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How does the Catholic Church interpret the End Times?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on August 23, 2011 at 6:20 AM {no comments}

I know that the majority of Protestants believe in the rapture. Though I'm curious to know what is the belief of the end Times according to the Catholic Church. I know they do not believe in the rapture or the fictional Left behind series. Can someone explain to me the Catholic doctrine of the end Times?

I have been studying up on the end of times and it is sad for me to say that I will die in the end of times because pal believe or not we all are in the end of times. The horns blowing will pass and man as we know will vanish only those chosen by God will remain I hope I am one of the chosen. I will hate to burn and be punished I love God and all christians alike I made mistakes but I do not want to burn no one wants too. Bless you all during these dark days. I will try to be more friendly and more nice to everyone no matter what. love you guys. and no I am not psychotic this plea is coming from the heart and for those who are not christians I beg for you to take the lord into your hearts…..

The first poster is confusing a so-called prophecy of a period of time in which God is going to "cleanse the earth", not the end Times. I personally have not been able to confirm that any of the saints or holy persons named in regards to such a prophecy actually wrote or said anything about a period of three-days-of-darkness, and the Church has no official teaching of it to my knowledge.

But in answer to your question, if you want to know what the Church actually teaches on the so-called "End-Times" you can simply read about it in the Catholic Catechism. If you don't want to pick one up somewhere, it is available online at this website http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_I… (Go to Section TWO I. The Creeds, Chapter 2, Article 7 that should pretty much sum it up for you). Hope that helps!

The so-called "three days of darkness" and other nonsense described by the first poster are NOT part of Catholic teaching. these ideas are from a self-styled "seer" and "prophetess" who has not been approved by the Church. In fact the Church has issued warnings against listening to her. What the Church teaches is simply this – that Jesus Christ will come again in glory at the end of the world. The bodies of the saved will be raised and ascend as he Himself did. The bodies of the damned will likewise be raised and reunited with their souls in hell. all of natural creation, the universe, matter, energy, space and time will then cease to exist. Only eternity will remain.

Matthew 24:36 (NIV Version)
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

It's as simple as that.

EDIT: I have added several other Bible translations for everyone else to compare.

Matthew 24:36 (King James Version)
36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Matthew 24:36 (New American Standard Bible)
36"but (A)of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

Matthew 24:36 (21st Century King James Version)
36But of that day and hour, knoweth no man, no, not the angels of Heaven, but my Father only.

"but of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. be watchful! be alert! You do not know when the time will come." (Mark 13:32-33)

Jesus told us in no uncertain terms that we were not to know when the end of the world would come but that we were always to be ready.

Each new Christian denomination seems to worry about the end of the world a bit too much. Then after a couple of centuries, they realize that there are always wars and rumors of wars, etc.

I won't even mention the hundreds of false predictions of the end of the world over the centuries, all of which were based on individual interpretations of biblical prophecies.

The first century Christian Church thought that Jesus was going to return at any moment. Only after a couple of centuries did the Church realize that it may be 2,000 or 4,000 or 8,000 years before Jesus returns.

The Catholic Church wisely follows Jesus' advice and teaches that each of us should live as if we will meet our maker in the next ten minutes and that we need to work to make the world a better place for our 100 X great-grandchildren.

Do not worry about the end of the world. Trust God to make sure everything happens to plan. Just be ready to meet God at any time.

For more information, about what Catholics believe about the end of the world, see: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newslett…

With love in Christ.

I perfectly know this:
We Catholics all agree that JESUS will return bodily, after there has been some sort of age long conflict between CHRIST's People and antichrist. right thinking Catholics see an era of Christian Victory over all that is antichristian as equalling the Millennium. some diverge from what the first Fathers taught, saying it is literally true of a period of time, but that it needn't be literally that amount of time. this is a norrower view than was first established as Catholic in the beginning.

Augustine departed from the literal view of Barnabas, which he once held – likely in being baptised and confirmed he believed this, with the older generation of Catholics which his mother, Monica, belonged to. he then re-interpretted the period of Peace as being the whole Christian era, though this does not match what the Fathers had already said, nor does it match the reality of satan unbound in the world in islam.

St.Patrick knew of no secret rapture, but stressed the Last Day, the only day that the Scriptures absolutely associate with the bodily return of JESUS. anyone that wishes to learn the whole Catholic eschatology, which I need more space to infold, please contact me at vatrishnai@gmail.com

We believe in a Rapture on the Last Day, after the Millennium, regardless of personal disagreements about what the Millennium is. No Catholic dogma ever contradicted the earliest patristic views on escatology, however private minds look around or through the unchanging Tradition.

Catholic writers have taken an interest in the end Times all through history.

To clarify, though, the end of days are not the whole of the Latter Days. "Latter Dys" refers not to the end of the age, but to all time after a demarcation in time, made by the Advent of JESUS' Incarnation. all time before are the former Days, aka BC, and all since the Latters Days, aka AD.

Pretty much – that it will happen and that it will be obvious when it's happeneing. We're more worried about being prepared for it than we are about when or how it's going to happen.

If you would like more answers, consider asking around this site as well…

http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.…

Well, you asked.
The end times are going to be bad.
the bible refers to it as the Tribulation.

to clarify, the below prophecy HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHURCH. it has been prophesied by many Catholic Saints.

The three Days of Darkness
by Yves Dupont

THE ACT OF GOD

The most spectacular aspect of the Act of God will be the three days of darkness over the whole earth. The three Days have been announced by many mystics, viz., Bl.Anna-Maria Taigi, Padre Pio, Elizabeth Canori-Mora, Rosa-Colomba Asdente, Palma d'Oria, in Italy; Father Nectou, in Belgium; St. Hildegard, in Germany; Pere Lamy, Marie Baourdi, Marie Martel, Marie-Julie Jahenny, in France. (This list is not exhaustive; many more mystics have announced the three Days.)

The Church does not oblige us to believe in any particular prophecy as a matter of faith, but we are indeed obliged to believe that prophecies may be made even in our own times, for this is in the Gospel: the Holy Ghost will speak to many in the Latter Days.

Moreover, when an identical prophecy has been made by widely separated people in time and space, when this particular prophecy was accompanied by other predictions which have already come to pass, and when the holiness of the mystics in question has been recognized by the Church, we would be foolish indeed not to believe that the prophecy must come to pass. Such is the case concerning the three Days of Darkness. how else could we explain that an illiterate peasant woman of Brittany is describing the very thing that another mystic in, say, Germany or Italy is also describing?

THE PROXIMATE SIGNS

Here are the proximate signs in their probable order of occurrence. this, to be sure, is only my own opinion, and I may be wrong for I am no prophet myself; but, after studying a large number of prophecies, this order appears to me to be the most likely:

1. Flouting of church laws, irreverence and immodesty in church, fall in attendance at church.
2. Lack of charity towards others, heartlessness, indifference, divisions, contentions, godlessness, pride in human knowledge.
3. Breakdown of family life: immorality, adultery, perversion of youth (e.g. homosexuals giving lectures in schools), immodest fashions (e.g. mini-skirts and hot pants, bikinis and see-throughs), people concerned only with eating, drinking, dancing and other pleasures.
4. Civil commotions, contempt for authority, downfall of governments, confusion in high places, corruption, coups d'etat, civil war, revolution. (The first four proximate signs have already come to pass, at least partly; for we are yet to see civil war and revolution in the West. but the sequence of events is not strictly chronological; there is room for some overlapping. thus, the 5th proximate sign seems to have begun also.)
5. Floods and droughts, crop failures, unusual weather, tornadoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, famines, epidemics, unknown diseases (e.g. new strains of viruses).

THE WARNING AND THE MIRACLE

These will take place between the proximate and the immediate signs. both will be supernatural occurrences, and the Miracle will closely follow the Warning. There will be a solar prodigy; a Cross will be visible in the sky all over the world. The Warning will be associated with the letter "A"; it will not fall on a Feast day of our Lady, nor on the l8th of the month.

The Miracle will fall on the Feast day of a young martyr of the Eucharist; this will be on a Thursday evening, and it will coincide with an important Church event.

Since the Miracle is to be seen only in Northern Spain and in Rome, and since the Cross in the sky is to be seen everywhere, it seems that the latter occurrence will take place with the Warning, not with the Miracle. However, the Miracle may also have a Cross in the sky.

During the Warning, everyone will be made aware of his/her own sinfulness, and many will wish to die, but the Warning itself will be completely harmless.

Both the Warning and the Miracle must be viewed as the last act of mercy from God, a final appeal to mankind to do penance before the three days of darkness and the destruction of three-quarters of the human race. At a time when the murder of unborn babies and the sin of Sodom and Lesbos have become respectable and sometimes legal, we should not wonder why God is going to punish mankind.

By that time, war and revolution will have already caused a high deathtoll, and Communism will be victorious, but all this will be as nothing compared with the deathtoll caused by the three Days.

THE IMMEDIATE SIGN

It will be a bitterly cold winter night in the Northern hemisphere. (Presumably, a very cold summer night in Australia or, by contrast, a torrid night.) The wind will howl and roar. Lightning and thunderbolts of an unprecedented magnitude will strike the earth. The whole earth will shake, heavenly bodies will be disturbed – (this will be the beginning of the three Days). every Demon, every evil spirit will be released from hell and allowed to roam the earth. Terrifying apparitions will take place. many will die from sheer fright. fire will rain forth from the sky, all large cities will be destroyed, poison

How does the Catholic Church interpret the End Times?

How does the tribulation take part in the end of the world in 2012?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on August 7, 2011 at 12:00 AM {no comments}

I am a believer in god and the tribulation, if the world is going to end in 2012 how does the tribulation take part? now also ponder this there are things that are overdue or expected to happen by 2012 that could end the world. I have a feeling that the two are connected in some way, what do you think?

the world is not going to end in 2012

The tribulation is seven years

2012 could be the middle of the tribulation when the man of Sin the antichrist declares himself God.

I am not saying the rapture will occur at this time but,
If the rapture occurred about june of 2009
3 and a half years would be december 2012

The world will not end in 2012

I don't believe that the world will end with 2012 or the Great Tribulation. I believe that it will take another 1007 years at least for the world to end. because there still is the Millennium.

I think that the date 2012 is talking about some time within the great Tribulation. so many things are lining up for it, I think.

December 21, 2012 has nothing to do with Jesus or the Tribulation talked about in the Bible. It refers to a day that has astronomical significance. It is also the day that marks the end of the Mayan Calendar.

December 21, 2012 actually marks the day that Earth makes a full revolution around the galactic center which happens every 250 million years. That same day represents an extremely close conjunction of the Winter Solstice Sun with the crossing point of the Galactic Equator and the Ecliptic (path of the Sun). this means, that Earth, our Sun, and the galactic center will be in total alignment. We would also be aligned with a few other stars as well.

The ancient Maya recognized the alignment as the "Sacred Tree" and even believed that this alignment was a galactic road to the Gods.

Here is something that might boggle your mind. Humans first started showing up around the time of our last revolution.

If there was an end to the world in 2012, it would most likely be caused by the Sun. Just like our Moon has a gravitational pull on the tides of our oceans, the galactic alignment will have the same kind of effect on our Sun. in fact, as we get closer to completing our revolution around the Sun, there have been more Sun Spots and more Sun activity that toss plasma out into our solar system. That would be the thing that I would be most worried about. It would suck to get hit with one of those solar flares. They are huge. way bigger then our Earth.

Keep this in mind, just because the Mayan Calendar has an end date, doesn't mean that the world is coming to an end. That is just how they set theirs up. my calendar ends on December 31 every year. That doesn't mark the end of the world either.

I hope my answer helps you understand the significant of the date as more scientific then religious.

There is no connection between 2012 and the great tribulation. Only God knows when it will happen.

(Mark 13:32) . . .“Concerning that day or the hour nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father. . .

(1 Thessalonians 5:2-3) . . .For YOU yourselves know quite well that Jehovah’s day is coming exactly as a thief in the night. 3 Whenever it is that they are saying: “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them just as the pang of distress upon a pregnant woman; and they will by no means escape.

(2 Thessalonians 1:6-9) . . .this takes into account that it is righteous on God’s part to repay tribulation to those who make tribulation for YOU, 7 but, to YOU who suffer tribulation, relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels 8 in a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus. 9 These very ones will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength. . .

Why do the scientists (astronomers) haven't confirmed the arrival of nibiru yet? I'm sure that they would have spotted it already with their telescope as its a gigantic planet n glowing red in space.
Maybe there isn't one, n if there is one, I'm sure they would be pressing the red alert button and warned every nations all over the world as well.
But I'm already prepared my self, if in 2012 or 2017 the world come to an end.
BE PREPARED !

WHEN WILL IT BE THE END OF THE WORLD?

Israel will make a covenant with many nations for a 7 year term.
After 3.5 years the antichrist will take over Israel, and implement the mark of the beast, 666, on the whole world.
There will be one world monetary system.
During this last 3.5 years Christians will be prosecuted and killed.
The people that kill us will think they are doing God a favor by doing that. this makes me believe it might be Muslims.
God will give us in their hands for 3.5 years.
At the end of the 7 years Jesus will return with His heavenly army, and all the antichrists and his prophet will be thrown into Hell.
Satan will be chained for 1000 years.
Now the 1000 years of peace will begin on earth.
Jesus will stay on earth as King of the Kings and rule the world for 1000 years, after which we will go to a new heaven and a new earth, where there will be no sea.
The New Jerusalem, built in heaven, will decend on this new planet, and we that did not take the mark of the beast, or prayed to him, will reign with Jesus for ever on this new planet in heaven.

It will not end then.
It is possible that the 7 year tribulation will start the, but I think it will start sooner.
Perhaps that is the point of the midway.

And your proof that the end of the world is in 2012 is…?

No man knows the day or the hour so forget all that other rubbish and show the world how wonderful it is to have Jesus in your life!

WHEN WILL IT BE THE END OF THE WORLD?

Jesus this is the biggest bull$hit I've read in a while. That really makes a really good sci-fi novel. go ahead and write it Johann. It will be just like the bible, written by man. Religious fanatics should open their eyes and see the brainwashing schemes around them. Just like the Watch Tower for Jehovah Witnesses. those fu@#ers are the worst. anyway I propose one thing. Lets make all the people who want to join Yahoo answers take an IQ test to be able to register. I bet you these stupid answers and questions will stop.

The first tribulation is World War 3, which will begin about 2010 and last until about 2019.

if i see one more 2012 question im going to scream.

dec 31 2012 is nothing more then the end of the mayan calender.

Well, since the world is not going to end in 2012, there's really not much to ponder.

Jesus will come and bring all the people wearing Hanes or Fruit of the Loom to heaven first. Then he'll return and bring the rest of the righteous people with him.

I'll bet you a trillion dollars that it's not gonna happen.

Haha at least if it does somehow really happen, I don't have to pay

So you base your tribulation on the end of the Mayan calendar??

Wait…Your not going to be here for tribulation (Rapture) so why does it matter?

If its going to end then for you CYA.
I plan to go fishing that day.

I will survive either way.

The world is not going to end in four years. It's a preposterous notion.

How does the tribulation take part in the end of the world in 2012?

2012!! End of Days!! A matter of Faith or Science??(wordy)?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on August 4, 2011 at 3:11 AM {no comments}

The mayans (among many other ancient and modern cultures) predicted a date in late December, 2012 as the end of their calendar and the end of days and the earth itself. many people believe this prediction as valid, and live their lives accordingly. This could mean "living it up" everyday because time is short, or buckling down and remaining absolutely true to one's religion. Are these actions, and similar ones, simply acts of faith knowing there is more in the afterlife or an act of science knowing that scientifically the earth is doomed extinction?

You know, for the first time ever no one (apparently) is really buying it that this date/time period is significant. After so many false predictions it looks like the world is finally losing faith that the end will come.

The faith I trust in does not give a particular date and year.
It tells the season, and the signs of the times.
I think according to the Bible that the time of the tribulation is very close.
I think also that the rapture of the church is at hand.
I see no part of science to play in this.
It is of God and his time.
Man is told to know the season and the signs, and the Bible tells us these.
Peace
your friend

Remember how scientists and spiritualists alike said the world would end in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2006, and now 2012. Until the signs of the Earth's destruction become present (the signs listed in the Bible), it's all bull.

Also, one of the signs of the Earth's destruction says that there will be peace is the middle east for 10 years. 3 years just doesn't cut it :]

nope….y2k all over again……the mayans actually had a very acurate callender, it just ended….but then again they also used to sacrifice humans in bloody ways and slit themselves to shed their blood into the altar to "revive the divine energy"….besides…we're talking 1100 years in the future for them….it isn't exactly a prediction of the end of time…more like they decided that the calender they had devised was good enough and if they really needed to they could devise a new one in 1100 years when this one expired

the mayans didnt predict anything, they made a calender on a piece of rock and they ran out of space knowing that their civilisation would never continue past 2012.

everything else after that is based on aliens, planet X, NASA, US govt. pyramids, lasers, etc.

Put your trust in the God of the Holy Bible and your savior, Jesus Christ. Read and study his Word and believe upon him and you will be saved. be obedient to his Word and live righteously.
Yes, we are in the last days and the Rapture of the Saints will soon occur. We need to be alert and ready for his return. But I'd forget about the mayan calendar; what do they know? shrug… the only thing you can truly rely on is God's Holy Scriptures.

Nothing is going to happen. Everyone who is taking the 2012 doomsday prediction seriously must've completely forgotten about Y2K and how the world was totally going to end then.

The world isn't doomed. We're not going to die. nothing is going to end in 2012. Since when do we look up to the Mayans like Rocket Scientists? No one ever believes either of those people any way…

as far as ive seen there is no scientific connection with the 2012 lunacy. nor is there more than the mayan calendar that references it.

there are so many religious folks who believe in the 2012 end of times. Too bad we couldn't get them all to if they are wrong announce their faith as being completely unfounded and ridiculous

They meant the end of THEIR days, which came a lot sooner. the only thing ending in 2012 is the year 2011 and their outdated calendar.

The Mayans also offered up human sacrifice to the Sun.

A matter of media histrionics, more like.

Neither, it's just a matter of stupidity.

Neither.

It's a matter of lunacy.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm not worried about 2012. It's going to be just as anticlimactic as y2k was.

2012!! End of Days!! A matter of Faith or Science??(wordy)?

Do you believe in the 2012 Mayan "end of the world" prediction?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 28, 2011 at 3:11 AM {no comments}

To be quite honest and throw my personal belief out there…
I believe that day is the day the Rapture of the Church will happen.

no, no one know when the world is going to end……. its all bullcrap

Nope Last time is was 2000
I will belive the world will end when the sicentist tell us

Nothing lasts forever, the world will end one day, what makes you think it won't be in 2012? but the mayan prediction doesnt say that the world will actually END.it says the world will turn into something different

N to the O to the P to the E

What does that spell?

NOPE!

-manic pompom waving-

We were supposed to die in 2000, 2006, every 6 years basically.

Soooo…do I have to repeat my cheer?

-deep breath-
Aaaaandd…

N to the O to the… you get the idea XD

No, but my reasons for it are "irrational" none the less. We'll stick around longer than that and we'll go through some other wierd stories.

i don't think the end of the world will be in three years other wise scientist will be noticing weird things happening already to lead up to the end of the world. but do think that if they meant the world will change into something different i can't say i do or do not agree but i will not be surprised cuz you can never tell what others see and just because you don't see it doesn't mean it can not happen.

NO! if you believe in the Bible, it says no one will predict when the world will end…thus people predict 2012…it's not gonna happen.than again who knows…

December 21, 2012 isn't just some other "end of the World" hoax like we had in 2000 or 2006. nor is it actually the "End of the World". Let's look at this logically:

Here's the truth: nobody Really knows For Sure What Will Happen! the Mayas never said the "World would end", it's just the date they ended their calendar because it'll be important to the future of this planet. It's the end of an era. This may be global cataclysm, spiritual enlightenment, or something else.

Here's what I think:

Now what, in your opinion, is the "End of the World"? do you think the Earth will just suddenly explode from its inner core? Might this planet just tumble off its axis and drift aimlessly into space until sunlight is no longer visible and we'd all just freeze over? Will the sun emit solar flairs that will burn everyone and everything on this rock's existence? is it possible that a meteor will collide with us?
Do any of these match you definition? I doubt any of those will happen.

90% of your answers here will tell you, "no, I don't believe it" or "the world will be just fine." Well I hate to be the outsider in the group, but my answer to your question is "no, I don't think the world will, however I don't believe life on Earth will go unaffected."

I have done a great many studies and looked up so much information on this, but I still cannot reach an accurate conclusion. However the date is significant. everyone answering this question will tell you what they want to believe without evidence.

Through speculation and a little bit of evidence (Nothing solid) I do believe there will be a change occurring on this planet.

Have you ever heard of a geomagnetic reversal? the North pole has the strongest polarity of any of the 12 energy vortexes on this planet; that's why all compasses point Magnetic North. Through the Earth's history (not since the time of man) the polarity of the North and South poles have been know to swap. no explanation has ever been given on why this happens.

These magnetic fields are created deep in the Earth's outer core where it is so hot the energy and movement of liquid iron a nickel create a magnetic charge that is released from the Earth's surface on 12 geographical areas all over the world.

Did you know Seismic Activity (Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Crustal Movements) and electrical storms are more prone to happen during an alignment of th Sun, Earth and Moon? This means not all seismic activity is strictly attributed to geology, but Astronomy as well. no reason has ever been given for this, but it is a proven fact. the same applies to other planetary alignments as well.

Within the past 20 years there has been a disturbance within the Earth's magnetic field. Compasses are no longer as quick to point north as they used to be. the North pole's polarity is not as strong as it once was.

I wonder if it is coincidental that the Earth, traveling along the ecliptic in the Milky Way Galaxy, is currently passing along the Galactic Equator. On December 21, 2012, the Earth will be in exact alignment with the Sun and Galactic Center on Winter Solstice. if planetary alignments effect seismic activity, which is greatly related to the magnetic field; could an alignment, such as the one due to occur in late 2012, cause a disruption, neutralizing the polarity; and thus in passing the galactic center trigger a geomagnetic reversal? This is my theory.

The worst that could happen (If such instance occurs) would be the disruption of Yellowstone's Super Volcano, which would completely alter life over the entire planet. the dibree of a super volcano could block out the sun for years to come.
I personally fear and thus doubt this will happen.

The alternative would be a global climate change taking at least a thousand years. it would alter life in the next few centuries or too.

The Mayan Calender ends on December 21, 2012. my guess is the Mayas knew something and I wonder what the ancients hold secret. Surely they must have based the calendar on this Galactic Alignment. they never stated the world would end, but thought of it more so as an end of an era.

So it wouldn't surprise me if there was a news broadcast reporting that compasses will now point south in 2013.

Once again this is all theory. You asked for the truth, I told you nobody KNOWS… this is speculation.

Do you believe in the 2012 Mayan "end of the world" prediction?

Will the world end in december of 2012?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 16, 2011 at 4:28 AM {no comments}

I heard the Mayan Calendar ends in 2012 and marks the end of the world at the end of 2012.

In the movie Deep Impact Morgan Freeman is the president of the united states and in 2012 obama's term will be ending in 2012, both of which were the first black presidents. Coincidence!?

Dude people have been saying this stuff for ages.

I am scared for I do not have a guaranteed ticket to heaven, and I do not want humanity to end, but enjoy the last 4 Years of the rest of your life if they are. Just pray and hope you will end up in heaven when god comes back.

Apparently I read on a site that Earthquakes will happen from here to there, and they will be big.

Well we've had one here in Chino Hills over the summer, and one in Japan.

So yeah it might be another 30 years till the rapture, but in the meantime live your life.

To god 30 years is merely nothing. Time "is" pretty much nothing for god, so the rapture might not even happen till 1,000's or even billion's of years.

Also the day that the rapture occurs can be tomorrow, or even today.

In my opinion live life to the fullest, and don't be afraid of "UFO's" or any other conspiracies. There's no proof there real, and you just might live the rest of your life in fear of them when they might not even happen!

So just pretty much go-with-the-flow, and play it all by ear.

God Bless,
Omega

In the bible Jesus says…
Mt 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. this essentially means that no matter who ,..what no man knows the exact day when Jesus will come again..he plainly said it but most of all he broke it down prior to this ..
Mt 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. ..and then went on to outline events to take place and then says…
Mt 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. and again…
Mt 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Mt 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. …so they can say he is in the desert or coming in a space ship…don't believe the hype…he will not step foot on the earth when he receives the church..

We should be so lucky… Just kidding! I don't think that anyone on this site has any way of knowing the real answer to that question. Let's live like it's our last 4 years on earth, and pray for the best! then, either way, we don't lose! Right? Right!

I heard something along those lines, except it was an alien invasion…and and so just in case, obama is going to nominate Will Smith as Secretary of Defense

Spooky. NOT If it all ends, it all ends. all we have to do is be ready. I am ready. Are you ready?

No, the world will not end, however all the occupants of the planet will die. (joke).

Yeah, just like the world ended in the apocalypse in 2000.

The Bible doesn't give the date when God will end this system of things , but the world events are proving that it is near .http://www.watchtower.org/e/dg/article_0…

actually the mayan calendar doesn't end in 2012, it just says that the current age will end and a new one will begin.

The world will not end by gods hand, but by the hand of man. When god gave us free will, he knew that he Fuc**d up! We can end the world any year we want to!

No, I think something might happen. But I don't think it will end.

No…a calendar on a rock simply comes to its end.

It's the end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine!

NO.
NO.
NO.

gee and all this time i thought obama was an oreo

Will the world end in december of 2012?

Would anyone familiar with both Christianity and Hinduism please answer my question about end times?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 15, 2011 at 11:14 PM {no comments}

Christians believe that a new Earth will be created and I have heard something similar about Hindu end times beliefs. What are the similarities and differences between Christian and Hindu beliefs about end times?

God say,s this old earth and Heaven will pass away
but there will be anew Heaven and a new earth where
only rightness dwell, all death and sorrow will be gone
this is Christian

There is no end times pathology in Hinduism like you see in Christianity.

When Shiva dances she destroys, but something else will arise in its place.

I can only speak for being a Christian. But the end times are described in Revelations in the Bible. I believe we are in the end times because of all the things that the Bible has said would come to pass and they alot of them already have. this generation has seen more in prophetic things about Israel than any other generation since Jesus'. That is why I think that the Rapture will happen in my lifetime. And then the Great Tribulation and Millenium reign and the ending Armageddon war.Then finally Satan will be cast into the Lake of fire forever!

Christians believe that this material world will end in a cataclysmic Armageddon and that the faithful will live in a heavenly world for all eternity while believers will be tormented in a hellish place for eternity.

Hindus believe that existence goes through endless cycles and that a time will come when this whole universe will end. this is called Pralaya and it a time when everything in existence in all worlds returns to the source and is in a latent, potential state in timelessness. But this is only temporary. at a certain point, a new material universe and life begins all over again (and this allegorically parallels what some cosmologists believe really does happen to the universe: It comes and goes in and out of manifest existence).

Hindus have lore about there being a series of avatars (incarnations) of Vishnu. Vishnu means Pervader and is the form of God who sustains and saves the world in Hinduism. all of the avatars have come and gone–some where mythical and some protohistorical, like Krishna and Rama, and some historical, the Buddha. The last one, who is yet to come, is called Kalki–which means something like the dark one. It is said, that after he appears, the world cycle will be coming near to its end.

Hindus and Buddhists believe that there are many heavens and hells that a person might find himself in after death but time spent in these places–even the highest idea of heaven–is temporary. although there are forms of Hinduism that believe that an individual soul lives on eternally as an individual, others believe that souls ultimately all realize themselves to be and are absorbed into the source of being (ie, "God.").

Would anyone familiar with both Christianity and Hinduism please answer my question about end times?

What do you think about the idea of the world ending in 2012?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 15, 2011 at 7:21 PM {no comments}

What are your opinions?
I've heard many ideas such as the rapture will begin to the destruction of humanity. what do you think?

Well what do I think, well I really dont think about these things. Global warming, etc. I just have my life together and live it, nothing you can do about these things, just set your mind straight and be prepared.

i personally dont think its gonna happen.

sounds great were do we start?

the only way to know for sure is to wait until it happens.

i dotn want it to
ill only be 21
i gotta grow up

i dont think it will end.
but at the same time a voice in my head is freaking me out about it.

i say, the world would end when god says so. whether now, or a bazzillion years from now

What do I think? I think it is a terrible idea. I think it would be a far better idea if it ended at a much later date than 2012.

According to the bible (King James Version) no one knows when the world will end, only God knows.

I think it is interesting.

The Mayan calendar ends in the year 2012, but it does not necessarily mean the end of the world. It could signify a great change in the world. either way, I am curious about what is going to happen in the year 2012.

If McCain becomes president, that'll probably happen, if not sooner.

Just imagine this crazy guy. He's running for president, and you know he's going to expand the war into Iran, PLUS AMERICANS ACTUALLY LIKE HIM!!!

The U.S. attacks Iran, Iran attacks back. other countries get pissed off that the U.S. is doing that, help Iran. It escalates. Ka-boom!

I dont really know what will happen. I seriously think its not true. 2012 is the year I'm suppose to graduate from high school, gee I hope prom won't be ruined -_-

God is the only one who knows but with so much destruction all over the world I think that it is nigh!

I think that is stupid. no one knows when or if the world will end.

nuff said

In light of all the crap going on out there, it sounds like a good idea to me. what can I do to help

Did anyone see the program about the Aztec calendar that shows the earth coming to an end in 2012 and some other stuff like it… interesting that 2012 is in allot of history.. but who knows…

it's about time, gas is so expensive, lol, blow it all up

I believe it when I see it.

i can promise everyone who answered it wont end in 2012

I think the Maya just ran out of paper for their calender and didn't have a Staples near by. And they didn't even stick around for their end date.

Do not be scared. I assure you that the world will not end on 2012 December 21 but it will end one day. Nostradamus’ prediction of when the earth will end is far into the future, past about 3700. He still has many prophecies that are not fulfilled yet. Remember that if there is a beginning, there is an end.

The Mayan’s Mesoamerican Long Count calendar forms the basis for a New Age belief, first forecast by Jose Arguelles, that a cataclysm will take place on or about 2012 December 21 (Wikipedia). It will be the end of a Mayan calendar cycle to start a new cycle.

In the book of Revelation, it tells us about a period of a thousand years of peace. has this occurred already since the time of Jesus? Not yet. That will still come. those that give predictions of the world’s end, such as 2012 and numerous times during the past, are pseudo-preachers. Have they talked to God directly? If so, give proofs.

But there is something that is certain—and that is our physical death. This is what we should prepare for. It may come when least expected. We do not know the day and the hour. It will come like a thief in the night. So we just have to be prepared all the time. Search for the true God and when we find Him, follow his commandments and remain in Him until our last dying breath.

This is all that we have to do. It is faith in the true God that we can take with us when we depart from this world. If we denied Him, He will deny us also before the Father in Heaven and send us to Hell. This is very scary – to live in Hell forever. If we knew Him and loved Him and followed his commandments, then He may reward us to live with Him eternally in his kingdom in Heaven. This is the survival kit that we should have.

What is also certain to happen very soon (in about 2012 or earlier) is World War III and this is a nuclear war. This calamitous war will start from the Philippines, at Spratly Islands in particular. the Spratly Islands lie on the South China Sea mostly near the coast of the Philippines. the Holy Spirit told us that the troubles in the Philippines is like the wick of a lamp. once the wick is lit, it will be on and aglow. He told us about this prophecy more than a decade ago. please read what is happening in the Philippines now. Spratly Islands which is being claimed wholly or partly by six countries including China is in the news and considered a tinderbox, a flash point. It is very rich in oil and gas resources, more than the reserve of Kuwait. the high price of oil may trigger the grabbing of these islands and start the war.

Four independent prophecies point to the certainty that this will happen. These are Nostradamus’ prophecies to happen around this time (quatrains 6:24 and 2:62) , the 56th Chinese prophecy of Tuey Bei Tu (the past 55 prophecies have already been fulfilled), Revelation 9:18 of the Holy Bible, and those that the Holy Spirit revealed to us. If you are interested in the details about these prophecies, please send me your request via email.

What do you think about the idea of the world ending in 2012?

How Many Resurrections Will There Be At The End Times?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 15, 2011 at 11:28 AM {no comments}

The end times are the last seven or so years before Jesus' second coming. The Bible speaks of Jesus, the First Fruits, the Rapture of the Elect and the first resurrection. Does that mean four, five or six?

There are only the first and second resurrections.

The first is when we are buried in baptism into the burial of Jesus Christ and are raised to walk in newness of life.

The second resurrection is when all the dead are raised, some to life everlasting and some to eternal condemnation, at the judgment.

The new Testament

"and come forth those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation." (John 5:29)

But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. (Rev. 20:5)

no, there will be two
one for the saved and one for the unsaved

Heres the answer to your question fromt hte Book of Mormon
Alma 40:4 Behold, there is a time appointed that all shall come forth from the dead. now when this time cometh no one knows; but God knoweth the time which is appointed.
5 now, whether there shall be one time, or a second time, or a third time, that men shall come forth from the dead, it mattereth not; for God knoweth all these things; and it sufficeth me to know that this is the case—that there is a time appointed that all shall rise from the dead.
Your questions highlights why prophets are needed in our day.God would never leave his children alone. God is not the Author of confusion.

This is a very technical and difficult subject to summarize in a short comment. The best way I can help you is to give you recommendations for books by experts that hold what is called the historicist view of this topic. The study you refer to about resurrections and end times events is called eschatology. First the recommendations. available on the website "Christianbooks.com"#1(Great Prophecies of the Bible.) By Ralph Woodrow. This is my favorite. #2 (Amillennialism Today.) By William E. Cox. #3 (A Case for Amillennialism.) By Kim Riddlebarger. if you don't see any of these on Christianbooks.com. Go to website (The Westminsterbookstore.com) The two websites are good places to find books on Christian topics. Westminsterbookstore.com is my favorite. there is a raging debate in the world of (Theology) about the resurrection and prophecy. PLEASE!!! check these books out. This can be a life changing, and huge blessing in your life. I pray to God right now that (He) the Holy Spirit will lead you in your search for Biblical truth. God Bless you!!

Generally according to orthodox Christianity, there is only one instance of resurrection in the future, and it will happen to all people at the same time.

There won't be any. The "end times" is an absurd concept believed only by the delusional.

Going to go out on a limb here and say: 0.

How Many Resurrections Will There Be At The End Times?

2012 world end etc etc..people said it was suppose to happen a few weeks ago?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM {no comments}

I understood the supposive end of the world" was in like december 12th,2012..but this mmorpg i use to play everyone said it was suppose to happen that day? what am i missing

The world could end at any moment without our knowledge and end of the world 2012 is just to get your money's worth… all its doing is looking for a money source that the government seeks to have some petty excuse for its lie and they use the Mayan calendar as its "evidence" to take advantage of people which is truly pathetic… life is unpredictable and anything is possible… the world could end at any moment without our realization.

No one can predict when the world will end even Rapture cannot be predicted as the time scale we are familiar with is not the same with God.

Dont bother too much with the date when the world will end and enjoy life till you have it.

Good luck
Peace

http://endtimes-biblereport.com/May_21.h… – this was the issue in may. As for 2012 That deals with a Mayan calender and celestial events. in any case, a prophesy, forecast, premonition, prediction, whatever; it is what it is.

The 2012 theory stems from a Mayan calendar that stops on that date. The Rapture theory stems from a preacher and former radio host. That's why the dates are different.

"People" talk a lot of rot.
Learn that early.
A good rule is: if 'everytbody knows" it, It's almost certainly less than completely true.

Decemeber 21, 2012 is the END…of a 26,000 year cycle.

and guess what! Cycle continue son!

also, a density shift

2012 world end etc etc..people said it was suppose to happen a few weeks ago?

What is the last days? is the 2012 end of earth thing real?

Filed under 2012 Prophecy by larrydkeen on July 4, 2011 at 9:50 AM {no comments}

what is the last days? is it like the great depression? please describe in detail!
is the earth really gonna end in 2012? what is the rapture ? what is true?

No (it would be a lot cooler to answer this on January 1st, 2013, but I doubt you can keep the post open for that long)

the world isn't gonna end in 2012 so don't worry

What is the last days? is the 2012 end of earth thing real?

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Will the world end in december of 2012?

Would anyone familiar with both Christianity and Hinduism please answer my question about end times?

What do you think about the idea of the world ending in 2012?

How Many Resurrections Will There Be At The End Times?

2012 world end etc etc..people said it was suppose to happen a few weeks ago?

What is the last days? is the 2012 end of earth thing real?

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