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Mayan Calendars 12/21/12 is finally here! The next end-of-the-world tsunami has hit the shores of our culture, and the people I talk to jokingly speak of eating all the ice cream they want, maxing out their credit cards, and partying like its 2012--just like they did in 1999. Earlier this month I blogged about the end of the world on 12/21/12 . You can read it here . Since Friday is supposed to be the end of the world, I wanted to post on last time on the subject. And, since I expect to be here next week, I will post then as usual and as the Lord wills. "Fear is the opposite of faith, " Someone once said. I agree with that statement. Christians do not worry about tomorrow because Jesus made it clear that while he did not know the date or time of the end, we can be sure God's got the final say on when all we know is over . ( Matthew 24 ) The words of Jesus we usually read at funeral services are appropriate here. Jesus was comforting his disciples when they be...

Mayan Calendars I have no scoop here. The buzz about the world ending on December 21, 2012 , has been around a while now. Movies , websites , and documentaries have all examined the Mayan 'Long Count' calendar that ends 12-21-12. Interpreted, it means, "The ancient, obscure calendar runs out, so time must run out." My question is, "So, why is the Mayan calendar the definitive dating of the end of things? " Many calendars have and do exist. For example, according to the Christian calendar it is AD 2012, or 2012 CE. That would also make it 1433 AH in the Islamic calendar and 5772 in the Jewish calendar . The Jewish New Year begins in September, and the Islamic New Year is in November. The Christian New Year is in January. Throw in the Chinese calendar, and it is 4710 , the year of the Dragon, and that new year will fall between late January to middle of February depending upon the lunar cycle. Before we get to my point, where did the three maj...