By now you probably have heard about the Mayan Calendar and the prediction or prophecy of the end of the world on December 21st, 2012. Many others have seen the movie 2012 which predicts the end of the world as we know it. What do most Christians think of this prediction? What do most non-believers think of it? What do the Mayan’s themselves believe about it? Is there any shred of truth to the prediction or prophecy of the end of the world according to the Mayan Calendar? Should we be stockpiling supplies in advance of this alleged prophecy?
The Mayan Calendar
This issue has been a frequent “water cooler” topic of conversation for many of my co-workers. Of those that spoke about the movie 2012, the majority were less concerned about the movie than they were with the prediction of the Mayan Calendar. The calendar, contrary to popular belief, is somewhat like the calendar that we use today. Our calendar runs out on December 31st every year but no one sees it as a prediction of the end of the world. The Mayan Calendar is cyclical too. The ancient Mayan Calendar was no different from any calendar. It was good for only a set period of time. It was simply based upon a set number of days and was intended to keep a record of a collection of days for each year.
The way the ancient Mayans measured time was much different than the way that we do today. They used centuries instead of years but their intent was not to match the end of their calendar with the end of time as they knew it. Much of what the movie 2012 is based upon is not anything about the Mayan’s beliefs at all, but is a fictitious scenario constructed from Western imaginations. The Mayan’s descendants do not use the ancient calendar anymore. They use the same calendar that most of the world uses and like the one that we use today. The Mayan Calendar started in 3135 B.C., their time, and it was not calibrated with the present calendar we use today, called the Gregorian calendar.
What Do the Mayans Say?
Modern day ancestors of the Mayans, when interviewed about December 21st, 2012, had no clue about any significance of that date. When local reporters went to the modern day descendants of the Mayans and asked them what they thought of that date or the Mayan Calendar prediction of doom for 2012, they didn’t have a clue about it. In fact, they could not have cared less. The only thing that they were concerned about was having enough rain this year for their crops.
The Mayans are not concerned and know nothing about nor are concerned in any way about some alleged prediction of the end of the world. No archeological evidence has ever been unearthed to validate this myth of the Mayan Calendar’s prediction doom on December 21st, 2012. If you bring up the end-of-the-world topic of the Mayan’s 2012 calendar with the local Mayan elder, Chile Pixtun, he is completely puzzled by it. So too are the local indigenous tribes of the Guatemalan Apoloinaria who are the direct descendents of the Mayan Indians. Mayor Pixtun will be the first to say that these doomsday myths are not from his own culture but must be from Western imaginations.
Is The Earth Doomed?
This reminds me somewhat of the 2YK scare where everyone thought that the world’s computers would not be able to handle all the “zeroes” when the calendar turned to the year two thousand. They believed that since computers were necessary for the Stock Exchange, airlines, businesses, banks, and industries that all the computers crashing would produce wide-spread chaos and food shortages. That concern caused many to buy tons of dry goods, water purifiers, and 55-gallon drums for storage of their supplies. They were stocking up on clothing, firewood, and many other every day staples. It turned out to be absolutely nothing at all.
No one knows the day when Christ will return (Matt. 24:43, Luke 12:39). Not the Mayan Calendar, not any preacher or pastor who claims to know but only the Father in heaven. If someone predicts the coming of Christ, you can know for a fact that you are listening to a false profit. Mark 13:32 says, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.“ Even the Bible says nothing about the end of the world. It describes an end of the age and a new heaven and a new earth but Ecclesiastes 1:4 says “Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.” Revelation 1:2 tells us that the Holy City, Jerusalem, will descend out of heaven and comes down to the earth.
The Importance of 2012
Anyone that has or ever will ask me about 2012 is an opportunity to show them the real 2012 to be concerned about that is neither legend nor myth. If there is any 2012 that I would tell them to think about in a serious manner it would be, ironically, Revelation 20:12 which says, “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.” Revelation 20:12 speaks of the Great White Throne Judgment in which those who are not Jesus Christ’s own will be judged for eternity.
If you were to die today and are not found written in the book of life, then truly you do have something to worry about; and for all eternity. “Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him” (Rev. 20:6). Revelation 3:5 is where your name, this very day, can be written down in the book of life and here is what will be said of you, “The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.” I pray this is so.
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Another great article here Jack. I really liked the idea of using Revelations 20:12 as a witnessing tool when this topic comes up in conversation.
Josh, thank you so much. I always appreciate your input my friend. Have a terrific Memorial Holiday weekend with you and your family.
Let me update this due to much hoopla that I have heard about from various people recently, some even Christians. The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012. Various astronomical alignments and numerological formulae related to this date have been proposed.
Some suggest that the 2012 date marks the end of the world or a smaller catastrophe. Scenarios suggested for the end of the world include the arrival of the next solar maximum, or Earth’s collision with a black hole or a passing planet called “Nibiru”. The nearest black hole is many millions of light years away.
Scholars from various disciplines have dismissed the idea of such cataclysmic events occurring in 2012. As I said in this article, mainstream Mayanist scholars state that predictions of impending doom are NOT found in ANY of the extant classic Maya accounts, and that the idea that the Long Count calendar “ends” in 2012 MISREPRESENTS Maya history. The modern Maya do not consider the date significant, and the classical sources on the subject are scarce and contradictory.
Finally, and most importantly, astronomers and other scientists have REJECTED the apocalyptic forecasts as pseudoscience, stating that the anticipated events are contradicted by doing simple astronomical observations and the perceived alignment of Saturn, Jupiter, the Earth, the Sun and a black hole are absolutely wrong. John Gribbin in the late 1970′s wrote a book entitled The Jupiter Effect which predicted the end of the world would occur in 1983 due a once in a millennium planetary alignment. Of course, the world obviously did not end in 1983! Can the Planets Ever Exactly Line-Up?
The Probability that these planets will line up exactly, including the sun, is 9.3 x 1019 minutes = 1.8 x 1014 years
which is a whooping once in 180 trillion years![1] The odds strongly favor that an exact planetary alignment will NEVER occur throughout the entire history of the solar system.
I hope this debunks this Dec. 21st, 2012 myth.
1. http://www.etsu.edu/physics/etsuobs/starprty/22099dgl/planalign.htm
I need to read my Bible more offten. I’m glad I no longer believe in 2012. I never believed that preacher who said the rapture will begin soon this year. No one knows when Jesus will come back.
Amen Lisa. No one knows the hour of Christ’s return but I sense that it could be at any time or very soon, although the last thing I will ever do is set a date. As you correctly said, no one knows. Well said. Thank you so much for your comment.
I just read those verses 2 nights ago. In my opinion the world has always been ending since Christ ascended into heaven telling his apostals that he will be coming back.
Like you said no one knows when the world will end, only the Father, but to me reading the word of God can help you prepare for his second coming no matter when it is. I believe the bible gives you plenty of warning signs to look for such as the anti-christ being of European decent it is also said that we will have one form of goverment one from of money(probably the Euro, my opinion) one form of health care one way to pay for anything one one one unity but it will be worldly unity not from God. Its says nations will be at war with nations and earthquakes will happen in varies places.
These are almost hints,in my opinion, and as christians God and the Holy spirit will guide you and allow you to see truth in a time when total and utter choas has broken and lies and deceit are everywhere and you can’t seem to find truth in anything in this world, the word of our Father almost gives you glasses to see thing more clearly to see through all the nonsense of this world, so that you may prepare for Him. Also the word tells you how to prepare for such hard times with all the Armor of God. God knows what we are up agianst and he would never allow us to be in the dark that is why when you accept him into your life he brings you to the light. Just trust in God that he will keep all of his promises (which he will) and we have nothing to worry about. Let tomorrow worry about itself.
Well I know I’m ranting sorry but I just agree with you pastor Jack and I just was wondering what Christians were saying about 2012 and how they were feeling because although thinking of the worlds end is a very scary thing Christians, no one can take you out of the hands of your father you are His, even death is not a scary thing when you can have confidence that your Father will welcome you into His kingdom saying” job well done my good and faithful servant.”
Keep your TD glasses polished folks…(I’ve heard of 3D, but what is this TD I hear you ask). TD is an abbreviation of TRIUNE DEITY. As has been stated crystal clearly in the word of GOD that NO-ONE knows the day or the hour when the glorious event will take place and I am not going to add or take anything away from that, other than to say, like the wise virgins 5, keep your lamps trimmed and buckle up with the belt of TRUTH. Come Lord Jesus.
Amen Mr. Cann. Well said. We need to be always ready for He comes at a time when no one will expect. Thank you sir for your comment. I home that this comment of yours serves to wake up people to the time of Christ’s return being at any given moment…even so Lord, come quickly.
Amber, thank you so much for your great input and comment. Excellent points…the Holy Spirit helps us from being deceived because He points us to the true King of kings, Jesus Christ THE Christ and the antichrist will be obvious to all believers to be from the devil.
Amen to your comment that we are safe and secure in the Father’s and Jesus’ hands (John 10:28-29) and NO ONE can snatch us away from Him (Jon 6:37). I pray those who don’t know Christ take heed and come to Him as Savior today while it is still called today.
The many Christians I spoke with about this are not worried at all. If anything, the irony is that Revelation 20:12 says “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.” If they are in Christ, then they will not be in this Great White Throne Judgment. We CAN have confidence Amber. God bless you and now go tell both unbelievers AND Christians that this 2012 means security for believers and they have nothing to worry about. For the lost this Rev. 20:12 is the scariest thing of all.
Hello children of GOD in Jesus name.
I notice something about my self, I use to be short tempered with my wife but now I am able to take it and not crack like before. Truly the is power in the word of GOD I am able to be quiet when she complains or shout of anything. I am transformed and thank you JESUS for the bible verses they have change my life thank you guys . I wanted to know now I know and wanna know more keep on sending the word amen.
Amen Sipho to your request. What nation are you from? It is so good to have you visit the website here. I am glad that God is helping you to become a new creature in Jesus Christ. Please keep in touch.
Firstly I will like to thank u for your time and respond thank u and may God lift u up in all things in your life. Bless u and your family,the team God moves with u all, bless u guys.
I am a proudly african thank u for asking. I live in South Africa In the town called Krugersdorp it is not a big town.
But what matters is am I born again? 100percent yes. The more u send prayers and verses u building me and getting me ready for the day which we all do not know when is HE coming back. But my hope and strength has developed so much……..*amen and amen
Jesus is LORD.
Thank you
Sipho, what a fantastic comment. Thank you so much my beloved friend in South Africa. I am glad you are born again. We will meet some day in heaven and I can’t wait to meet all of our brothers and sisters from all over the world to worship at the feet of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen….praying for you my friend. May God richly bless you fellow saint.
Brother Jack…once again the devil has shot himself in the foot. People are so perplexed, frightened and confused about 2012, that many will run to the Lord out of fear if not conviction ….Praise The Lord…another insightful article. God Bless You.
What a blessing Beverly. I recognized you by your name and I am SO HAPPY you commented here and visited this website. I truly love it her and you are so right, the devil’s trick has been debunked (again!). Do you just love it. When we know God’s Word, we can know for sure that our future is secure and God is sovereign and is never taken by surprise. Oh, how I wish I had such biblically sound women of faith full of godly wisdom and grace such as you in the church I am under-shepherd of. May God bless you for your edifying, uplifting, encouraging, and exhortation to me. Thank you a thousand times. Please come back again my good and godly friend.
My name is sophia and i’m sending this from lagos state,nigeria.(Nigeria is in west africa)
I have been troubled about all the hype of 2012,so i decided to google what christians are saying about it and i stumbled on this site.
I’m sure God guided me to this site and i’ve been so so blessed by visiting. I’m comforted now(after reading all the scary stories about 2012 and how that bunkers are being built all over the world for life preservation).
I appreciate Amber’s post and yours,Pastor Jack has been salve to my soul. Please,don’t stop the good work and may God,the father of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ continually uplift,protect and strenghten you and your family in Jesus name. Amen
Sophia, thank you for your comment. I agree that we can have things in the world that can cause us to fear but the true 2012 that should be fearful are for those who do not believe in Jesus Christ for Revelation 20:12 is indeed fearful for those who are not born-again believers in Jesus Christ. Thank you for your comment and for visiting us. The bunkers being built around the world for 2012 are based upon a myth and have no truth in fact at all.
Our “bunker” is in having faith, trust, and belief in Jesus Christ and nothing shall harm or hurt us for we have been saved for eternal life and Jesus will never cast away those that are His, no matter what the world says or how bad it gets (Read John 6:37, John 10:28-29). I too appreciated Amber’s post…God bless you in Nigeria my friend. I look forward to the day when we can all meet in Heaven before God Almighty.
Thanks Pastor Jack. I’m glad i’m born again and have no reason to fear. I took look forward to the day where there shall be no more death,nor crying…when the former things shall pass away and all that matters will be seeing ‘HIM’ face to face.
I’m at peace now.
Amen Sophia. I look forward to that day too and it may be soon, but no one knows for sure. Hey, would you save me a seat next to you at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb of God mentioned in Revelation. I can’t wait to meet all of those believers and share in the joy of being in the presence of God Almighty and worshiping Jesus together.
Saving u a seat shouldn’t be a problem Pastor Jack and thanks for always taking out time to respond to my posts.
Pls can you tell me more about the book of life and what it stands for?
Thank you Sophia. I appreciate your comment. I wrote an article on Eternal Security and it is a 3-part article. I will try to summarize it here. Sorry it is so long, but here is what I know of the Book of Life:
No one needs to live with the fear that his or her name will be erased from the Book of Life today or sometime in the future. Once you are saved, you can never be lost again (John 10:28-29). There is a reason that Jesus said in John 10:28-29 that no one can snatch us out of His hand or out of the hand of God. God has a book and in fact many books (Rev. 20:12). One is the Book of Life and it has your name in it if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. It’s vital that your name be in that book. If you are saved, it’s already in the book…to stay:
But what about the other books (Rev. 20:12)? Those who fear Almighty God Jehovah, calling on His name and serving Him, will be found written in the book of remembrance (Malachi 3:16-18) which is another name for the Book of Life. On the other hand a person whose name is not in the book of life will serve the beast (Rev. 13:4-9) and will not be saved or enter heaven. Notice that many books are opened, not just one book. One of these books is the Book of Life. The dead are judged according to their works. They seem to have their names in books too, but their names may have been blotted out of the Book of Life. Why? Because those not found written in the Book of Life, are to be thrown into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:11-15). This infers that there were other books too, as in Revelation 20:12 says, “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books (plural) were opened, and another book was opened (different book here), which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books (plural, meaning from the other books , apparently), according to their works. ”
But can names in the Book of Life be blotted out? It may be that all names were written in the Book of Life at one time and later blotted out due to rejecting Jesus Christ. This makes sense knowing that Moses and David knew of the existence of Jehovah’s book of life. These two realized a person’s name could be removed (blotted out) from it (Exodus 32:31-33, Psalms 69:27-28). And perhaps those who rejected God and Jesus were put into the other books and judged out of them (Rev. 20:12) and then their names were blotted out of the Book of Life. Any names that were blotted out were the names of those who would not accept Jesus Christ as Lord to begin with. Remember that God has perfect foreknowledge of everyone of us. The names blotted are not the names of saints (Dan. 7:10) but of sinners; those who would reject, in the future, God’s free gift of grace to receive (Rev. 13:8) through Jesus supreme sacrifice. They must have then been placed into the “other books” mentioned in Revelation 20:12. This makes perfect sense since there were many books to begin with, b that people are going to be judged by. The reassuring thing is that if your name’s in the Book of Life, and you have accepted Jesus Christ, it won’t be blotted out.
The meaning of predestination means that we were adopted as children of God, chosen before the earth even existed, and like a couple who plans to have children, they fully intend not to leave their children as orphans or give up on them (Eph 1:4-5).
Then who are these who are “not found written in the Book of Life” and “cast into the lake of fire”? It is all who dwell on the earth and that have ever lived (Rev. 20:12) that never accepted Jesus. All the saints in the Book of Life will not have their name blotted out though. I have often wondered if this was the reason the Ark was so much bigger and provisions were so greater than they actually needed for the number of animals and Noah’s family. Did He leave room enough on it to accommodate any who decided to repent before the Great Flood. We know that God doesn’t want anyone to perish.
Hmmm… So true about the Ark. God probably had it made so big in the hope that some people might still repent.
I’m sorry i’m asking too many questions. I just really want to know cos i cant seem to get enough of God. What then happens when one who has accepted Christ into his life sins and dies in the process. Does that mean there is such a thing as purgatorian cleansing?
Sophia, don’t worry about asking questions. I love how you hunger for the Word of God. That’s a sign that the Holy Spirit is working in you. I do not think I have ever found any Scripture anywhere in the entire Bible that describes, mentions, or talks about a purgatory cleansing. There is no such thing. We are cleansed by belief in Jesus Christ. I John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
Even if we sin after we have confessed and die with unconfessed sin.
2 Corinthians 5:19 says that “God is not counting men’s sins against them.”
Hebrews 9:22 say without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Colossians 2:13 “he forgave us all our sins.”
This means “ALL” sins….so you don’t have to worry. Thanks for the comment.
Thanks again Pastor Jack. While i was reading from the boo of revelations this morning (by the way,it’s 5a.m here), i read about a lamb standing on mount zion and with him,a hundred and fourty four thousand having his father’s name written on their foreheads. This is from rev.14. Who are this people? Apart from them being undefiled,what is significant about them?
Verse3 of the same chapter refered to some four living creatures and elders. Who are this creatures…the elders too?
Some say that these 144,000 are representative of the redeemed at Christs return. Others say that these are the Jewish witnesses that have been faithful to proclaim the gospel of Christ. Either way, they have the name of God written in their foreheads which means that they make a bold and open profession of their faith in God and Christ, and this is followed by suitable actings. There were persons in the darkest times, who ventured and laid down their lives for the worship and truth of the gospel of Christ. They kept themselves clean from the wicked abominations of the followers of antichrist. Their hearts were right with God; and they were freely pardoned in Christ; he is glorified in them, and they in him. May it be our prayer, our endeavour, our ambition, to be found in this honourable company. Those who are really sanctified and justified are meant here.
They are significant because even thou they are not sinless, they are blameless because of Christ’s righteousness and are thus deemed sanctified.
As for the “four living creatures” and the “elders”: As represented by Ezekiel (1-10) and John (Rev. 4, etc.), “living creatures” are the cherubim. They are distinguished from angels (Rev. 15:7); they join the elders in the “new song” (5:8, 9); they warn of danger from divine justice (Isa. 6:3-5), and Sophia, they also deliver the commission to those who execute it (Ezek. 10:2, 7); they associate with the elders in their sympathy with the hundred and forty-four thousand who sing the new song (Rev. 14:3), and with the Church in the overthrow of her enemies (19:4). These elders could represent the OT and NT church, as indicated by the number twenty four, i.e. twelve tribes + twelve apostles. The following reasons are given:
An Elder is a church office.
They are dressed in white as is the Church (3:5, 7:14).
They are described later as having harps (5:8) as does the church (15:2)
Revelation is a difficult book to understand but the main thing is that the Holy Spirit reveals those things and not all of the Bible can be understood. The main and central tenets of the Bible can be though. The important things are clear (Acts 4:12, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 10:9-13). We will have more understanding after we enter the Kingdom of Heaven. For now, the best thing we can do is to tell others about Jesus and don’t divide over non-salvation issues. Our imperative command from Christ is the most important thing; the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20, Acts 1:8).
Thank you Pastor Jack. I really appreciate your sharing the word with me. You are indeed a blessing to the body of Christ. I have been able to bless others because of some of your posts that i’ve seen. We started a house fellowship group of young people who are hungry and thirsty for the word of God and we were so blessed today. It was a time of refreshing. I will keep you posted on happenings in my fellowship group…if it wont be a bother. Sir,do remember us in your prayers.
I will remember you in my prayers and your fellowship group as well my friend Sophia.
Thank you sir!
paster jack i really appreciate you reaching out to people and helping us understand things. i really would like to ask you if you wouldnt mind saying a prayer for me..i study the bible weekly and im trying to live my life the jesus and the father would like me to but sometimes i just feel as if someones trying to ditract me. i have no job im trying to get back into school and do right and sometimes i feel as if im doing the right thing and then suddenly i just get over whelmed with stress can i please have some advice as to what i should do. im really trying to draw close to god but im wondering if theres anything else i should be doing.
Danielle, I believe it is so rewarding being part of this writing team here and you are what makes it all worthwhile. I will be in prayer for you Danielle. I too had to drop out of school for my seminary due to lack of funds and am an unpaid pastor at a small, poor church and am only a janitor but God looks on us as being precious enough to die for in Jesus Christ….now how much value would a person have if God Himself, in Jesus, would die for us!? Incredible. I too get overwhelmed with my church, hospital visitation, nursing home visits, sermon, door to door, yet the only thing that we can do with being overwhelmed is being under His wings and in prayer and reading the Bible. The way to draw close to God is to pray in utter and sheer dependency upon Him. God wants us to be completely and desperately in need of Him and He actually desires that we are broken before Him and understanding that only HE can help us. As a father and grandfather, I get no more greater earthly pleasure in my children and grandchildren coming to me for help. Now if I, a human and imperfect father and grandfather am always willing and able to help, how much more is our Father in heaven ready and willing to help. May the God of all comfort, be with you now and I will pray for you my friend. Jesus said that He will never, ever leave us, nor forsake us, nor cast us away. God bless. On my face, hands, and knees for you my friend.
Thanj so much for getting back to me. I really appreciate it sir….one question. Does god forgive people who have had abortions. And if youve never been baptized will you go to hell.
God will forgive any and ALL sins that we ask Him for my friend. Perhaps my favorite and most often used verse here at this site and in my sermons is I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Glory to God in the Highest and Amen.
The thief on the cross was promised by Jesus that “TODAY you will be with me in paradise” and of course the thief on the cross was never baptized, never attended a church service, nor a Wed. Night Bible Study or Sunday School class. Baptism saves no one it is Christ alone that saves and not works (Acts 4:12, Acts 16:30-31) I suggest you read this article called “Does Baptism Save You? A Biblical Analysis” at: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/does-baptism-save-you-a-biblical-analysis/
God bless you and thank you for your questions. I hope this helps. Let us know if we did not answer your question. You can always click on “Contact” us at the top of the webpage for a confidential question to be answered. Thank you.
The Bible tells us that not even Jesus knows when the end will come but only God the Father. If Jesus Himself doesn’t know, who are we to say when the exact date will be?! It could be Dec. 21st 2012 or could be not. I have seen many websites that tell how to survive the end of the world. Guess what people, even common sense tells us, if it’s the end of the world (are you sitting down?), NOBODY IS GOING TO SURVIVE!!!!! NOT EVEN YOU!!!!!!! HEL—–LO!!!!!!
Charisse, you are so right. Thank you for commenting. You are always welcome here. Yes, you are spot on the mark…It is pointless for us to predict any end of the world…actually, the Bible doesn’t predict the world to end but the end of the age. The good news is that believers will survive as it is written, “Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him” (Rev. 20:6).
AMEN!
Thank you for clarifying that Pastor Jack. I know all believers will survive. We need to share the Gospel with as many as possible. I’m curious to see how society will act on Dec. 20th. It would be interesting to see if our churches will be filling up as Dec 21st gets closer.
Charisse…great point. I too wonder if they will think more about God as this day approaching. But then, after it comes and goes, I wonder how many of them will be true converts. My prayer is that they will come into the churches and then hear about the real end for those who don’t know Christ from Revelation 20:12. Coincidence?
In any event, its a great way to launch into the gospel and witness about Jesus Christ. Thanks my friend so much. You brought up an interesting point there. Well done my friend. Please come back and see us/comment again.
Thank u soo much pastor I am 23 yrs old n have 3 small kids n ever since I heard about this 2012 hoax on the internet I havent slept really or touched a bite to eat I was that petrefied but u have cleared all anwsers I have and I think god everyday for being in my life I live for him ..gid bless you
Thank you for your comment and visiting our site Amanda. I am glad we could help. I know with certainty that anyone who is a born-again believer who has placed their faith and trust in Christ is secure for eternity (John 6:37, John 10:28-29). Even NASA has debunked this as myth: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45834574#.TwEG0FbQtiM
Now, if you are NOT a Christian, then there is still uncertainty for those who die without Christ will be forever separated from God for eternity. To make certain you are, click on the “Come to Jesus” link at the top of this webpage or click on this: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/come-to-jesus/
God bless you and your children Amanda. Thank you for visiting the website. Please come back.
I loved reading this I’m. finally glad that someone put a site up with the truth on it
Thank you Tamara. I think it is ironic that the end for those who are separated from God by their sins, 2012 is the end…as in Revelation 20:12. I hope that those who have already placed their faith and trust in Jesus can put all these fears to rest permanently and depend upon a very real and very alive Jesus Christ Who is coming again because He has not appointed His own to the wrath of God (1 Thess 5:9)
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Any Christian should know better about the 2012 prophecy. If no one knows when Christ returns, how would Mayans? They are not that special, in terms of one person to another as they relate to Christ. Mayans weren’t even Christians. So if you are Christian and having doubts about 2012; go read the bible and calm down. You may save yourself some unwanted anxiety. I believe Christ is the Son of the Living God. Because of this, I walk with no fear, I give everything, and treat others as I want to be treated. 2012, biggest scam scare since Y2K just as you stated Jack. Thank you for your words of wisdom to help those in times of need as it pertains to anxiety about 2012.
Amen Kevin. So true We have a sure faith in Christ and our hope is in God not in myths. This myth may actually be useful as a witnessing tool for our Outreach in sharing the gospel of Christ because I have mentioned before that the only 2012 anyone needs to worry about is Revelation 20:12 and this truly is the end for those who have not placed their faith in Jesus Christ but for us, we know that we have a know-so salvation and eternal life and not a hope-so faith. Thanks Kevin for your spot-on-the-mark comment. You are so right.
Dear Jack,
. After reading your article it has put some Godly logic back in my heart, so for that thank you. I look forward to reading more of your articles as I am trying to become right with my life and putting God first.
This is the first time in reading your article. Even though I believe that Christ is my Savior I do tend to get wrapped up in the worldly things as do all of us. I know that I am a sinner and because of Christ I have been set free. I still do tend to worry about 2012 so bad it is making my husband go bonkers
Lisa, thank you so much. Even though I am a pastor, I continually tell them that I am a “train wreck” and a wretched sinner. I believe God will use women of faith like you who acknowledge their sin, as I have sin as well, because you are humble before His sight. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (such as you). You have made my day my friend. Thank you so much. I should write more on sin since I have such experience with it!
You are so encouraging. Thank you Lisa. Your last sentence reminds me of me too and of what Paul wrote and that we are not alone in this daily struggle:
Rom 7:14- “but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.” The good news comes in verse 25 “Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Great insights Jack! Thank you for that profound and most importantly sound Biblical explanation about “The 2012 – End of the World Prediction”, which I believe is another “For Profit Prediction.”
We were having a Bible study two Fridays ago about Romans 8:1-14 when someone in the group asked the question, “Where are those people who rejected or have not accepted Christ as their Savior will go after they have died?” During our interactive discussion forum, the book of Revelation specifically Chap. 20 verse 12, “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.”, was brought up and everyone came to a conclusion with realization. Praise God for bringing us the revelation of His Truth!
Unfortunately & sadly to say, people nowadays seem to pay more attention to the whimsy, fictitious & unfounded stories than the Timeless Biblical Truth. This bring to life the prophecy found in 2 Timothy 4:3 (NIV), “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.”
More power to the Truth!
Mr. Ramos. I love your comment and truly your Bible study sounds beneficial in growing in grace and knowledge. I use this Mayan myth 2012 to point them to the truth of Revelation 20:12. I find it ironic that the supposed end of the world in the Mayan myth of 2012 is matched with the truth of Rev. 20:12 which indeed is the end for those who do not believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior where they will be forever in eternity separated from God with no second chance. Thank you sir for you wonderfully insightful comment. Please come back and visit us again.
I Love the comments which you shared with the Bible references provide. To me I’am also on your side as to mu believe as a Christian,the Bible never tells us when the world will end. Even the times of the Old Testaments of Noah, G.D himself has promised giving a sign with the Rainbow to remind us he will never again do the same to the world and that is his promise. To day it is only you and me that is our own life to be prepared for Christ’s coming.
Let us be prepared when the time will come.
Amen John. So true…instead of watching for the signs, we should be getting prepared and warning others of the end of life as they know it…that is, to die without Christ or to be alive when He comes again, it will be too late but for us today, we still have time to warn others about the wrath of God to come and knowing God doesn’t want any to perish, this is all the more reason to witness about the Savior Who died to save. God bless John and thank you and please visit us again if you can.
I have been a christian since I can remember.I gave my heart to Jesus when I was 9 years old.I am almost 30 now,and had times that I was uncertain if God was still with me.I went through hard times and went off the path God wants for me…but I’ve always come back needing HIM,KNOWING I CANNOT MAKE IT WITHOUT HIM.I seem to do good for a while,I always fall short to anything God wants of me.My husband and I have new friends,which are close(OUR ONLY FRIENDS),they,husband and wife;abuse alcohol and curse so much that I make my kids go inside and watch cartoons,(during a family bbq)while I still sit there and amuse them with laughs,feeling very guilty and lonely.
I was planning our wedding renewal for May in our church,I was so excited,I told the same friend,and she said …laughing,that’s not your church quit calling it that.(because we only went every Sunday for a couple months,I started feeling ashamed.(I felt like it was our church,the church where my kids have been since 2-3 years)Now we don’t even go to church anymore. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.We have family meals at the table,I read my 8 year old bedtime stories every night,and talk about God every chance we get.The last thing I want is for my children to not to live in a sinful manner,but I’m the worst example.
update…My 8 year old just accepted Jesus into his heart today!
Eileen, thank you for such a powerful story. I hear the conviction of the Holy Spirit in your words. In the New Testament, there is not one single place where Christians are outside of a church. There are no lone ranger Christians in the New Testament. The Bible commands believers to not forsake the assembling of ourselves as is the manner of some (Heb 10:25). The literal translation is “do not give up meeting together.” There is a place for your children to learn in Sunday school about God about things that parents can not fully cover. I taught Sunday school for 25 years and they need this, as do adults too. There is safety in the flock of God but outside of this, outside of the fellowship of the church, they have no protection from Satan, who seeks whom he might devour. No prayer support, no fellowship, no Christian friendship.
I would implore you for your and your families sake to find a Bible-believing church. I am a pastor and I hear terrible stories of people who claim to be Christian yet never attend and God will chastise them because He is a Father and loves them and every good parent disciplines those who he loves. Read this biblical article on what not I say, but what the Bible says about church membership. http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-church-membership-and-attendance/
Thank you and please keep in touch.
Aperantly the Mayan calendar did not have a specfic time set like any normal calendar, once every cycle ended a new one would begin. Acts 1:7 “it is not for you to know the times or dates the father has set” Matthew 24:36 “but about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven nor the son, but only the father”
Roxie, thank you for visiting us and your comment. You are exactly right about the calendar. Aren’t we blessed that we don’t have to worry about the fate of the world or our souls from a myth but we have the certainty of salvation in Jesus Christ alone. I don’t know when Christ will return….but I do know that He will. That’s all I need to know. God bless and thank you.
Thanks for your great articles Pastor Jack.
Thank you Sophia…you are too kind. You made my day friend.
Thankyou, what a great fact supported description. I found it interesting to hear what today’s Mayans think about the year2012.
Terry, thank you so very much for your comment. I found it interesting in researching this article that the Mayan descendants themselves knew nothing about it…and to me, Revelation 20:12 is truly the more important thing to be considered and the thing that has the most eternal implication. Please visit us again soon I pray.
Strong, short and sweet and especially Mark 13:32 and Matthew 24:43 . I tell all these anxiety-ridden people I come across that ..” NO O N E knows the time or place…” and as you have expounded here, it seems that this MAYAN calendar reference everyone seems to be going by is some kind of excuse to predict the end of the world. Lots of soothsayers out there, too bad they can’t be true strong believers in Jesus Christ. Thank you for your attention.
John, thank you my friend. We have home that is unlike that of the world. The world has no peace to offer but truly Jesus Christ gives us the peace that passes human understanding. The world has a hope-so hope, God offers a know-so hope. John, I see that we believe in God Who can not lie…not in the “soothsayers” who peddle fear and anxiety. Thank you sir for your comment and visiting us.
I just want to say thank you so much for your article. It has calmed by Spirit so much. I let the enemy plant doubt in my mind but not anymore your words and God’s words give me great peace.
Valerie, that is music to our ears and food for our spirit so I thank you so much. There is Christ Who is the Rock Solid and Chief Cornerstone that our hope is on and everything else is sinking sand. Please come back and visit us again soon my friend.
Jack,
I agree with your comments about the Myan Calendar however I do take exception to the Y2K scare being a non event. I was a Technical Support Manager for a large telephone company at that time and we could see what was coming five years ahead of time. This was not just happening to our company it was going to happen to all the systems that worked using processors that required the current calendar year for processing. There must have been more than a trillion dollars spent in changing out processors and whole systems due to the inability for the old processors to handle the year 2000. Every persosn in America that could program code, and wanted a job, was fully employed and working as many hours as possible. For over two years we had technicians working double shifts trying to ensure all the systems that we maintained worked properly when the clock turned to 2000.
On a side note the year 2000 and 2001 were the best years for the economy of America. Most of the trillion dollars + being spent to prepare for Y2K was for products and services made in America . Dollars generated by Y2K stayed in America and continued to cycle from the maufacturer, to the marketing groups, to the service groups and down to the various programmers and technicians. There were no intellegent decisions made by politicians to create that weath in 2000 and 2001, it was a by-product of Y2K.
I was one of the people responsible for contacting our customers two years prior to Y2K to ensure they were Y2K compliant. Thank goodness about 99.9% of our major customers heeded the warning and by doing so felt no distress from the change to 2000. I was in our control center when the first country went to the year 2000. I stayed there and followed the sun time as the sun crossed over into EST and to CST. Our team watched the inbound alarms from the various sytems to ensure that we had a smooth transition, and it was.
Now on the next business day those customers who had voice mail systems or systems that worked and required the year to change and did not heed our warning were calling frantically wanting us to fix their non working systems. There was nothing we could do because the processors could not handle the year 2000. Most of them had to be re-engineered and new proccessors installed. (Not to rub it in we had the dates we called our customers and copies of the letters that were sent telling them they were going to have issues if they did not upgrade.)
So to say that Y2K was a non event is speaking a little shollow and with little understanding of the complexity of the problem. Billions of man hours were spent by every step of technology to cause this to be a non event. America prospered more than ever with the money being generated coming from Americian sources related to Y2K and for the most part all that money staying and compounded itselt in America.
So when someone says that a particular person or group caused the great wealth in 2000 and 2001 in America look deeper into Y2K. Had the world not prepared for Y2K ahead of time we would probably be still reeling to get ourselves out of one heck of a mess. Y2K was real to our major customers.
Thanks for your imput about the Myan Calendar. I do believe it will be a non-event.
Just what I feel are the facts on Y2K.
Wayne Lewis
Thank you Mr. Lewis. Point well taken considering the financial impact. That is something that I had overlooked. Perhaps it would have been better to say that the great foreboding and sense of dread and catastrophe of 2YK was somewhat blown out of proportion and the consequences of the turning of the millennial clock did not result in what were many worst case scenarios that had been predicted.
To be precise, I did say that many “believed that since computers were necessary for the Stock Exchange, airlines, businesses, banks, and industries that all the computers crashing would produce wide-spread chaos and food shortages.” Of course, this never happened so what they had anticipated did not come to pass, but perhaps it is due to the fact of what you said that they “prepared for Y2K ahead of time” and for that, I totally agree. Thank you sir for your intelligent comment and your point is a good one.
Hi! So I know what the bible says and I try to study it daily but now I’m seeing things about a pastor saying Jesus will return on may 27 of this year. He goes into explaining all of the days it says in the bible and that he is a prophet sent from God. I know that the bible says he will send 2 prophets to witness for him but what I can’t see is God actually telling this person when Jesus will return. Especially when the bible says that Jesus doesn’t even know. I really don’t feel it’s true and he’s just trying to deceive but I would just like your thoughts on this. Thanks so much for all of your input and knowledge on the bible. Have a good day and God bless.
Hello Jennifer. You perceive correctly in that this man who is a false pastor (false shepherd) is preaching a false (another) gospel for if Christ did not know at that time, and Jesus said that “no man knows the day nor the hour” who does he think he is? This is part of Jesus’ Olivet Prophecy in Matthew 24 that some will deceive many in the days prior to His return. God speaks to us today…but it is through His Word, the Bible. This is one of about 25 false predictions in just the last 3 years! And guess what? They’ve all failed and they should be glad they don’t live in the Old Testament Covenant because they would have been stoned to death in those days. I do feel His return may be soon, but I’m not about to even guess. Thanks Jennifer. See you in the Kingdom.
Good evening Pastor Jack.
It’s been a while and i’m glad to be back on this forum.
I was indisposed for some time. I had lots of issues that almost messed my life up. I was betrayed by my closest friends and it hurt real bad because i loved them too much and will do anything to see them happy. It was more like a gang-up…them against me for reasons i still don’t understand. I trusted too much and was hurt at the end. Little wonder that saying ‘…trust in the Lord with the whole of your heart and lean not on your own understanding…’ I have forgiven all and moving on with my life, with the help of the Most Holy Spirit of God.
I had to contend with low blood pressure for months. Sometimes,my systolic will be as low as 60 and my diastolic 50. I lost weight and had to be transfused. I was in pains for weeks and had no appettite for food or anything.At some point,my system refused all form of medication,my lil sister had to undergo a major surgery and in the midst of all this,on february 12th,two days before my birthday,a storm took off the roof and windows of my house. It was a disaster (we were also preparing for my bro’s wedding-16th feb)!
Sir, i started feeling like God was either very angry with me or He probably forgot me. I spoke to my Pastor and his words comforted me to no end. It’s been a few months since the storm,and slowly, i’m recovering from all i’ve been through. My b.p is a healthy 95/70 now,and save for the nagging pains on my shoulder,neck and spine areas,i am fine.
I still get afraid once in a while whenever i feel a strong wind or storm approaching,but i’m learning to trust God more to keep me and my family in safety.
Dear Pastor Jack, pls remember us always in your prayers and may God,the father of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ continually strenghten you!
Hi Sophia….yes, I do remember you and will keep you in my prayers. What I admire most is that thru all these tests, trials, and difficulties, you still cling to God as the Rock Solid foundation of faith, which is immovable and permanent for He has said that He will never, ever leave you, forsake you, or cast you away. How solid is this promise of God, Who can not lie? Read John 10 in in particular, verses 28-29. God bless and praying for you friend.
Thank you Pastor, and may God bless you to as you continue to care for His children.
Thanks a million…especially for remembering me.
If you’ll oblige me sir, I will like to be able to reach you when i need someone to talk to…maybe via email…
Thank you Sophia. You can always click on the “Contact” link at the top of this website page and I will get your message. Thank you so much.