***Did you know that in the year 1,000 calendar makers (presumably on papyrus or something similar REFUSED to make any calendars because they believed that there would be no more world to buy them?***
>>>Alright Inspector Clouseau, do you have any sources for either claim? >>>
Since it was years ago (before Google) I have no idea where I read about the calendars, BUT, try this:
“This year goes down as one of the most pronounced states of hysteria over the return of Christ. All members of society seemed affected by the prediction that Jesus was coming back on Jan 1, 1000 AD. There really weren’t any of the events required by the Bible transpiring at that time. The magical number 1000 was primarily the sole reason for the expectation. During December 999 AD, everyone was on their best behavior; worldly goods were sold and given to the poor, swarms of pilgrims headed east to meet the Lord at Jerusalem, buildings went unrepaired, crops were left unplanted, and criminals were set free from jails. The year 999 AD turned into 1000 AD and nothing happened.”
http://www.bible.ca/pre-date-setters.htm
Things were a little nutty around 1000 BC as well...
bible.ca is hardly where I’d go for accurate Christian theological information, although they do make appropriate fun of Hal Lindsey and Jack van Impe.
And they hold the Catholic Church, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Seventh Day Adventists, Calvinists, Mormons, Muslims, and the Rapture/Premillennials all in equal contempt.