2012 Looms – Prepare For The Possibility

You’ve heard the stories. You’ve read the alarmist articles. But, is there any possibility that the world will really end in 2012? Well, maybe.

There are many ways the world, as we know it, could end by catastrophic means. Real possibilities lie with:

A large asteroid or comet impact
A wide spread nuclear war
A global culture/religious/famine war
A super volcano eruption
An extreme viral pandemic
A solar coronal mass ejection
A gamma ray burst from space
A black-hole nearing our solar system
A magnetic pole shift
An environmental disaster
Smart robots eliminate us
And my favorite, an alien invasion

While each of these only has a very small probability of happening in our lifetimes, they all add up to plenty that could go wrong and bring our demise.

On a prophetic note, the Mayans, who were astronomically very advanced, ends their calendar on December 21, 2012. Ironically, the Earth completes a 26,000 year wobble in its orbit and the solar system will align with the plain of the Milky Way galaxy on this date. What do these events portend? Maybe nothing, or maybe they are events of significance.

While many prophecies are hard to pin down to a date, the Bible and many other religious works all point to the coming of an end time. Signs that the end is near include wars famines and other unusual catastrophes around the world. The Hopi Indians believe the Earth is nearing the end days, too.

There are other prophets pointing to nearing dates and those do seem to converge in the near future. The question is, can we believe any of this to be foretelling of our future?

Al Gore loves to preach his global warming theory. After much study on the matter, I think the fear should be just the opposite. The global warming of the late 20th century was mostly caused by solar activity. And, the global cooling since 1998 has been caused by solar inactivity and cycles point to a possible mini ice age staring us in the face.

The reason I mention climate change is that the world population is reaching a breaking point. More carbon dioxide (plant food) and a warmer climate means plants, including crops, will grow faster and in more places than before. However, global cooling will mean mass famine for much of the world as plant growth retreats and slows. Either way, the world population is on a collision course with Earth’s resources. If ever there were evidence that mankind is on the precipice, the dwindling ability of the Earth to support us is it.

I think one has to keep an eye on events unfolding. When events progress along the lines of the unusual prepare yourself for the worst. The world wide financial crisis is one of those events. Make sure you are at peace with your maker and live each day as though it were your last. The end times may well be at hand soon.