Mayan Malarkey

An ancient Mayan calendar

"At that time (end times) many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people."--Matthew 24:10-11

According to those who are experts at deciphering the ancient Mayan calendar, we've got perhaps only a few short weeks remaining until the Apocalypse takes place or the earth explodes, or something devastating occurs where much of the life on the planet will be erased in some cataclysmic event.

Certainly, after Barack Obama's recent reelection, many have been predicting such a doomsday scenario. The world's financial markets are in a free-fall once again; riots are occurring throughout Western Europe in response to government austerity programs and the United States of America isn't so united anymore with a bunch of states thinking about breaking off from the union to avoid four more years of having to deal with Barack Obama.

Those familiar with the Mayan calendar tell us that December 12 is D-Day for planet earth, as in Doomsday. The ancient Mayans allegedly calculated that on this upcoming day, the world will come to an end. While that's got some people extremely concerned--especially those who'd like to stick around for at least one more Christmas and New Years Eve celebration, not to worry. It was Jesus Christ himself who warned us 2,000 years ago that we'd see a proliferation of false prophets and doomsayers such as those Mayan prophets as we got close to his return.

Since Christ has much more credibility than the ancient Mayans or even Nostradamus, who has become the de facto end time prophet for agnostics and secularists who abhor biblical prophecy, we can take him seriously in regards to his revelations concerning the last days. For example, he accurately predicted the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans nearly 40 years before that occurred. (Luke 21:20-24) And he accurately predicted the rise of earthquakes and famines in the end times as well. From 1900 to 1950, the world experienced 330 major earthquakes, while from 1950 through 2010, the world experienced over 1,000 major quakes. .http://www.prophecyreviewonline.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=82088&columnid=

Furthermore, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) the world experienced 27 major famines during the 19th Century and 37 major famines in the 20th Century. The world has already experienced 14 major famines during the current century which is only 12 years-old. If that pace continues, the world will experience more famines in the 21st Century than during any other century in recorded history.

And so, December 12 promises to come and go without too much fanfare. And the majority of us should be around for Christmas and New Years Day as well. However, somewhere in the not too distant future, the Apocalypse is definitely going to happen, but not before we see the rise of a global government and the appearance of the Antichrist. While that may not occur for a few more decades, it's definitely going to happen. Well, says who? Says Jesus Christ and he's more reliable prophetically than the ancient Mayans.

Here's what Christ revealed: "At that time the sign of the Son of Man (Christ) will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather the elect (true Christians) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other." (Matthew 24:30-31)

Until then, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Years. The world may indeed be coming to an end, but definitely not on Dec. 12, 2012.