Predictions of the End of the World...credibility lost!

So the end of the world did not happen and once again Christianity gets a bad name. Because of this false prediction thousands have been disillusioned and 100 million dollars (one estimate) has been wasted! People are now faced with the humiliation of being horribly wrong in a very public way (It grieves me to the core to hear stories over and over again on how people quit jobs, sold homes, depleted life savings following this false prediction). Although I am sympathetic to the plight of many of these people, I cannot help but ask them “After the 1994 error, why did you still followed this man?”  Now people have to explain their humiliation; I heard one person over the weekend explain this false prediction this way “God is testing our faith”. Don’t blame God for this horribly erroneous prediction borne out of the heart of man (See Deut 18:20-22; he is identified as a false prophet). God does not deceive His people for the sake of testing their faith! He does however, send false prophets to test them, to see who will believe them and follow them (See Deut 13:1-3).

So is this a benign event that one can say “Oops, I made a mistake?” No, it is not!  People are now shaken, people are now broken and the world is once again laughing at the church and Christianity. If the Family Radio organization had any integrity at all they would issue a public apology and Harold Camping would be put out! Here is the problem in a nutshell. No Leadership! Harold Camping for years has been teaching people should leave their churches and be independent…that is horribly wrong at many levels and contrary to the scriptures (See Hebrews 10:23-25). My unsolicited advice to each one of the Family Radio staff is to flee from this man as fast as they can, find a good Bible believing church attend it faithfully and learn what the scriptures really say.

For those asking, is the end of the world near? Yes it is, however, two things must remain clear. 1) No man knows the day or the hour (See Matt 24:36) and 2) Certain events must take place first. (Matthew 24 is the best template to chronological events of the Last Days). Until those events come to pass you will not see the Second Coming (I recommend author Dr. Brian J. Bailey’s book on the Second Coming “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” for a clear account; it is available at www.amazon.com ).

My Prediction: More people are going to erroneously set dates, more people are going to believe those dates, false prophets are going to arise and more people are going to be deceived in spite of the fact that the scriptures give clear warnings… How can we avoid being deceived? Spend time in Gods Word, seek to love the Lord with all your heart and above all be obedient to the Lord. Those who with integrity of heart seek to do His will, will not be deceived (See John 7:17).