End of the World

Grant Jeffrey, a Canadian Bible teacher known as an expert on Bible prophecies, an advocate of dispensationalism and host of TBN's "Bible Prophecy Revealed," passed away over the weekend after a cardiac arrest. He was 64.

"He is now without pain, he is healed and now with his Heavenly Father. He will be missed sorely," reads a statement published on the Grant Jeffrey Ministries website. The funeral will be held in Toronto, at a location to be announced soon, ministry officials said.

Jeffrey was hospitalized in Toronto, Canada, on May 7, in critical condition. The ministry said in a statement Saturday that Jeffrey died after suffering a cardiac arrest Friday night. He is survived by his wife Kaye, with whom he had been in full-time ministry since 1988. more >>

The oldest version of the Mayan calendar reportedly has been discovered deep in the rainforest of Guatemala and it extends well beyond Dec. 21, 2012, a day some observers believe the world would come to an end.

According to a new article in Science journal, archaeologists from Boston University studying the ruins of a 9th century Mayan town in Guatemala discovered a room-like structure with the walls having been used by the ancient civilization to chart astronomical tables that are 500 years older than the charts preserved in the Maya codices. On the walls of the 1,200-year-old building the scientists also discovered a well-preserved wall mural of a Mayan king – the now oldest known Mayan painting.

The newly discovered astronomical tables span 7,000 years – far beyond year 2012 – putting an end to the claim that the Mayans believed the world would end on Dec. 21, 2012. more >>

A new survey conducted by Ipsos research company finds that one in seven, or 14 percent, of global citizens believe they will see the world come to an end in their lifetime, while one in 10 believe the Mayan calendar marks the world's end this year. According to researchers, those 35 and younger and those with lower incomes were more likely to expect the world to end.

According to Keren Gottfried, research manager of the Ipsos study, one's religious affiliation did not play a role in the study.

"We didn't ask people why they think the world is going to come to an end, so it could be a combination of what is going on in people's heads," Gottfried told The Christian Post. more >>

A new survey reveals that one in seven people believe that the world will end this year, in accordance with the Mayan calendar. Thank goodness, some say.

While many may not really enjoy the sound of doomsday and the world's end, many others appear to be slightly relieved, even hopeful that the time has come. Avoiding taxes, not having to pay off an insurmountable amount of debt, the chance of a happier humanity? Those are just a few things that some hopefuls are looking forward to if the world actually does meet its demise.

Could the world ending be a good thing? more >>

A new study guide on the Book of Revelation written by an ordained minister with over 25 years of evangelism and teaching experience, serves to make understanding biblical prophecy easy for the average believer. In an interview with The Christian Post, however, the author insists that no amount of studying will provide all the answers, and anyone claiming otherwise is not telling the truth.

Stephen Wood's The Disciple's Guide to Revelation serves not only as an introductory guide to the Bible, it also references hundreds of passages from the Old and New Testaments, and expands on many of the themes in the final book of the Bible leading up to Christ's return to Earth.

"It takes time and it takes study to master the components of the Book of Revelation, and anyone who says they have all the answers, myself included, is not telling the truth. Nobody has all the answers. But a blessing rewards those who embark upon the studies of the Book of Revelation – not a curse, not confusion, but a blessing," the author told CP. more >>

A conference focused on the current hostile climate toward Israel in the Middle East has revealed that a number of prominent historians and theologians believe the world is witnessing biblical prophecies related to the End Times unfold before its very eyes. 

Israel, the Church and the Middle East Crisis conference took place March 23-24 at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., and was organized by Messianic Jewish organization Chosen People Ministries. In February, The Christian Post sat down with Dr. Mitch Glaser, president of Chosen Ministries, who revealed that based on the Old Testament and the teachings of the New Testament, he believes Israel will become the focus of the world as the second coming of Jesus Christ nears.

"The Middle East will become the nexus or the focal point of what God is going to do in the very last days of planet Earth. All eyes will be on Israel and her neighbors and so it is important for those who are trying to decipher the times in which we live – not date setting, but knowing 'the times and seasons' in which we live," Dr. Glaser said in a recent follow-up interview with CP. more >>