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Here are more examples of end-times dating from Christians as well as pseudo-Christian cultists:

—Ellen G. White (co-founder—Seventh Day Adventist Church): 1843, 1844, 1850, 1856.
—Joseph Smith (founder—Mormon Church): 1891.
—Jehovah’s Witnesses: 1874, 1878, 1881, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1975, and 1984.
—Hal Lindsey: 1982, 1988, 2007, with contingency dates going as far as 2048.
—Jack Van Impe: 1975, 1992, 2000, 2012.
—Chuck Smith (founder of Calvary Chapel): before 1981
—Pat Robertson: 1982.
—Edgar C. Whisenant: 1988, 1989.
—Bill Maupin: 1988.
—J.R. Church: 1988.
—Charles R. Taylor: 1992.
—Benny Hinn: 1993.
—F. M. Riley: 1994.
—John Hinkle: 1994.
—Grant R. Jeffrey: 2000.
—Lester Sumrall: 1985, 1986, 2000.
—Kenneth Hagin: 1997 to 2000.
—Jerry Falwell: 2010.
—Louis Farrakhan: 1991.
—John Hagee (at age 71): before he dies.
—Harold Camping: 1994, 2011.
—Ronald Weinland: 2011, 2012.
—Perry Stone: 2009-2015
—Billy Graham: Even this venerable preacher began telling us in the 1930’s to expect the soon return of Christ.

Pastors all across America’s fruited plains have books of some of these authors proudly displayed in their office libraries. The same books, and videos too, fly off Christian bookstore shelves, and the money continues to flow to these authors and many others of the same ilk. While some of these authors may be good teachers on other subjects, their false predictions force us to doubt their views on eschatology. Many of the above people will be forgotten, but whenever you happen to be reading this book, you will probably be hearing from a new generation of false teachers.

All of these prognosticators had something in common: They all thought they knew better than Jesus, who over and over told his followers that his prophecies would come to pass while some of them were still alive (Matthew 10:23; 16:27-28; 26:64; Luke 21:22, 32; etc.) There are over 100 such time statements in the New Testament that limit fulfillment of prophecy to the first century.

(This is an excerpt from my book CHRISTIAN HOPE THROUGH FULFILLED PROPHECY. For more information about fulfilled prophecy, see my website:

http://prophecyquestions.com)

Pastors all across America’s fruited plains have books of some of these authors proudly displayed in their office libraries. The same books, and videos too, fly off Christian bookstore shelves, and the money continues to flow to these authors and many others of the same ilk. ...

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This is an excerpt from my book CHRISTIAN HOPE THROUGH FULFILLED PROPHECY. For more information about fulfilled prophecy, see my website:

Pastors all across America’s fruited plains have books of some of these authors proudly displayed in their office libraries.

As long as the above stamp is is in place it's OK.

Billy Graham: Even this venerable preacher began telling us in the 1930’s to expect the soon return of Christ.

As the Messiah Himself advised the church:

He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming quickly."
Revelation 22:20

I'm guessing Mr. Graham was familiar with the scriptures...

;^)

—Billy Graham: Even this venerable preacher began telling us in the 1930’s to expect the soon return of Christ.

Graham was born in 1918 and didn't become a pastor until 1943. His fame began with revival meetings in 1949. I'm sure the recent emergence of a New World Order (UN, Cold War, etc.) and the restoration of Israel as a nation in 1948 prompted (correctly, I might add) many evangelical leaders like Graham to conclude a new era had begun and that Jesus Christ would soon return. No one knows the day or hour of His coming (Matthew 24:36) but there will be signs to indicate it is near. When will this take place? It could be tomorrow, 100 years or more.

—Joseph Smith (founder—Mormon Church): 1891.

HMMMmmm...