Why is world ending at 6pm

It was debunked , over and over. Celebrities tweeted. The Mayans chuckled. May 21, - Harold Camping, a thenyear-old televangelist and former president of the Family Radio Network, predicted the rapture world end the world with series of worldwide earthquakes hitting at 6 p.

People believed him. Some quit their jobs and nervously huddled in their home awaiting their moment with God. The day of judgment didn't come. So, he pushed the date back to Oct. Then, he stopped making predictions. Camping lived a long life and died at So, the world braced for a computer database crash of catastrophic preparations. It's really getting pretty awesome, when you think about it," the Independent quoted Camping as saying. We're talking about the end of the world, a matter of being eternally dead, or being eternally alive, and it's all coming to a head right now," he added.

After 70 years of studying the Bible, he claims to have developed a system that uses mathematics to interpret prophesies hidden in it. He says the world will end on 21 May, because that will be , days from 1 April AD33, which he believes was the day of the Crucifixion. The figure of , is important because you get it by multiplying three holy numbers five, 10 and 17 together twice.

Those deep pockets were raided to allow Family Radio to launch a high-profile advertising campaign, proclaiming the approaching Day of Judgement. More than 2, billboards across the US are adorned with its slogans, which include "Blow the trumpet, warn the people! A fleet of logoed camper vans is touring every state in the nation. It's really getting pretty awesome, when you think about it," Mr Camping told The Independent on Sunday.

We're talking about the end of the world, a matter of being eternally dead, or being eternally alive, and it's all coming to a head right now. Mr Camping, who makes programmes in 48 languages, boasts tens of thousands of followers across the globe, with radio stations in South Africa, Russia and Turkey. After 70 years of studying the Bible, he claims to have developed a system that uses mathematics to interpret prophesies hidden in it.

He says the world will end on 21 May, because that will be , days from 1 April AD33, which he believes was the day of the Crucifixion. The figure of , is important because you get it by multiplying three holy numbers five, 10 and 17 together twice.

Recent events, such as earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Haiti, are harbingers of impending doom, he says, as are changing social values.