About the only thing sadder than this arrogant octogenarian false prophet are followers who blindly excuse his grevious errors. Are you seriously still entertaining the deluded hope that he could be right?
It is highly unlikely that Camping "may have done some good" and that "the money was well spent"... More likely, he has made Christians the laughing stock of the media and unbelievers by his false prophecy. The derision is multiplied by the fact that he tried the same stunt back in 1994.
Fool me once... fool me twice. Apparently his followers have not learned the truth of that simple aphorism.
Now we await the convoluted excuses from Camping as to how he was NOT wrong, and how everyone "misunderstood" what he was REALLY saying...
I believe in respecting ministers of the Gospel, but in this case the harm Mr. Camping has done far exceeds any good he may have accomplished in his ministry.
Years from now his legacy will be that of a failed prognosticator who squandered his ministry in the vain pursuit of his eccentric interpretations of biblical prophecy.
People that basically know better and give Camping a pass are just as bad. Camping should be mocked, made fun of, criticized relentlessly and exposed as an outright fraud. No Christian should be sitting around making excuses for him and trying to find the "good" in what he's done. He has done NO good - other than maybe giving some people an excuse to laugh at his expense. Camping is a fraud and all Christians have a responsibility to say so.
I said the Lord could have decided to return today.....or tomorrow....or next week....
We don't know the hour....
...the Bible states that clearly....
...I would say Camping is a false prophet....but if he is a simpleton, or misguided man....I feel some sympathy ....
..yes, Christians might be the brunt of jokes because of this man....
..but Christians are brunt of jokes whether this man is around or not---have you watched any TV or movies lately?.....
.. no one will be joking on the real Judgement Day