Why The World Will Not End in 2012, or Anytime Soon
by After living for over half a century, passing through the alignment of the planets and Y2K, I’m hearing it again. This time rabble has it that the world will end in 2012. Once that passes, there will be other “discoveries” made and years set. Based on the Holy Bible, the world will not be destroyed until a set number of years are completed in the distant future from the initial publication of this article. However, some other things will definitely end, which all of us must be aware of.
Jesus who was born in Bethlehem, known as Jesus (Yeshua) of Nazareth, Christ (Messiah), testified by the Apostles and Scripture itself to be the only begotten Son of God, pierced by Roman soldiers due to the will of certain Jews who would not commit to Him and accept. His Messiahship, will appear. The merciful grace of God shall be poured upon that Israeli remnant. Additional prophecies indicate non-Israelis will also commit to Christ.
Also, not only will Christ reign, but He will place under His authority throughout the earth those who had truly committed to Him prior to Armageddon (2 Timothy 2:12, Jude 14-15). All the kingdoms of the world will yield to this theocracy (Daniel 2:35, Revelation 11:15), the result being peace on earth for 1,000 years.
Well, certainly this has not occurred, so add 1,000 years before the destruction of the earth.
Plus, A Little More
When I was a little tyke I heard that Armageddon was the final war. However, if we objectively read Revelation we will see future events for the most part in sequential order, at least from Revelation 19 to the conclusion of the book. Armageddon occurs in Revelation 19, but in Revelation 20:7-9 we see a battle involving Gog and Magog.
The actual length of this final battle is unknown. If Revelation 20:7-9 is a summary statement of Ezekiel 38:8 through much of chapter 39, then based upon Ezekiel 39:9 and 12 one might add at least just under eight years to the previous figures.
Summing Things Up
Mathematically, the seven years with the Millennial Reign and the final war add up to something over 1,007 years. This length of time automatically diminishes once the Antichrist makes that covenant with Israel as mentioned in Daniel 9:27. However, if you are not truly committed to Christ, in the merciful love of God I caution you that you have no reason to relax.
While the world will not be completely destroyed in the near future, if Christ is not your personal Savior and King your “world” can end at anytime. For example, Revelation 13 indicates that during the next age at some point you will not be able to buy or sell unless you have the mark of the Beast, managed by the False Prophet, on your forehead or your right hand. Your refusal to take the mark is your death sentence. If you do not have Christ as your Savior, looking at Revelation 5 to 19 the next time period will be worse than any other time in your life that you have gone through.
Aside from this, any of us can leave this physical life at any time. During our stay on earth we have the opportunity to join with, and stay with, Christ. By committing to Christ, God grants us the right to inherit Eternal Life (Matthew 9:29). Christ Himself in John 14:6 clearly said that He was the only way to the Father. In Christ’s own words, without Him as our personal Savior we are already condemned (John 3:17). The belief required on our part is much more than mental assent (James 2:19), but requires our loving, trusting complete surrender to Him (Matthew 11:28-30, 13:44-46, Mark 10:15, Luke 14:33).
I strongly urge you to trust Him today. For those who are truly committed to Him, let us do what we can to be the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13) and the light of the world (Matthew 5:14) before our time expires, one way or the other.
Notes:
[1] Vine, W. E.: An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (Flemming H. Revell Company, Old Tappan, NJ: 1966), Vol. 4, pp 233-234
[2] I am aware of the various views as to when the rapture will occur in respect to the Great Tribulation. I personally hold to the pre-tribulation position with modification. Regardless of what is believed, the point of all such prophecy is to be ready.
[3] Wilson, William: Wilson’s Old Testament Word Studies (MacDonald Publishing Company, McLean, VA: no year noted), pp 385 and 477
Final Comment: The purpose of this article is expressed in its title. Therefore no attempt was made to explore every theory, viewpoint and possibility regarding the rapture of the church, the Great Tribulation, or any other component of eschatology.
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Post CommentVaibhav Diwaker
On July 25, 2010 at 6:07 am
Yeah…….I second your view………..hmmmm….interesting reading……
Eunice Tan
On July 25, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Amazing four pages from you that open our eyes and undertandings.
webseowriters
On July 27, 2010 at 7:46 am
excellent share
Anuradha Ramkumar
On August 3, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Gr8 write. I haven’t done this much research on this topic, but learnt a lot from your write.
carissimi
On August 5, 2010 at 1:01 pm
thanks for sharing for this…
Minister Marlene
On October 1, 2010 at 7:01 pm
I see what you say be ready. Whoever said 2012 that could not be true could it. Because we do nor know the day , hour, so how would we know a date. The rapture? I see tribulation coming and deep trouble for the chuch because soon, because we are against homosexuality, our doctrine would soon be considered against human rights. All the trouble brewing agaist religion seems like Christians are soon to become more and more unpopular, even considered rebel rousers and antagonists. Would that seem about, right to you?
Pete Macinta
On October 5, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Thank you all for your kind comments. It is by the grace of God.
Aye, Minister Marlene, that would seem right.
I, and others, expect a great and true revival, a sovereign move of God. Then, persecution.
ledger747
On October 12, 2010 at 10:57 am
It is in God’s hands. Who knows!
cjnuble
On October 21, 2010 at 11:21 pm
For me, end of the world is when I’m dead!
Pete Macinta
On May 12, 2011 at 6:19 pm
As one can see from these Bible facts, Harold Camping is wrong about May 21, 2011.
Franky
On June 3, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Just a few thoughts…
First there are only a few times the actual word antichrist is used in the Bible. When it does appear John is pretty clear on who the antichrist is, 1 John 2:18-22 with this last verse telling us that he who denies the Father and the Son is the antichrist.
Secondly, when it comes to the mark of the beast and not being able to buy/sell. Although I wouldn’t say this will never happen in the future historical background teaches that during the time of writing in the Roman Empire Christians were not allowed to buy and sell. Those who have the mark of the beast (those who are not believers) clearly could buy and sell. Those who had the mark of God (Christians), were obviously not allowed, instead they were heavily persecuted (eaten by lions, put on spikes and put on fire for light at garden parties etc).
Why do we as Christians focus so much on the mark of the beast and forget about the fact that those who are saved also in Revelation get a mark in the exact same place? Are we missing out on something or need to be ready to line up and get the mark of God on us? Revelation 9:4 shows us that their is this idea of the seal of God being on the forehead. We can’t pick and chose what we want to be literal meaning in some parts of the book and figurative in others. So if we are saying that the mark of the best is literal then where do I have to go to get this seal of God on my forehead?
Or could it be as simple as those who are unsaved clearly belong to Satan and bear his mark. In the same way those who are saved, professing Jesus as the Son of God, and that through His son, and our confession of faith in Him, asking Him for the forgiveness of our sins, and that through this we bear His mark. The mark of God…
So many things I want to ask/say so little time…
So one last question that I’m curious about…
A lot of people take Revelation 7:1-8 as literal etc
If this is so does that mean the tribe of Dan is out of the picture and doesn’t get to go to heaven and Manasseh gets a double blessing in heaven as he is mentioned in 6b and also would fall under the tribe of Joseph?
Just a few thoughts…could be way off. But I’m more into letting the Bible speak for itself rather then a bunch of people that want the Bible to mean something then make it happen by taking a bunch of verses out of context. Inductive rather then deductive…
I believe we must first get to know the Author of the book, the people he is writing to, the historical background, what are the people going through, why would the author being saying what he is saying to them? After all it is pretty clear that the book is written to the seven churches of that day. NOT to Pastor Bill’s church in PA, and Pastor Ken’s church in ND, etc etc in the year 2011.
The Bible is powerful, it has the power to change lives just like it did from the beginning. Knowing and considering these things doesn’t lessen the value of the Bible nor does it lessen the impact it can have for us. In fact when we start asking these kinds of questions it becomes even more powerful to us.
Example: In the time of the Roman Empire fathers could do whatever they wanted to to their biological kids. Including kill them if they wanted to without any fear of punishment. HOWEVER, if they were to adopt a child into their family they were not allowed to harm the child in anyway by law. In fact most of the time the family would place the child in the highest of honor among the family. Now with that in mind go read Romans 8:15, 23; 9:4, Galations 4:5, and Ephesians 1:3-14. Makes the passage come alive and even more powerful to me. The author (Paul) clearly knew what he was trying to get across to his readers. They would have had this picture and understanding in mind of when they were reading his letters. It made the letter come alive to them… For them to have Paul give them this word picture was probably pretty overwhelming that God would want to adopt them. To set them apart etc…
Anyway enough from me…again maybe everything I wrote you will completely disagree with. But I’m slightly concerned with the lack of context to the verses that back up all these theories. I would like to see verse in the full context before being used to back up and patch work some belief.
Blessings on what you are doing here with your website and have a great day!
Franky
On June 3, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Just a few thoughts…
First there are only a few times the actual word antichrist is used in the Bible. When it does appear John is pretty clear on who the antichrist is, 1 John 2:18-22 with this last verse telling us that he who denies the Father and the Son is the antichrist.
Secondly, when it comes to the mark of the beast and not being able to buy/sell. Although I wouldn’t say this will never happen in the future historical background teaches that during the time of writing in the Roman Empire Christians were not allowed to buy and sell. Those who have the mark of the beast (those who are not believers) clearly could buy and sell. Those who had the mark of God (Christians), were obviously not allowed, instead they were heavily persecuted (eaten by lions, put on spikes and put on fire for light at garden parties etc).
Why do we as Christians focus so much on the mark of the beast and forget about the fact that those who are saved also in Revelation get a mark in the exact same place? Are we missing out on something or need to be ready to line up and get the mark of God on us? Revelation 9:4 shows us that their is this idea of the seal of God being on the forehead. We can\’t pick and chose what we want to be literal meaning in some parts of the book and figurative in others. So if we are saying that the mark of the best is literal then where do I have to go to get this seal of God on my forehead?
Or could it be as simple as those who are unsaved clearly belong to Satan and bear his mark. In the same way those who are saved, professing Jesus as the Son of God, and that through His son, and our confession of faith in Him, asking Him for the forgiveness of our sins, and that through this we bear His mark. The mark of God…
So many things I want to ask/say so little time…
So one last question that I\’m curious about…
A lot of people take Revelation 7:1-8 as literal etc
If this is so does that mean the tribe of Dan is out of the picture and doesn’t get to go to heaven and Manasseh gets a double blessing in heaven as he is mentioned in 6b and also would fall under the tribe of Joseph?
Just a few thoughts…could be way off. But I\’m more into letting the Bible speak for itself rather then a bunch of people that want the Bible to mean something then make it happen by taking a bunch of verses out of context. Inductive rather then deductive…
I believe we must first get to know the Author of the book, the people he is writing to, the historical background, what are the people going through, why would the author being saying what he is saying to them? After all it is pretty clear that the book is written to the seven churches of that day. NOT to Pastor Bill’s church in PA, and Pastor Ken’s church in ND, etc etc in the year 2011.
The Bible is powerful, it has the power to change lives just like it did from the beginning. Knowing and considering these things doesn’t lessen the value of the Bible nor does it lessen the impact it can have for us. In fact when we start asking these kinds of questions it becomes even more powerful to us.
Example: In the time of the Roman Empire fathers could do whatever they wanted to to their biological kids. Including kill them if they wanted to without any fear of punishment. HOWEVER, if they were to adopt a child into their family they were not allowed to harm the child in anyway by law. In fact most of the time the family would place the child in the highest of honor among the family. Now with that in mind go read Romans 8:15, 23; 9:4, Galatians 4:5, and Ephesians 1:3-14. Makes the passage come alive and even more powerful to me. The author (Paul) clearly knew what he was trying to get across to his readers. They would have had this picture and understanding in mind of when they were reading his letters. It made the letter come alive to them… For them to have Paul give them this word picture was probably pretty overwhelming that God would want to adopt them. To set them apart etc…
Anyway enough from me…again maybe everything I wrote you will completely disagree with. But I\’m slightly concerned with the lack of context to the verses that back up all these theories. I would like to see verse in the full context before being used to back up and patch work some belief.
Blessings on what you are doing here with your website and have a great day!