"The End Of The World Is Tomorrow" or "Goodbye, Everybody!"

[Seil]

Okay, 'M just funnin', it's just the rapture tomorrow. (http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/outreach/tracts/may21/) But the end is nigh. (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=8143508) I had a big long speech planned out, but to be true to my nature, Immuna link something and get sloshed.

Nearer My God To Thee. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHsx1cvACkY)

[PyrosNine]

Huh, gonna all die in a minute. Well, let me check my grimoire of "Averting Apocalypses."

Might need to punch out some horseman. See y'all later.

[Marc v4.0]

Which 6pm? 6pm, May 21st has already happened on one side of the world. Will this be EST or PST? Too many questions!

On a strange note, This little group of crazy people has snookered quite a lot of money out of this whole "The Rapture is coming" thing, and I have to wonder what good it will be if they are right...hmm..I wonder...

[Fenris]

Didn't we already make and close one of these threads? (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=40064)

[Marc v4.0]

I think we can all get along agreeing that extremist loonies are bad and it is that specific thing, not the religion as a whole, we want to rag on

[Kyanbu The Legend]

It's almost a holiday now with all the false dates.

Should totally make it a yearly holiday thing. Followed by a "We're still alive hurray!" party the next day.

[Fenris]

I think we can all get along agreeing that extremist loonies are bad and it is that specific thing, not the religion as a whole, we want to rag on

As long as it's kept to that, I am okay with this.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

I wonder what kind of crazy stuff we'll all see through out tomorrow.

[Thadius]

Oh wait, is that why I'm depressed? The world is ending and I didn't get a chance to make it happen? That works. I'll just have to go to the after-party.

[Archbio]

Technically the world is only supposed to end five months after the Rapture according to this guy. So, you still can beat it to the punch, Thadius! Accelerate some hadrons or something.

[akaSM]

Cool, will I be able to use plasmids? :D. The HUGE needles insanity still scares me though.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Huh, gonna all die in a minute. Well, let me check my grimoire of "Averting Apocalypses."

Might need to punch out some horseman. See y'all later.

Bring a shot gun, you'll need it. And maybe a blade of sparta too. Oh and holy water, a whip, and some crosses. Don't forget those and you'll do just fine.

[Thadius]

You sure he won't need some Soul-Stones?

Wait those made things worse in the end, nevermind.

[RickZarber]

The best thing about all this has been the (http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20110512.html) resultant (http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20110516.html) Overcompensating (http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20110519.html) comics (http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20110520.html).

[Solid Snake]

Ugh.
So the night before the impending end of the universe I went to a good friend's graduation party, spent the night trying to get to know an attractive girl, treated her well, indulged her in deep conversation about all the shit she wanted to do with her life, found her fifteen minutes later making out with some random guy she never met before, heard said guy gloat ten minutes later about how he just met said girl, asked to kiss her almost immediately and succeeded.

If the world does end tomorrow, Snake shall die as he lived: a pathetic failure in all things social.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Ugh.
So the night before the impending end of the universe I went to a good friend's graduation party, spent the night trying to get to know an attractive girl, treated her well, indulged her in deep conversation about all the shit she wanted to do with her life, found her fifteen minutes later making out with some random guy she never met before, heard said guy gloat ten minutes later about how he just met said girl, asked to kiss her almost immediately and succeeded.

If the world does end tomorrow, Snake shall die as he lived: a pathetic failure in all things social.

Meh if she's that easy, do you even want her?

[Fenris]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/NuklearFenris/Reaction%20Images/sun_i_am_disappoint.jpg

[Seil]

haha you used a pony meme on Snake.

[Fenris]

Seil, we need to stage an intevention.

For you.

And your alcoholism.

[Solid Snake]

Meh if she's that easy, do you even want her?

Less her specifically, more me failing in general and being sick and tired of playing the role of "nice guy."
Also I am immune to the effects of all pony images. Nice try though.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

EDIT: Damn was too late. Anyway, It hasn't been all that bad right?

[Seil]

Fenris
Confound these forumites...

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Less her specifically, more me failing in general and being sick and tired of playing the role of "nice guy."
Also I am immune to the effects of all pony images. Nice try though.

I'd post the nice guy rant, but that's kinds dumb. I'd say "grow some balls," but that's both slightly rude and minimalist. here's what Imunna say: be yourself. Say what you want, think what you want, order what you want, write what you want. Don't try to impress anyone else, don't try filling silence with mindless chatter. (Barring TF2) Just do what you do and if shit happens, remember to bag it and throw it out.

[Fenris]

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. (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1128418&postcount=17)

Anywhozle I'm going to be at work when all this goes down so I'm hoping that I'll be able to chat about it with customers in order to pass some time.

[Solid Snake]

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I'd post the nice guy rant, but that's kinds dumb. I'd say "grow some balls," but that's both slightly rude and minimalist. here's what Imunna say: be yourself. Say what you want, think what you want, order what you want, write what you want. Don't try to impress anyone else, don't try filling silence with mindless chatter. (Barring TF2) Just do what you do and if shit happens, remember to bag it and throw it out.

The problem with your advice is that "myself" in social contexts is the prototypical "nice guy" who believes too much in good morals to engage in behavior that would satisfy his inner Id. Dear God what I wouldn't give to live like Nikose and have his values for a day, but they just aren't my values or my beliefs, no matter how hard I try to convince myself otherwise.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

. (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1128418&postcount=17)

Anywhozle I'm going to be at work when all this goes down so I'm hoping that I'll be able to chat about it with customers in order to pass some time.

Bring your holy water, whip, and crosses/throwing knives with you!

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Meh if she's that easy, do you even want her?

Seconding this. Anyone who can't appreciate a person who wants to know them on a deeper level than swapping spit for a few minutes is probably not someone you want to lose sleep over. Don't let her reaction stop you from being more assertive in your conversations with other women. I know it took a lot of effort to pull off this level of initiative, but the fact that you tried is a good thing. Keep doing it.

[rpgdemon]

The problem with your advice is that "myself" in social contexts is the prototypical "nice guy" who believes too much in good morals to engage in behavior that would satisfy his inner Id. Dear God what I wouldn't give to live like Nikose and have his values for a day, but they just aren't my values or my beliefs, no matter how hard I try to convince myself otherwise.

Don't worry, eventually you'll meet someone who makes the first move, and things will be good.

You're a cool guy, and I'm sure females have noticed, and then had the same reaction as you do, which is to say not making advances. My suggestion is to either become a bit more comfortable making the first move, or just be content knowing that you're awesome, and wait for a girl who will.

[Krylo]

Snake, stop making end of the world threads into Snake not getting laid threads. If you do get laid, you can post THAT in an end of the world thread. You know, signs of the end times and all.

That said: I don't know how many of you are going to need this in a few hours, but just in case (http://gawker.com/5803950/what-to-do-when-the-rapture-doesnt-happen-a-guide-for-believers).

[Archbio]

Wait, following that link, there's something that implies that people have been sending the old fraud's radio station their life savings? Why? I mean, I get that they think they're not going to need it... but why would the radio station need it any more?

[CABAL49]

I read the first page and skipped the second. Why are we talking about "nice guys?"

Anywho, I plan to run Hell after this who rapture thing. If you pledge your allegiance to me now I will show mercy. Just need to wait for this whole time zone thing. Any minute now...... yeah....

[Solid Snake]

Snake, stop making end of the world threads into Snake not getting laid threads. If you do get laid, you can post THAT in an end of the world thread. You know, signs of the end times and all.


The sad thing is that this is entirely accurate.

What's funny is that when I originally watched the movie The Forty Year Old Virgin for the first time I laughed and said, "Boy, I'm glad I won't be as pathetic as Steve Carell's character is in this movie."
...Now I am beginning to realize that when I actually turn fifty I will watch this movie again and think, "Damn, Steve Carell's character was one lucky son of a bitch."

[Thadius]

Wait, following that link, there's something that implies that people have been sending the old fraud's radio station their life savings? Why? I mean, I get that they think they're not going to need it... but why would the radio station need it any more?

You're assuming 'critical thinking' and 'crazy nutjob' can ever coextist in the same person at the same time.

Hell sometimes I don't know which one is existing in me at any given time.

EDIT: Snake, if you whine ONE MORE TIME I will END YOU.

Like, I will do some fancy schmancy IP lookup shit and find you.

Then I will sit you down and give you a good old fashioned talking-to.

And the sheer confidence that my talking-to will contain will turn you from Solid Snake into Double 0 Snake.

[Krylo]

It is always crazy nutjob, Thad.

[CABAL49]

The sad thing is that this is entirely accurate.

What's funny is that when I originally watched the movie The Forty Year Old Virgin for the first time I laughed and said, "Boy, I'm glad I won't be as pathetic as Steve Carell's character is in this movie."
...Now I am beginning to realize that when I actually turn fifty I will watch this movie again and think, "Damn, Steve Carell's character was one lucky son of a bitch."

Charity fun for an escort?

[Melfice]

Just 16 more hours (http://www.wecantknow.com/), people!

16 hours 'till nothing happens.

I mean, I know some pretty fanatic religious types, but even THEY think this is nothing but bullshit.

[Flarecobra]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/125/240/130594691636.png?1305953798

The power of Pony comes through.

[Krylo]

Just 16 more hours (http://www.wecantknow.com/), people!

16 hours 'till nothing happens.

I mean, I know some pretty fanatic religious types, but even THEY think this is nothing but bullshit.

Actually, he said May 21st, 6pm, New Zealand. Which was about two hours ago.

[Archbio]

I choose to believe that it did happen, but that a vanishingly small number of people ascended.

[Ryong]

So, what excuses do you guys think they'll come up with?

Also, Snake, stop being Tavros. Please.

[Krylo]

I don't know about excuses, but I 'eagerly' await the count on how many people commit suicide when they realize it didn't happen after completely fucking their lives over it. People have quit their jobs, given away their savings, alienated family members and friends, etc.

I'm as cool with making fun of this as the next person, but there's something in the back of my head that says Camping should probably be charged with something over it. I mean that's some straight up evil shit when you start to think about the consequences it has had on the people gullible/crazy/stupid/whatever enough to believe in it, and, possibly worse, their families who may be entirely innocent of such stupidity.

[Viridis]

So, what excuses do you guys think they'll come up with?The excuses usually relate to getting the math wrong. Saying they missed a step in moving to the Gregorian calendar, etc.
I don't know about excuses, but I 'eagerly' await the count on how many people commit suicide when they realize it didn't happen after completely fucking their lives over it. People have quit their jobs, given away their savings, alienated family members and friends, etc.

I'm as cool with making fun of this as the next person, but there's something in the back of my head that says Camping should probably be charged with something over it. I mean that's some straight up evil shit when you start to think about the consequences it has had on the people gullible/crazy/stupid/whatever enough to believe in it, and, possibly worse, their families who may be entirely innocent of such stupidity.Yeah. I'm wondering about that, too. :ohdear:

Fred Clark talks about it at length here (http://www.patheos.com/community/slacktivist/2011/05/19/disappointment-despair-and-harold-camping/) and I really like what he has to say.

[Flarecobra]

Be interesting to read the news in the morning.

[Archbio]

The same excuses he gave last time he was wrong, no doubt.

[Marc v4.0]

Actually, he said May 21st, 6pm, New Zealand. Which was about two hours ago.

Yeah, apparently earthquakes were supposed to start spreading out, hitting each time zone at their 6pm. Oh well, now all we have to do is wait for that 2012 bs.

I'm sure this crazy asshole is already on his way to a private estate in Cuba or something.

[McTahr]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g229/JimJimtheInfernalJanitor/Random%20NPF/original.jpg
In case, you know, you guys were curious.

[Seil]

Godspeed.

[Amake]

So let me get this straight. The time passed - correction, the number of days that has passed since Jesus died equals atonement times completeness times heaven squared. What does that even mean? We have lived since then in a blissful state of atonement, completeness and heaven (squared), and now the happy days are over? Or did that time have to pass before we could achieve ACH (sqared), and now it's time to cash in for those who bet on the J-man? Or is ACH (squared) in itself a divine equation which when solved opens the doors to heaven? Basically I'm curious where he is getting that those numbers have anything to do with the number of days since the Romans went barbarian on JC.

[Melfice]

Repent! The end is nigh! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqbal6gF1Sg)

[Professor Smarmiarty]

As far as I understood the main way it was calculated was that God said shit would happen 7 days after the flood. Elsewhere in the Bible it says 1 day for God is 1000 years. So 7000 years from the flood. The flood was calculated as being 4990BC so 7000 years later is today. And the method of Tahr was more of a crosscheck.
But that would assume God showed up first thing. According to me we got a 1000 year window.

[Krylo]

Also, isn't seven one of the numbers in the bible that isn't meant to be taken literally, and just means 'many'?

So like, many thousands of years later.

Also, also I'm pretty sure revelations is all like 'no one will know' so as soon as someone predicts the rapture, you know the rapture ain't happenin' right then.

Also to the power of three, I think there's supposed to be a one world government before hand, so that's an easy check on whether a doomsayer is even in the ballpark.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

While it says "no-knows" elsewhere it says that the chosen will possibly know (depends on how you interpret it) the date just before it happens- this happens when we enter the tribulation period which is just before the rapture. So actually this is not completely unsupported.

And the one world government is alternatively the UN or America! Solved!

But yeah the numbers are all over the place. 7 is generally just one of the many numbers. And as far as I remember there are many other numbers you can pull out for the endtimes- he has just chosen one specific passage and chosen that one to the exclusion of the rest.
And in his calculations "Days" are 1000 years or sometimes actually days- this is how he narrowed down to May 21.

[Melfice]

Hmm... I was thinking.
Who's up for custom-ordering t-shirts?

Front:"I've been through Rapture, and all I got is this lousy shirt."

Back: "Oh, and I'm still alive."

[Revising Ocelot]

I feel like RPing as Andrew Ryan today.

[Kerensky287]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g229/JimJimtheInfernalJanitor/Random%20NPF/original.jpg
In case, you know, you guys were curious.

I'm not sure how he got the number 5 for Atonement. When I tried it I ended up with only 4.

Maybe I need to atone harder or something.

[Aerozord]

well no one was raptured, that leads us to one important fact.

The world is full of sinners and we are getting what we deserve

[Solid Snake]

Also, Snake, stop being Tavros. Please.

Tavros is too asexual to care about his missteps with women. I'm more a cross between John's "nice-guy even at the expense of himself" personality type and Eridan's frustrations with all things related to dating.

[Ryong]

See, now that I can see the math of it, it totally makes sense. holy fuck, I'm amazed he only claimed rapture and not some random conspiracy theory.

Tavros is too asexual to care about his missteps with women. I'm more a cross between John's "nice-guy even at the expense of himself" personality type and Eridan's frustrations with all things related to dating.

No, I think Tavros+Eridan fits better. Tavros did try something with Jade and failed terribly, I wouldn't call him so asexual.

[Archbio]

Elsewhere in the Bible it says 1 day for God is 1000 years.

Did he apply the same conversion rate before saying that the "tribulations" would last five months?

Because it sounds to me like it would mean that the time between the raptures and the end of the world would be a very long time. "Millions will die each day" sounds really less impressive in that optic. It's almost like we'll just have a somewhat decreased mortality for a couple of aeons and then the world ends. Kind of like business as usual, really.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Guys there is a fire outside. I'm a bit worried.

[BitVyper]

That's the sun. It's there every day.

If it starts giving you an angry face, just throw a turtle shell at it.

[Aerozord]

Guys there is a fire outside. I'm a bit worried.

is it fire that burns but has not light? cause thats what you want to look out for

[Professor Smarmiarty]

That's the sun. It's there every day.


BUT I LIVE IN SCOTLAND

[Marc v4.0]

then get drunk(er) and throw turtle shells at it

[Ryong]

So, how many end of the worlds have we survived now?

[Bells]

wait wait wait... what if earth truly is Limbo? Maybe rapture HAS come and we have been

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFT BEHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!

[Aerozord]

So, how many end of the worlds have we survived now?

lets the one at 1000 and 2000, 2001, 666, 2006, probably one at 1006, the cold war was basicly a 30year doomsday

obviously those are just off the top of my head

[Solid Snake]

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THEY WERE RIGHT EVERYONE IT'S ALL OVER NOW (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43121772/ns/world_news-europe/)

[Flarecobra]

"Volcano erupts in Iceland"

Again?

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Took a stroll on the verge of the end of the world.

But it's feeling just like any other morning before.

Now I wonder how my life will mean once it is gone.

Took a glace at the passengers waving good bye.

And I wonderd if this is really how it's all gonna end?

~oh I believe the world is coming to an end~ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7EbtLb8ok)

[Loyal]

So, how many end of the worlds have we survived now?

Relevant. (http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/414/ArMEGAddon)

[Bob The Mercenary]

Guys guys guys...

Guys...

...


http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OrOkYkXOZoY/0.jpg

WE ARE STILL HERE!

[Nikose Tyris]

Guys guys I think it's happening

I'm feeling warm and bubbly and I think

I think this is it guys

I'm being raptured

[Nikose Tyris]

nvm just gas

[Aerozord]

if the rapture is so great why is it all the movies and stuff are about those LEFT BEHIND

[BitVyper]

Look, guys, you really can't hold this error against anyone. I mean, frankly, even if the date HAD been set for today....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/BitVyper/macho_rapture.jpg

I think Jesus had other things on his mind.

[Bob The Mercenary]

He died at the perfect time. This could be an excellent meme.

[YHWH]

Aw, guys was this supposed to be today? Look, I didn't really have this marked on my calender or anything. Can we reschedule this? Just, I don't know, get back to me in a few thousand years.

[stefan]

"Rapture Predictors, do you think you're what our forefathers were thinking about when they thought up the American Dream? Ooooh, yeah, I don't think so."

[The Sevenshot Kid]

"Rapture Predictors, do you think you're what our forefathers were thinking about when they thought up the American Dream? Ooooh, yeah, I don't think so."

I think they were busy thinking about every American man's ability to buy, sell, and own other people.

[Seil]

Guys the raptor is coming today!

[Premmy]

Guys the raptor is coming today!

http://www.benpadiah.com/otherstuff/Crossed/funshit/raptorJesus/raptor-jesusthumbnail.jpg

[Aerozord]

Guys the raptor is coming today!

of course, locked doors only slow it down

[Kyanbu The Legend]

of course, locked doors only slow it down

Better get the shot gun.

[TDK]

Because that worked so well for the hunter dude from Jurassic Park.

[PyrosNine]

Alright, so, I'm badly wounded and was forced to play TF2 tonight with one hand and a tail, but crisis averted! Four horsemen, a few angels, a few devils, the people who made Darksiders, and any/and/or all possible partners for Snake to get laid with in the foreseeable future. How now, apocalypse now? All I needed were some soulstones, a demonic symbiote, a bottle of jack daniels, and an Ipod!

Plus a few virgin sacrifices.

For the record, this is about the billionth time the world has been close to ending. All it takes is one idiot talking about how the world is going to end, word of mouth spreads the idea, and before you know it the idea's in everybody's head. Then the power of belief in billions of people is enough to make it actually happen, and then someone has to punch out a raptor.

[Thadius]

And thus Pyros has saved the world again.

Only so he can destroy it in flames later, but hey, at least he's got a good record of saving it.

[Aerozord]

was reading something, forget where, but it pointed out how the true motivation for belief in end of the world is arrogance. To be the last generation also means the most important, to be the peak of humanity, that your now is all that matters because there is no later, that you were there at the single most important event there will ever be in human history.

because the alternative is the ugly truth that in the grand scheme of things you dont matter and in 100 years no one will even know you existed. Sure there are some that create a lasting legacy, these are also the people that dont believe the world will end. After all whats the point of creating something that will last for generations if you think the world will end in a few days

Then the power of belief in billions of people is enough to make it actually happen.
a man that is convinced he will die tomorrow, will find a way

[Professor Smarmiarty]

That is exactly how someonewho doesn't really understand religious thought would sum it up.
Oh yes these people have the exact same worldview as me except I'm humble about it and they are super arrogant.

[Aerozord]

it was a point, not mine though. personally I think its a complex number of reasons. Desire for certainty, nihilistic world view, freedom of responsibility, comfort in knowing there is something more.

Personally my reason for believing the world will continue is simple statistically likelihood. While there are alot of potential things that could end the world at any random moment, including divine intervention, considering how brief human life is on a cosmic scale any extinction level event happening in my life time is unlikely.

[Seil]

And since the rapture didn't happen, I think we should finish this thread up.

[Osterbaum]

Maybe we could bring on the rapture ourselves? Work towards that, together?

[Kyanbu The Legend]

And since the rapture didn't happen, I think we should finish this thread up.


AND THEN THE WORLD EXPLODED!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uniwdd3Shlc&feature=related)

[Aerozord]

Maybe we could bring on the rapture ourselves? Work towards that, together?

mass ritual suicide?

[Osterbaum]

Oooh, that sounds nice. Punch?

[Aerozord]

kind of cliche dont you think? How about high explosives

out with a bang

[Osterbaum]

Strap a dynamite in everyones underpants. "Is that a dynamite you're trying to kill yourself with or are you just happy to see me?"

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Update:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/us/24rapture.html?_r=1
Judgement day happened but was invisble, a spiritual judgement day as it were. End of the world is still in October.
Also he wno'treturn the money people donated.

[Amake]

So anyway the end of the world doesn't mean the destruction of the planet. The world is a human construct, and if the world as we know it ends it just means the beginning of a world we don't currently know. Unless we know exactly what's going to happen tomorrow, it could be argued tomorrow is another world. And all tomorrows after that too. The world ends all the time. It's not important. Life still goes on.

And we can be especially sure that life goes on if Jesus comes in the sky to wipe out human life on the planet. Cause, wouldn't that pretty much guarantee a life after this? If everyone dies at the same time it can't even be much of a transition.

[synkr0nized]

And since the rapture didn't happen, I think we should finish this thread up.

Ah, but it can indeed happen, for it is but at My whim both that a thread could be closed or topic nurtured. Gaze across all of NPF and witness the dominion of the moderators, cradling life and delivering death.

The time may yet still be coming. Your threads will wither, your posts burn, your avatars cry out for salvation and redemption.

[Aerozord]

you know what I never really got, whats the point of "warning people" at all. If prediction is true then its human extinction and completely unavoidable. Oooo thats a good idea, predict the end of the world then when it doesn't end "you see, god has listened to your prayers and atonement which came in the form of sizeable donations to me and thus has stayed the end of the world. But rest assured I shall inform you the moment signs reappear, like when I need a new house"

[Solid Snake]

you know what I never really got, whats the point of "warning people" at all. If prediction is true then its human extinction and completely unavoidable.

Not exactly accurate within the context of Christian belief.

First and foremost, the presumed "value" in accurately knowing the date of the rapture among believers would be knowledge of exactly how much time they had left to convert non-believers, presuming a conservative evangelical background and a non-Calvinistic approach to acting as Christ's agents in spreading the Gospel on Earth. (Note that I am not this particular variety of Christian personally, nor do I believe in Camping's predictions, and I have no interest in converting anyone here, so don't misconstrue anything I'm typing here.)

So the presumed merit in the prediction itself, assuming its accuracy, would basically involve informing believers that they have X years or X months left to ensure that themselves, their family and their friends all are raptured as opposed to sticking around Earth for the Armageddon Party. Believers would spread the word with an increased fervor, pray for the souls of those condemned, and plead with everyone they care about to accept Jesus and lose everything. In that sense, if you were a Christian, truly knowing when the end times were to begin would certainly be relevant.

Furthermore, the resolution of the "end times" would not be the destruction of everything, and in fact it wouldn't even necessarily involve the complete obliteration of the world. Christ returns and rules the Earth for a thousand years and all the Christian believers get to join in the fun.

That being said, Camping just isn't a good Christian and he clearly hasn't read his Bible lately.

"However, no one knows the day or the hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows." ~ Matthew 24:36 (NLT)

So, uhh, if even Jesus does not know it is kind of presumptuous to presume that Camping would know, even accepting all the assumptions of the Christian worldview. In this context I am kind of surprised that any Christians at all would fall for this, the Bible is kind of clear multiple times over in specifying that no one knows when Revelations is going to go down, and we don't really even agree to how literally Revelations should be interpreted.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

That have addressed that specific quote as I said earlier, saying that that only applies to pretribulation times. I mean you can quibble this interpretation but he does not know of that bit and addressed it clearly.
As for the christ ruling millennialism thing I assuming this is a position not held by Camping as everytime I have seen this view it is that the milennial comes before the end fo the world whereas Camping claimed that the end of the world is in October which precludes a 1000 year golden age.