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2011-OCT-21: Most individuals who make predictions of "the end" make them for some vague time in the future. Harold Camping is an exception. He made a number of prophecies that the end would occur on specific dates. These included 1988-MAY-21, 1995, and 2011-MAY-21. 8 All failed. His last prediction was for 2011-OCT-21. 
2012-DEC-21: Many predictions had been made about this date. They were mostly based on the end of the ancient Mayan calendar which reached the end of its cycle and begin another cycle on that date. Authors differed as to whether there will be major devastation on Earth, the end of all life on Earth, or merely a spiritual evolution. 
2003 to 2012: Some authors predict the Earth's massive or total destruction due to a collision at some time in the future with a planet or asteroid that is called by many names, including "Nibiru" et al. Nothing happened that I noticed.  |
 1998 to 2012 Gordon-Michael Scallion predicted major catastrophic
earth events: global warming, melting polar ice caps, earthquakes, volcanoes
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21st century: Thomas Chase predicted that when the world's population reaches 6.66 billion, the war of
Armageddon may occur. It reached this number about 2006 and reached 7.7 billion in early 2019, and is still increasing. 6,7 |
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 Sometime before 2019: Tathagata predicted in 1999 that the end of the
world as we know it will happen within the next twenty years. an imbalance in gravity will cause the disappearance of all civilizations by a 1000 meter high tsunami, as well as earthquakes, volcanoes and "crustal formations. ... Most of creatures are to be exterminated." 9 |
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 Sometime between 2016 to 2044: Joseph F. Dumond has written a book titled "Remembering The Sabbatical Years of 2016: Breaking The Curses By Obedience." It deals with the Sabbatical years of 2016, which include 2016, 2023, 2030, 2037, and 2044. Apparently, there are four different types of Sabbaths. Details are skimpy but these are additional Hebrew Sabbats beyond the weekly Saturday Sabbath. Knowing when they are helps us understand where we are in the "last days." They include yearly, a 7 year Sabbatical cycle, and Jubilee years. Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
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They predict that if world governments continue on their present path, that:
They suggest that this could only be prevented by an effort that is:
This future projection would not be as devestating as many other "end of the world" scenarios, because a small percentage of humans could probably survive by hunting, fishing, and farming on that small part of the Earth that would sustain human life. With no significant industrial production, the greenhouse gasses would eventually dissippate, and the Earth's surface temperature would eventually return to normal. |
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Related essays:
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The end of the Millennium: What
people thought would happen: The Y2K Problems: Social, Economic, and
Spiritual Aspects." |
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Premillennialism and other competing Christian theories about the end of the world. |
References used:
The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.
- Tom McIver, "The end of the world: An annotated bibliography," McFarland & Company, (1999) You can read a review and perhaps buy this book from amazon.com online bookstore. "This bibliography contains careful and bias-free annotations of close to 3,500 works written over many centuries about the end of the world." It mainly lists Christian sources, but also includes some Jewish, Islamic, psychic and occult predictions. An Amazon.com reader regards this book as "Indispensable for serious researchers."
- "Left Behind Series: Interpreting the signs," Tyndale House Publishers, at: https://secure.agoramedia.com/
- "The three days of darkness: The mercy and justice of God," at: http://www.atcc.com/
- Will Anderson, "May 2003: The turning point in the Hopi and Biblical prophecies?" at: http://www.prophecykeepers.com/
- Personal communication on 2006-JAN-12.
- Thomas Chase, "Astrology for the New Age, prophecies of the future, economic predictions, comets, plane crash patterns," at: http://revelation13.net
- "World population," Wikipedia, as of 2010-JAN-10 at: http://en.wikipedia.org/
- "Doomsday cult expands: SA, Africa, and beyond," The Daily Maverick, 2010-JAN-11, at: http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/
- "Enlightenment Messages From Tathagata - The End of The World," at: http://www.members.tripod.com/
- Nafeez Ahmed, "New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050," 2019-JUN-02, at: https://www.vice.com/
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