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Louisiana's News Channel Special Report
The End of Time?
May 2, 2007 10:06 AM EDT
Source: http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=6456562
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Since
as far back as we can remember, there have been
predictions made about when the world will come
to an end. And one of those predictions that's
getting a lot of attention puts the end less
than six years away. Is this just another end
of time prophecy that will come and go like so
many before it? This prediction was made by the
ancient Mayans in South America more than 2,000
years ago. The creation of the Mayan calendar
dates back to six years before the birth of Christ,
and it's more accurate than the one we use today.
And, if that calendar is correct, we only have
five years, 235 days and two hours left to live.
You may have seen this show on the History Channel,
Decoding the Past: the Mayan Prophesies. The
focus: how the ancient people who built this
city on the Yucatan Peninsula also developed
an extremely accurate calendar, a calendar with
predictions some say have come to pass, a calendar
with a beginning and an end. Scholars say that
end date is December 21st, 2012. If that's the
case, it's like we're living in the final seconds
of a basketball game.
It's not that far of a stretch to pretend a
basketball is the sun. So, we'll pretend a tennis
ball is the earth. It just so happens that on
December 21, 2012, the sun and earth will be
in perfect alignment with the center of the Milky
Way galaxy. That happens only once every 26,000
years. Also, on that date, the earth will complete
a wobble on its axis. Again, that happens once
every 26,000 years. So, the Mayans may have something
here.
Fr. John Carville says, "I think we can
admire them for their astronomy. We don't have
to necessarily believe the way they used it." Father
John Carville is the associate pastor at Christ
the King Catholic Church. He has extensive knowledge
of the end of times described in the book of
Revelation, and doubts the Mayan prophecy. Fr.
Carville says, "Jesus tells us in the New
Testament that no one knows the exact time. Not
even he."
Dr. Delbert Burkett says, "There have been,
all through history, there have been people who
have predicted particular dates for the end of
the world or transition to the New Age. So far,
none of them has been right." Dr. Delbert
Burkett teaches a class at LSU which focuses
on the apocalypse. To back up that statement,
Dr. Burkett points to Preacher William Miller
who predicted the end of the world in 1842, and
more recently to Hal Lindsey's prediction the
world would end in 1988. Dr. Burkett says, "The
failure of these sorts of predictions in the
past, I think, would tend to cast some doubt
on our ability to make these sorts of predictions."
Despite their advances in architecture and astronomy,
Many of you don't buy into the Mayan prophecy,
either. Stephen Smith says, "I highly doubt
it from people who sacrificed people to appease
their gods." Melanie Victorian says, "I
can't get and I won't get caught up on man's
predictions. I'm going to continue to follow
the word of God. Trust and believe."
Trust and believe December 21, 2012 will come,
and we'll keep going. You can find short videos
about the Mayan prophecies on the History Channel's
website, www.history.com. And, if you would like
to own the entire program, you can buy the DVD
there, as well.
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