Not May 21, but October 21

The billboard east of Buffalo, MN says, "Save the date!  Jesus is coming May 21, 2011".  Of course that didn't happen and all of us Holy Spirit filled folks are still here, so what does the man who made the prediction have to say for himself?

OAKLAND, Calif. – A California preacher who foretold of the world's end only to see the appointed day pass with no extraordinarily cataclysmic event has revised his apocalyptic prophecy, saying he was off by five months and the Earth actually will be obliterated on Oct. 21.

Through chatting with a friend over what he acknowledged was a very difficult weekend, it dawned on him that instead of the biblical Rapture in which the faithful would be swept up to the heavens, May 21 had instead been a "spiritual" Judgment Day, which places the entire world under Christ's judgment, he said.

The globe will be completely destroyed in five months, he said, when the apocalypse comes. But because God's judgment and salvation were completed on Saturday, there's no point in continuing to warn people about it, so his network will now just play Christian music and programs until the final end on Oct. 21.

See it here; http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110524/ap_on_re_us/us_apocalypse_saturday;_ylt=AuAcJfZWoheWC1dm1TtyeIGve8UF;_ylu=X3oDMTM3aXY0dmt2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTI0L3VzX2Fwb2NhbHlwc2Vfc2F0dXJkYXkEY2NvZGUDdG9wZ21wZQRjcG9zAzIEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNyYWRpb

Unbelievable!  You just have to wonder what part of "No man knows the day or the hour, not even the angels in heaven"...that Mr. Camping doesn't understand?  How much clearer can Jesus get when he speaks of his coming to the clouds to call for His bride?

Finally, I had someone clarify for me yesterday that Mr. Camping is not a false prophet.  To be a false prophet he would need to coming forth with some new message that he claimed God gave him.  Mr. Camping is simply guilty of misinterpreting the Word of God.  He may sincerely believe that Noah's flood was in 4990 BC from something he claims to understand from the Bible....and that God will destroy the world 7000 years after the flood with a fire ball...but that does not qualify him as a false prophet.

If Mr. Camping is doing this for his personal financial gain, I'm guessing God will deal with him.  But if he is acting out of sincerity and a deep love for God and his Word...but simply has misunderstood....then we all need to cut Mr Camping some serious slack...because MOST people who claim to be Christians misunderstand and at some point misinterpret their Bibles.