Is Christ Really Coming Back May 21, 2011?

By now, you've probably seen newscasts, YouTube videos, Tweets, Facebook chatter, and billboards, declaring the message that Christ is going to return tomorrow, Saturday, May 21, 2011. You've probably heard that there's going to be a tremendous earthquake that will kill millions of people, and that the church is going to be raptured, and escape God's wrath; and five months later on October 21, 2011, God is going to completely destroy the earth and the universe.

Well according to the Bible, these proclamations are simply not true. No one knows the day or the hour when the Lord will come back to this earth to take those who believe in Him to Heaven. There are signs of His imminent return (i.e., war in the Middle East, false prophets, earthquakes, tornados, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.), but we cannot know the actual day — no matter how clever our mathematical calculations.

This false prophecy came from Harold Camping, a Christian radio broadcaster and president of Family Radio, a California-based broadcasting network. Mr. Camping has been known to use so-called Bible-based numerology to predict dates for the end of the world. He miscalculated that Christ would return September 1994. When he realized he was wrong, he recalculated and came up with a new date: May 21, 2011.

The mention of Christ returning May 21, 2011, has caused quite a stir.

Many of Mr. Camping's followers have left their jobs and families to stand on street corners and travel from town to town and state to state to tell people the news. I know they mean well, because Jesus said we should share the gospel and warn people of the coming judgment of God, because unless a person is born again, he or she will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.

Just as earthquakes, wars, and rumors of wars are signs of the end times and of Christ's return, so are false prophets spreading false information. “… many false prophets will appear and deceive many people” (Matthew 24:11). So let us be informed — not deceived.

Everything we need to know about the truth of Christ's return is in our bibles. All we have to do is open it up and read it. Yes, Christ will return, and God's judgment will take place, but only according to His timing, not ours. “Jesus said to them [his disciples]: It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority” (Acts 1:7).

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  1. said:

    Truly said Judy. Christ may come back on that day or even this day or tonight, but the fact is, as you pointed out, it won’t because so man predicted it but it will be in the fullness of time. Well done. We are on the same wavelength my friend. I believe that the only reason that He has not returned yet is that He desires none to perish and that all would come to the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for sticking to biblically sound theology my friend. Well done.

    May 20, 2011
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  2. Randy Phillips Jr said:

    Well said friend. Continue to speak the word of God as his saints we are required to do so. Eloquent choice of words. God Bless

    May 21, 2011
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  3. said:

    Thanks Jack and Randy for your comments. Much appreciated. May we continue to share our faith with friends and loved one. Blessings, Judy

    May 24, 2011
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