What does the Bible say will happen in the year 2012?

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The year of 2012 is said to be the year that the world will come to an end, with natural disasters, worldwide death and absolute destruction everywhere. This rumor has come about as the result of the ancient Mayan people. Because their calendar went no further than the year of 2012, the people of today's society have become greatly worried and confused, for fear that 2012 is perhaps the end of time. HOWEVER, such beliefs may soon be contradicted. The year of 2012 will most likely not be the end of the world... unless that is the year that Christ Jesus comes back to earth to bring all of the Christians in the world up to heaven, which then could result in worldwide destruction because of countless reasons. Why? Think about it: if a Christian was driving a car down the interstate by himself, and the Rapture occurred right at that very moment, he would immediately disappear from the car and be brought into heaven, leaving the car on the interstate to drive out of control. That is only one of the things that will happen to the earth when the Christians are brought into heaven with God.

Now, getting back on subject. So unless Christ comes back to the earth to take the Christians of the world back with him in the year of 2012, there is probably not going to be world destruction merely because of an ancient calendar, which arouses another question: why do people believe that 2012 is the end of the world if the Mayans had no way of knowing when the Savior would return to the earth. No one knows when He will return resulting in the Rapture except for Himself. I hope this will spark an "Aha!" in your mind.

So there you have it. There is the answer. NOW REMEMBER, the destruction that will affect the earth after the Rapture is not something I am going to live through, whether it happens to be in the year of 2012 or not. Why? Because I am a Christian. I gave my life to the Lord several years ago and am going to go to heaven. If you accept, you can to the same. :)

AnswerThe Bible does not say "The end of the world will occur in 2012AD" or "The end of the world will occur 1989 years after Jesus is crucified" : that is man's interpretation and wishful thinking, because there are certain prophesied events to occur first.

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The Bible doesn't figure time according to man's erroneous calendars... and the year we think of today as, 2012, isn't mentioned.

God made time to correspond to the movements of the planets that He created; the "moon phases" [months] and so forth, and the seasons.

He commands that each new year begin in the "spring," when life begins anew -- the month when the Passover is to be observed -- not at midnight [the 'witching hour'] in the "dead of winter," according to the errant calendars of the god of this world whom man first chose to worship in the Garden of Eden.

"...the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you." (Ex.12:1-2) [Read the rest of the chapter, the symbols of "remembrance" which Jesus changed to the "bread and wine" on the night of His sacrifice, to which the Passover has always pointed. The renewal of our faith and trust in God's plan of salvation for us {to redeem us from the god of this world}would not be a bad way to begin each new year]

The "memorial" [remembrance] of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ [mankind's Passover, sacrificed for him - I Cor.5:7] should be marking the beginning of each year for mankind -- not the flawed calendars of the god of this world, where the "new moon" can occur any time during the month.

God doesn't recognize our reckoning of the years and months... and our year, 2012, isn't mentioned.

Jesus Christ commands His servants to "watch" for the prophesied signs written in His Word, to know what to expect to "happen" next:

"...learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: so likewise ye, when ye shall see ALL THESE THINGS, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily [Truthfully]I say unto you, This generation [the generation that sees ALL THESE THINGS] shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." (Matt.24:32-34)

Don't expect God to "perform" for us, according to our calendars... or according to the way we think He should.

As stated above -- the prophecies are written... and our job is to "believe" them, repent before Him, cry out for His grace and mercy... and "...watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these thingsthat shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 21:36)