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Dates Predicted for Apocalyptic Events Dates Predicted for CLAIMANT: Various Christians 60. DATE: 1736 Apocalyptic Events EVENT: The presence of 666 in the date led to CLAIMANT: Cotton Mather EVENT: Mather's third and final prediction for superstitious fears of the end of the world from Continued from Page 6 some Christians. the end of the world. 47. DATE: 1673 61. DATE: 1736, Oct 16 35. DATE: 1588 CLAIMANT: William Aspinwall CLAIMANT: William Whiston CLAIMANT: Regiomontanus EVENT: This Fifth Monarchist claimed the EVENT: Whiston predicted a comet colliding EVENT: Predicted the end of the world this Millennium would begin by this year. with the earth this year. year. 48. DATE: 1688 62. DATE: 1757 36. DATE: 1600 CLAIMANT: John Napier CLAIMANT: Emanuel Swedenborg CLAIMANT: Martin Luther EVENT: This mathematician calculated the end EVENT: Swedenborg claimed that the Last EVENT: Predicted the end of the world would of the world would be this year based on Judgement occurred in the spiritual world this occur no later than 1600. calculations from the Book of Revelation. year. 37. DATE: 1624, Feb 1 49. DATE: 1689 63. DATE: 1780 CLAIMANT: Astrologers EVENT: HThe same astrologers who predicted CLAIMANT: Pierre Jurieu CLAIMANT: Various New England residents EVENT: The sky turning dark during the day EVENT: This prophet predicted that Judgement the deluge of February 1, 1524 recalculated the Day would occur this year. was interpreted as a sign of the end times. The date to February 1, 1624 after their first primary cause of the event is believed to have prophecy failed 50. DATE: 1694 been a combination of smoke from forest fires, CLAIMANT:John Mason a thick fog, and cloud cover. 38. DATE: 1648 EVENT: This Anglican priest predicted the CLAIMANT: Sabbatai Zevi Millennium would begin by this year. 64. DATE: 1789 EVENT: Using the kabbalah this rabbi from Smyrna, Turkey, figured that the Messiah would 51. DATE: 1694 CLAIMANT: Pierre d'Ailly EVENT: 1789 would bring the coming of the come in this year. CLAIMANT: Johann Heinrich Alsted Antichrist, according this 14th-century EVENT: Predicted the Millennium would begin Cardinal. 39. DATE: 1654 by this year. CLAIMANT: Helisaeus Roeslin EVENT: This physician made a prediction that 52. DATE: 1694 65. DATE: 1792–1794 CLAIMANT: Shakers the world would end this year based on a nova CLAIMANT: Johann Jacob Zimmermann EVENT: Predicted the world would end in both that occurred in 1572. EVENT: Believed that Jesus would return and 1792 then 1794. the world would end this year. 40. DATE: 1656 66. DATE: 1793–1795 CLAIMANT: Various Christians 53. DATE: 1697 CLAIMANT: Richard Brothers EVENT: Some Christians believed the world CLAIMANT: Cotton Mather EVENT: This retired sailor stated the would end this year as 1656 is the number of years between Creation and the Great Flood in EVENT: This Puritan minister predicted the Millennium would begin between 1793 and 1795. He was eventually committed to an world would end this year. After the prediction the bible. failed, he revised the date of the End two more insane asylum. times. 41. DATE: 1657 67. DATE: 1795, Nov 19 CLAIMANT: Fifth Monarchists EVENT: This group of radical Christians 54. DATE: 1700 CLAIMANT: Nathaniel Brassey Halhed EVENT: While campaigning for Richard CLAIMANT: John Napier predicted the final apocalyptic battle and the EVENT: After his 1688 prediction failed to Brothers' release, Halhead proclaimed that the destruction of the Antichrist were to take place come true, Napier revised his end of the world world would end on this day. between 1655 and 1657. prediction to this year. 68. DATE:1805 42. DATE: 994 - 1000 55. DATE: 1700 CLAIMANT: Christopher Love EVENT: Outbreaks of sacer ignis throughout CLAIMANT: Henry Archer EVENT: This presbyterian minister predicted France, associated in Limoges with the Peace of God. EVENT: This Fifth Monarchists claimed the the destruction of the world by earthquake in second coming of Jesus would occur this year. 1805, followed by an age of everlasting peace when God will be known by all. 43. DATE: 1658 56. DATE: 1700–1734 CLAIMANT: Christopher Columbus CLAIMANT: Nicholas of Cusa 69. DATE: 1806 EVENT: Columbus claimed that the world was created in 5343 BCE, and would last 7000 EVENT: This Cardinal predicted the end would CLAIMANT: The Prophet Hen of Leeds occur between 1700 and 1734. EVENT: In Leeds, England in 1806 a hen began years. Assuming no year zero, that means the laying eggs on which the phrase "Christ is end would come in 1658. 57. DATE: 1705–1708 coming" was written. Eventually it was CLAIMANT: Camisards discovered to be a hoax. The hoaxster had 44. DATE: 1660 CLAIMANT: Joseph Mede EVENT: Camisard prophets predicted the end written on the eggs in a corrosive ink so as to of the world would occur in either 1705, 1706 or etch the eggs, and reinserted the eggs back into EVENT: Mede claimed that the Antichrist 1708. the hen. appeared in 456, and the end would come in 1660. 58. DATE: 1716 (Continued on Page 9) CLAIMANT: Cotton Mather 45. DATE: 1666 EVENT: Revised prediction from Mather after CLAIMANT: Sabbatai Zevi his 1697 prediction failed to come true. Are You Looking for a EVENT: Following his failed prediction of Professional Private 1648, Zevi recalculated the end of the earth in 59. DATE: 1719, Apr 5 Investigatigation Agency with an 1666. CLAIMANT: Jacob Bernoulli International Reach? EVENT: This mathematician predicted a comet 46: DATE: 1666 www.worldfind.biz would destroy the earth on this day.