May 30, 2011

Ten Notable Apocalypses That Didn’t Happen: "If the world does end, check this Web site for updates."

An Assyrian clay tablet dating to around 2800 B.C. bears the inscription: “Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book and the end of the world is evidently approaching.” -- Smithsonian Magazine

Posted by Vanderleun at May 30, 2011 8:14 AM
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R. Samuel b. Nachman, in the name of R. Jonathan said:

"The souls of those who appoint times for the arrival of the Messiah shall be extinguished. Because they always err, and when the appointed time comes and the Messiah does not appear, the believers lose heart and the scoffers say that he will never come."

Posted by: Fat Man at May 30, 2011 11:12 AM
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