Have you ever been involved with a religious group that spouted false prophesies? Did such prophesies alter your life?
Christian Radio Broadcaster Harold Camping, and his followers, are predicting that Judgment Day will occur on May 21, 2011. In the past, he also made a false prophesy for September 1994. As I’ve been driving to work each morning, I’ve been seeing homemade signs, made with white paint on wooden billboards, stating that Judgment Day is on May 21, 2011.
I say, BULL! I wish Camping would get a grip and remember the following scriptures:
Matthew 24:24 – 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
Matthew 24:36-37 – 36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Why is Camping doing this? He’s a false prophet and needs to stop! I guess I get emotional about this because I think of my days with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. They didn’t predict days – they predicted years, and have been wrong every time. In my last dealings with them in college, they stated that the end would come BEFORE the generation of 1914 passed away…HUH? They “backed this claim up” with scriptures in a very convoluted way, taking pieces of one chapter/book of the Bible and meshing it with another piece. Soon, you had a hodgepodge of convoluted scripture to “support” this claim. When a JW came to my door a couple of years ago, I asked if they were still saying that Armageddon was coming before the generation of 1914 passed away. He and his wife said, “Oh, no. We changed the way we interpret generation. So, we don’t say that anymore.” Hmm. Just like the false prophecy of 1975, maybe? The JWs have said that nobody knows the day or the hour, so, I guess, in essence, they felt it was okay for them to predict the year, even if it was false?
At the time, this was their reasoning against higher education – the generation of 1914 would not pass away before we saw the end to this system of things? So, instead of pursuing higher education, we need to be warning people about the end of times?
Have you ever been involved with a religious group that spouted false prophesies? Did such prophesies alter your life?
Yes Cecelia, as you know I was a JW for 49 years and my dear wife was born into it and was not released until she was 52. For the past 9 years we have been Born Again Christians and what a difference, no longer wondering if we are good enough. We now know that there is NO MORE CONDEMNATION for those who are in Jesus Christ Romans. We now feel safe in the arms of our REAL saviour and it definatley is not a man made religion who claims to have a direct communication with God.
We only have ONE Mediator and that is Yeshua/Jesus/Isou and he is the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE and it is through him that w eare set free from FEAR of man.
Many blessings to you and all your readers.
Pastor Dave Hall (Living Waters Ministries Cyprus)
Read our Testimonies of how we got out of the Jehovah’s Witness Cult on http://www.4jehovah.org and my wife is Christine.
God Bless
Did anyone see the picture of the controversial billboard that was recently put up by another spiritual group near Family Radio’s headquarters? It directly challenges them about May 21. Here is a picture of it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62779138@N08/5708063636
@ Pastor David – Yes, I’m aware that you were a JW for quite awhile. I will be sure to visit your website.
@nath99 – looks like that billboard was put up by another cult – Merkaba.org? Never heard of them, but looks like they’re doing their own false prophesy, plus, this group doesn’t even seem to be Christian, from what I could gather from glancing at their website. Anybody reading this is free to dispute what I’m saying and set me straight if I’ve misunderstood the Merkaba website.
NOBODY KNOWS THE DAY OR THE HOUR! Some people tend to ignore the Bible, which is pretty sad…even though they claim to do following Jesus…
I meant, even though they claim to BE following Jesus…
Great post, Cecelia. Folks have been predicting the Return since the days of Paul. False prophesies have been in abundance for centuries, and will probably increase as the time nears.. I don’t know when He’s coming, but I anticipate His return with great hope and joy.
May 21st!!! True or false?!? Whooo cares! We’re stillHere and that’s all that matters…thanks! http://www.stillherethanks.com
Yes, Still Here, We’re still here! LOL! I was just speaking with my MIL about this very subject a few minutes ago! LOL!
Yes, Still Here, We’re still here! LOL! I was just speaking with my MIL about this very subject a few minutes ago! LOL!