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Dates Predicted for Apocalyptic Events Dates Predicted for 112. DATE: 1969, Aug 9 that combined gravitational forces of lined up Apocalyptic Events CLAIMANT: George Williams planets were supposed to bring the end of the EVENT: The founder of the Church of the world on this day. Continued from Page 9 Firstborn predicted the Second Coming of Christ would occur on this day. 123. DATE: 1982, Jun 21 CLAIMANT: Benjamin Creme 103. DATE: 1941 113.DATE: 1972 EVENT: Creme took out an ad in the Los CLAIMANT: Jehovah's Witnesses CLAIMANT: Herbert W. Armstrong Angeles stating the Second Coming would EVENT: Another prediction of the end from the Jehovah's Witnesses, which branched from the EVENT: The second of three revised dates from occur in June 1982 with the Maitreya Armstrong after his 1936 and 1943 predictions announcing it on worldwide television. Bible Student movement. failed to come true. 124. DATE: 1982, Oct/Nov 104. DATE: 1943 114. DATE: 1973, Jan 11-21 CLAIMANT: Pat Robertson CLAIMANT: Herbert W. Armstrong EVENT: The first of three revised dates from CLAIMANT: David Berg EVENT: In late 1976 Robertson predicted that EVENT: Berg, the leader of Children of God the end of the world was coming in October or Armstrong after his 1936 prediction failed to predicted that there would be a colossal November 1982. come true. doomsday event heralded by Comet Kohoutek. 125. DATE: 1984, Oct 2 105. DATE: 1947 115. DATE: 1975 CLAIMANT: Jehovah's Witnesses CLAIMANT: John Ballou Newbrough CLAIMANT: Herbert W. Armstrong EVENT: Another prediction of the end from the EVENT: The author of Oahspe: A New Bible EVENT: Armstrong's fourth and final false Jehovah's Witnesses. foresaw the destruction of all nations and the beginning of post-apocalyptic anarchy in this prediction. 126. DATE: 1985 year. 116. DATE: 1975 CLAIMANT: Lester Sumrall CLAIMANT: Jehovah's Witnesses EVENT: This minister predicted the end in this 106. DATE: 1954, Dec 21 EVENT: In 1966 Jehovah's Witnesses estimated year, even writing a book about it entitled I CLAIMANT: Dorothy Martin EVENT: The world was to be destroyed by it would be 6000 years since man's creation in Predict 1985. the fall of 1975 and it would be "appropriate" terrible flooding on this date, claimed this for Christ's thousand-year reign to begin at that 127. DATE: 1987–1988 leader of a UFO cult called Brotherhood of the time. These claims were repeated throughout CLAIMANT: Noah Hutchings Seven Rays. The fallout of the group after the the late 1960s and in 1974 they reaffirmed there EVENT: The president of the Southwest Radio prediction failed was the basis for the 1956 was just a short time remaining before "the Church suggested that the Rapture would take book When Prophecy Fails. wicked world's end". place "possibly in 1987 or 1988." 107. DATE: 1959, April 22 CLAIMANT: Florence Houteff 117. DATE: 1977 128. DATE: 1987, Apr 29 CLAIMANT: John Wroe CLAIMANT: Leland Jensen EVENT: Believing that the end of time was EVENT: The founder of the Christian Israelite EVENT: Jensen predicted that Halley's Comet imminent, Mrs. Houteff and her council began a Church predicted this year for Armageddon to would be pulled into Earth's orbit on April 29, campaign to evangelize across the U.S., occur. 1988, causing widespread destruction. Canada, the West Indies and western Asia. The campaign included publicity events such as 118. DATE: 1977 129. DATE: 1987, Aug 17 equipping cars with signs that read, "Hear Ye CLAIMANT: William M. Branham CLAIMANT: José Argüelles The Rod," a Biblical reference (Micah 6:9) to EVENT: This Christian minister predicted the EVENT: Argüelles claimed that Armageddon "The Shepherd's Rod" Message. The cars also Rapture would occur no later than 1977. would take place unless 144,000 people were outfitted with loudspeakers to broadcast gathered in certain places in the world in order the Rod message to passersby. 119. DATE: 1980 to "resonate in harmony" on this day. CLAIMANT: Leland Jensen 108. DATE: 1962, Feb 4 CLAIMANT: Jeanne Dixon EVENT: In 1978 Jensen predicted that there 130. DATE: 1988 CLAIMANT: Hal Lindsey would be a nuclear disaster in 1980, followed EVENT: This psychic predicted a planetary by two decades of conflict, culminating in God's EVENT: Lindsey suggested that the Rapture alignment on this day was to bring destruction Kingdom being established on earth. would take this year, reasoning that it was 40 to the world. years (one Biblical generation) after Israel 120. DATE: 1980s gained statehood. 109. DATE: 1967 CLAIMANT: Hal Lindsey CLAIMANT: Jim Jones EVENT: Lindsey book The 1980s: Countdown 131. DATE: 1988, Sep/Oct EVENT: The founder of the Peoples Temple to Armageddon stated ""the decade of the 1980s CLAIMANT: Edgar C. Whisenant stated he had visions that a nuclear holocaust could very well be the last decade of history as EVENT: Whisenant predicted in his book 88 was to take place in 1967. we know it" and that the U.S. could be Reasons Why the Rapture Could Be in 1988 "destroyed by a surprise Soviet nuclear attack.". that the Rapture of the Christian Church would 110. DATE: 1967, Aug 20 The book strongly suggests that the 1980s occur between 11 and 13 September 1988. After CLAIMANT: George Van Tassel EVENT: This day would mark the beginning of would see the biblical events of tribulation and his September predictions failed to come true, end times come to pass. Whisenant revised his prediction date to the third woe of the Apocalypse, during which October 3. the southeastern US would be destroyed by a 121. DATE: 1981 Soviet nuclear attack, according to this UFO CLAIMANT: Chuck Smith 132. DATE: 1989, Sep 30 prophet, who claimed to have channeled an alien named Ashtar. EVENT: The founder of Calvary Chapel CLAIMANT: Edgar C. Whisenant predicted the generation of 1948 would be the EVENT: After all his 1988 predictions failed to last generation, and that the world would end by come true, Whisenant revised his prediction 111. DATE: 1969 1981 at the latest. date to this day. CLAIMANT: Charles Manson EVENT: Manson predicted that an apocalyptic (Continued on Page 11) race war would occur in 1969 and ordered the 122. DATE: 1982, Mar 10 Gribbin, Stephen CLAIMANT: John Tate-LaBianca murders in an attempt to bring it Plagemann 4<=08 &9 &30 E*F +980 $,/49 &(D%39@ about. EVENT: Stated in their book The Jupiter Effect www.xzonepodcast.com