Radio host says Rapture actually coming in October

[brooklynite]

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ALAMEDA, Calif. — California preacher Harold Camping says his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on October 21.

The independent Christian radio host said Monday the apocalypse will come five months after May 21, the original date he predicted.

Camping says he felt so terrible when his doomsday prediction did not come true on Saturday that he left home and took refuge in a motel with his wife.

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/radio-host-says-rapture-955120.html

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C'mon now, folks. Can anyone here really say they wouldn't have made the same mistake?

[Poll_Blind]

1. Oh my aching prophesy...

PB

[roguevalley]

50. jail his ass. now.

[defendandprotect]

2. What are they hoping to gain with this .... recognition of patriarchal religion?

If they keep at it long enough, they'll probably cross some Global Warming

event which WILL be catastrophic enough to be believed!!

[Joe Bacon]

20. He's looking for more marks to fleece!

It's so sad to know that there will be even more gullible people suckered into this crook's $¢am!

[Iliyah]

29. Money

Money Money Money . . . . . . . . . . .

[tridim]

3. I knew he'd blame it on fuzzy math.

[lob1]

4. Of course the end will be Oct. 21. It's so obvious.

[NYC_SKP]

5. Huh, their web page has a whole new look!

And done practically overnight!

It's a miracle!

http://www.familyradio.com/graphical/graphical_frame.html

.....

[rurallib]

27. They had time on their hands Saturday, so.....

[mwooldri]

30. Obviously not a lot of time apparently.

That web site looks so last century.

Sorry but it has to be said.

[malmapus]

34. Yeah, but....

can still see their Judgement Day clock in cache though! Wonder when new one will go up?

Old Family Radio

[yellowcanine]

58. The old website was obviously raptured now in website heaven. It spake to me that is how I know.

:rofl:

[bitchkitty]

66. My eyes! My eyes!

This sinner was blinded by the glory of that 1996-style "design".

[yellowcanine]

76. Note that the secure on-line donation link is still there though.

:puke:

[Historic NY]

6. Can't wait for Halloween.

[ixion]

7. on my birthday!

sweet!!

[GReedDiamond]

8. Fuck this guy, he's a complete crackpot...

...but how many more braindead rubes are gonna buy into his bullshit AGAIN?!

And will the "media" give Reverend Conman as much publicity in October as they did this past week?

Ignoring this freak is the best way to deal with him and his cult of followers losers.

[TBA]

9. Oh My ... admins - can we set up a Rapture forum? (nt)

[LadyHawkAZ]

10. THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY YOU JERK!

pick another date plzkthx. The 22nd will be fine, I will be hung over and won't notice or care, in fact I will probably welcome destruction at that point. But you can't have the 21st. It's mine.

[kentauros]

12. How about September 31st?

;)

[LadyHawkAZ]

19. You'd think he'd just go all out and say Halloween

just for the symbolic value, but noooo... gotta steal my birthday...

[kentauros]

21. Yeah, but if it happens,

it'll be the biggest birthday bash you've ever had! :D

[Xipe Totec]

11. Missed it by that much...

[kentauros]

16. We need to put him under the Cone of silence.

Permanently! :P

[doublethink]

42. Would you believe ......

[Joe Bacon]

13. He's 0 for 2 so far...

Besides, this PROFITEERING PROPHET needs more ¢a$h!

[LibertyLover]

62. Hey, 3rd time around

is the charm, as they say. Maybe he'll be right this time. On second thought, naaah, I doubt it. :evilgrin:

[neverforget]

14. attention seeking for more money

[Botany]

15. He might very well be right about "his world" coming to ..

.... an end on on before Oct. 21 2011 because he will turn 90 in July.

Harold Egbert Camping (born July 19, 1921) is an American Christian radio broadcaster. (from wiki)

[hatrack]

17. Blah blah blah blah BLAH money

That is all.

Oh, and money.

[BIGFOOTSDADDY333]

18. this is the best part

Camping says he felt so terrible when his doomsday prediction did not come true on Saturday that he left home and took refuge in a motel with his wife.i cant stop laughing. what do you bet that oct21 is the date that he will run out of the money he raised on his 1st doomsday guess. omg you cant make this stuff up.

[Joe Bacon]

22. Can you imagine what the Motel 6 clerk said?

"We'll leave the lights on for ya...even after 6PM..." :rofl:

[Drale]

23. More like he was afraid for his life

so he hid out in a motel to save his own pathetic life.

[Marie Marie]

41. Anybody else picturing wild post faux-rapture sex between him and the Mrs?

Rolling around in all their millions plus one little Blue pill - Yowza!!

[Ian David]

24. My god. That's Simchat Torah.

Okay, Simchat Torah is actually October 7th this year.

But LAST year it was October 21st.

[MissDeeds]

25. Oh damn

Now I've got to put together another watch party.

:party:

[No Elephants]

73. Intriguing. What does one serve at the end of the world? What about decor?

[Politicalboi]

26. "We have an old saying here in Tennessee and Texas

Fool me once..Shame on shame on you. Fool me twice...We won't get fooled again!"
My schedule is open on the 21st of October. LOL! Fuzzy math gets the best of them sometimes.

[harmonicon]

28. Ohhhhh!! That makes sense. nt.

[LetTimmySmoke]

31. Coming soon - Rapture II: The Search For More Money.

This fuck needs to be prosecuted before he can do any more damage.

[xmas74]

32. Someone else told me that they heard

it was this Friday.

[Mz Pip]

33. whatever

a miss is a good as a mile with this guy.

IMHO he should be investigated. IRS, whateve. His live needs to be made uncomfortable, IMHO.

[tblue37]

35. There's a sucker born every minute--and some of them just can't get enough of

being suckered.

[Enrique]

36. maybe it was a "business days" issue

it happens. :shrug:

[jberryhill]

37. I still write 2010 on stuff, so we should give him the benefit of the doubt

Lol

[Art_from_Ark]

38. Zager and Evans predicted the Rapture might happen by 7510

"In the year 7510
If God's a-coming, he ought to make it by then
Maybe He'll look around himself and say
'Guess it's time for the Judgment Day'"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic

[Kablooie]

39. Here we go again.

[KamaAina]

40. Will someone please file an FCC hoax complaint against him?

He has some juicy broadcast licenses, even a TV station in North Jersey that reaches NYC on cable.

[truthisfreedom]

43. Wait, what? We're going to miss Halloween now? The first indication that this guy is a fraud:

He didn't give all of the money to charity before the day of rapture. WTF was he planning to do with the leftover donations? Tens of millions of dollars wasted, not spent on charity? What kind of christian is he?

[Matilda]

48. That's a very good point.

So he didn't believe his own prediction? Should have been a clue there for his followers.

[glinda]

44. People that gave him money should take him to court.

[center rising]

45. Well I guess there is no need for a presidential election in 2012.

[center rising]

46. Also I guess no Thanksgiving or Christmas either

Save your money folks. No need to buy a Thanksgiving meal, or Christmas presents.

[6000eliot]

47. Who could have foreseen THIS?

[AndiMer]

49. Camping on the banks of Insanity River: Oct.21 we get Raptured

:puke:

[tclambert]

51. Darn it, God! Why'd You make math so HARD?

[somone]

52. He should have bought a decent calculator

or use Excel

[oberliner]

53. Like a thief in the night

1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 (NIV) for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

[Vinca]

54. Wow - May through October. Think of the fund raising possibilities!

Shame on the stupid people who fall for this bullshit.

[keopeli]

55. Typical conservative, legalist, fundamentalist mindset. You can't possibly be wrong.

Even if you FEEL wrong, it's just not possible. So, the most important thing to remember is to NEVER APOLOGIZE or ADMIT A MISTAKE. Eventually, after time passes and the truth has time to breathe, it will become clear why this happened and that you WERE NOT WRONG.

"For now I see as in a mirror, but then I'll see face to face."
1 Corinthians 13

[fascisthunter]

56. assholes

[Javaman]

57. So again, he forgot to carry the one?

sorry but this dude fails at math.

and when oct 21st comes and goes, then what?

will he proclaim that he wasn't "holy" enough to get sucked up?

nothing worse than an old fool.

[yellowcanine]

59. October is so much a better time for the Rapture than May. One extra summer on earth that way.

Unless you happen to be in the Southern Hemisphere. Never mind.

[chelsea0011]

60. Must have liked the media attention to have it follow him for 5 more months

[and-justice-for-all]

61. The only way the rapture is coming, is with cyanide....nt

[bemildred]

63. So I guess he's not refunding any donations. nt

[Ratty]

64. Is it OK if we laugh now?

I know we should be sensitive and all, realize the real human tragedies behind this deception ... but seriously, you know people are gonna lap this shit right up. Can't we find a little ironic humor in the idiocy?

[bikebloke]

65. Another chance to send him my life savings.

I'm so happy for that, seeing I missed that golden opportunity the previous end of the world. Then he can give that money directly to the sky fairy.

[Baclava]

67. Well, at least his minions won't have to re-paint the whole van.

[jmowreader]

71. That isn't paint

It's either cut vinyl (I'm leaning that way--most wrap shops would have either removed or covered the logo on the door) or a full vehicle wrap.

There's a couple of advantages to vinyl over paint, not the least of which is when the van gets repo'd because Old Weird Harold ran out of people who will give him money to make the payments, the car lot only has to peel the shit off and they can sell it as a regular used car.

But yeah, all they need to do is strip off the top line, cut a new one with May changed to October, and he's good for another five months.

[yellowcanine]

72. I am guessing he lost a number of those minions with his 5-21 Rapture fail.

For one thing, it is just hard to get with the End of the World without a Rapture.

It's like eating bacon without eggs. You can do it but you are not going to enjoy it as much.

[alp227]

68. unrec, religion is bs n/t

[provis99]

69. +1 that religion is bs.

Camping apparently believes that the demented rantings of half-literate Middle East cavemen had the key to the secrets of the universe, just like every other Christian.

[unkachuck]

70. October 21st....damn....

....does anybody know what time on October 21st Judgment will occur?

....I have a 2:45 dental cleaning appointment and I'd hate to miss the apocalypse, or worse yet, meet God with dirty teeth....

....I wonder if I should reschedule?

[No Elephants]

74. Yo, Camping, READ the Gospels! They're clear on this point.

Matthew 24

<snip>

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

<snip>

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

<snip>

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

<snip>

42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.


44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.


<snip>
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


Matthew 25
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Mark 13
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Luke 12

46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

[plumbob]

77. No fair! You're actually bringing in the content HE'S supposed to be using

and showing he can't read at all, apparently.

No fair!!!!






:toast:

[mikeytherat]

75. Radio host says balloon payment on commercial real estate venture coming in September.

Er, rapture to come in October. Yeah, that's the ticket.

mikey_the_rat