Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Harold Camping Arrested?

I'm not sure if its true that Harold Camping has been arrested but if the article at http://www.benningtonvalepress.com/2011/10/harold-camping-in-custody-after.html is true then Camping is in even more trouble than I thought. Remember last May when his prediction that the rapture would be May 21st failed and then he claimed that it was really spiritual and then he moved the rapture to October 21st? Well in much of the world it's October 22nd as I write this and nothing happened! IT could be enough to send him over the edge if people really did prank him that way. Oh well. He's a laughing stock. Even in Taiwan.




Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Harold Camping Arrested?

Ooops..it was a "spiritual" meaning!

Mike Felker has pointed out an article in which Harold Camping explained why his May 21, 2011 date for the rapture is wrong. So what about all the people's lives rocked and destroyed because they believed Camping's hogwash?

Monday, rather than give his normal daily broadcast, Camping took questions as a part of his show, "Open Forum," which transmits his biblical interpretations via the group's radio stations, TV channels, satellite broadcasts and website.

Camping's hands shook slightly as he pinned his microphone to his lapel, and as he clutched a worn Bible he spoke in a quivery monotone about some listeners' earthly concerns after giving away possessions in expectation of the Rapture.

Family Radio would never tell anyone what they should do with their belongings, and those who had fewer would cope, Camping said.

"We're not in the business of financial advice," he said. "We're in the business of telling people there's someone who you can maybe talk to, maybe pray to, and that's God."

But he also said that he wouldn't give away all his possessions ahead of Oct 21.

"I still have to live in a house, I still have to drive a car," he said. "What would be the value of that? If it is Judgment Day why would I give it away?"

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/23/preacher-got-date-apocalypse-wrong-tries-says-months/#ixzz1NIKd7n6p

Unbelievable!I loved Mike's summation of Camping's explanation.

When your doomsday end-of-the-world prediction doesn't come to pass; give it a "spiritual" meaning instead.

I do hold Camping responsible, but those people ignored the Bible and listened to Camping instead are not free of accountability. IT would help if Camping would really admit that he was wrong, repent, and ask for forgiveness. Not yet, but God is still in the business of Miracles.

THE APOLOGETIC FRONT: Silly me...it was a "spiritual" meaning!

Related articles

• Harold Camping reschedules "rapture" for Oct. (cbsnews.com)
• Radio host: Judgment day actually coming this fall (salon.com)
• Preacher: World will really end in October (boston.com)
• Harold Camping Moves Goalpost: October 21 is the New Rapture (towleroad.com)

RaptureFail | Harold Camping is SO wrong

I heard this particular website from James White's podcast from May 19th. It's a good idea:

Joining in the RaptureFail project is really easy. Once 6pm Saturday has passed where you are, simply signup for an account on the website making sure you register your location. Once you’ve verified your account we’ll add your location to the RaptureFail map, building up a picture of all the places in theorld where Harold Camping’s prophecy has failed. Couldn’t be simpler!
Once you’ve registered your RaptureFail, see what others are saying here.

The site even summarizes Harold Camping's prophecy and points out some of its flaws. I agree with the following:

As Christians who take the Bible seriously we believe that “prophecies” like these demean the church’s witness in the world. The purpose of this site is to demonstrate very clearly (and to mock gently) that this is a false prophecy and that Harold Camping is a false prophet.

The sad thing is that that Camping's delusions turn the Rapture and Biblical teachings to a mockery. The important thing to remember is that Jesus is going to be returning and we don't know when. We need to be ready. If by some miracle, Camping has guessed right I've got nothing to worry about because I am saved according to what the Bible says. More important question is what about you? Are you ready for when Jesus returns, even if it is not May 21st?

RaptureFail | Harold Camping is SO wrong