Thousands Expect Apocalypse in 2012 (imspired partly by Mayan Calander)

AOL News ^ | July 6, 2008

[Clintonfatigued]

- Survival groups around the world are gearing up and counting down to a mysterious date that has been anticipated for thousands of years: Dec. 21, 2012.

Across the United States, Canada and throughout Europe, apocalyptic sects and individuals say that is the day that the world as we know it will end, ABCnews.com reports.

Ancient Mayan societies, known for their advanced mathematics and astronomy, followed a "long count" calendar that lasted 5,126 years. When their charts are translated to the Gregorian calendar, the international standard used today, time runs out on Dec. 21, 2012.

Believers say there are other links besides just the Mayan calendar that portend catastrophe. The sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years on the same day, which marks the winter solstice. Some say that will disrupt the energy flow to Earth, or that the high rate of sunspots or sun flares that NASA has predicted for 2012 could affect Earth magnetic fields.

[Clintonfatigued]

I’ll leave the comments on this to others, as I’m out of my league on this topic.

[EagleUSA]

Actually I am awaiting the return of the Hale-Bop comet so I can join the others that are now in outer space......

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Astrologists and numerologists are hardest hit.

[Wolfstar]

Man, I hope the end-of-the-worlders finally get it right and the apocalypse happens. Then I wouldn’t have to deal with the IRS anymore, and I wouldn’t have to worry what will happen to the country if we’re stuck with a president Obama for eight years.

[princess leah]

Sorry, but, I read the Bible, and even though events aren’t going along great right now, we’re NOT even at the beginning of the 7 year tribulation, therefore, from today, another 7 years has to atleast pass before Jesus returns and establishes His eternal kingdom. So, don’t plan on Dec. 21, 2012 to be the sell off date. Get your eternal life insurance with Jesus straight, everything else is secondary!

[TomGuy]

Dec. 21, 2012

About a month-and-a-half after the next presidential election. That sounds ominously probable. So, is that Obama's re-election or McCain's?

[Dutch Boy]

There is a guy at work that buys this hook line and sinker. He was all wound up in the hype over the crystal skulls too. I can’t believe how otherwise intelligent people can fall for this crap. But then again, the same can be said about AGW believers.

[library user]

What happens in 2012? Fred Thompson gets the Republican nomination and goes on to beat Obama? Sweet!

[realdifferent1]

And I haven’t got a thing to wear...

[richardtavor]

Sooner, if Obama wins..(//joke//)

[Be_Politically_Erect]

Hmmm...that date, Dec.21, 2012, marks the 25th anniversary of my marrying Mrs. BPE.

Guess we’ll party hearty and watch the show!

[frithguild]

Imsprational!

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[Always Right]

Ancient Mayan societies, known for their advanced mathematics and astronomy, followed a "long count" calendar that lasted 5,126 years. When their charts are translated to the Gregorian calendar, the international standard used today, time runs out on Dec. 21, 2012.

This is he Mayan equivalent of the Y2K problem only there aren't a billion pieces of equipment which are affected this bug. I am a bit worried about how my Mayan sun dial will make it through.

[headsonpikes]

“Thousands Expect Apocalypse in 2012”

Billions don’t.

[A_perfect_lady]

There's also this contingent of Planet X believers who think that an invisible planet will exit our solar system and cause all sorts of havoc (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.) on that date. They originally believed all Hell would break loose in May 2003, when so-called Planet X supposedly entered the solar system.

But nothing happened.

So they quickly recalibrated and decided that it was when it EXITS that the trouble will start.

When 2012 comes and goes and nothing happens, they'll recalculate again and decide it's really 2017...

[al baby]

Now thats just silly

[mountainlion]

ABC Anything But Christ

[Mercat]

amen to that but it would be interesting if the rapture happened on that date. Of course, Our Lord said no one will know the hour or the date but only My Father knows.

[sit-rep]

Graham Hathcock in the “Finger Prints of the Gods” covers this rather well....

But, I just got done cleaning the egg off my face from the turn of Y2K, so I’ll just sit on the bleechers for this one... maybe toss and turn a bit the night of the 21st....

[Joiseydude]

The Mayans don't say that a catastrophe to end the world will happen on that date, all they say is that there will be a major change.

People are just reading that as the end of the world.

[xcamel]

Ditto, but I wouldn’t give up my Y2K whole-farm generator for love nor money.

See... there was a silver lining...

[Guenevere]

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Be on guard!Be alert! You do not know when the time will come...Luke 13:32,33

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

[autumnraine]

Isn’t this the same year the Dutch are planning some worm hole experiment?

[Mikey_1962]

These human sacrificing morons were SO ADVANCED that the wheel was unknown to them until they were conquered.

[unixfox]

And I haven’t got a thing to wear...

My wife has a whole closet full of nothing to wear. You two should get together.

[tsmith130]

Well someone needs to figure this out because, if true, I am NOT doing any Christmas shopping that year.

[mountainlion]

Didn't the Aztec calender end the first time in 1984?

[sit-rep]

LOL...

Indeed! I am still cycling ten pound bags a vacuum packed goods from that stash, and yes, from time to time I add back to it!

[PGR88]

Sorry, if they Mayans were so smart, they should be ruling the world right now.

[GreenHornet]

With my luck, I’ll win the lottery on Dec. 20, 2012.

[sit-rep]

Ahh go ahead... Just put it all on the card just in case!!

[dfwgator]

With my luck, the Detroit Lions will be 16-0 that year, and the playoffs will be cancelled.

[sit-rep]

Tsmith, 33 was meant fer you... Dunno what just happened

[Archon of the East]

I don't know, end of the Mayan long count, the second to last pope, Obama the Antichrist. Sounds like a sure bet to me!

[Cementjungle]

Well someone needs to figure this out because, if true, I am NOT doing any Christmas shopping that year.

I'll be safe; I never shop that early (the 21'st) for Christmas!

[Natchez Hawk]

2012?

Possible. A whole bunch nuts thought they’d be flying in the sky at 2000 A.D.

Didn’t seem to happen.

[abishai]

I could be going out on a limb here, but couldn’t the Mayans just have run out on CALENDAR SPACE?

[mkjessup]

Sorry, but, I read the Bible, and even though events aren’t going along great right now, we’re NOT even at the beginning of the 7 year tribulation, therefore, from today, another 7 years has to atleast pass before Jesus returns and establishes His eternal kingdom. So, don’t plan on Dec. 21, 2012 to be the sell off date. Get your eternal life insurance with Jesus straight, everything else is secondary!

Well Princess, I certainly agree with you on getting one's eternal life insurance squared away, but perhaps you might want to take a look at Daniel 5:28:

"PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Of course it could just be sheer coincidence that Shimon Peres is Israel's 9th and current President, and his 7 year term isn't up until 2014.

I don't mind telling you and anyone else who might be interested that I firmly believe that many of us will live long enough to see the literal Second Coming of Christ, and I expect to be one of them.

[Publius6961]

Only thousands?

On a planet with 6.2 billion humans, I expect the insane population would be at least a few million.

Just saying...

[alloysteel]

And what if this “Apocalypse” never arrives, what shall the doomsayers choose as their NEXT benchmark for ending the world?

All experience seems to be against them, as it is not known that the Mayans have any more expertise on the calamity that shall end the world, than have countless other prophets of doom before them.

And since.

[stevie_d_64]

Well, with all of those ritualistic sacrifices made on the tops of those pyramids...

They must have run out of fingers and toes...

You know, math majors...

/sarc

This will not stop my last minute Christmas shopping one bit...

[SatinDoll]

This is so-o-o Y1K.

In the last centuries of the First Millenium, oh say around 850 - 1000 ad, Christians in western Europe believed that the end of times was coming and Jesus Christ’s foretold return would be 1001 ad.

They found themselves in such a hellish situation - repeated famines and pestilence, Viking invasions from the north, Muslim invasions from the south, their own warlords making life worthless - it had to be the end of the world. There was a definite decline in church and secular building during the period 900 - 1000 ad. Well, EVERYONE expected to die, so why build anything, right?

Of course it didn’t happen. The result was a resumption of church building and Gothic Cathedrals started being built in the last half of the 11th century (1050 - 1100 ad).

I am going to buy a case of champagne and toast New Years 2013 in with style. Cheers!

[JRios1968]

The sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years on the same day, which marks the winter solstice.

If I recall correctly, the Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way...therefore it is ALWAYS aligned with the center of the galaxy!

[Perdogg]

ping

[tsmith130]

Just put it all on the card just in case!!

Are ya crazy? Then it's sure NOT to happen.

[Smokin' Joe]

Well someone needs to figure this out because, if true, I am NOT doing any Christmas shopping that year.

Seems like it would be a good year to take out a big loan, get your shopping done early, and celebrate a few days in advance...

[tsmith130]

I'll be safe; I never shop that early (the 21'st) for Christmas!

You're a male, right?

[The Pack Knight]

Don’t worry, Microsoft SunDial 2.0 for Vista will take care of that problem.