Will the World End in 2012.pdf

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Will the World End in 2012?


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Will the World End in 2012?

A Google search for this question generated

2,920,000,000 hits in .32 seconds

Millions of dollars are spent each year on thetopic of end-time predictions (movies, books,

religion ministries, etc.) because of mankinds

fascination with the future


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Will the World End Before Finals?

Doomsday rumors have beenproliferating recently, fueled by

recent books, shows, and films

Most rumors cite the end of the

Mayan long count calendar in

December, 2012

Doomsday scenarios include:

Collision of a rogue planet

with Earth

Violent solar storms

Sudden violent shifting ofcontinents and poles

Sudden reversal of Earths

magnetic field

Galactic alignmentArtist rendition of two planets undergoing a catastrophic

collision. Such collisions do happen in planetary systems,

but are highly unlikely after the system has formed.


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No! The Mayan long calendar willpartly reset,

but the world will not end Like New Years (when both day & month reset), 13

(of at least 20) Mayan time increments will reset in

2012

The Mayans recorded recurring astronomical events

tied to the Sun, Moon, and visible planets - but did not

predict natural disasters or undiscovered

astronomical objects

There is no known Planet X that will impact

Earth in the near futureA few Pluto-like dwarf planets have been discovered

in our outer solar system recently, but none have

orbits that bring them inside ~35 AU

A planet headed toward Earth would be easily visible Conspiracies in astronomy are unlikely, especially

given the large number of skilled amateurs (who

regularly pioneer new discoveries)

Other doomsday scenarios are similarly

far-fetched, or based on poor science

Photo of a Mayan long count calendar

Artists conception of dwarf planet

Eris. From NASA / ESA / A. Schaller


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The Big Picture

Movie poster for 2012, released in November

2009. The movie features worldwide tectonic

activity and natural disasters, triggered by the

Sun.

Many of these doomsday scenarios are not

new, but have been recycled for many years

Ancient (and modern) astronomers could not

predict the future, beyond repeatedevents

(e.g. lunar cycles, eclipses, planetary

positions) based on observations

One advantage of studying science at any

level is that one learns how to think critically

about any topic, such as the 2012 rumors


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Failed Doomsday Predictions

1806A chicken in Leeds, England predicted

Christ is coming on an egg

1843William Miller (Seventh-DayAdventists) predicted the end of the world

1891Joseph Smith (Mormons) predicted thesecond coming of Christ


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1901Some predicted that Haileys comet

gases would bring an end to the world

1914Charles T. Russell (JehovahsWitnesses) predicted the end of the world

1982Pat Robertson predicted that Godwould bring his judgment day upon the world


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1997Heavens Gate predicted the world

would end after the appearance of the Hale-

Bopp comet (39 members committed suicide)

1999The Nostradamus prophecy predicted

that the great king of terror would come

2000Y2K was supposed to bring world

chaos via computer failure


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2000Richard Noone predicted that ice would

cover the earth on 5/5/2000

2008Ronald Weinland (Gods ChurchMinistry) predicted that millions would die in

2006 and the US would collapse in 2008

2011Harold Camping predicted the rapture

on May 21 and the end of the world on Oct. 21


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These failed predictions have brought about

needless responses of fear, death, sell-out,

etc., from followers

These failed predictions have brought about

rejection of the truth from atheists, skeptics,

scientists, etc. (many failed doomsday lists canbe found on atheist / skeptic websites)


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The End in the Bible

The end of Jerusalem (Mt. 24:6,13,14)

The end of the world (Mt. 13:39,40,49)


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The End of the World

The end of the world and the second coming

of Jesus Christ will be at the same time

(1 Cor. 15:23-24)

Jesus will come as a thief unannounced

and unexpected (Mt. 24:43-44; Lk. 12:39-40;

1 Thess. 5:2,4; 2 Pet. 3:10)

Only God knows the time of the end

(Mt. 24:36; Mk. 13:32-33; Acts 17:31)


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The earth will end in fire when God speaks his

word (2 Pet. 3:7,10)

The earth will end so a new order can begin inheaven (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1)


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Peter and the Error of the Wicked(2 Peter 3:17)

The end will happen, contrary to all mockers

and disbelievers who say it wont (2 Pet. 3:4-7)

The end will be unexpected, contrary to allpredictors and prognosticators who set a time

(2 Pet. 3:8-10)

The end will be complete destruction, contrary

to all who teach that some people will survive

on a renewed earth (2 Pet. 3:10)


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We are told how Jesus is coming, why Jesus is

coming, but not when he is coming!

Let us spend our time, not predicting, butpreparing

The world will end when God decides it is timeand he has not revealed that time to anyone,

including the Mayans!

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