2007-12-17 06:56:47 · 14 answers · asked by Warren Ferguson 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You seem to have the 1948 correct. But the problem stems from the fact that there are , I think, 3 or 4 defined " generation" lengths to choose from in the bible. The 40 year generation is incorrect. The 70 year generation is the one with the most continuity and therefore correct. So the equation should read, 1948 + 70. the -7 IMHO is correct because it is written that satans stay on earth has been shortened from 7 yrs to 5 months but this five months is although document-able , it is also very easy to disbelieve. That is why it is written that we can not know the day nor the hour. Only the Father knows. But as it is written , we are to know the "season". Ergo this "season" is between 2011 and 2018 for those that can do the math. Therefore SHERRY is correct it,,, is a false prediction. My answer just explains WHY and HOW it is incorrect.
2007-12-17 07:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1981 The establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven, according to Rev. Sun Myung Moon. (Kyle p.148)
CHARLES TAYLOR'S Rapture prediction #4. (Abanes p.99)
Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of Calvary Chapel, wrote in his book Future Survival, "I'm convinced that the Lord is coming for His Church before the end of 1981." Smith arrived at his calculation by adding 40 (one "Biblical generation") to 1948 (the year of Israel's statehood) and subtracting 7 for the Tribulation. When 1981 passed by, the group members experienced a mini version of the Great Disappointment of 1844. (Abanes p.326)
June 28, 1981 Rev. Bill Maupin, leader of a small Tuscon, AZ, sect named Lighthouse Gospel Tract Foundation, preached that the world would come to an end on this day, which they called "rapture day." Those who were saved would be "spirited aloft like helium balloons." Some 50 people gathered in a Millerite-like fashion, only to have their dreams predictably dashed. (Source: Philosophy and the Scientific Method by Ronald C. Pine)
August 7, 1981 When his June 28 prediction failed, Bill Maupin claimed that doomsday would take place 40 days later. Maupin said that just as Noah's ark was gradually raised to safety over a period of 40 days, the same would happen to the world. (Source: a former member of Maupin's church, who was kind enough to share this information with me.)
2007-12-17 07:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by Buke 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1981
2007-12-17 07:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1981
2007-12-17 07:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1948+40-7= False prediction by Hal Lindsey and Southwest Radio Church.
2007-12-17 07:00:09 · answer #5 · answered by Sherry 1 · 8⤊ 1⤋
I'm guessing you think something of biblical proportions happened in 1981 that the rest of us know nothing about.
2007-12-17 07:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by Gypsy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Umm - assuming base 10, that would be 1981.
2007-12-17 06:59:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
why not jsut say 1948+31? make it easier
2007-12-17 07:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u are trying to predict the end times, u will not get it, because it is in guesible, but i guess about 30 years do to the events going on.
2007-12-17 07:01:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was an interesting book, though somewhat disturbing nonetheless.
2007-12-17 07:00:53 · answer #10 · answered by xx. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋