There have been many people before Harold Camping that used beliefs about religious texts to create power bases by claiming to have "inspired" knowledge of the exact date the end of the word will take place. And then, when they are proven to be untrue, simply walk away. Camping is trying to get off the hook by just saying he's "flabbergasted."
It would be comical if he had not persuaded a lot of people to make some very bad decisions about their relationships with others and their finances. The lives of not only the adults who bought in to Camping's BS (belief system), but the futures of their children, who had no options, will be profoundly affected -- some forever.
Over the years I have met & heard from a number of people who sold, gave away, or donated everything they owned because some Bible guru convinced them that he or she knew the thoughts of God. The day after the end didn't come, the reality of their decisions always set in as the consequences of their actions come crashing down on them.
I remember one man who told me what it felt like to realize that he had brought his family from Texas to a mountain top in Israel, fully believing they world all rise up into the clouds and meet Jesus. He said the whole group just stood there and looked at each other when the appointed time passed. He had sold his house, cars, furniture, and everything else to prepare for the end of the world. As he stood there looking at his wife & kids he knew that he had nothing to take them back to nor the money to take them anywhere.
Family members helped bring them back to Texas and soon after returning his wife divorced him & took the kids with her. I won't share his thoughts about what should be done to "false prophets," but you will find his opinion in the clearly stated in the Bible.
Read the article about Harold Camping's response to his SECOND FALSE PROPHECY at --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110523/ts_yblog_thelookout/doomsday-prophet-followers-flabbergasted-world-didnt-end
Protect yourself & your family by getting the FACTS -- especially if you believe in "the Bible." My Bible is a very important part of my life, but I understand the Biblical Heritage that brought it to me.
Download (PDF) - THE BIBLE: A BOOK WITH A HISTORY – “The book that hundreds of millions `believe in,’ but know nothing about its history.” Click on –
http://www.biblicalheritage.org/BHC_Handouts/History_of_the_Bible.pdf
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