So, I Listened to Family Radio Last Night

I wanted to find out what the explanation was for the failed prediction of May 21 as Judgment Day. (I was unable to listen to the whole thing as a thunderstorm going on in my area prompted me to shut down my computer.)  If I understand correctly, God had come spiritually rather than physically, and the earthquakes, rapture, etc. will occur on October 21 of this year. You can read more about it here.

Personally, I cannot forsee every little thing that will happen tomorrow, let alone on a day that is barely less than five months away. As Proverbs 27:1 says, "Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." Thus, I cannot bring myself to confirm or deny that the world will end at that time. As had been the case with May 21, I'm taking this one with the "we'll see" mentality.

Finally Some Answers, I Hope

Over the past week, I've been blogging about the controversy of May 21 being the predicted date of the Second Coming of Christ to prelude the end of the world. Of course, May 21 has come and gone with no rapture.

Yesterday, I dropped Harold Camping, the man behind this prediction, an email in regard to this. I asked him what had happened as well as whether or not he has learned to stop trying to figure out when the end of the world shall be. It turns out that tonight, on his radio show (which will be at 7:30 PM my time; I'll be listening online) he plans to talk about his failed prediction. If I'm able to, I'll give you all the link to it when it becomes an "archive". And I will be taking notes as well as hoping nobody calls me tonight. (I do not want to have to tune out of the program, but if someone calls, if only to chat, I will have to accept.) I'll give you all an update tomorrow or later in the week, Lord willing.

First Day After the Judgement Day That Wasn't

Family Radio had said that the Bible guaranteed that May 21 would be Judgement Day, that there'd be earthquakes involved, and people would be raptured. Yet, there was no earthquake where I live, and I'm still here. (And I'm sure everyone at church is as well.)  It's a good thing that I didn't clear out my possessions or anything like that. I've heard that there were people who quit their jobs, cleared out their bank accounts, etc. I wonder what they're going to do now that the anticipated Judgement Day has passed.

This past Monday, I had posted a poll (which is now closed) asking you all if you believed the whole May 21 thing. Most of you said no, and you were right. But regardless of which answer you selected, I thank you for doing so.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to finish getting ready for church. When I get home, I think I'm going to write to Family Radio asking them what happened. After I've done that, I will let you all know what, if anything, they say.

I'm Going to Call it a Night

So far, no "Judgement Day" stuff has happened, at least not where I live. I had thought of staying up until midnight for my final update, but I'm getting tired, and I need to get up in the morning to go to church.

If the "Judgement Day" prediction for today is to come true at all, it has little more than an hour and forty-five minutes to do so, at least in my time zone. Since it looks like I will be waking up to another ordinary day tomorrow, I'll be sure to give you all more of my thoughts on this stuff tomorrow, even if I have to wait until I get home from church.

Lord willing, I will see you all tomorrow. Have a good night.

Six O'Clock Update

It's a little after 6 PM where I'm at. I've already eaten dinner, but not dessert yet. There's been no earthquake, and I'm still here. (If I wasn't, why would I be writing this?) Unless things are supposed to happen later, I get the sneaky feeling that tomorrow is going to be rather embarassing for certain people I could name but won't this time. I have a feeling that when they are asked about the Rapture that was "supposed" to happen today but didn't, the words "no comment" will be involved.

Then again, the day is not over yet. If I can get myself to stay awake long enough to do this, I will let you all know if anything happens by midnight. (I'm thinking probably not.) In the meantime, I think I will go have some dessert and possibly have a "so far so good" stroll. I'll talk to you all later, Lord willing.

Today's the [Supposed] Day and Someone's Going to Be Screwed

Over the past week, I have written about what some religious groups claim to be Judgement Day, which happens to be um, today. I'm up and dressed, have had my breakfast (scrambled eggs, toast, grapes, coffee and orange juice), and have VH1 in the background as I write this. So far, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Then again, I guess things are supposed to happen at 6 PM in one's time zone, if they happen at all.

Most of you who have voted in my poll seem pretty confident that Judgement Day will NOT happen today. If you have not cast your vote already, you have until midnight tonight to do so. (After all, there won't be much point in doing so once this day has passed.)

From my understanding, 6PM has come and gone in some places, such as  Singapore without anything happening. (See the comment section on that link.) The day is not yet over, so anything could happen at this point.

Regardless of how today actually plays out, someone's going to be screwed. Those who have dismissed the idea of today being Judgement Day will be caught off guard if it does happen. Those who haven't been saved will be left behind to face destruction. Those who have given up their normal lives, cleared out their bank accounts, etc., in anticipation of today are going to be in a very awkward position if nothing happens. At the very least, people that have been going through the trouble of spreading "the word" about today and have no question in their mind about today being Judgement Day will be quite embarassed if today were to come and go without anything happening. If nothing happens tomorrow, I hope groups like Family Radio will be prepared to explain themselves.

I'll try not to say any more until 6PM my time. God willing, I will be sure to give you all an update then.

Less Than Half an Hour Away from "Judgement Day"

In my time zone there is less than half an hour left until May 21, the "Judgement Day" predicted by some religious groups out there, such as Family Radio. (The last time I tried to access their site, I didn't have much luck with it. I'm hoping it's just a temporary burp of sorts.)

I'm not sure if anything will happen tomorrow or not. Family Radio had said that the Bible guarantees that the rapture and the earthquakes will happen. I was unable to find this on the site, but some people had said that the earthquake/rapture business is said to supposedly happen at 6PM in whatever time zone one is in. These people refuse to consider the possibilty of tomorrow coming and going with nothing happening.

I'm thinking tomorrow, I will have a hearty breakfast, catch up on email and Facebook requests, and do whatever else I need to do tomorrow, and let whatever shall happen happen. I may be in tomorrow to do one or two posts. If May 21 comes and goes with nothing happening, I plan to post some more here (as well as my other blogs.) I do wonder though, what kind of explanation those in the "May 21 is definately Judgement Day; there's no question" camp will have IF the earthquake, rapture, etc. do not happen at any time tomorrow. Hmm. Maybe I should tune in to the news all day tomorrow just in case anything does happen.