I like Glenn Beck and the vast majority of his conservative thought, (except for his total acceptance of the base 'lifestyle' known today as "gay", but referred to in the Bible as "Sodomites", and "Abomination before God", and "perverters of nature").
That said, Beck is not immune from all the human failings and character defects we are all subject to. Beck has a massive ego and once in awhile really does come accross as unbalanced. I think he suffers from "Messianic complex". Too bad, because otherwise he's a great conservative voice. But I no longer take this guy seriously; he's an "end-of-the-world-is-at-hand" kind of guy, while in Scripture of Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself said: "But of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father"). But Glenn Beck? He knows something's up and is at hand. He tells us we need to rush out and buy gold COINS because paper money will become meaningless. He tells us to buy a full year's supply of food for the whole family. (A lot of good those things will do when Jesus decides to end the world and come again in Glory).
Beck's a gifted guy for sure, but he's a self declared prophet. Don't fall into the trap of egoism, doom and gloom, and Mormonism that Glenn fell into.
A voice of reason.
I'm in the Middle East and I'm not losing any sleep over all of these predictions.
And, as you referenced:
Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself said: "But of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father").
I always chuckle at those who are predicting that the end is near. It's good to be prepared, but to follow false prophecy can be dangerous.
I'll stick with what Jesus said.
The question isn't about Jesus ending the world. The question is, if he's right about the economy teetering on the brink, and if he's right about what Muslim Brotherhood trying to take down the governments of Jordan and Egypt (and then turning their eyes on Israel), then the best thing a private citizen can do is to be prepared to take care of his family through a job loss, through a bout of runaway inflation, whatever. Hence his calls to... get out of debt to the degree you can, have some food in the pantry enough to ride through a crisis, and be prepared to help neighbors and family members who aren't prepared.
Mormons believe in having a year's supply; if that seems like overkill, having a month's supply could take the sting out of the loss of a job when there is nothing on the horizon. With the economy in the shape its in, how long would it take you to find another job? Thats how much food you should have. Sounds reasonable to me. I haven't done it, but sounds reasonable. We've seen in hurricane zones that it can take a few weeks to get things up and running again. Again, having enough food to ride you through sounds reasonable.
He’s a nut.