2012- the end or a new world order?

Montel Williams believes it.  So does Mel Gibson, Jeanene Garafalo, Shirley McClaine, lil Wayne and Joe Rogan.  Well then, by Jiminy, it must be true.  The end of days will occur on 12-21-12!  Stop paying those pesky credit card bills!  Move to a tropical island and blow that 401-K!  Skydive, bungie jump, get married, get divorced, but HURRY, time is running out.  According to a website dedicated to the trendy date , there are 1165 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 43 seconds left of life as we know it. 

I have to admit, I’d not known about this magical date until recently.  A friend mentioned it over a beer, asking me what I thought and whether I would see the big box-office sensation, “2012″, coming soon to a theatre near me.  Hell, yeah, I’ll see that one–nothing like a good sci-fi, blow ‘em up, end of days kind of flick!   I couldn’t tell her what I thought about the concept, though, because I really knew nothing about it.  The next day, I took some time to ‘Google’ the date 12-21-12 to see what was up.  About two hours later, I finally came up for air.  Fascinating stuff.  I learned about the Mayan culture, the Hopi Indians, Edgar Cayce, polar shifts, the I-Ching, Nostradamus, Planet X and Nibiru.

Planet X, or Nibiru, is a planet newly discovered in our solar system in 1982.  This planet, headed towards the inner solar system, is said by NASA to potentially cause earthquakes, tidal waves, the melting and shifting of polar ice caps, sudden fluctuations in temperature and a polar shift.  Could this be the cause of our global warming and the significant melting of glaciers?  NASA acknowledges that they have been using the Hubble Telescope to keep an eye on Planet X, but information is being kept ‘top secret’ to prevent fear in the general public.  The Washington Post and The New York Times both published articles about the discovery of the planet–and then the supposed cover-up began.  Supporters of the 12/21/12 doomsday theory believe this planet, five times larger than Earth, could be responsible for our end. 

The Hopi Indians have nine signs that will bring about a great purification after a period of destruction and renewal.  The first eight signs have been ‘accounted for’ through various events in our history–the 9th remains.  It states, “you will hear of a dwelling place in the heavens, above the earth, that shall fall with a great crash.  It will appear as a blue star.  Very soon after this, the ceremonies of my people will cease.”  Some believe this could be the reemergence of the Planet Nibiru, or Planet X as it causes the next ice age.

St. Malachy, a Catholic monk, said in 1100 AD while in a trance-state, that there would be 112 Popes before ‘Doomsday.’  Our current Pope is number 111.  Pope Benedict is relatively young and seems in good health, so if he suddenly passes on, and 112 is brought to power prior to 2012, well…… 

The Book of Revelations in the Bible is the most common ‘go-to’ for proof of the end of days.  The year is simply changed from decade to decade in order to reflect the latest popular date –1984, 2000, 2012 for example.  Now there is even a “Bible Code” that breaks up sections of the Bible into ‘clusters’ that provide prophetic secrets.  Regarding 2012, the ‘cluster’ reads, “2012 – comet – large – stone-like / stony – object – sped  Tongue-like – Sun – whole earth / earth annihilated – smitten / stricken – smitten.”  

Wow.  That is some compelling evidence.  The website www.december122012.com continues with hundreds of articles and videos backing up the notion of apocalypse–or a new world order. 

The author of the site says, “Although this date may not necessarily mark the end of the world, it is widely believed that it may indeed mark the end of the world “as we know it”. As you will discover throughout this website, the signs and indicators of dramatic and possibly devastating change seem to be all around us. Both ancient and modern day observers alike have foretold the possibilities of this date, and the coming events of our solar system seem to support their theories.” 

It is a nice idea that this time of divisiveness, war, mis-trust, natural disasters, and general unrest is not in vain–that is a necessary evil to lead us all to Nirvana.  I’d be willing to put up with the nonsense for another 1,100 days if I knew peace and love and joy were soon to replace war and hate and misery.  Wouldn’t you?