I heard toward the end of the year 2012 that the world is supose to end. I am currently reading the bible, but haven't came across anything stated about this so I don't know how or why the world is supose to end, I've heard rumors that it is though. I'm thinking someday in late December. Anyhow, I was wondering what your views and theorys about this is? I'd really hate for it to end seems my son would be 5 and my daughter would only be 2.. which means neither of them really haven't had a chance to live their lives.
There is prophecy in the Book of Daniel which spells out when the Lord returns. I refer to it as the 'Days of Daniel', which can be found in chapter 12.
First, there are specific historical events which define the length of one of Daniel's days -
Dan 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
The daily sacrifice was made of none effect upon Christ's crucifixion. As the perfect Lamb of God was sacrificed for our sins, the need for the shedding of animal blood was no more. There is debate as to what year Christ was crucified; but, it does not significantly alter the overall calculation.
The more debatable event is 'the abomination that maketh desolate set up'. Without elaborating as to the pros and cons of each theory, I use the year 1948, in which the nation of Israel came into existence, as the basis for my calculation.
By calculating the number of years from Christ's crucifixion to 1948 and dividing by 1,290 of Dan. 12:11, one can determine the length of one of Daniel's days.
Then, one sees the time interval to Christ's return -
Dan 12:12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
The waiting time [generation] is 45 of Daniel's days, which, in using the length of a Daniel day in Dan. 12:11, calculates to almost 67 years. That would place the return of Christ in early 2015.
However, Daniel 9 also speaks of the endtime tribulation time being one week [7 years]. This time was shortened for the elect's sake. This shortening of time could mean one of three things -
- God delays the start of the endtime tribulation so that it ends by 2015 as can be calculated from Dan. 12.
- God starts the endtime tribulation at the beginning of the endtime tribulation week in 2008 [2015 calced minus 7 years]. Of course, this did not take place.
- God starts the endtime tribulation shortened time at a point in between the beginning and end of the 7 year period. 2012 fits in at about the mid point.
Hence, 2012 is not out of the realm of possibility according to the Word of God.