Throughout time, in many of our recent past, there have been those who rise out of the ashes to predict irrational
and destructive scenarios that mankind will unavoidably have to face. The apocalypse. A time of complete chaos and
unspeakable cataclysm, that will leave all of earths civilizations either extinct or on the brink of complete demise, an
event of global proportions. I will not argue the fact that these type scenarios have happened at times in the earth’s
long existence. There have been proven eradication of many civilizations in history, such as the ancient Druids and the
Mayans, as well as complete destruction of certain life forms on earth other than humans, which paved the way for
new beginnings of life on this planet. One of the most recognized of these is the demise of the giant lizards or
dinosaurs that inhabited this planet for millions of years. It is clear that man existed sometime after this age and that
the time of man was a new era in the earth’s timeline. Could have man existed without the destruction of the
dinosaur? Possibly, but it was not in the great plan of earths development, at least it isn’t a part of our current
knowledge. Possibly one day we may find that man did indeed exist with these great lizards of prehistoric times, but
for now we have no evidence. We know there have been many changes over time, this is very evident, but is it
possible for one to predict such events for our future, the demise and eradication of all mankind? We speculate that
the dinosaurs’ reign was cut short on earth by a giant asteroid that impacted the earth’s surface, which forced an ice
age and the immediate cessation of life, or was it something else? The worries of this happening again still exist
today, and they are used as a hypothetical end of life scenario for all mankind. The dinosaurs’ extinction however was
not a predicted event due to the evident absence of any form of written communication. There is one event that was
predicted however, and it has been proven to have taken place just as accounted. This event was the great flood, as
reported in the Bible. God used water to level the earth, to cleanse it from the wickedness that had found its way into
mans life, to start a new beginning. Could there be another ending in store for us all?

We can use history to look back at many people throughout time that could ‘see the future’, and make ‘historic
predictions’ of calamity and chaos that would befall humans in the coming ages. One of the most recognized of these
people is Nostradamus, 1503 to 1566, the great so-called prophet, who supposedly predicted many of the futures
great catastrophes and uprisings. Included in Nostradamus predictions was the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich
as well as the modern day events of the twin towers destruction of September 11, 2001 in New York by terrorist
attacks. Many, upon many claim that the writings by Nostradamus clearly show his gift of predicting future events,
however a closer look at his writings show that many of his writings can be linked in a loose way to many events and
not to any one in particular. In fact, his writings or visions were so openly written that you could relate just about any
disaster or change of significance throughout history with his memos. It is my belief as it is others too, that
Nostradamus was more a false prophet than anything else. There were many upon many predictions made by him
that you rarely hear of that were never related to anything or came to pass in any shape or form. People can read
into any situation or prediction what they want, no matter what the situation may be. At this point let me comment
on another area that I think is of importance. Every time a prediction is made it seems to always involve gloom, doom,
destruction and evil. Why not at least predict good things that have or will happened throughout this world’s history?
It is because sadly, man himself lives and thrives on fear itself, a waiting for the evil end to come. This trait seems to
be as much part of the humans’ make-up as is the red blood that flows through his veins. Lets take a look at the
past regarding speculation of the end of the world, as we know it, and the selling of utter worldly nonsense, which led
to fear and chaos.

The year was 2800 B.C. and the oldest surviving prediction of the end of the world was found inscribed on an
Assyrian clay tablet. It read, “Our Earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world as we know
it is speedily coming to an abrupt end. Bribery and corruption are very common.” In 1284, Pope Innocent III predicted
the second coming of Christ was at hand in this year. He based this on the date of the inception of the Muslim faith,
then he added 666 years to that, what is known as the ‘Mark of the Beast’ in the Bible.

In 1524, some 20,000 people panicked by predictions made by a group of London astrologers abandoned their
homes and fled to high ground in anticipation of a second great flood that was predicted to overflow from the Thames
River. In 1648 a close study of the kabbalah, the Turkish rabbi Sabbatai Zevi predicted that the Messiah would make a
miraculous return, and that his name would be Sabbatai Zevi. The year 1666 brought much anxiety and false
predictions due mainly because of the evident number 666 in the date. In 1792, the Shakers predicted the end of the
world, as they knew it. Throughout history many individual groups and faiths have speculated about the end of days.
The Jehovah’s Witness group have predicted this many times. Predictions were made in 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919,
1920, 1925, 1941, 1975, and as recent as 1994. In 1844 Baptist preacher William Miller predicted the return of Christ
and the rapture in upstate New York on October 22 of that year. This has become known as the “Great
Disappointment” in history.

Some of the most memorable predictions of the end of the world made within my lifetime, and that I can recall from
experience began in the year 1988. In this year there were many predictions made by many separate groups and
individuals as to why the world would end in this year. A major book that was written was titled “ 88 Reasons Why
Christ Will Return in 1988”, by Edgar Whisenant. In 1994, Harold Camping wrote a book titled “ Are You Ready?”  It
predicted Christ would return in September 1994. Oddly enough, this same man has set a new date for apocalypse
since his first one missed its mark. The date for the doom of man has been rescheduled for October 21, 2011!

The year 1997 will be remembered well by many because of the extremes that were gone to regarding the possible
end of the world. This was the year of the comet ‘Hale-Bopp’ and it gave rise to many end-of-the-world theories. All
of these scenarios were based on a mistaken observation by amateur astronomer Chuck Shramek. A cult group
known as the ‘Heavens Gate’ seized on these combined rumors and speculations as the their signal to commit mass
suicide in March of that year. The belief was that a UFO was trailing the comet within its tail, and after these
brainwashed people committed their own deaths, they would be taken aboard this craft and be transformed
immortally. This year was also said to be the 6000th anniversary of creation, which was supposedly calculated by
Bishop Ussher who lived from 1581 to 1656. This led to mass panic near the end of this year.

In 2000, many church fathers believed that the earth would only last 6000 years. They made this speculation with the
six days of creation combined with the reading in 2 Peter 3:8 in the Bible. In September 2008 based on certain feast
days and “blood moons”, many predicted the apocalypse and rapture; this was the birth of the Y2K panic.

As we have just seen, there have been numerous predictions and loosely constructed speculations regarding the end
of the world, as we know it. We also know that all of these predictions were pure fantasy, and the brainchild of some
very questionable people and groups all over the world. Why were these predictions made? Where did it in history,
help our civilization as a whole? The answer is nowhere. This brings us to today. I wish I could say that today is
different. A place where all humans as a whole have learned from off the wall speculations and weak assumptions, but
nothing is farther from the truth sadly to say. Today we are approaching one of the most monumental and radical
predictions for us in history. As I write this paper, there are many millions of people all over this globe that are
preparing for the final day of human existence. The day that man was supposedly destined to meet face to face with
one day, a day that has been inscribed in the very DNA of our existence in this cosmos, the unavoidable end of the
world December 21, 2012, the certain day of the apocalypse and the cessation of life as we know it on this earth.

The date December 21, 2012 is now recognized as a date of some significance by all who see it, whether they buy
into the predictions made or not. This day, other than being just four days prior to Christmas, has a huge following
for other reasons. It has been postulated that this very day will be the unavoidable last day of all things that we have
come to know on earth, and very possibly the last day of all mankind itself. I really can’t remember the first time I
heard about this prediction myself, but it hasn’t been too long ago. As the reader knows I write articles mainly
regarding the UFO phenomenon. During my research into this phenomenon I was inevitably going to run into this
event sooner or later. Many tie UFOs with the coming predictions of 2012, a tie I do not support in any shape form or
fashion. To be honest, when I first saw the reports on 2012 I was not moved greatly at all, neither did I have a
willingness or secret desire to join in on the festivities regarding this issue. Like many other times as stated before,
people are making these predictions hand over fists, and I am not someone who jumps on the ‘bandwagon’ to satisfy
others. However, as more time passed, more and more information has been brought to light on the situation, so I
decided to take a cautious, yet educated and level headed look at these predictions that have so many in an unsettled
state.

It seems the notion that the world would end on or about December 21, 2012, only some twenty-four months from
now, has been predicted by an ancient civilization, one whose existence has been long gone. The ancient Mayans
known as a people of great intellect and technology for their time was a civilization of meticulous calculations. They
were a cosmic educated society to say the least. They were fluent with the understanding of the universe regardless
of the absence of modern day technology that we have today. They used the stars and all heavenly bodies as their
guide in the early days of mankind. They were near perfect on the calculation of an earth year as well as moon phases
and seasonal changes. I think one of the things that has catapulted the Mayan knowledge into our mainstream world,
is their near perfect discoveries about our world in the light of present day. Today, we are still puzzled as to how
these ancient people could have known so much, with such little to work with. I will be the first to say that it is
fascinating to me on just how much these people knew to be fact about our planet and universe as a whole.

The Mayans were timekeepers. This was their expertise and this is what they based their lives upon day by day and
year by year. They used the heavens as their clocks, and gazed towards them routinely. Based on cycles the Mayans
kept written record of events. They used the stars to map out timelines and important dates in time that had
significance to them and their survival on earth. To know so much, these ancient star dwellers had to spend countless
hours studying the skies above, and that is mainly all they did. They created calendars of events. Throughout the
years only a portion of the Mayan written materials have survived the thousands of years. The books known as the
Dresden Codex, the Madrid Codex, the Paris Codex, and the Grolier Codex have made it into modern day times. The
Dresden Codex also known as the Codex Dresdenis contains a multitude of astronomical calculations and eclipse-
prediction tables, plus twenty different calendars. It is this book or codex that many say has pinpointed the end of
the world.

The galactic alignment of the sun and the earth with the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, takes place on December
21, 2012, as does the end of the 5000-year cycle of the Mayan long count calendar. This specific calendar was used
to record cycles, which repeat over and over throughout time. There are five cycles within this timeframe and four of
these have already expired. On 12-21-12, the fifth one ends. These events were recorded in ancient Mayan writings,
and we know this because we have them in our possession today. The Mayans kept no more writings or records after
this date. Why? Does this represent the end? Will this cause a great catastrophe and the loss of nearly ninety
percent of all life on earth that day? Many believe it will. If the Mayans were able to record what is happening today in
our world over two thousand years ago, why would they be wrong about the apocalypse taking place on the recorded
date? The fact is that man has no idea what the alignment will hold. It has been six thousand years since the last one,
so no one in recorded history has a definite answer, but there are many who have taken this information to the edge
of our existence. There are many theories of what might happen, such as a polar shift of the earth causing floods and
destruction of everything, to huge solar flares from the Sun that will leave the earth and all that exists or dwells here
to nothing but a smoldering cinder. Another hypothesis is that the rapture will take place on this date. As the time of
2012 draws closer, I am sure more tales of unimaginable carnage will surface, no doubt.

The fact is that society has bought another piece of pure and random speculation, which has brought fear and
anxiety to many. Yes, the Mayans were a brilliant group of people. But could they predict the future? Hardly, I think.
In perspective, yes the Mayans knew a great deal about our physical world, quite possibly more than we actually do
today, but they have not predicted the apocalypse. The apocalypse is quite simply unpredictable, why? One must read
the Bible to find these answers. Gods’ words regarding the end of the world is the only words that will hold true in
the end. God clearly stated that no man knows the time or the day for the end, no man. This includes everyone that
has ever existed on this planet then and now. So, why do these people come forward and make such bold
statements regarding our end? Simply because they are unaware that the most important questions about the end
times have already been written down right in front of them, in the Bible.

It is true that we have found ancient writings and art from a long vanished civilization, these writings show much
about our present day world, but the fact that they show us our doomsday has been misconstrued by our society, a
society that thrives on manipulation, money, and fear. People will sell you anything if you show an interest to buy it.
They may not even stand behind what their selling as long as it benefits them at some point, and totally forsaking
what harm it could do in the end to others and eventually their selves. People are making money hand over fist
regarding this 2012 farce at your expense. Yes, I think many do actually believe that 2012 holds the apocalypse, but
others have just jumped on the bandwagon to make a buck. Regardless of the intent of these people, whether it is
because they truly believe and fear the coming future, or they just want what they can get out of society, the fact is
they are both wrong. As 2012 approaches more and more speculation and lies will surface. More stories of great
cataclysm that will befall the human race will make their way out of the depths of people’s troubled minds, and many
more people will make their preparations for the coming of the apocalypse. No doubt there will be many fooled as well
as many fools that will wake up to a normal day on December 22, 2012.

I have written this article in hopes that many will read and take to heart just how fast news can be altered and
misconstrued. People all over the world are at least pondering the date of December 21, 2012 whether they feel
strongly about it or not. I hope all of you will take the time to read a little about the real coming of the apocalypse
that is written in the Bible. The Bible is Gods word, and it is the same now as it was then. There are many real
prophecies written in the Bible, for God is the only true prophesier. I also hope that people will not go to unnecessary
extremes regarding these false claims about 2012. Do not put your lives in the hands of man, let God guide you.  
2012: THE NONSENSE OF IT ALL by David P. Kuhlman
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stopped buying the products they all were so use to, and unnecessary buying was halted immediately.

The things we think of in the sense of buying are usually material and tangible goods. We saw a major decline in this
area of spending. Most every market that sold these items were shaken hard, and if they did not collapse they had to
seriously rework their agendas to bypass the near inevitable crash. One thing selling however was unaffected by the
turmoil of economics, a product that has been selling for years to people all over the world. In times of hardship this
product gains in momentum in sales rather than falls, and the seller continues to rake in money at other peoples
expense. The item for sell is fear itself.
DAVID PATRICK
FITZGERALD KUHLMAN
is
a native of Northwest
Georgia and spends free
time as a UFO researcher
and freelance writer as
well as a reviewer of
books related to this
phenomenon. He devotes
much time on the subject
of UFOs and the
possibilities of alien
beings or spiritual entities
possibly already among
us.

His interest in this
phenomenon was fueled
by two incredible sightings
as a child which have
never been forgotten. He
is an active member of
The Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON), and is founder
of UFO Research of North
America (UFORNA).

By trade he is a
professional nurse and
specializes in the care of
pre-op and post-op
orthopedic and neurology
patients.

His contact email is
Kingkuhlman@comcast.net

His website is
www.ufoforhumanrights.co
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In our society it seems most are suckers for the extreme of
speculation and raw propaganda. Aren’t we? We are never
content with just life, which already holds its own set of
mind-blowing moments and problems that we all must deal
with everyday. No, we need more! Most humans are not
happy unless they have placed more confusion and extreme
uncertainty upon their lives in daily doses. Why? Do we
thrive on gloom and doom? This type of behavior has been
going on since man has been in existence. The need for
extreme concern or worry in practically trivial situations
during otherwise calm times ushers in fear in people all over
the world and has been the norm; today it is no different by
far. Why do people continuously indulge and worry about
such irrational events even though we have no proof of their
legitimacy? This is the million-dollar question and it makes
no sense at all. Humans live their lives not looking for the
good life has to offer now, but what may or may not lie
ahead to cause a complete catastrophe for all the
inhabitants of planet Earth…a global awakening.
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money and the power of the
almighty dollar have always
been at the forefront. It seems
the more money a person
makes the more socially
attractive a person becomes.
This has led people from all
walks of life in search of the
quickest and simplest ways to
make their fortune. In 2009
the United States suffered one
of the most crippling economic
crises since Black Monday in
1929. The country went from
a free spending economic
giant, to a frugal and meek
money hoarding nation reeling
on its heels from the
devastating blow of a society
that was uncontrollably
over-spending. I must say
that there have been
numerous institutions and
products that folded under the
strain, which I never thought
would. People