Harold Camping Predicts End of the World, Again
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Harold Camping, the Christian broadcaster who predicted the end of the world would come last May, says the true end is now near. He was off by five months, he says; the real day is Oct. 21.
“What really happened this past May 21st? What really happened is that God accomplished exactly what He wanted to happen,” says a post on Camping’s website, FamilyRadio.com. “That was to warn the whole world that on May 21 God’s salvation program would be finished on that day. For the next five months, except for the elect (the true believers), the whole world is under God’s final judgment. To accomplish this goal God withheld from the true believers the way in which two phrases were to be understood. Had He not done so, the world would never have been shaken in fear as it was.”
Camping drew national attention in May with his prediction, and was said to be “a little bewildered” when it didn’t go as he’d said. Now 90, he suffered a stroke in June and has been recovering at home in Oakland, Calif.
The Family Radio website has the full text of his latest prediction.
“Thus we can be sure that the whole world, with the exception of those who are presently saved (the elect), are under the judgment of God, and will be annihilated together with the whole physical world on October 21, 2011, on the last day of the present five months period,” it says. “On that day the true believers (the elect) will be raptured. We must remember that only God knows who His elect are that He saved prior to May 21.”
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Harold Camping really needs to get back into the Word of God. The Bible states in Matthew 24:36 – No one knows about that day or hour not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son (Jesus) only the Father”. Harold Camping is a false prophet making remarks.
Posted by: Darlene | October 11, 2011, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
why do we continue to entertain this idiots ramblings???
Posted by: mrsk | October 11, 2011, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
You are exactly right Darlene. This guy is a false prophet. He has already lost all credibility and really needs to shut his mouth. Also what needs to happen is that those people that make the choice to believe this nut need to stand up and do some thinking for themselves and stop relying on others to guide them through life.
Posted by: Jeff | October 11, 2011, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
Why doesn’t he just accept the fact that the world did end on May 21 but he wasn’t one of the chosen to ascend to heaven? Guess he will have to await his fate with the rest of us.
Posted by: joedoe_2 | October 11, 2011, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
The world will end (for sure this time) on Oct. 21st? Well I certainly hope so! Otherwise I’ll have to have my scheduled surgery and the bill would have been more horrible than the operation. Thanks, Harold!
Posted by: Cassandra | October 11, 2011, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
Why is ANY news agency paying any attention at all to the ramblings of this obviously demented individual? This is NOT NEWS, folks – this is pandering of the worst kind.
Posted by: John | October 11, 2011, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
Foolish people..Harold is right!..End of world is indeed oct 21 2011. He was alright right..You all are under judgment.. Believe him or be ready to get a trip to hell.
Posted by: ryan | October 11, 2011, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Some people never learn.
Posted by: MadGuy1961 | October 11, 2011, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
The world may have already ended……who knows?
Posted by: Thoughtyouknew | October 11, 2011, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
Let him have his beliefs just like we have let other people have theirs. Not his fault. Its the media pickin this up and publishibg it. Everyone is always worried about the end. When it happens it happens know that we all will be at peace and mother earth finally gets a break from us slobs.
Posted by: nick | October 11, 2011, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
Math. 24:36 stands. This poor man and all his followers have problems. God’s work the Bible tells us this kind of false prophet that would come to lead even well meaning people astray. It is up to us to not believe in his kind. Lets believe God and His word instead.
Posted by: David | October 11, 2011, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
…. But that’s not enoph time to enjoy the iphone 4s
Posted by: Mike | October 11, 2011, 6:33 pm 6:33 pm
“Rapture”? I am sorry Harold Camping but please believe me here there is a problem in what you say, you say the world will end by gods judgement! But what will really happen! These predictions are based off the fact that you took the days from the bible but in fact man has been around to long for those predictions to be true. Here is my final Verdict! 2011 will not be the end of the world 2012 will not be the end of the world! there are so many crackpot theories that state it will be but it won’t so we all can stop worrying and have a great life! eventually we will all return to our creator (whichever god or gods you believe in!) Thanks to Harold Camping I have realized that people are and can be visual about the world try to find an answer in something that has none
Posted by: Damon | October 11, 2011, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
This is really killing me. I’m worried I don’t want to believe this mess . But on may 21st I was up all day scared. I got a child on tha way. N I really want to meet him. But wen yu got ppl like that. He brings fear to tha world. Seriously I need him. What is going to happen oct 21st.? N p.s that’s my wives birthday. Smh
Posted by: jreeves | October 11, 2011, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm
This is so dumb and to think he chose judgement day on my birthday -__________-
Posted by: destinyisset@ovi.com | October 11, 2011, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm
The guy is old and confused. He should be in a nursing home and he should get on the right foot with God. He isn’t on a good foot now, he should get help and he is going against Christian beliefs. The bible states we won’t know when or the hour when the world ends. So we shouldn’t be guessing, Nor should anyone, if this fails either the police will take him to a nursing home or mental institute. Also he believed the world would end at 6 local time. Didn’t happen, if he believes 6 local time again, he’s crazy.
Posted by: Pfroggy1 | October 11, 2011, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
What a W**ker is he and the 21/10/11 is in fact 14 months before the real end of the world on 21/12/2012.
Posted by: Victor | October 12, 2011, 6:09 am 6:09 am
His calculations are undeniably right. He added the numerical value of every other letter in the bible, multiplied by the number of books in the old testament, divided by the number of letters in Abraham’s name, added the lunar calendar days, multiplied that by zero, and then added 666. The number of the beast! Try it, I guarantee my radio business you will always end with the number of the beast; but what this all mean?
Posted by: Harold Jr | October 12, 2011, 8:21 am 8:21 am
Hey Harold Jr, are you standing up for daddy?? You both are crazy and should just be quiet. All of this mainstream attention must have Family Radio booming! Tell Harold Sr to just make peace with God, instead of speading false prophesies.
Posted by: Jerad | October 12, 2011, 9:13 am 9:13 am
Can’t wait – me and my friend will be outside sitting on deckchairs with cans of beer, laughing at the failure known as Camping’s predictions XD
Posted by: Jen | October 12, 2011, 9:25 am 9:25 am
Crazy, old man. What will be your next excuse?
Posted by: Dave | October 12, 2011, 9:47 am 9:47 am
People like Harold Camping give true Biblical Christianity a bad name. No wonder so few become (true) Christians.
Posted by: Alan G. | October 12, 2011, 10:52 am 10:52 am
Definition of a domestic terrorist in the Great USA.those who oppose abortion, those who have a ron paul bumper sticker on their vehicle, those who disagree with the government, those who oppose the rfid chip, those who oppose world government, those who love liberty, Those who support Ron Paul
Posted by: maths tricks | October 12, 2011, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
Maybe what’s really going on is that he is 90 and knows he isn’t well and is trying very hard to predict his OWN death so that it can coincide with his biblical predictions – this way it appears he was right. And at the same time, perhaps he anticipated he would be dead by May 21st and has to now adjust a bit, so that when he dies, wrong or not, he can’t be recriminated for his false allegations. To me a lot of this sounds like ego in a sort of megalomaniac kind of way: the world ends when I die. He probably believes he deserves to be saved/raptured/among the elect. Perhaps he figures he has a back door: if the world will end on October 21, 2011 and out of sheer coincidence he dies on October 21 2011, for all intense and purposes, to the living he was ‘saved’, and moreover he might get lost in the crowd of saved souls up in heaven. I mean really… clearly…there will be many worthy souls. He can just slip by them unnoticed.”In my defense your Holiness, I did die on the day of the rapture did I not??” How can you argue with coincidence like that! :D
Posted by: heterophonic | October 12, 2011, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
Thanks Harold, for giving us another opportunity to laugh at the Christards.
Posted by: Christ-inanity | October 12, 2011, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
The world did end! I was raptured! Right now I’m sittin up here next to Jesus and Michael Jackson texting ABC news. Jesus wants me to let you know he will be seeing y’all real soon
Posted by: chuck | October 12, 2011, 10:51 pm 10:51 pm
Why are people still believing?
Posted by: ARMBARS | October 13, 2011, 2:43 am 2:43 am
The world will end, eventually, but probably not for a very long time. Let’s just enjoy each day we have and not bother trying to predict the end date. As for people who feel the need to predict the future, let them. Personally, I always enjoy the day of a failed prediction a bit more than others.
Posted by: Carl | October 13, 2011, 8:37 am 8:37 am
This man was doing nothing more than trying for greatness and to be reviered. It was all about his agenda, not GODS.
He is in no way going to be respected by GOD and maybe GOD gave him that stroke to shut him up.
He cheated thousands of weak minded people into believing he had a connection with GOD. Shame on him.
How much of those 100′s of Millions of dollars he has did he give back to all the people that lost and gave up so much for his cause. Not one penny I’d bet. Sounds like the work of the devil to me.
Posted by: Tim | October 13, 2011, 11:15 am 11:15 am
Posted by: Christ-inanity Should be more like Posted by: Christ-inSanity.
Posted by: Tim | October 13, 2011, 11:20 am 11:20 am
DIDNT THAT GUY DIE!
Posted by: jon | October 13, 2011, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm
Fun to see those refuting the ramblings of a deluded old mans interpretation of a fairy story by quoting other bits of the same fairy story. Brilliant stuff. *gets popcorn
Posted by: Michael | October 13, 2011, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
Why is it that “God” is judgemental upon “his” people that he wants to end everyone’s life and “save” those that believe in such mythology? You Christians do realize that it is mythology that you believe in just like the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, etc. I know many radicals will curse me and use quotes from the all famous Bible to disprove me. However, how much of the Bible can actually be quoted in many of the other religious works and in the other religions? Answer, basically the whole damn thing. You believe in a trinity, but he is one in three? WTF? That doesn’t even make any sense. I was a Christian for over 18 years of my life until I questioned it so much that I realized religion is just a form of control over people and the world has been fighting the majority of wars over religions. As noble as Christians pretend to be they have forced many nations and persons to convert or die and since people consider life to be better than death they converted. *End rant* Think for yourself and question reality. What are you really living your life for? To follow someone who has so many rules and regulations that are so much closer to human life and emotions that are you following man? Where is my popcorn for the end of the world?
Posted by: Ben | October 13, 2011, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Why would anyone keep giving this guy or anyone like him air time; what a waste.
Posted by: Vic | October 13, 2011, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
I pray for Harold that he finds peace.
Posted by: MC | October 14, 2011, 9:39 am 9:39 am
Fortunately we can still buy food that is made in the USA. I check food labels and reject anything that I suspect is not a product of USA. I make an exception for avacados which I may consider buying if they are from Mexico. This month it is even easier to buy locally grown produce when farmers’ markets open all over the country. It is an opportunity for us to help American farmers and help the environment.
Posted by: maths tricks | October 14, 2011, 9:45 am 9:45 am
Amazing. Some people think his predictions fail because “it says so in Mathew”.
That’s exactly like saying unicorns don’t exist because the fairies told you.
The reason his “predictions” fail is because he’s a delusional idiot. One thing all apocalyptic predictions have in common is that they have ALL failed.
Posted by: johnny | October 14, 2011, 10:32 am 10:32 am
Look around you. The whole world is in a mess. How much longer will we all survive.
Posted by: frank West | October 14, 2011, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
This will be a better world when we can all openly laugh at theists.
Posted by: estevan | October 14, 2011, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
What a wacky religion Christianity is. It has little to do with the historical Jesus and a lot to do with death, destruction, vengeance, punishment and fear. The Christian god is a reflection of all this neurotic anxiety. He’s unbending, stern faced and terrible in his judgment. In fact, he’ suspiciously human with his anger, jealousy and incessant demands. I think the Buddhists have captured the rhythms of the universe in a much more authentic way. They seem more interested in wisdom than obeisance.
Posted by: robert | October 14, 2011, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
Does anyone know what time of day this is scheduled for. We have a big birthday dinner planned for my mom and I want to know if we’re going to miss it.
Posted by: Lapsed Pastafarian | October 14, 2011, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Are we sure he’s never drunk when he predicts, also like the top comment says he does need to get back to God. I hope he’s happy in Hell if he doesn’t get back to God soon, he’s like 90 so he might pass soon. I’m not hoping he dies, I hope he just gets back to God. Robert we aren’t weird and he’s not a a true Christian, we don’t predict the end. I don’t think the world will end this or next year. Please stop giving this guy media attention.
Posted by: Pfroggy | October 14, 2011, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
A 90-year-old man is entitled to be a bit confused. But it is up to his listeners to know the Bible and to understand it so that they are not led astray by bad thinking. Jesus will return but Jesus said “of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.’ (Matthew 24:36 KJV).
Jesus will come when He comes–physically and in real time. But no one should be led astray by “date-setting” and predictions. Think of the harm that is done by heeding the predictions of people who are off-balance, whether due to dementia or other things.
Posted by: Robin Sheffield | October 14, 2011, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
So, Camping’s ideas are wacko, but he’s not all that much worse than other Xns who prattle about the end coming in a generation or so. Look up “Christian Eschatology” in Wikipedia and see if it isn’t the nuttiest stuff you’ve ever seen. So far as Camping’s “invisible judgment” is concerned, religion is loaded with faith-fantasies of what is “undetectable by the senses”; this epistemological racket goes on and on. Religious faith is a vice.
Posted by: Mel_M | October 14, 2011, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
Christians don’t seem to realize that doomsday predictions have been a fundamental part of their literature since the 1st century AD. Both the Gospels and the Epistles of Paul reflect a belief that the world’s end was only a matter of years away.
This “prediction” has since failed every generation of Christians for almost 2,000 years.
Posted by: Matt | October 14, 2011, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
The only thing more ridiculous that this man predicting this rapture is people believing that such a thing will ever happen. It amazes me that people in this day and age still believe in these primitive ideas. Haven’t we progress enough to realize that religion is man made. Primitive people couldn’t figure out how the universe worked, where we came from or what our purpose is, so man made religion to quell fear and eventually make people fear in not believing in religion. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and able to believe as they like but I think Christians and Catholics need to learn to be a bit more open-minded to alternatives to their beliefs..
Posted by: Vinny Indigo | October 15, 2011, 12:07 am 12:07 am
beware the false prophet, Joseph Goebbels. Anyone else see the resemblance? “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
The most important thing is to live in love, not fear, and know that God is real. You are eternal. Turn away from the next round of manufactured chaos, and the mind game played with you daily. Turn toward your brothers and sisters in solidarity, unconditional love and forgiveness. Beware those who offer you solutions to the very problems they create, and those who place years of terror and end-of-the-world propaganda into your psyche. Stand in your power and follow your heart– not a leader. When you seek answers, be careful in following those who claim to have them. Most especially be wary of following controlled opposition. You are the answer. I love you.
Posted by: Peacelover | October 15, 2011, 1:36 am 1:36 am
Hey, Its Harold Jr again. You must try what I asked in a earlier post…multiply a string of statistics by zero, then add 666. You will always end up with the number of the BEAST!
Posted by: Harold Jr. | October 15, 2011, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Hey, For all of you people that keep talking about Christianity being false, have you ever considered that if we got on you for you not believing that, we would be doing the same thing that you are telling us right now. Quit telling us our beliefs are wrong. Because if we said that to you, you would be getting on us for “forcing our religion down your throat.” I am a Christian, and I am opened minded, but has anyone ever thought that because people say that we are wrong we become closed minded, why do we have to be opened minded when others arent?! Why is it that when someone mentions Christianity, people get into big arguement. I dont see that with other religions. If you dont believe thats fine, you are open to your opinion, but dont tell me I cant believe in my God and Savior. And quit telling us that our Lord has failed us, He never did and never will.
Posted by: Joe | October 15, 2011, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
In the bible it says that there will be false prophets.
and he’s definitely one of them.
Posted by: Jessica | October 16, 2011, 12:33 am 12:33 am
Maybe he was right! Look at the mess the world is in. Maybe all of us here are doomed, whether the Universe is destroyed on October 21 or not. Instead of proving ourselves to be vile sinners, doomed of God and lashing out at Camping, we should fall to our knees and ask God to help us, each and everyone one of us.
Posted by: frank West | October 16, 2011, 8:37 am 8:37 am
Reckon he is onto something. Pope Gregory re-did the calendar so that the start of the last cycle of the Mayan Calendar is the solstice on 21December 2012. Anyone who’s been to a decent Uni knows that. So Christianity & Maya allign with the cycles of the sun. No more religions based on monthly lunar cycles.
Posted by: TIM | October 16, 2011, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm
God is not real…
Posted by: kiko | October 17, 2011, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm
He needs a hobby!
Posted by: Hannah | October 18, 2011, 8:19 am 8:19 am
this guy is trying to do the job of god…he needs too get a real hobby…….cause noone knows the hour or day that god will return…he is blowing smoke up just too get attention on hiself..and i tihnk he is a joke. dude get a life and a real hobby ….
Posted by: jackie hill | October 18, 2011, 10:15 am 10:15 am
Facinating that the percent difference of these respondents is as the biblical forbearing of blind victims
Posted by: Richard | October 18, 2011, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
OK! OK! THIS time, he REALLY means it…with nasty undertones! Seriously! He’s not joking!
Posted by: David | October 18, 2011, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
It appears that all of the rats, snakes, dogs, swine, and scorpions of humanity have coem out in fuill force – in a misguided attempt to CRUCIFY a man who speaks the TRUTH, but like in times of old, the people want nothing to do with TRUTH – otherwise, why would they be at it so hard, (wagging their tongues & pounding away at their keyboards, in a vain attempt to DISCREDIT a man with absolute LIES ?
IT MUST BE THE LAST FEW HOURS OF THIS MISERABLE HUMAN EXPERIENCE !
Posted by: ANTHONY | October 20, 2011, 12:19 am 12:19 am
While one thing that this man says is true:…”only God knows who his elect are”…. Mr. Camp and anyone else buying into this insanity, must also remember that only God, not even his Son, knows when the end is! ( Matthew 24:36 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”) So, Mr. Camp, your timing was not just off, but your predictions are completely wrong in every way! You and anyone else claiming to know when the end of the world and the rapture is going to take place are sadly mistaken…..
Posted by: Melissa | October 20, 2011, 7:51 am 7:51 am
Harold Camping is a false prophet. I believe God, not Harold Camping and the people who wrote off December 21, 2012, being the end of the world as actual fact.
Posted by: Ana | October 20, 2011, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm
Well if it is the end of the world lord take me and my family, forgive us for our sins. I don’t want anyone to suffer in the world y’all r my brothers and sisters. If it’s not the end of the world well we will have to c if it ends next year also lol o well “la visa q tenemos esta prestada “”the life that we have is just borrowed for awhile “
Posted by: pleve | October 20, 2011, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
Fear not my children for the penitant man shall pass! Is is not written that just before the Great Ball of Redemption falleth from the heavens, the bloodthirsting Lion of the Desert would be slaughtered by his own barbarian hordes? Look up oh ye sinners for your Judgment Day draweth nigh! And picketh not on the frail man of 90 years who speaketh great wisdom and serveth He who sent him. Remember ye not that Noah was twice his length and yet pleased thy Master well. Fools are ye for it is written that Satan shall never cast out Satan. And now the earthquakes, famines, floods, fires, plagues and pestilence shall be loosed. Mankind shall reap the whirlwind. And all ye non-believers shall be absorbed away into Thy Ether. Alas! Rejoice for THE END has come! Ps Donate your love offering and all your worldly possessions today while there is still time. All major credit cards, cash, personal checks are accepted. REPENT! The prophet has spoken!
Posted by: Ezekial38 | October 21, 2011, 5:24 am 5:24 am
WOW it is 12:14 a. m. Oct 22-2011 and the world is still here and all the people also, just like I KNEW it would be. How many guesses is this man going to get before he gets the date right. I say no more get him off of the air now and FOREVER!
Posted by: james | October 22, 2011, 12:22 am 12:22 am
He is FLEECING EVERY DESPERATE PERSON HE CAN.
he certainly is not giving away anything he will no longer need!
I WISH HE WERE RIGHT JUST TO TAKE CLOWNS LIKE THIS AWAY FROM REAL PEOPLE.
Posted by: tim | October 22, 2011, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Believing the end of the world was on 21st October doesn’t seem much of a stretch from believing in zombie jesus and original sin.
Posted by: JoeNavy | October 26, 2011, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
oh not again…y am i stil on earth? geez he really hav nothing to do& stupid people entertain his ridiculous beliefs…as for when the world will end lets leave that information with God and we human stop pretending we know!
Posted by: Sara | November 3, 2011, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm