It was the second time that the president of California-based Family Radio predicted that the world will be ending through "Rapture". The first was during 1994.
Somehow, some of people were frightened while others just laugh about it. Camping earlier predicted that the Judgment Day will occur May 21st 2011 at about 6:00 PM in United States (May 22, 2011 at 2:00 AM in the Philippines), through numerous consistent earthquakes but it didn't happen.
After the wrong and failed predictions of Camping about the Judgment Day, he was now coined as the "False Prophet". What about his next predictions about the world? His followers? His ideas?
The Judgment day couldn't have been so popularized if not for the existence of online social media. It just actually started on the advertisements posted in billboards, adwords, links to many of the social networking sites, email and the whole world were threatened.
Camping used mathematical calculations of Bible verses to intensify his predictions. Here are some of those. (from familyradio.com)
In 2 Peter 3:8, which is quoted above, Holy God reminds us that one day is as 1,000 years. Therefore, with the correct understanding that the seven days referred to in Genesis 7:4 can be understood as 7,000 years, we learn that when God told Noah there were seven days to escape worldwide destruction, He was also telling the world there would be exactly 7,000 years (one day is as 1,000 years) to escape the wrath of God that would come when He destroys the world on Judgment Day. Because Holy Infinite God is all-knowing, He knows the end from the beginning. He knew how sinful the world would become.
Seven thousand years after 4990 B.C. (the year of the Flood) is the year 2011 A.D. (our calendar).
4990 + 2011 – 1 = 7,000
[One year must be subtracted in going from an Old Testament B.C. calendar date to a New Testament A.D. calendar date because the calendar does not have a year zero.]
Thus Holy God is showing us by the words of 2 Peter 3:8 that He wants us to know that exactly 7,000 years after He destroyed the world with water in Noah’s day, He plans to destroy the entire world forever. Because the year 2011 A.D. is exactly 7,000 years after 4990 B.C. when the flood began, the Bible has given us absolute proof that the year 2011 is the end of the world during the Day of Judgment, which will come on the last day of the Day of Judgment.
Amazingly, May 21, 2011 is the 17th day of the 2nd month of the Biblical calendar of our day. Remember, the flood waters also began on the 17th day of the 2nd month, in the year 4990 B.C.
The Holy Bible gives several additional astounding proofs that May 21, 2011 is very accurate as the time for the Day of Judgment. For more information on this subject, you may request a copy of We Are Almost There, available free of charge from Family Radio.
God is proving to us that we have very accurately learned from the Holy Bible God’s time-plan for the end of the world.
Prior to his scheduled predictions of judgment day, the church already condemned him of his predictions. According to the church, his predictions contradicts to what is written on the Bible, that no one knows the date of Christ's return. Jesus said that even He did not know it.
Family Radio and Harold Camping is not yet posting any statement regarding the failure of his predictions. The same message is posted on their official website. "Blow the trumpet, warn the people"
There were so many speculations and predictions about the dates when the world will be ending. However, there is nothing to be afraid of... as what many enthusiasts said, treat today as if your last and share the gifts that God has given us.
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