Starke Reality: Question of the Week: Will the world end in 2012?

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Q: Will the world end in 2012?

A: We recently received this question in an email:

I have been hearing a lot lately about the claims that the world will end 2012.

Yes, this is a popular issue in our culture today and will likely receive more hype as the year 2012 approaches. But there is absolutely no Scriptural basis for such claims, nor is there any credible support at all. It is simply a baseless myth, which the Bible tells us to avoid (1 Timothy 4:7; 2 Peter 1:16).

I know what scripture says about the end, but it still creeps me out.

There is no need to worry about the events of the end times. God is in control. In fact, in Paul's first letter to the believers in Thessalonica, he encouraged believers to be comforted by thoughts about Christ's return (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18).

. . . the Mayan Calendar (The Long Count) ends in 2012 (13.0.0.0.0. in Long Count)

This is actually where the 2012 date comes from. The Mayans were astute observers of astronomical events, but this has no bearing on whether or not they could predict the future. Only God can do that (Isaiah 46:9–10). They did have several calendars, and one of them, the long count, according to one interpretation of it, does come to an end on December 21, 2012. There is little, if any, support from Mayan literature that massive catastrophes will occur on that date.

Continue reading to discover the truth about the 2012 prophecies as Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., responds biblically to this feedback question.

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