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D: 1920
C: International Bible Students Association
DES: In 1918, Christendom would go down as a
system to oblivion and be succeeded by
revolutionary governments. God would "destroy
the churches wholesale and the church members
by the millions." Church members would
"perish by the sword of war, revolution and
anarchy." The dead would lie unburied. In 1920
all earthly governments would disappear, with
worldwide anarchy prevailing.

D: 13 Feb 1925
C: Margaret Rowen
DES: According to this Seventh-Day Adventist,
the angel Gabriel appeared before her in a vision
and told her that the world would end at
midnight on this date. Prophecy Fails. C: David Berg
DES: Berg, the leader of Children of God,
D: 1926 D: 22 Apr 1959 predicted that there would be a colossal
C: Spencer Perceval C: Florence Houteff doomsday event heralded by Comet Kohoutek.
DES: This British MP, who was one of the 12 DES: The second prophet of the Branch
apostles of the Catholic Apostolic Church, Davidians predicted the apocalypse foretold in D: 1975
believed that the world was growing nearer to the Book of Revelation would proceed on this C: Herbert W. Armstrong
the Apocalypse due to what he viewed as the date. The failure of the prophecy led to the split DES: Armstrong's fourth and final prediction.
rampant immorality of the times in Europe. of the sect into several subsects, the most
prominent led by Benjamin and Lois Roden. D: 1975
D: Sep 1935 C: Jehovah's Witnesses
C: Wilbur Glenn Voliva D: 4 Feb 1962 DES: From 1966 on, Jehovah's Witnesses
DES: This evangelist announced that "the world C: Jeane Dixon, various Indian astrologers published articles which stated that the fall of
is going to go 'puff' and disappear" in September DES: Dixon predicted a planetary alignment on 1975 would be 6000 years since man's creation,
1935. this day was to bring destruction to the world. and suggested that Armageddon could be
Mass prayer meetings were held in India. finished by then.
D: 1936
C: Herbert W. Armstrong D: 20 Aug 1967 D: 1976
DES: The founder of the Worldwide Church of C: George Van Tassel C: Brahma Kumaris
God told members of his church that the Rapture DES: This day would mark the beginning of the DES: The Brahma Kumaris founder, Lekhraj
was to take place in 1936, and that only they third woe of the Apocalypse, during which the Kirpalani, has made a number of predictions of
would be saved. After the prophecy failed, he southeastern US would be destroyed by a Soviet a global Armageddon which the religion
changed the date three more times. nuclear attack, according to this UFO prophet, believes it will inspire, internally calling it
who claimed to have channeled an alien named "Destruction". During Destruction, Brahma
D: 1941 Ashtar. Kumari leaders teach the world will be purified,
C: Jehovah's Witnesses all of the rest of humanity killed by nuclear or
DES: A prediction of the end from the Jehovah's D: 1967 civil wars and natural disasters which will
Witnesses, a group which branched from the C: Jim Jones include the sinking of all other continents except
Bible Student movement. DES: The founder of the People's Temple stated India.
he had visions that a nuclear holocaust was to
D: 1943 take place in 1967. D: 1977
C: Herbert W. Armstrong C: John Wroe
DES: The first of three revised dates from D: 9 Aug 1969 DES: The founder of the Christian Israelite
Armstrong after his 1936 prediction failed to C: George Williams Church predicted this year for Armageddon to
come true. DES: The founder of the Church of the Firstborn occur.
predicted the Second Coming of Christ would
D: 1947 occur on this day. D: 1977
C: John Ballou Newbrough C: William M. Branham
DES: The author of Oahspe: A New Bible D: 1969 DES: This Christian minister predicted the
foresaw the destruction of all nations and the C: Charles Manson Rapture would occur no later than 1977.
beginning of post-apocalyptic anarchy in this DES: Manson predicted that Helter skelter, an
year. apocalyptic race war, would occur in 1969. D: 17 Feb 1979
C: Roch Thériault
D: 21 Dec 1954 D: 1972 DES: Thériault, who called himself Moïse
C: Dorothy Martin C: Herbert W. Armstrong (Moses), led a commune in the wilderness of
DES: The world was to be destroyed by terrible DES: The second of three revised dates from eastern Quebec in the late seventies. Formerly a
flooding on this date, claimed this leader of a Armstrong after his 1936 and 1943 predictions Seventh-Day Adventist, he told his group they
UFO cult called Brotherhood of the Seven Rays. failed to come true. would form the center of a new society during
The fallout of the group after the prediction God's 1000 year reign following Armageddon.
failed was the basis for the 1956 book When D: Jan 1974 (Continued on Page 56)