But Camping became an international laughingstock when he warned "Judgment Day" would occur May 21, 2011 with the second coming of Jesus Christ. He went on to say the world would end October 21, 2011. Camping admitted to reporters he was "flabbergasted" when his prediction proved false. Donations to his ministry dropped noticeably after that, and Family Radio was forced to sell several of its most powerful FM stations to stay afloat financially.
Meanwhile former Veep Al Gore Jr. still rakes in the millions on his way to securing illgotten BILLIONS.
“Meanwhile former Veep Al Gore Jr. still rakes in the millions on his way to securing illgotten BILLIONS.”
Camping, Gore, Lindsay, van Impe, et al are all cut from the same cloth, and the message is surprisingly similar: man (or man’s sin) is destroying the planet and only the return of Christ (or socialism) can fix what’s been broken.
Both views espouse a utopian future: for some Christians, Christ. For Gore and others, a benevolent dictatorship or oligarchy (the U.N.).
Time prevents me from going into detail as to why this is so wrong on so many levels, but unless and until people start taking God’s word seriously, we’re going to continue to have false prophets of doom, like Camping and Gore, who will fleece sincere but gullible followers for every penny they can squeeze out of them.
I reject Futurism. I reject Dispensationalism. I reject any of these man-made doctrines - like the Rapture - that give people false hope by creating false prophets and teachers. These views are killing the church and they need to end NOW!