Is the year
2012 the end of the world?
The Scenarios of Destruction
There is a growing buzz and concern over the year 2012. Many are
beginning to believe that 2012 will be the end of the world. Here’s
the three scenarios that are feeding this thinking:
According to the Mayan calendar “Long Count” which began in 3114 BC, it
comes to an end as of December 21, 2012. Many see this ending as a prediction
to the end of time and the world.
According to the prophecies of Nostradamus, a great comet known as “The
Doomsday Comet” will impact the earth or pass near the earth causing great
destruction in the Year 2012. In the new text of Nostradamus, the years
2008-2012 are referred to as the “Time of Troubles” which is described as a
time of war and hopelessness.
According to NASA, there is going to be a Solar Storm in the year 2012.
Solar storms can cause polar shifts (meaning that the North Pole becomes the
South Pole, etc.) This of course can lead to great destruction. In addition,
the rotational orbit of the Earth could be reversed. Again, major destruction
would be the result. And to make matters worse, NASA says the comet SEDNA is
due to come towards Earth in the year 2012. However, they claim it will miss
Earth. BUT, if it doesn’t, they plan to blow the comet up which would send
its fragments to Earth.
What should we as Christians believe?
As Christians, we believe in the Bible as the divinely inspired Word of
God. We have our plan for the end of the world in the book of Revelation.
Christians who believe in Christ as the Son of God and their Savior do not have
to worry about the events that will define end times. They will be removed from
the Earth in what is called, the Rapture. Christians are called God’s church
and are the Bride of Christ. God will keep his church from harm and will remove
his children from the Earth before any destruction occurs. The book of
Revelations says that the Rapture will occur, then the Tribulation, the
Also remember, as Christians, we believe that God created our universe
and solar system and that he alone controls the events that will occur.