Is 2011 the end of the world?

I've been listening to familyradio for more than one year. Familyradio is a Christian radio station sponsored by listeners. I am most interested in its open forum program hosted by its general manager Harold Camping, who has caused a great commotion...

among believers by teaching that Christ will return on May 21, 2011, on which true believers will be raptured and lifted to heaven to reign with Christ, while the unsaved will be eternally destroyed by ensuing disasters in the next 153 days. I am very distressed by his teaching that only a very tiny portion equivalent to about 3% of the population who are living and ever lived on the earth will be saved, while the rest will be destroyed, so I wonder where is God's justice, where is mankind’s hope and where is the meaning of life, if wicked evildoers who inflicted great harms on the innocent and virtuous people who hold fast to the conviction that good will finally triumph over evil and do good deeds nevertheless arrive at the same destiny in the end. Harold Camping claimed that before May 21, 2011, probably everyone who lives on the earth then will hear the news that Christ will return on May 21, 2011 and very few people will take it seriously and call for God’s mercy and most of the people will laugh it off. Harold Camping is very knowledgeable in the Bible and I am amazed at his knowledge in Bible. He inferred all this solely from more than 50 years of intensive study of the Bible and has written several books thereof, which can be downloaded from their website familyradio.com. I am very concerned about the salvation of myself and my family. But since only very few will be saved, I am very likely one of the unsaved, so in despair I try to think that may be Buddhism is true, because it offers every mortal a chance of improvement. After all where is the mercy of God, Christian or Islamic, if He condemns people who never intentionally cause harm to others in their whole life to hell without any chance of repentance or otherwise completely destroyed their souls and bodies as taught by Harold Camping. But who I am, I am but a mortal. If God is all-mighty and no mortal can stay his hand, let me be rebuked for my ignorance and this post be a warning to those who see it.

Most Christians believe we are living in the days of the end, however, the end, is actually the beginning. Everything will be renevatated, and after the battle of Armegeddon, Christ will reign on this earth, for 1000 years. This is going to be a great time. Satan will be bound, so there will be no one to temp mankind, and we can finally live in peace.

At the end of the 1000 years, Satan will be let loose for a little while. (I never wanted to hear this, because I felt why let him loose again, to torment and tempt mankind?

However, it would not be fair to the ones that have lived under his influence, for the last 6000 years. The ones who will be born during the reign of Christ, will be untested. So, that I believe, is the reason for him being loosed again, and it makes sense, even if I don't look forward to it.

Jesus will save any who sincerely call upon him. Today is the day of Salvation.

His word to us is in his word, and there are so many diff. versions, you are sure to find one you can read and understand. be prepared, for whatever does come upon the earth.

There are churches on every corner,in America, find one that you relate to and feel comfortable in, there is great comfort in being with Gods people.

And the bible tells us to know the seasons, but, the day and the hour, are known only by God.

Dear Wanger,
Bible cleary tells about wrong teachings at end days.

Heb 13: 9 says Be not carried out about with divers and strange doctrines.

Then when will the world come to an end?

Matt 24: 36-44 : But of the day and hour knoweth no MAN, no, not the agels of heaven but my FATHER ONLY.

so rather than trusting others , Trust what bible says. Hope you got clarity.

Nooo, Its Not The End Of The World Is Not Until The Next 16654005 Million Years Honney
So Theres Nothing To Worry About, Beacause 2000 And 2008 They Said The Wolrd Was Going To End Soo ITS NOT TRUEE Babee
Byee Byee
xx

lmao no its not...

the world isn't going to end for like trillions of years to come
and thats just because the sun will eventually expolde...

who ever came up with the 2011 bullshit is a nutter
and I remember them saying in like 2000 and 2008 how the world was gonna end then, but were stil here are we not?

Yeah, it would make me wonder where God's mercy is.
The bible is full of contradications- it says that God is benevolent and loves us all equally. If this were true, why would God only spare very few people?
Personally, I don't believe it. There have been sooo very many predictions about the end of the world. Maybe this guy just wants people to listen to him to get more broadcasts to his radiochannel .
If, what the bible says is true and nobody knows when the end of the world will be, then surely it will come as a surprise and will defy all previous predictions- God wouldn't allow one single person to know, not even Harold Camping. He is too clever for that.

Do not listen to him man...

the Bible teaches us that no one knows the day, they hour, the minute, the year, the month, the second, when Christ will return.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.-Matthew 24:27KJV

We know not when the lightning will strike, or where it will happen, it just happens. Just like Christs return, so we must be ready.

lmao. hell, no! dude get back on this planet! its not gonna be the end of the world
xoxoTina

NO one knows when it is going to end or when Christ will return. end of story.

no body knows the day nor the hour the son of man is going to come so no body can put a date on that one right there. The Bible say that he's going to come like a theif in the nigh.

Folks with your bibles...she's obviously already deep enough in the fairy tales and guilt that organized religion brings.

You need to learn about science...you need to live in the now. Be good and triumph over evil personally and don't worry about everyone else.

The world is young...it won't die out until long after all of us are gone. Until then, look up secular humanism...it is a MUCH better way to live (mutual respect for all mankind, rather than religious judgment).

Peace to you

Hi endoftime2011

You sound really convincing. So could you tell me how you/they came to the conclusion that the Lord is coming 2011 May 21? Also why would God only save 3% of the world's population dead and alive? I can't believe that God only chose to love 3% of His creation for eternity. He loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son so that those (3%) whom believe in Him would be saved and through Him would go to heaven? Do you really propose to be able to see the future that only God knows exactly. You could make anything written in the bible fit your own theory. The Lord will not forsake anyone that has chosen His Son as their Saviour.

Wanger, we are all sinners until we make that conscious step to ask for forgiveness through Jesus Christ. All sin are equal; lying, stealing, killing... it is all the same to Jesus, He came to save us no matter what we have done, all He asks is that we believe.
Don't believe what Harold Camping says, if he is truly a messenger of God then he would be preaching the love of God and not this other god that he has created for himself. God protects those that ask for it. He created us, is it so much to ask that we love Him in return? Or live our lives in the way He intended us to do before our fall into sin? Buddhism and secular humanism (which I believe is Satans work at his best) is not the answer here.
Go to your knees and pray, God will show you the way!

God please help me to be able to withstand the onslaught from the enemy and see clearly what the truth is when I am confronted with lies. Thank you Jesus for loving me so much that you were willing to die for my sins. Please forgive my constant unbelief and worries about the future Lord. Let me be able to leave my life in Your Hands Lord and know that it is the best place for my life and my families lives to be.

Amen

haha you religious people make me laugh
can't you live your life how you want to without having to belive in something such as god?

im an aethist and the end of the world isnt going to happen before we are both dead when the sun blows up

nope,but it is the end of a country named Pakistan.the american state will buy that country and it will be then an american state.

ok a couple of things to say here. one I heard 2012 not 2011. when I first heard in 2012 the world would end I was very disturbed. I told my mom about it and she brought up a good point, why would God destroy something He created and was proud of? it says in the Bible that when he created earth that it was good and when he created human it was very good. why would he want us to die? also the Bible does say that no one (besides God and Jesus) knows when the world will end. of course people that aren't Christian wouldn't believe that. but it is somewhat comforting hearing that. maybe it is true though. he could be testing our faith. you never know.

nope the bible says noone knows , so somone predicts it cnat be true, im going to predict that it will end every day from now so that it never does

jk lol

2012 December 21st, coming from the mayans, and all the evidence we have December 21st, 2012 is the prediction of the end of the world

I don't believe 2011 is the end of the world.I agree with what others said,that no man knows the date and time like it's written in the bible

No one can really set a date on when the world's going to end, and when it does I know God will call us back.