The End of the World

It's been a mad couple of months for me and I have fallen behind on college work so my blog has been on the back burner. I have been waiting for a subject to come up that would really move me to write and no one can deny that the farce that was the prophecy of Camping has produced many news articles and facebook comments.

I find the whole reaction to the prediction very interesting and akin to the mindset towards the biggest prediction in popular culture, 2012.

I think deep down everyone knows the world will one day expire either through means of natural disaster or the human race wiping each other out. There has been an apocalyptic mindset with many generation who have gone through terrible times. The was much talk of the end of the world during the two world wars. Today we have witnessed an increase in natural disasters over the bast two decades.

Throughout the history of making many people have been obsessed with the question 'when'. Jesus said that no man knows the day or the hour when Jesus will return (Mark 13:32) What God does give is signs. Jesus' disciples asked what these signs would be for when the end is to come. Jesus said there will be an increase in wars and natural disasters. But the biggest indication of the end is 'the abomination of desolation'. This is when someone who is not the High Priest of Israel enters the Holy of Holies. Well, for around 2000 years this has been impossible because for this to happen Israel needs to be in the land and more specifically Jerusalem. Secondly it iss impossible today because there is no Temple in Jerusalem.

There are many misconceptions about what the Bible says and, sometimes as a seperate subject, what Christians believe. This man, Camping, does not represent Christianity or has a monopoly on the Christian doctrine of the rapture. What he represents is mankinds obsession of when the world will end.

As I mentioned before it has been interesting to see Christians and non christians reactions on facebook. What would happen if we did know the day and hour. Some interestingly enough posted around the speculated time indicating they were clock watching. Others carried about their lives obliviously. Jesus said that people will be so involved in their lives that when He returns He will come like a thief in the night. We must always be ready and not overly consumed by our daily lives. Likewise we must not sit around making silly predictions letting the lost world pass by.

If you are not a Christian reading this blog I challenge you. You can see that our planet has an expirition date. You can see how evil mankind is in destroying each other. You do not know the day or the hour it will happen and you will not have a last minute opportunity. the book of revelation says that even when the rapture happens and God is judging the world, many will harden their hearts.The opportunity to turn to God is now!