Posted on 07/06/2008 2:33:49 PM PDT by 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.
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I’ll leave the comments on this to others, as I’m out of my league on this topic.
Actually I am awaiting the return of the Hale-Bop comet so I can join the others that are now in outer space......
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.
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!
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.
What happens in 2012? Fred Thompson gets the Republican nomination and goes on to beat Obama? Sweet!
And I haven’t got a thing to wear...
Sooner, if Obama wins..(//joke//)
Hmmm...that date, Dec.21, 2012, marks the 25th anniversary of my marrying Mrs. BPE.
Guess we’ll party hearty and watch the show!
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.
“Thousands Expect Apocalypse in 2012”
Billions don’t.
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...
Now thats just silly
ABC Anything But Christ
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.
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....
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