Last week, I posted my own dire view of the current state of the world. It was really meant no more than an exposition of my own misgivings and the seeming harbingers of imminent doom; truly enlightened and uplifting thoughts. But, I have since read that the end of the world has been given a date and time: May 21, 2011 at 6:00pm, by none other than noted televangelist Harold Camping. Mind you, Mr. Camping doesn't note the time zone, but one can assume he meant his local Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-8) zone.
I wish this were a joke, but it isn't an April Fools Day bit. It can be verified via searches of a number of news (BBC) and pseudo-news services (Fox News). His own credibility, unfortunately, has to be called into question, especially in light of Matthew 24, esp. v36-51.
Part of me prays he'll live to see the error of his own prediction, and that those who follow him will then seek a greater understanding of their own about the source of his prophecy. If he is correct, well then, the question for each of us needs to be, "Am I ready?"
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