Mr. Basil

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Does anyone with any sense at all really believe that any man or woman can or will ever be able to predict the end of the world? Is December 21, 2012 really even a remotely plausible theory?

My answer to all these "End of the World" theories is simple. For most Christains it should be similarly as simple. For I suggest to you that there is not one man, woman, or child, alive today, in the past, or in the future, that has or will EVER know. Why do I believe this? Again, its very simple:

The Bible, which we all know to be the cannon of truth (even those who declare it is not), tells us the plain and simple truth and yet, many simply choose to ignore it. Let's see what the Bible says. - The King James Bible "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh". Need a more modern look at this verse? Let's check with The Message "So stay alert. You have no idea when he might arrive".

This is a part of the answer that Jesus gave to his Disciples when they said to Jesus; "Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"

This is part of that conversation as it was written in the bible, shown here from The Message translation:


{Mathew 24:1-36}

1. Jesus then left the Temple. As he walked away, his disciples pointed out how very impressive the Temple architecture was. 2. Jesus said, "You're not impressed by all this sheer size, are you? The truth of the matter is that there's not a stone in that building that is not going to end up in a pile of rubble." 3. Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples approached and asked him, "Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What will be the sign of your coming, that the time's up?" 4. Jesus said, "Watch out for doomsday deceivers. 5. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, 'I am Christ, the Messiah.' They will deceive a lot of people. 6. When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don't panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end. 7. Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places. 8. This is nothing compared to what is coming. 9. "They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name. 10. And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other's throat, everyone hating each other. 11. "In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. 12. For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in--nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes. 13. "Staying with it--that's what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry, and you'll be saved. 14. All during this time, the good news--the Message of the kingdom--will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come. 15. "But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you've read Daniel, you'll know what I'm talking about. 16. If you're living in Judea at the time, run for the hills; 17. if you're working in the yard, don't return to the house to get anything; 18. if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. 19. Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. 20. Hope and pray this won't happen during the winter or on a Sabbath. 21. "This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again. 22. If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God's chosen people, the trouble will be cut short. 23. "If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, 'Here's the Messiah!' or points, 'There he is!' don't fall for it. 24. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and dazzling performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. 25. But I've given you fair warning. 26. "So if they say, 'Run to the country and see him arrive!' or, 'Quick, get downtown, see him come!' don't give them the time of day. 27. The Arrival of the Son of Man isn't something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you! 28. Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it's not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds. 29. "Following those hard times, Sun will fade out, moon cloud over, Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble. 30. "Then, the Arrival of the Son of Man! It will fill the skies--no one will miss it. Unready people all over the world, outsiders to the splendor and power, will raise a huge lament as they watch the Son of Man blazing out of heaven. 31. At that same moment, he'll dispatch his angels with a trumpet-blast summons, pulling in God's chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole. 32. "Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer's just around the corner. 33. So it is with you: When you see all these things, you'll know he's at the door. 34. Don't take this lightly. I'm not just saying this for some future generation, but for all of you. This age continues until all these things take place. 35. Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out. 36. "But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven's angels, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.

Notice Jesus did not mention any reference to a year, but only spoke of the knowledge of the day and the hour , which no man, nor Angel, not even the Son (Jesus) himslef knows. So then, does that leave us with the possibility that we might actually have a chance of at least guessing the year correctly? In that, I will leave it for you to decide for yourself. But if it were me, I would pray long and hard to God, through Jesus, before I would even think of trying to answer that one. For remember, only God knows this answer for sure...

- Author: Basil Phanara