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This cardinal predicted the end would occur between 1700 and 1734. [69] 16 Oct 1736 William Whiston: This theologian predicted a comet colliding with the Earth this year. [70] 1736 Cotton Mather: Mather's third and final prediction for the end of the world. [46] 1757 Emanuel Swedenborg
The end of the world or end times [2] is predicted by several world religions (both Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic), which teach that negative world events will reach a climax. Belief that the end of the world is imminent is known as apocalypticism , and over time has been held both by members of mainstream religions and by doomsday cults .
The prophecy galvanized the Jehovah's Witnesses movement, and proselytism increased substantially. On the eve of the predicted Millennium, in 1974, the number of publishers (Witnesses who submitted their record of preaching) rose by 13.5 percent worldwide and many Witnesses were actively preparing for the dawn of the New Order. [16]
Michael Stiefel predicted the end of the world in 1533 and consequently lost his position as minister. He was given another position by Philip Melanchthon. [24] One later writer noted, "In all of [Martin Luther's] work there was a sense of urgency for the time was short... the world was heading for Armageddon in the war with the Turk." [25]
Members of the skeptic group IIG counter-protesting Harold Camping's end-of-the-world prediction on Hollywood Boulevard on May 21, 2011. Camping gained notoriety owing to his incorrect prediction that the Rapture would take place on May 21, 2011, [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] and that the end of the world would subsequently take place five months later ...
It's the end of the world as we know it. ... He told The Guardian he based his prediction on a previous claim that the world end on May 21 in 2011. He said, "According to what the Bible is ...
Apocalypticism is the religious belief that the end of the world is imminent, even within one's own lifetime. [1] This belief is usually accompanied by the idea that civilization will soon come to a tumultuous end due to some sort of catastrophic global event.
Okay, so the last time a 'global apocalypse' was predicted by conspiracy theorists, it didn't happen. But much like all of your ex-boyfriends, this time they swear it's going to be different.