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January 2010_june_july_2009.qxd 02/02/2010 8:33 AM Page 26 26 2012: The Nonsense of It All 2012: The Nonsense of It Like many other times as stated before, people loss of nearly ninety percent of all life on earth All are making these predictions hand over fists, that day? Many believe it will. If the Mayans were able to record what is happening today in and I am not someone who jumps on the Continued from Page 25 ‘bandwagon’ to satisfy others. However, as our world over two thousand years ago, why more time passed, more and more information would they be wrong about the apocalypse has been brought to light on the situation, so I taking place on the recorded date? The fact is A cult group known as the ‘Heavens Gate’ seized on these combined rumors and decided to take a cautious, yet educated and that man has no idea what the alignment will level headed look at these predictions that have hold. It has been six thousand years since the speculations as the their signal to commit mass suicide in March of that year. The belief was so many in an unsettled state. last one, so no one in recorded history has a definite answer, but there are many who have It seems the notion that the world would that a UFO was trailing the comet within its tail, end on or about December 21, 2012, only some taken this information to the edge of our and after these brainwashed people committed twenty-four months from now, has been existence. There are many theories of what their own deaths, they would be taken aboard predicted by an ancient civilization, one whose might happen, such as a polar shift of the earth this craft and be transformed immortally. This year was also said to be the 6000th anniversary existence has been long gone. The ancient causing floods and destruction of everything, to huge solar flares from the Sun that will leave the Mayans known as a people of great intellect and of creation, which was supposedly calculated by technology for their time was a civilization of earth and all that exists or dwells here to nothing Bishop Ussher who lived from 1581 to 1656. meticulous calculations. They were a cosmic but a smoldering cinder. Another hypothesis is This led to mass panic near the end of this year. educated society to say the least. They were that the rapture will take place on this date. As In 2000, many church fathers believed that the earth would only last 6000 years. They fluent with the understanding of the universe the time of 2012 draws closer, I am sure more regardless of the absence of modern day tales of unimaginable carnage will surface, no made this speculation with the six days of technology that we have today. They used the doubt. creation combined with the reading in 2 Peter stars and all heavenly bodies as their guide in The fact is that society has bought 3:8 in the Bible. In September 2008 based on the early days of mankind. They were near another piece of pure and random speculation, certain feast days and “blood moons”, many predicted the apocalypse and rapture; this was perfect on the calculation of an earth year as which has brought fear and anxiety to many. Yes, the Mayans were a brilliant group of well as moon phases and seasonal changes. I the birth of the Y2K panic. think one of the things that has catapulted the people. But could they predict the future? As we have just seen, there have been numerous predictions and loosely constructed Mayan knowledge into our mainstream world, Hardly, I think. In perspective, yes the Mayans is their near perfect discoveries about our world knew a great deal about our physical world, speculations regarding the end of the world, as we know it. We also know that all of these in the light of present day. Today, we are still quite possibly more than we actually do today, but they have not predicted the apocalypse. The puzzled as to how these ancient people could predictions were pure fantasy, and the have known so much, with such little to work apocalypse is quite simply unpredictable, why? brainchild of some very questionable people with. I will be the first to say that it is One must read the Bible to find these answers. and groups all over the world. Why were these fascinating to me on just how much these Gods’ words regarding the end of the world is predictions made? Where did it in history, help our civilization as a whole? The answer is people knew to be fact about our planet and the only words that will hold true in the end. God clearly stated that no man knows the time universe as a whole. nowhere. This brings us to today. I wish I could The Mayans were timekeepers. This was or the day for the end, no man. This includes say that today is different. A place where all their expertise and this is what they based their everyone that has ever existed on this planet humans as a whole have learned from off the lives upon day by day and year by year. They then and now. So, why do these people come wall speculations and weak assumptions, but nothing is farther from the truth sadly to say. used the heavens as their clocks, and gazed forward and make such bold statements towards them routinely. Based on cycles the regarding our end? Simply because they are Today we are approaching one of the most Mayans kept written record of events. They unaware that the most important questions monumental and radical predictions for us in used the stars to map out timelines and about the end times have already been written history. As I write this paper, there are many important dates in time that had significance to down right in front of them, in the Bible. millions of people all over this globe that are It is true that we have found ancient preparing for the final day of human existence. them and their survival on earth. To know so writings and art from a long vanished much, these ancient star dwellers had to spend The day that man was supposedly destined to countless hours studying the skies above, and civilization, these writings show much about meet face to face with one day, a day that has that is mainly all they did. They created our present day world, but the fact that they been inscribed in the very DNA of our existence calendars of events. Throughout the years only show us our doomsday has been misconstrued in this cosmos, the unavoidable end of the world December 21, 2012, the certain day of the a portion of the Mayan written materials have by our society, a society that thrives on manipulation, money, and fear. People will sell survived the thousands of years. The books apocalypse and the cessation of life as we know known as the Dresden Codex, the Madrid you anything if you show an interest to buy it. it on this earth. Codex, the Paris Codex, and the Grolier Codex They may not even stand behind what their The date December 21, 2012 is now recognized as a date of some significance by all have made it into modern day times. The selling as long as it benefits them at some point, who see it, whether they buy into the Dresden Codex also known as the Codex and totally forsaking what harm it could do in Dresdenis contains a multitude of astronomical the end to others and eventually their selves. predictions made or not. This day, other than calculations and eclipse-prediction tables, plus People are making money hand over fist being just four days prior to Christmas, has a twenty different calendars. It is this book or regarding this 2012 farce at your expense. Yes, huge following for other reasons. It has been codex that many say has pinpointed the end of I think many do actually believe that 2012 holds postulated that this very day will be the unavoidable last day of all things that we have the world. the apocalypse, but others have just jumped on The galactic alignment of the sun and the bandwagon to make a buck. Regardless of come to know on earth, and very possibly the the earth with the center of our galaxy, the the intent of these people, whether it is because last day of all mankind itself. I really can’t Milky Way, takes place on December 21, 2012, they truly believe and fear the coming future, or remember the first time I heard about this as does the end of the 5000-year cycle of the they just want what they can get out of society, prediction myself, but it hasn’t been too long ago. As the reader knows I write articles mainly Mayan long count calendar. This specific the fact is they are both wrong. As 2012 calendar was used to record cycles, which approaches more and more speculation and lies regarding the UFO phenomenon. During my repeat over and over throughout time. There are will surface. More stories of great cataclysm research into this phenomenon I was inevitably five cycles within this timeframe and four of that will befall the human race will make their going to run into this event sooner or later. these have already expired. On 12-21-12, the way out of the depths of people’s troubled Many tie UFOs with the coming predictions of 2012, a tie I do not support in any shape form or fifth one ends. These events were recorded in minds, and many more people will make their ancient Mayan writings, and we know this preparations for the coming of the apocalypse. fashion. To be honest, when I first saw the because we have them in our possession today. No doubt there will be many fooled as well as reports on 2012 I was not moved greatly at all, The Mayans kept no more writings or records many fools that will wake up to a normal day on neither did I have a willingness or secret desire after this date. Why? Does this represent the December 22, 2012. to join in on the festivities regarding this issue. end? Will this cause a great catastrophe and the The End