Perspectives
by ED CHERRYHOLMES
Recently I became aware of a movement that has gained a bit of notoriety as it deals with the last days of humankind. Nearly a year ago this group predicated the end of the world and return of Christ for May 21, 2011. The followers were convinced they had the truth and some sold all their possessions. Those who gave up everything were sincere, but mistaken.
Obviously the world didn’t end then. The leaders announced a miscalculation and the new date is December 20, 2011. People who have followed these leaders have been disappointed, and this time it might be more difficult to convince them that the end of time is near. This new date for the rapture (the end of time) takes its place with countless predictions that failed to come true. This last days outlook is not new. It is recorded in Biblical history. The early Christians thought that Christ was going to return very soon, and the return of Christ has been a belief of Christians through the centuries. Although the Bible speaks to the return of Christ, the time frame is known by no one, not even the angels of heaven.
