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RIP.
I’m not as nice as a lot of people on this thread.
I don’t have a lot of patience with doomsday peddlers and don’t believe it’s Biblical. Now Mr. Camping will at last have to answer for his activities on earth, as a man of God(?)
“According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - easy one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. It anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.” (1 Corinthians 3:10-15)
Very little of Harold Camping’s work will survive. He himself, however, may be saved, for salvation is by grace, through faith, for Jesus’ sake.
However, how sad that so much effort was poured into foolishness. And how sad that many listened to such foolishness. Let the wise take note.
Harold Camping now stands before the the throne of judgment. Nothing more can be said with certainty … to do otherwise would be to build with wood, straw, and hay.
“Real circumstances” in the “real world” have a way of correcting false views of prophecy. That’s generally true, unless someone is so far out — and “off” — that they cannot even connect with reality, and in that case they make up some very elaborate “cover story” to explain it away.
I think Camping probably believed what he was saying - however - he was simply wrong, and he recognized that he was wrong. At least he did realize that he made a mistake (in his understanding).
RIP.
But Camping became an international laughingstock when he warned "Judgment Day" would occur May 21, 2011 with the second coming of Jesus Christ. He went on to say the world would end October 21, 2011.Camping admitted to reporters he was "flabbergasted" when his prediction proved false. Donations to his ministry dropped noticeably after that, and Family Radio was forced to sell several of its most powerful FM stations to stay afloat financially.
Meanwhile former Veep Al Gore Jr. still rakes in the millions on his way to securing illgotten BILLIONS.
Camping also offered a measured apology, adding that he felt so terrible when his prophecy did not come true that he left home and took refuge in a motel with his wife.”
Dear Everybody,
Sorry you didn’t die.
Sincerely,
Harold