2011 the end?

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There is a radio station in many countries called Family Radio. On this station, a program is aired called Open Forum by Howard Camping. Camping is a Bible teacher and is certain that a rapture of all the true believers of Christ will take place on May 21, 2011 and that the end of the world will be on October 21, 2011. He claims that those months following this rapture will be Hell on Earth. He writes books too. Before, he tried to say that the end was going to be in 1994 but it didn't happen so he went back into the Old Testament, did more calculations and now he came up with those other dates. What do think about this guy and about this whole idea? I heard that in the Jewish faith "Eschatology" (predicting the end) isn't permitted. Also, why is it that only in the Christian religion do people see Jesus in tortillas and the Virgin Mary in
ice cream sundaes, etc...I never heard a Buddhist say that he saw the Buddah in a bowl of noodles. What gives here?? I enjoy the other programs on Family Radio but Camping gets on my nerves. He's got a big ego for an 85 year old...but it'll be a b***h if he's right

people want the end so bad..I dontI plan to bearound well after 2011

Many Christians are fascinated enough by the rapture, they truly hope it will happen in their lifetime so they will be able to see and experience it. I am not even a Christian, but I am a bit fascinated by the end of the world too.

The only date I know tied with the end of Earth is when the sun becomes a red giant..and even then..its disagrred upon if it will be come engulfed or not by it

^Yeah. I wish it would happen in my lifetime, so I would be able to see and experience it.

I find the whole rapture thing a bit weird and sinister. Generally, if you believe something when there's no evidence for it, you want it to be true. That's why hell is such a nasty concept. If you want to believe in a benevolent creator and eternal life, I can understand that. But why believe in eternal torture for people you don't like, or the end of the world for everyone but you and your buddies, who get a trip to paradise. And this guy's so keen on the idea he's believed it twice! What a bastard.

Matthew 24:36 (NIV):

Matthew 24:42 (NIV):

Now, any real Christian would see these two verses and know that Howard Camping is lying and/or delusional.

Heck, even I think so!

Why do people with any ability at all to think listen to the babbling of idiots?

(Im referring to Howard Camping, NOT you RightGalaxy)

It is more likely that the world will end in the year 2000. When the ball drops, all computers will simultaniously crash and the world will fall.

I agree 100%

Sir Isaac Newton one predicted the world would end no earlier than 2060 (though it could be later), and gave a rather interesting reason for it:

We need a documentary on Y2K... and how it was the biggest joke ever...

Now you're talkin!

People don't seem to have noticed.The incessant conflicts, the loss of life and environment in the sea, the coming devastation of inhabited areas by global warming, the huge stocks of nuclear armaments set ready to destroy the atmosphere and spread deadly radiation, the total inability of governments to stabilize the financial situation, the crazies who are foaming at the mouth at the new coming of Jesus, the development of self sustaining robots that will quickly outpace humans in intellect and efficiency, the world has already ended.

This was taking place DECADES before the year 2000 my friend. When exactly do YOU think that the world ended?

All the decisions have all been made, nobody is paying much attention to the final wind-down. but there may be a few spectacular explosions when New York and Washington DC and London and Paris get their ICBMs. I am in the last stages of selecting the mountain top for my followers to await being swept away by a huge flying saucer I have contacted by crystal radio which will take us to a mother ship that will drop us off on an Earth type planet near Alpha Centaurus. We are in special need of people who know how to make flint arrowheads and do decent weaving from rough spun threads. We already have a surfeit of potters and a few people who can turn out a decent pizza in a stone oven but tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese might be a problem. Initiation fees to join my select group come to a mere $25000 per person with discounts for clever children or people who can bring a few pigs or cows. I am working out the details and will get back to you later. I am not interested in people who have the delusion that Jesus has a hand in the matter since this is purely a practical occasion and religious fanatics would only cause unnecessary problems.