The closer we get to 2012 the more people are wondering if 2012 is the end of the world. There was even a Hollywood blockbuster movie on the topic in 2009. All kinds of theories abound. Which one is the right one? At many different points in history people have looked for the end of the world. In the year 1000 people were sure the world was ending. In 1844 a group called the Adventists concluded that Jesus was coming back based on the 2300 day prophecy of Daniel 8. Some people were sure that the year 2000 would be the end and now people are talking about 2012.
Where do you get your information?
The idea that 2012 is the end of the world comes principally from the Mayans. They developed a calendar based on a cycle of 13 Baktuns. A Baktun contained 144,000 days or 394.25 tropical years. One complete cycle of 13 Baktun's represents 5,125 years. The current cycle ends on December 21st, 2012 GMT. No one knows for sure what will happen at the end of this cycle. Some people speculate that the reason there were no more cycles mentioned by the Mayans was because they believed that time would end at that point. Others though point out that this isn't specifically predicted by the Mayans. This second group believes all that happens is that we will start a new 5,125 year cycle.
Planet X and Jupiter turning into a sun?
There are some really far out ideas out there by some people about 2012. A number of people are looking for a planet X to intersect with earth in December 2012. As this giant planet comes into our solar system, these people speculate, it will cause the gas giant Jupiter to ignite into a sun. The resultant pull of Jupiter and planet X will cause the earth to fling out of its orbit with the sun and be destroyed.
Only one source has proven accurate at predicting the future
While many different writings in history have tried to predict the future. Few have succeeded with any accuracy. In fact, the only book that have a proven track record for prophetic predictions is the Bible. No other ancient book has as many fulfilled prophecies as the Bible. No other ancient writings have accurately predicted the course of events thousands of years before they have happened like the Bible. No other ancient book has been preserved and carefully copied over thousands of years like the Bible has.
If I had to choose only one source for predicting what will happen in the future it would be the Bible. Take the life of Jesus. There are somewhere around 500 prophecies on the life of Jesus in the Bible. Most of them were given hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus. These 500 prophecies are a mix of Jesus' first and second coming. Hundreds of them refer to Jesus' first coming and they were all fulfilled to the letter. Some of them in amazing detail.
What does the Bible say about 2012?
The date of 2012 is not mentioned in the Bible. No where does the Bible predict that the earth will be completely destroyed. Jesus himself warned us that no one knows the day or the hour of his coming, not even the angels in heaven! (Matthew 24:36) Trying to predict the future is risky business. It can either give people a false sense of security or it can lead people to give up on God altogether when the predicted time comes and goes.
Is the world ending in 2012? I don't know. Most likely not but no one can give a definitive answer. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Joe Duchesne is the speaker / director of Thelastcrisis.tv a ministry dedicated to preparing people for the end of time. For more content about the end of time and prophecy in general be sure to visit our blog at blog.thelastcrisis.tv
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