Apocalypse averted...whew

The sun has risen six times, the NYSE's opening bell has rung has five times, and America got a new idol. All this has happened within the time frame between now and Harold Camping's failed prediction of Judgment Day being last Saturday May 21, 2011. Luckily for the majority of the world it wasn't so, because according to Camping only 200 million Christians were going to make the ascension to Heaven.

The Family Radio broadcaster is a bit confused but has not given up hope on his apocalyptic prediction. Camping says that May 21 was in fact Judgment Day, but was a spiritual event and not a physical one as he thought it would be. He still stands strong to his belief that October 21, 2011 will be Doomsday, the day that we as human beings cease to exist. We will have to wait five months to see how that prediction pans out and hopefully we get the same result as we did this time around.

Camping may have not had many believers in his words but there's no doubt his words reached a massive amount of ears. In the days leading up to last Saturday Judgment Day was one of the hottest topics on main stream news broadcasts along with social networking websites. #endoftheworldconfessions quickly became a trending topic on twitter Friday night and garnered millions of tweets, some of them quite hilarious.

For many the Judgment Day that wasn't became the butt of a international joke, but for those who believed in Camping's prophecy it was no laughing matter. Many of his followers had quit their jobs, given away all their earthly possessions, and some even left their family months ago to spread the message of impending doom that was supposedly heading our way. One in particular is a man named Robert Fitzpatrick who spent $140,000 of his life savings to help spread the word. When 6:00 rolled around on Saturday evening Fitzpatrick was in New York City's Time Square awaiting the return of Christ, when that did not occur he stated "I do not understand why nothing has happened."

My question to you is do you think Harold Camping's prophecy was financially motivated, or do you think he truly believes May 21 was Judgment Day?

Judgment Day May 21?

If Christian radio broadcaster Harold Camping is correct people of the world have less than two weeks to repent for their sins. Camping who is also the president of Family Radio has made a shocking revelation that he has found undeniable mathematical evidence within the Holy Bible that Judgment Day is scheduled for May 21, 2011. Judgment Day according to the Christian religion is the day in which Jesus Christ will make his second coming to Earth and rapture all the believers to Heaven where they will spend eternity. Those who lack faith will remain on Earth and face Christ's wrath as he rules as the King of Earth until Doomsday, which Camping says will take place on October 21, 2011.

Many people before have made predictions of Christ's return that passed with no such event. Even Camping himself who stated in his book "1994?" that the Day of Judgment would occur in 1994. To give him some credit though within his book he did state that he had a feeling 2011 would more than likely be the year, and later admitted to have making a mathematical error that caused him to believe the false date. The thing about the others though is that they didn't put the marketing into the prediction like he has. All across the country billboards, post cards, and printouts can be found stating the doomed warning.

Along with the print media Camping also has groups of missionaries that have quit their jobs and basically given up the life they led before to spread his message. They tour the country in RV convoys wrapped with words and images supporting their claim that the end is near. It is their hopes to get the word out and attempt to save as many people as possible before May 21.

For more information on this check out Family Radio's official site.