Lisa Queen and Erin Brady|
In 2012, the Mayan calendar officially ended, leading many to believe that the world was going to end along with it – it didn’t.
In 2016, doomsday theorists claimed that the world was coming to an end due to a natural geological occurrence called a polar shift – it didn’t.
“Many doomsday theorists have tried to take this natural geological occurrence and suggest it could lead to Earth’s destruction,” NASA says.
Now, in 2017, Christian conspiracy theorists strongly believed that the world was coming to an end due to a bible verse claiming that September 23 2017 was the day of the earth’s demise.
In Luke’s passage 21: 25 to 26, there is a quote which apparently matches the date of the Great American Solar Eclipse, when Hurricane Harvey hit and when Texas was flooded.
It reads:
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.”
“On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.”
“People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.”
However, as we can see – it didn’t.
The end of the world is strangely always a thought in the back of our minds. Arguably, it is all the more so lately, due to issues such as Donald Trump’s Presidency, threats of nuclear war and devastating evidence of climate change, to name but a few.
Since November 8th 2016, when Donald Trump was elected as America’s President, tensions have been running high. Whether it be his escalating disputes with Kim Jong Un, or his provocative activity on social media, it is clear to many that his actions have had a huge impact, not only on America, but on the rest of the world.
The tensions between these countries have led many to worry of a third world war – and in turn the destruction of the world. If these issues continue to develop as such, we may have to be taking cover in shelters once again.
These rising tensions have undoubtedly brought the topic of nuclear weapons to the forefront of international relationships across the globe. The thought of destruction caused by these weapons has brought in to question whether Trump is fit to be President, considering his arrogant enthusiasm on the subject.
Climate change is another huge worry in terms of how long the world will last. Taking in to account the potential use of nuclear weapons, the damage it could cause to the earth is a terrifying thought. Some of the effects that could possibly happen from a nuclear attack would be: the immediate deaths of millions of people around the world, harmful radiation which would drive people away from their uninhabitable homes, and the world would no longer be suitable for agriculture to prosper, meaning food would be scarce.
If a nuclear attack was ever to take place on such a large scale, the majority of the population would suffer terribly.
Despite the many unproven theories of ‘doomsday’, there is still potential for a such an event according to many; taking in to account the recent issues and worries of societies, the world is at stake.
We know that the world is not following the Mayan calendar, but due to human actions, it could end of its own accord.
