Why do people do this? Only the Father knows. Of course, all that has been prophesied comes closer to fulfillment with every passing day, so we should be ready at all times. Trying to outguess God is absurd.
There are a lot of folks out there who cling to the idea that there are “secrets” or “signs” out there that reveal what is to happen, mainly so they can fool themselves into thinking they are smarter than everyone else. That’s why that phony came up with the idea of the “Rapture” - it allows people to feel superior to their fellow man, even when it is abundantly clear they are losers.
Most of these people who think they are going to heaven while their neighbors burn in hell are some of the nastiest, un-Christian folks in word and deed. Let ‘em think what they want - I prefer to live my life doing good works as Jesus enjoins us, for I may not know the hour…
Thanks, Cronos, for I might have been watching the ball drop and missed The End in all the excitement.