My Grandmother always said that, "If a snake strikes once, they will strike again." According to Harold Camping, "Judgement Day and the end of the world positively, absolutely was to come sometime within the year of 1994. Considering the fact that we're still here, I'd dare to say that his prediction was incorrect. Apparently, his followers looking forward to May 21,2011 as their last day on earth have not bothered to look into this false prophets past.
Harold Camping is a student of Allegorical Interpretation. According to this study the scriptures never mean what they say, they always have a hidden meaning and that the true meaning of a scripture is only given to a few of God's chosen ones. An example of this is the scripture in John 21: 11. "So Simon Peter went abroad and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net had not broken." John 21:11. Harold claims that when a plain Jane reader like me, reads this scripture that I would immediately think that the number of fish would automatically mean, a number of fish. Well, I'd be wrong in my assumption. Because what Jesus really meant according to Herold was something far greater. According to Camping the 153 did not represent fish, but instead meant days.
He claims that 3x3x17=153 days. This in turn equals 5 months. Now the 17 stands for heaven, and the 3 represents God's purpose and the 3 doubled is to signify that God really means what He says. He has actually used this number in a small way to prove without a shadow of a doubt that Judgement Day will be here May 21, which is next month! That's an an example of allegorical interpretation.
Personally, I automatically get suspicious when a Bible preacher, or teacher claims that they are the only ones who understand a particular passage. This line of reasoning contradicts what Jesus Christ said about the Holy Spirit. "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who who leads into all truth." John 18:16,17. Jesus gave each of His followers the gift of the Holy Spirit. And one of His main jobs is to lead each of Jesus' followers into "all truth."
I am not for a second disputing that Jehovah still does not have teachers and prophets on the earth today,what I am disputing is a minster or teacher contradicting what is in the word of God, Jesus said, "However no one knows the day or the hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son Himself. Only the Father knows." Matthew 24: 36
If my blog sounds harsh today, allow me to say how Jehovah felt about a false prophet. "Jehovah said, "I will raise up a prophet like you from among the nation of Isreal. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything that I command him. But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name must die." Deuteronomy 18:18-20.
According to Jehovah's original law Brother Camping would have been put to death in 1994. Jehovah does not change, and I can assure you that if he disapproved so much of false prophets thousands of years ago, He still disapproves of them today.
However, if there is still anyone out there who is not convinced about Harold Camping, please feel free to check some of his methods out for yourself. wecanknow.com
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