Why is may 21 the end of the world

The blood moon marked the beginning of a tetrad — four consecutive and complete lunar eclipses occurring at six-month intervals — which some see as a prophecy.

Specifically, Texas televangelist John Hagee author of Blood Moons: Something is About to Change says the blood moons signify a "world-shaking event" that begins to fulfill End Times prophecy , aka the second coming of Christ. And such laid the groundwork for the Mayan calendar doomsday craze of People planned. People partied. It was debunked , over and over. Celebrities tweeted.

The Mayans chuckled. May 21, - Harold Camping, a thenyear-old televangelist and former president of the Family Radio Network, predicted the rapture world end the world with series of worldwide earthquakes hitting at 6 p.

People believed him. Some quit their jobs and nervously huddled in their home awaiting their moment with God. And the group purchased RVs to drive around the country on its evangelizing missions. Those expenses could have changed their financial picture, but since Family Radio doesn't have to turn in their next IRS filing until November, it may not even matter. See all jobs. Millennials squeezed out of buying a home.

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