Signs the World Will End in 2012

Mayan Calendar – 2012: the big date!  With the recent fear, curiosity, and excitement about the onset of the Armageddon on December 21st 2012, one can certainly wonder how it is going to take place.

Many wonder how this specific date was chosen. Some claim that this prophecy is just a bunch of old wives’ tales that found their way onto the internet. However, this particular predicted date was not picked out of random. Here are five terrifying reasons the world will end in 2012:

1. The Mayan Calendar

The ending of the Mayan calendar is one of the most well known signs of the apocalypse on December 21st 2012. On this very date the Mayan long-count calendar resets itself to 0.0.0.0. and restarts the next day. Thus, it suggests the end of life and rebirth. However, many skeptics argue that the Mayans believed in the beginning of a time of change and tribulation rather than death and destruction. Nevertheless, this sign definitely hints that something would happen on this date.

2. The I-Ching Prophecies

One of the most shocking revelations for 2012 involved the I-Ching prophecies. These Ancient Chinese predictions show the events of the past and future. Some research seems to indicate  that these predictions are accurate for events that have already taken place. Unfortunately one of the events foretold in the I-Ching prophecies is the coming of the Armageddon on December 21st 2012.

3. Geomagnetic Reversal

According to some scholars, the Earth is expected to go through a polar shift sometime during the end of 2012. This phenomenon involves the Earth’s North and South Pole interchanging rapidly. As a result, malfunction and confusion would occur. Animals are expected to lose direction and electronics are expected to breakdown. In addition, scientists are also expected major movement of tectonic plates which would result in many natural disasters.

(Update: January, 2011, there have been a great number of animal deaths recently that have been all over the news: 5000 blackbirds in Arkansas and Louisiana and up to 100,000 drum fish in the Arkansas river.  I do not know if these are related, but many have wondered and I have received a lot of email about a possible connection.)

Now, this type of event would normally take place over a very long period of time – yet some feel it may occur abruptly.

4. Black Hole Alignment

Another theory involves the alignment of the galactic center. It is expected that the alignment would create a combined effect of a gravitational pull between the black hole and the sun at the galaxy’s center; also known as ‘Sagittarius A’. Due to the pull, the Earth would likely face many problems. However, this incident has occurred in 1998. Research has shown that the Earth needs to be much closer to the Sun in order to face adverse effects.

5. The Web Bot

Quite a popular program, the Web Bot is a series of automated bots that search for specific keywords on the internet. On finding these keywords, the program searched for a pattern too. Apparently, Web Bot predicted the September 11th attacks and the tsunami in 2004. Now it has predicted the Armageddon on December 21st 2012.

One can question the validity of these predictions. Nevertheless, it is ironic as to how all these forecasts are pointed to one specific date and come from completely different sources. So follow the signs that the world will end in 2012 and be prepared for the worst to come. This does not mean that you begin creating a hide-away bunker right away, but it does mean that you should be more alert and not ignore the slightest warnings. The world is so updated with technology that the secret would be out before you know it.

Update:  if anyone is too upset about this article, please read the devil’s advocate article:  Ten Vital Reasons the World will not End in 2012. You will feel a lot better.

So, am I saying the world will end or not?  I cannot say because I do not know for sure.  I do not think that anyone should completely dismiss the idea of 2012.  However, I do not believe it will end the world.  Will something happen?  Even a catastrophe?  I do not know …and neither does anyone else.

If this article has interested you at all, you might enjoy my ebook available for the Kindle: Mayan Predictions 101: What will really happen in 2012?

Watch the the video of this article on youtube: Five Frightening Signs the World Will End in 2012

Nostradamus 2012

“After a great misery for mankind, an even greater approaches.  The great cycle of the centuries renewed, it will rain blood, milk, famine, war, disease.  In the sky will be seen a great fire dragging a trail of sparks.”

Did Nostradamus predict the end of mankind – doomsday – to coincide with the end of the Mayan long count calendar on December 21st, 2012?  One of Nostradamus’ many, many predictions seems to indicate a giant catastrophe as the result of a comet or meteor at the time of the renewal of a great cycle of the centuries.  With the following information, you will be better equipped to decide for yourself.

Nostradamus does indeed speak of some sort of horrible disaster.  He claims that following a “great misery for mankind, an even greater approaches.”  The problem with this statement by itself is that it is both ambiguous and relative.  I realize that prophecies are not an exact science and I don’t mean to debunk anything merely on its inability to be crystal clear about the future 1500 years in advance.  However, no one can pin this part of the prophecy down.  Furthermore, there is no way to quantify either “great misery” or “greater misery.”

It is when Nostradamus speaks of “the great cycle of centuries renewed” that the Mayan long count theorist do gain some credence.  The descriptive term Nostradamus uses could clearly and appropriately be used to describe the culmination of the long count calendar.  Nonetheless, I must point out that this exact same prophecy was widely used to point towards the Y2K disaster scenario that never happened.  I am not claiming that Nostradamus is not referring to December 21st, 2012, I am just pointing out that there could be other explanations.

Finally, Nostradamus says, “In the sky will be seen a great fire dragging a trail of sparks.”  I must say that a comet or meteor could clearly be described in this way, but so could a missile launch.  To say definitively that Nostradamus predicts a calamity due to a comet or meteor in this passage is assuming too much.  I personally think it makes a great deal of sense, but I can’t claim this as a fact.

So does Nostradamus claim that a comet or meteor will cause greater misery to mankind on December 21st, 2012?  It is understandable why so many people have drawn that exact conclusion, but ultimately you must weigh the information for yourself.