Judgment Day Billboard in Santa Clara County (Photo R. Waits)
A few weekends ago while on a road trip to Santa Barbara, I scanned the left side of the radio dial for interesting college radio stations. After I lost all trace of college radio, somewhere around Santa Maria, I happened upon the show “Open Forum” on Family Radio.
Pretty quickly I became riveted by the religious call-in talk show. I learned that Judgment Day was apparently slated to arrive on May 21, 2011 and that it would begin with swarms of earthquakes all over the world. The host said that we have been beyond the “church age” since 1988 and that in fact, “the churches today are ruled over by Satan” and that we are “right at the time of the end” with “salvation…only going on outside of the churches.” After doing some quick research on my mobile phone I started to realize that I’d seen some billboards about Judgment Day, but had no idea that 1) it was so soon and 2) it was largely being hyped by a massive radio network.
Of course I wanted to learn more, so I arranged a time to visit the Oakland-based Family Radio upon my return to the Bay Area. Family Stations, Inc. was founded in 1958 with the purchase of KEAR-FM in San Francisco and since then has grown to a massive Christian radio network with 66 stations in the United States. Broadcasts are also sent all over the world (to places as far flung as Turkey, South America, Russia and South Africa) via shortwave radio and the Internet. Programming even reaches as far as Taiwan and undersea cable allows it to broadcast into China. Additionally, they own two television stations (in San Francisco and New York) and broadcast several shows (including Open Forum and Family Bible Study) on TV and the Internet.
Harold Camping in his office at Family Radio on May 12, 2011 (Photo J. Waits)
Family Radio President and General Manager Harold Camping has been hosting the live, call-in talk show “Open Forum” for 50 years. When it initially began in 1961 it was meant to simply be an open forum for listeners to call in and ask Camping questions about the station. Although they expected to hear questions about the music, programming, and finances; they were instead besieged with calls asking about the Bible. Since those early days the show has aired at least 5 nights a week. For the past few weeks (as Judgment Day draws near), Open Forum has been airing live 7 nights a week from 5:30 to 7:00pm Pacific time. In addition to Open Forum, Camping hosts “Family Bible Study,” which is recorded for both radio and TV.
When I visited Family Radio on Thursday, May 12, 89-year-old Camping was leading his final “Family Bible Study” during lunch time. As a diverse group of perhaps 50 people assembled in the studio audience and crews from both Univision and Nightline filmed the action, Camping walked everyone through a number of Bible passages before concluding with a brief question and answer session with the audience. He began the Bible study with a prayer and in it I couldn’t help but notice that he made reference to members of the Family Radio staff who were non-believers. This was my first hint that not everyone in the building was counting down the days until May 21 and it came as a great surprise to me.
As you might expect, Thursday’s final Bible study largely dealt with Judgment Day. Camping said that it would come on Saturday, May 21 at 6pm local time, meaning that wherever you live, it will happen at 6pm. He promised that, “We’re going to be able to see…those who are being raptured” and said that “when you are raptured” you get “eternal life.” He added, “it’s just a fantastic, wonderful gift that we paid nothing for.” But then his Bible study veered into fire and brimstone territory as he said, “When the believers are being raptured” it will be a “final condemnation of those left behind.”
Family Bible Study taping on May 12, 2011 (Photo J. Waits)
Apparently May 21 will signal the beginning of hell on earth for non-believers, as the world won’t actually end until October 21. Camping argued that the people left behind will feel something akin to a “sting of a scorpion” that will be a “final blow” as they realize that others have been raptured and they have not. Camping seemed almost giddy as he anticipated May 21, describing the moment, “When we’re caught up and the world sees us.” He added that when that happens, “God’s judgment is upon them and they are left behind.”
After Bible Study I was able to tour the entire Family Radio operation (see my post on Spinning Indie for more pictures and details about the network). It’s quite a set up with television studios, radio studios, production rooms, printing department, international department (they translate materials into 68 languages), Internet team and mail room. Most of the radio programming originates from the Oakland studio and is run on other stations (including full power AM and FM stations as well as translators) via automation.
As it gets closer to May 21, Family Radio has been working overtime to spread the word not only through their radio and TV broadcasts, but also by a variety of marketing tactics including RV caravan tours across the United States and Canada, billboards, religious tracts, You Tube videos, and free bumper stickers. I also saw numerous people at Family Radio wearing Judgment Day t-shirts and trucker caps, but it’s unclear to me if those are available from the network. When I visited the network’s Internet department I learned that the Family Radio website has been buzzing, with 3.25 million visits in April. Interestingly, I heard that the majority of web traffic has been coming from outside of the United States, with China as one of the biggest non-U.S. countries as far as visitors.
Internet Department at Family Radio on May 12, 2011 (Photo J. Waits)
The mood around the Family Radio offices was joyful as people gathered for lunch in a common room following Bible study. Families with small children milled about and a man who’d traveled from New York for the “final two weeks” took a break in the lobby before hitting the streets with Judgment Day literature. He told me that his family thought he was crazy.
As a practical matter, I was curious about the network’s programming plans after May 21. My tour guide Rosa said that she didn’t know and added that they are “just letting the lord stop it.”
There was a posted sign announcing that Friday, May 20 would be a paid holiday; but there was no mention of the work schedule for the following week. I also heard that programming was generally produced several weeks in advance, so if May 22 does come, there should be material to play. Harold Camping was vague about the future as far as programming goes, but he did admit to me that, “We have a lot of staff who don’t abide us at all and for their sake there’s some programming that’s in the can. But we’ll probably…we certainly will not use it, but for their sake, they think that they might use it.” Despite that, he said that everyone has been helpful and loyal, even if they don’t agree with the prediction about the coming Judgment Day. I asked him what the non-believing staff expected to happen at the network after May 21st and Camping said, “I’m not the CEO. God is the CEO. You have to ask him.” When I asked Camping what his plans were for May 21, he told me that he’d probably be watching TV and listening to the radio to hear about what was happening around the world.
Camping and his followers are resolute in their belief that May 21 is the beginning of the end. According to the tract, “Facts Concerning May 21, 2011,” this date is a certainty. The pamphlet states, “The great amount of Biblical signs and proofs absolutely guarantee Judgment Day is May 21, 2011.” Yesterday, Camping said on Open Forum that “people will be dying by the millions.”
Memo to Family Radio Staffers Regarding May 20 Holiday posted in Oakland Office (Photo J. Waits)
Of course, there are plenty of doubters. Competing billboards from an atheist group proclaim that Judgment Day is false and non-Rapture Day parties are planned. Skeptical callers to “Open Forum” have derided Camping for being a “false prophet” and on Open Forum yesterday, one caller even asked, “Are you on crack cocaine?” Amazingly, this question elicited laughter from Camping, who replied that he’d never done cocaine.
For those who are following Camping, Judgment Day will begin far away from Family Radio headquarters at about 11pm Pacific time on Friday, May 20, 2011. As it will already be 6pm on May 21st in New Zealand, this should mark the beginning of the Rapture. We’ll just have to see if there’s radio silence on May 22 or if Family Radio network continues with their broadcasts.
dami…and others
a good summary of how Camping is off base with his calculations can be found at http://www.refutecamping.com.
A worthy article i just read is
http://www.refutecamping.com/topics/7000_years_proof_refuted
worth a look dami.
For Vincent or anyone who would check out the refuting Camping site, I went to check out the 7000 year proofs as you had pointed to. They do not use Campings teaching against him, but change it around to suit their point. Camping stated that the 7000 years was from the time God shut the doors on the ark, which the bible is showing us was the 17th day of the 2nd month. And having shown independently from other studies that May 21, 2011 was the day of judgment, Camping was telling us this was a proof that took you to that very same day. And it so happens that it also occurs on the 17th day of the 2nd month on the Hebrew calendar. Your site you sent us to says it should be from the time Noah started preaching. That’s not refuting, that’s putting in your own non-biblical conclusions to say this guy was wrong. This may not prove to you Camping is right, but it does show http://www.refutingcamping.com has an agenda or is at least has very faulty info. But the Lord will return on that day, and may His mercy be on us. thanks
I think the biggest issue here is that people have the time to debate this lunatic. It’s a bit like the homeless man on the street who tells you that he saw God walk into the dump last week. You can either try to reason with him, or you can smile politely, pat him on the head, and move on with your day.
vincent
i check the refuting site but can’t see anything to convince me that this man is a false prophet or false teacher as peter would like to address him. you can just check out the family radio site and ask for the book “we are almost there” i have read it and by God’s grace can see so many truth about this issue of may21 2011
So much of what I read here is just sad especially some of the ones trying to formulate a proper attitude from a supposed Biblical viewpoint when obviously they have not really gone to the Bible for themselves first to be sure of what they have decided is right. Like one person who mentioned that Jesus spoke in parables to help simplify truth when in fact Jesus outright said exactly the opposite! When asked, why parables? He said He spoke in parables so it could NOT be understood except by them that He chose to enlighten, ones He had no intention of saving! Then there are the many folks that hang everything on the Matthew 24 verse where Jesus said of that day no man knows but my father only… but always neglect to take into account the very next verse! “For as in the days of Noah so shall it be…” God DID tell Noah precisely the day judgment would begin, the EXACT day! So He is INCLUDING that revelation as part of “that day”! God instructed Daniel in writing all about Judgment Day to “Seal up the words UNTIL the time of the end” Do any of you even know there are verses in the Bible like “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter but the honor of kings to search them out.” Also “God will do NOTHING except He reveals it to His servants the prophets” also the fact that His people WILL know both time and judgment. And there is just so much more that is being recklessly ignored by all those that won’t do themselves the service of at least reading the study! Do it please! And why in the world wouldnt anyone of us pray the Lord for wisdom to KNOW anything that is really available to know about all this! Why would anyone not fear this warning and beg for mercy! Even if all you saw it as is a possibility? We ought to be VERY humble when it comes to God’s Word! And BTW consider that it is EXACTLY like God to bring an anouncement initially through one man, particularly one not accepted by the theologians of the day! I’ll tell you the more I look into this more convinced I am that it is GOING TO HAPPEN! I don’t want it to happen but look at the world! Worse even look at the churches! If somehow I have been wrong (and I just can’t see how it is possible!) I would be so thankful that it didnt happen! I would so so so much rather face being seen afterwards as a fool than for all my family and friends and billions of people to enter into the Day of the Lord without salvation!!! Sadly however, it IS going to happen! I could not say otherwise in good conscience. May the Lord bless each of you with fear enough to take this more seriously than anything ever!
Oops typo! I meant to write: ” Like one person who mentioned that Jesus spoke in parables to help simplify truth when in fact Jesus outright said exactly the opposite! When asked, why parables? He said He spoke in parables so it could NOT be understood except by them that He chose to enlighten, and NOT by the ones He had no intention of saving! Mat 13:10 “And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.” BTW if you want to find and read the other verses I alluded to just email me at may21rapture@aol.com and I will find them quickly for you.
Since “no one knows the hour” and the end will come “a thief in the night” is it not better to live everyday as a good Christian? That way, like the boy scout motto “Be Prepared” every soul is ready for whenever Jesus returns.
I suggest you read the book, He shall Reign; The Message and Meaning of the Book of Revelation, by R. Dennis Campbell (me), and that you look at my blog, http://www.lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com. The book and blog present a different view of Revelation and the end of the world, which you may find helpful if you are still here on May 22.
Pass the cool-aid, I’ll take the cherry flavor. God of the bible has to be the most evil being ever. He is insecure and kills anyone who doesn’t love him. Sticking a gun to someone’s head and offering the options of “Please love Me” or I will torture you forever is pure EVIL. That kind of offer isn’t freewill and that kind of love isn’t given freely. Actually read the bible for what it is. I used to believe and the more I learned about it the more it was just a house of cards. Ask your preacher what is wrong with any other religion and then apply the same logic to your own religion and you’ll see it none of it make any sense. If some gullible person(s) have made major life destroying decisions based on believing the world will end on May 21st don’t how sad would that be? Camping is flat out nuts…
Please forgive my boldness and straightforward language below:
dami
as Dougers aptly pointed out in his posting above, from Amos 3:7, Mr. Camping may very well be seen as a prophet, of sorts. (though one, certainly, who did not come by his revelation via dreams and visions)
Obviously we are going to disagree here on the events of May 21st. And to be truthful it is nice to know, very soon, who will be correct in the matter.
If the events of May 21 do come to pass then this discussion is rather a moot point. You will be right. I will be wrong and we can laugh about it in heaven.
But I ask you this question: if the events of May 21 do not come to pass, as you think they will (same applies to Dougers too) are you willing to turn, and heed scripture like Deut 18:22 “…when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously…” ??
I know…I know…you are insistent that the events of May 21 WILL happen. I know, there is “no room for doubt”. I get it. But i trust that come May 22, if we are not with the Lord in heaven, that you can meet me back here to discuss this further. Agreed?
Now, Dougers…thanks for your many verses regarding how you feel people can know the day/hour.
It seems though, that you are guilty of having a plank in your own eye when looking at Matthew 24:36-41.
You point to others others for looking solely at verse 36 and “neglecting the very next verse”, while you…in turn… look solely at verse 37 and ignore the whole rest of the passage.
Yes, I agree as Christ said, it will be like the days of Noah, but i am not seeing His words in the context of “knowing the exact date through some rather suspect math”.
Rather, ACCORDING TO THE WHOLE TEXT it will be like the days of Noah in that people were living their lives (eating, drinking, marrying) and they knew nothing of the coming flood. You see, verses 37-41 support vs 36.
Dare I say, that the very fact that everyone is talking about May 21, suggests that it actually can’t happen on May 21…in that everyone knows about the coming May 21st Judgement day.
In addition please see Acts 1:7….it is not for us to know the times and dates.
As per Dami, I welcome you back here May 22 to discuss the End Times further.
“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours”
-Stephen Roberts
YES! Just as the people in Noah’s day had already heard the words and action of Noah, people in this day have now heard the warnings ..yet both groups will sadly not KNOW until it comes on them having been unaware it was really so. And lest you actually believe the people in Noahs day were REALLY surprised as though they never knew a thing about it, well think again because the Bible declares that Noah was a preacher in addition to being the builder of a great Ark. Oh they heard, they knew the “crazy prediction” of Noah but they went right on with their plans. Even as the waters began to come their pride would no doubt have allowed them to run to the ark and beg for a way in. It just so mirrors what I see going on today ..everyone is saying “no that is ridiculous we will not consider it” and go right on business as usuall. No sir I DID read iti but obviously in a much different light. See the day of the Lord comes as a thief ONLY for those in darkness, without the light of truth. The Bible says directly that it will not come that way for the children of the LIGHT. But I could type and type and without God opening one’s understanding, they will ignore even things made clear. I would do exactly the same, I take no credit for being smart as it has nothing to do with that. The things are simple once pointed out so that a child could get it but even a child would first need the blinders removed by God. There can be no pride in these things. These are things learned in humility, humility in faith, the faith a gift of God to ones that hever could have had such on their own.
Dear Dougers, please re-read Vincent’s reply above. He correctly expounds the meaning of Mt. 24:37-39. Then please go to http://www.lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com and read the comment in the sidebar titled, “Is May 21 Judgment Day?”
Blessings.
http://www.aftermay21.com/ You’ll find lots of information here!
Chris McCann of ebible fellowship (supporting Family Radio) says that “God put Matthew 24:36 there as a trap or snare to catch those who can’t discern the truth”.
see it at: ohttp://www.ebiblefellowship.com/studies/conferences/2011/
When you click on the link above scroll down to the “Open Forums” dated
11-04-15
McCann gives a bit of a preamble that is rather “enlightening” in spots (regarding “true bible interpretation”). He brings in Matthew 24:36 just prior to the 13:00 minute mark.
Now really, somebody really needs to give their head a shake…and honestly, May 22 I hope is the spark that will help many of these well meaning, but deluded folk, see this family radio group for what they are.
These are challenging times for all of us. I am really happy that Mr. Camping has spent so much time discussing May 21st 2011. I think this has caused a lot of us to spend more time in the scriptures regarding the end times. I am convinced that the bible says no man will know the exact day or time. Mr. Camping is wrong in his prediction, however maybe he has helped some of us spend more time studying Gods word. Thank you for getting us to spend more time in Gods word and to think about the end times. It is going to be difficult for Mr. Camping to deal with all this on the 22nd of this month.
mathew 24: 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
I have to say that my leader is the Lord and Mr. Camping is just one of His humble servants. That being said, I have been faithfully listening to this station for a number of years, and–the May 21st prediction notwithstanding–find it a refreshing, conservative source of biblical guidance.
As to May 21 being Judgment Day, I tend to think it could happen, mainly because up to now I have found Camping to be a credible Bible teacher.
However, one thing interests me: if God intends to close the ministry in two days, when the Rapture occurs, then why is Charlie Menu still doing fundraising plugs on the air, asking people to mail–MAIL, mind you– in their donations to sustain the Family Radio operation for the next month? I would love to hear what Family Radio’s official position on this is, but alas, it is not easy to get through to a live person these days.
Bottom line, since my relationship is with the Lord, should the world arrive at May 22nd relatively unscathed, my faith in Him will remain unshaken. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!
I find it rather sad that they use Noah as their means to say it will end. In one of their tracts it says that Noah warned the people… LOL Noah never warned ANYONE! ( Genesis 6 :11) Even Yahushua himself said it! ( Matthew 24:38) Family radio …(Amos 5:18-24)
” Give me a candle and a Bible, and shut me up in a dark dungeon, and I will tell you what the whole world is doing.”
PS: how can they be ” raptured” if the Messiah said he will raise them up on the last day? ( John 6:39 , John 6:40)
Also how can they be saved if they break the commandments of God himself? Remember those in the last days that will be saved will be the one’s who keep the commandments of God and the testimony of Yahushua Ha Mashiac.. ( Rev. 12:17) (Rev 14:12) In Rev. 12:17 we see a church rising up just before the return of Yahushua called the remnant. This church is described as keeping the ten commandments of God (including the 4th) and having the testimony of Yahushua.. So dont believe the hype… i will like to see Harlods face on May 22nd… What a shame to use the Bible falsely and only to go back on your own words afterwards. This make unbelievers not want any part with God and also makes the true sheep look like idiots.
At least Herold Camping has us thinking that when he is wrong it will take place some time in the future I do feel sorry for his followers I used to be in a Church that made predictions for the end of this age that didn”t come true .
Someone gonna have alot of ‘splainin’ to do on May twenty second…
To Jorge Pozo:
” And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.”
(2Pe.2:5)
One more:
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
(He.11:7)
By the way, I found this:
Harold Camping’s words:
“For the unbelievers, the moment they die, they will never again have conscious existence. That is something that churches have never taught. They have never understood. They thought the Bible said they would go to Hell and be punished there forever as a result of their sins. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death, and the word Hell is actually a synonym for the grave.”
WORD OF GOD – THE BIBLE:
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”(Rev.20:15)
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.”
(Rev.20:14)
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Rev.20:10)
Now, “be tormented day and night for ever and ever” having no “conscious existence”?? Not in hell but in “grave”??
ISN’T IT PERVERTING OF THE WORD OF GOD BY H.C.??
Decide for yourselves.
Ok THIS is MORE than “numbers”:
One of Camping’s books is called The End of the Church Age and After. The main idea of it is that “all contemporary churches are from Satan and Christians should worship in their own homes without benefit of clergy, baptism, communion, or church structure — but with their radio dials locked on his Family Radio network.”
THE WORD OF GOD – THE BIBLE:
Jesus Christ tells His disciples that “upon this rock (contextually – on Jesus Christ Himself – Efes.2:20, 1Pet.2:6)I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.(Mt.16:18)
HERE IS THE DANGER – BLASPHEMY ON HOLY SPIRIT! Same sin Pharisees were guilty in telling that Jesus Christ did His miracles and other work by power of Beelzebub!
HERE’S GOD’S VERDICT TO THOSE PEOPLE:
“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.” (Mt.12:31,32)
NEVER, I REPEAT – NEVER!!! SHALL ANYONE DARE TO SAY THAT THE CHURCH BORN AND CONDUCTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT IS “from satan”! THIS IS BLASPHEMY ON HOLY SPIRIT ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE!
Well, Mr. Harold Camping and his followers still have time to live and therefore MAY HAVE BEEN under the Lord’s mercy to repent and to be forgiven. Judas Iscariot denied this opportunity. How about you, Mr. H.C.?
Says me:
You are clearly putting the decimal in the wrong place. The world really will end on May 21, 2110.
Turns out no one knows the hour because no one knows how to do math.
http://www.tcs.ch/travel/fr/home/camping/nationaler_campingtag.html
This is a link for a free camping day set for May 21, 2011 here in Switzerland !
Great coincidence, will all go camping
Blessings
Yves L
I have know Mr Camping via radio since 1980. He was a great teacher of the Word. Now, I pray that Mr Camping repent publicly as you are discouraging MILLIONS of carnal believers and bring SHAME to our LORD!!!!
IT IS 7 PM IN NEW ZEALAND MR CAMPING
YOU ARE AFTER AN IMAGE THAT IS NOT THE TRUE JESUS
GIVING US TRUE BELIEVERS IN TRUE JESUS A HORRIBLE TESTIMONY
Mark 13:32 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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The end is not nigh, according to the New Zealand Skeptics, despite an American religious leader declaring Judgement Day will arrive first in New Zealand at 6pm today.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10727157
NEW ZEALAND HERALD
…Judgement Day will arrive first in New Zealand at 6pm today.
Evangelical broadcaster Harold Camping has predicted a massive earthquake will strike the earth, unleashing the Apocalypse, first upon New Zealand, then around the world.
All I know is Gods word said don’t add nor take away, this means twisting up His word is not of God.
All I know is that God His Holy Word says no man, that means man kind will know the day nor the time nor the hour.
Is this a group that just takes a phrase of the word of God and iggs all the other words in the bible.
NO MAN WILL KNOW THE TIME DATE NOR THE HOUR, THIS MEANS YOU TOO.
God is not a man that He or His word should lie.
I want Jesus to come back welcome it but not by the hand of a man who does not rightly divide Gods word and moves people out of fear.
God says He draws nigh with Love.
See Jesus Christ IS MY LORD AND SAVIOR and I wouldn’t want any man hands interfering with coming of Christ why would he need a man to take His glory He wouldn’t. Something about this isn’t right.
If what they were saying was true, the world would be trimbling, all over at once, winds blowing and spiritually His saved would know.
This man is not of God, and I have found out even the devil can mimic a spirit of goodness. I am angry this man has exsaulted him self over the word of God has he has. God say no man will know the time nor the hour, God is the same yesterday and today His word or Him never changes.
God is going to have trumpets and angels to let one know his return for there was no man holy enough to touch that book, I heard the book of Revelation say there was no man holy enough to open it but Jesus, this, Jesus is the only one who knows His Holy return, this man has exulated him self over the Holy word of God. I want Jesus to return by not because of the mouth of this man, but by the word of God.
Does any one know this fact that those who wrote the satanic bible also published the international bible, so what bible has this man been reading out of, I guess he beleives Jesus has blue eyes and blonde hair, which by the way that picture is what Michael Angelo felt Jesus would look like His uncle when the pope asked him to paint a picture of Jesus, the book of Revelations gives some discription of Christ and also Isaiah. However false prophets and people seeing Jesus is going to be more common in these times, the devil is going to come in many forms even healing people God says GO NOT UNTO THEM. This is how the very elect will be fooled, this man has allowed a spirit to come into him and twist up the word of God, however he too has his reward. Yes, Jesus is coming back but not because this man has added some dates up which makes me this I guess he beleives December the 25 is really the birth date which also have something to do with dates set by the pope in later times of that err.
This is why God says study to show thy self worthy and approved however do not add nor take away, False Prophets they too shall have their reward.
I had a dream a week ago the light came to me however there were those in a room still sitting in darkness I woke up saying I plea the blood of Jesus say that bright light. I am glad that light came and God me.
If he wanted to educate gay people on thier behavior is not acceptable unto God he should have just come out and said it and not used the coming of Christ as the topic of the hidden undertones of him wanting to address someones behavior, yes Christ IS coming, but not because of what this preacher is saying..
The early Church soon realised the return of Christ is far in the future, and began the New Testament emphasis of living in Christ for the “long haul.” Those who believed today was Rapture Day must now follow their example. This will require two things from you. First, devotion to the ordinary, daily things of Christ. These are things like prayer and Bible study, being a good husband/wife/daughter/son/sibling, doing your job in an honourable fashion, and being a good steward of your possessions, time, and life. It will also require us to be active members in a Biblical Church, for the Church age has not ended, and will not end until the Lord’s return. Second, continue to live in hope, by which I mean Biblical faith in Christ, trusting Him as Abraham trusted Him in Hebrews 11. God has not changed nor has His requirement that we follow Him. Our “calculations” may be wrong, and we will often misunderstand the Bible, but that is our fault, not His. So continue in Christ, for it is those who remain steadfast to the end who are saved.
I invite you to participate in a daily program of Bible study and prayer that has blessed people around the world for two thousand years. It is posted daily at
http://www.lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com.
Blessings,
Bishop Dennis Campbell
Anglican Orthodox Church
WHAT SHOULD LISTENERS DO?
If you have been following my writings on Harold Camping and Family Radio, you know that Camping does not take advice; he is the only wise and knowledgeable person and all pastors are from the Devil. He only respects one thing, money! If all the listeners who support Family Radio would withhold their support and write letters stating,
“There will be no more financial support as long as Harold Camping is in charge of Family Radio and allowed to be on the air,”
then we could have an effect on getting him off the air. If thousands of supporters took this action, Harold Camping would be gone in just a matter of days. Pray for this to happen before God shuts down the radio network for good and we lose all of that good music and Bible reading forever. You, the listeners are the key!
http://www.eaec.org/bibleanswers/Harold-Camping-Dishonest.htm
Well that was a big waste of time hehe, but i was ready to be raptured straight to heaven
HAROLD CAMPING IS A FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PROTEST!!!!
Where there was love, There is evil and man,We must bring back love.
Harold Camping was mistaken, but his mistakes give us an opportunity to re-evaluate ourselves and the way we approach the Bible. Because the Bible is a large and complex Book of Books, it is often difficult to understand, and rather than put the time and energy into learning about it, people follow teachings that are exciting and new, thinking that is the Holy Spirit leading them. But new and exciting is rarely tried and true, and we must be very careful about new interpretations. Orthodox Christianity has a long history of agreement about the meaning of the Bible, which can be found in the great creeds and confessions of the faith. When someone’s interpretation of Scripture radically departs from this, it is probably the new view that is in error.
One of the best summaries of Biblical teaching is the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, still used by millions around the word. It is useful because it faithfully teaches the Bible, and because it puts Biblical teaching into devotional and worshipful prayers and services that can be easily memorised and recalled. It also gives a table of daily Bible readings that builds a treasure store of Biblical knowledge that grows year by year.
Blessings,
Bishop Dennis Campbell
Anglican Orthodox Church
http://www.HolyTrinityAnglicanOrthodoxChurch.org
http://www.lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com
Harold Camping just addressed the media and listeners on Open Forum tonight and said that none of the dates had changed. Instead he’s arguing that May 21 was a spiritual judgment day.
http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/05/23/harold-camping-says-may-21-was-a-spiritual-judgment-day-saying-end-of-world-to-come-on-october-21-2011/
The false prophet is wrong again.
He equates himself to God, who said “that no one knows the day or time”, except by God himself.
I am sick and tired of this bastard scaring my grandchildren, into thinking that their world is coming to an end.
I hope on October 21, 2011, the only thing dead, is Harold Camping himself.
If he sees himself as a prophet, then I think that he needs to turn the $104 million he has, over to a non-profit organization, to truly feed and clothe those who have none, on October 20, 2011.
On October 22, 2011, I think he should be hung by his balls, from the highest tree in town.
Here it is May 31st Camping still babbling on his” OPEN FORUM” an oxymoron if there ever was one. I just wanted to suggest a reason as to the ? WHY does he keep going? In the face of ridicule and now threats Harold seems to only thrive. That’s it. He actually loves the attention. Psych 101 told us narcissistic people crave attention regardless of the type. Any normal person could not have just bounced back with the “SPIRITUAL” earthquake answer. Especially after 1994 and subsequent “NEW” information only discovered by Harold proved time and time again to be false. 72 hours prior to the failure HC said NO spiritual earthquakes. If we could only send a memo to all concerned….ignore him. You want to exact justice? Ignore them all.
“Now these prophecies were given at the current culture at that time, and therefore, while the stage has been set, the distortions are deplorable, for this Christ will not come at the end of your world as the prophecies have been maintaining.
“He will not come to reward the righteous and send the evildoers to eternal doom. He will, however, begin a new religious drama. A certain historical continuity will be maintained.
“As happened once before, however, he will not be generally known for who he is. There will be no glorious proclamation to which the whole world will bow.
“He will return to straighten out Christianity, which will be in a shambles at the time of his arrival, and to set up a new system of thought when the world is sorely in need of one. By that time, all religions will be in severe crisis.
“He will undermine religious organizations — not unite them. His message will be that of the individual in relation to All That Is. He will clearly state methods by which each individual can attain a state of intimate contact with his own entity; the entity to some extent being man’s mediator with All That Is.
“By 2075, all of this will be already accomplished.
“… He will lead man behind the symbolism upon which religion has relied for so many centuries. He will emphasize individual spiritual experience, the expansiveness of soul, and teach man to recognize the multitudinous aspects of his own reality.”
Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul by Jane Roberts
Hi guys,
Thinking of you from here in the UK.
It will be a difficult time for many families & I think my song, ‘thank you for being my dad’ would be great to play for this upcoming Fathers day.
Please e mail me if you would like a copy,
peace,
kind regards,
JON BARKER