
the Church members may commit mass suicide as the millennium approaches.
(Apocalypse Really Soon: ABC news, Jan 5, 1999)
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soon!
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Outer Dimensional Forces:
Founded by the reclusive Orville T. Gordon, 90, the ODF believes that the
United States is in for trouble. Gordon, or Nodrog as he is known, explained
in an interview that the CIA attacked the ODF 20 years ago, and the group's
heavenly allies will flood the United States very soon, whisking the ODF
faithful safely away from their fenced-off Texas compound. (Apocalypse Really
Soon: ABC news, Jan 5, 1999)
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