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Originally Posted by Hain
Yeah I did like how all the prophecies kinda end now...
I don't remember if it is still heading for us, but I have forward to that meteor in ... 2037 is it?
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You may be thinking of the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, which has raised some concern & is due to return in 2029. The trajectory in 2029 is such that the earth may change its orbit enough that in 2036 & 2037 an impact is a remote possibility.
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99942 Apophis (pronounced /əˈpoʊfɪs/, previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a relatively large probability (up to 2.7%) that it would strike the Earth in 2029. Additional observations provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth or the Moon in 2029. However there remained a possibility that during the 2029 close encounter with Earth, Apophis would pass through a gravitational keyhole, a precise region in space no more than about 400 meters across, that would set up a future impact on April 13, 2036. This possibility kept the asteroid at Level 1 on the Torino impact hazard scale until August 2006. It broke the record for the highest level on the Torino Scale, being, for only a short time, a level 4, before it was lowered.[5]
Additional observations of the trajectory of Apophis revealed the keyhole would likely be missed, and on August 5, 2006 Apophis was lowered to a Level 0 on the Torino Scale. As of October 19, 2006, the impact probability for April 13, 2036, was calculated as 1 in 45,000. An additional impact date in 2037 was also identified; the impact probability for that encounter was calculated as 1 in 12.3 million.
Most experts agree that Apophis warrants closer scrutiny, and to that end, in February 2008 the Planetary Society awarded $50,000 in prize money to companies and students who submitted designs for space probes that would put a tracking device on or near the asteroid.[6]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis
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Originally Posted by Church
Ugh, everyone's just blowing a gasket because the Mayan calendar ends that year. I can imagine the scholar sitting down at the table making the calendar hundreds of years into the future and thinking to himself, "you know what? I think this is enough. Nobody possibly cares about anything beyond this far"
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I dont think anyone here has blown a gasket, but other sites on the net definitely have. I tend take all of this with a grain of salt and have a "wait & see attitude." My initial contact with the Bible Codes was based on my interest in astronomy. I was checking some sites in 2002 regarding the close approach of Mars to Earth in 2003, when I came across a Bible Code site. I did follow some of the predictions for a few years but none came to pass, especially the Anti-Christ predictions which I previously stated. The Codes only seem to work in hindsight, much as Nostradamus's predictions. Its only after the event that a code or prediction can then be matched with it. When it comes to foresight the codes or Nostradamus just dont work. If the next Pope turns out to be the Antichrist then I will have been proven wrong. Time will tell.
My interest in the Galactic Alignment was also based on astronomy, but once again the net was filled with sites regarding this as the end of the world or a nexus of change, the beginning of a collective consciousness and such as that. I personally don't see any of that happening, but then again you never know. For a collective consciousness to take hold the vast majority of the population would have to believe in it, doubting nothing. That seems unlikely since most people nowadays would rather pay someone to believe for them, or simply believe nothing at all.
The world doesn't seem to be getting any better, overpopulation, nuclear proliferation, emerging viruses, antibiotic resistant bacteria, unstable governments, religious fanatics, etc, etc, all make me a bit pessimistic when it comes to the future. Throw in a few super volcanoes, a near earth asteroid or two, or a stray GRB and you realize how precarious life on Earth really is. I seriously doubt that our advanced technology will save us, hell thats one of the problems.
Even if an interpretation of Revelations is taken as truth, you'll see thats not the end of the world. A remnant would survive the tribulation,(and get to repopulate the Earth, wink, wink) followed by a 1000 years of peace. Only then would the battle of Armageddon take place, the final battle of good & evil. I think I have that chronology correct, perhaps Willravel or Abaya could verify this.
Anyhoo, I see I'm rambling again, the important thing is not to sit around and wait on the end of the world. If it does end in 2012 , hopefully I'll be doing something that brings me tons of Joy & Happiness. Then again, I could be taking a dump.
Peace Out.