"The world, as we know it,
will soon come to an end."
The end of the world, also referred to as the apocalypse, dooms day, or Judgment Day,
is something so unimaginable that some dismiss it as just a fantasy.
Others spend a major part of their lives trying to discover the date of the end.
"We had no plan B. It is going to happen."
But what is the truth about the end of the world?
Are there real signs that the end is near?
The catastrophic earthquake in Chile was so powerful, it knocked the earth off of its axis
and shortened the length of the day.
Find out today on Face The Truth.
Hello and welcome to Face The Truth
a program brought to you by The Church Of Christ.
I'm Brother Barry Thompson.
The talk of Judgment Day or the end of the world is so intriguing
that it has become the subject matter of many Hollywood movies that depict the world ending.
Now while there are those who believe it's more than just a story or some kind of movie,
there are others who believe it's just a fantasy.
Others go as far as saying it's just something religions have invented to scare people into joining a religion.
Now to support their belief that the end of the world will not happen,
they sight the various predictions that many have made
which have obviously been false because we're still here.
Let's take a look at this.
She died instead.
Now everyone who has predicted the world would end on a certain date
has obviously gotten it wrong because we're still here.
Now even this preacher from Oakland who you probably remember seeing in the news.
At 6:00 PM Robert Fitzpatrick looked at his watch, waited, and nothing happened.
I am utterly, absolutely, absolutely convinced it is going to happen
and that'll be the beginning of Judgment Day.
Well you likely heard the headlines that the world according to some was supposed to end
last night this time and tonight for those true believers who were looking forward to heaven
the absence of disaster, well, is now the disaster.
I don't understand what happened. This is the year. All the calculations indicate this is the year.
Those calculations were made by this man, radio evangelist Harold Camping
who claimed he had unlocked secrets written in code in the Bible.
May 21 came and went.
Now the string of false predictions have turned many people today into skeptics
about Judgment Day or the end of the world.
But does that mean that the world won't end?
Find out when we return on Face The Truth.