Guatemala Mayan Calendar Does Not Show the World Ending in 2012

Another Mayan calendar has been found, and it does not show that the world will end this year:

Earliest Mayan calendar shows no hint of ‘world end’

AFP – May 10, 2012

The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world’s end is imminent, researchers said Thursday…The hieroglyphs date back to the ninth century, making them hundreds of years older than the calendars in the Maya Codices, which were recorded in bark-paper books from 1300 to 1521. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j3fwGDGGqpnwnuQsHyjh9Ca5Jgtw?docId=CNG.8656ddaa8ac9757117861eb8130e5b32.8f1

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Nevermind the apocalypse: Earliest Mayan calendar found

A new find in a Guatemalan rain forest shows that the Mayan calendar will ‘keep going for billions, trillions, octillions of years into the future. This ancient “wall calendar” is a major find, because the first known calendar and astronomical tables before this time came from the Dresden Codex, a book that dates to the 11th or 12th centuries. Most likely, Saturno said, the wall calendar and the Dresden Codex both arose from earlier books that long ago rotted away.http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/nevermind-the-apocalypse-earliest-mayan-calendar-found

The world, as we know it, will NOT go on for billions or trillions of years–that Mayan calendar interpretation is in error. But the world as we know it will go past 2012.

Although none of us in the Living Church of God have ever believed that the world would end on 12/21/2012, there are Mayan artifacts and writings that some believe suggest that at least some Mayans did end up believing the world would end when one of their calendar cycles did. And, of course, there were various opinions on many matters amongst the Mayans. And it should be noted that the Mayan Dresden Codex, that some believe pictures a destructive flood, was not produced until after the calendar that was announced.

Perhaps the most specific Mayan statement about the world ending in a flood is from a Mayan writing from the 16th century, called the Chilam Balam:

But when the law of the katun has run its course, the God will bring about a great deluge again which will be the end of the world. When this is over, then our Lord Jesus Christ will descend over the valley of Jehoshaphat beside the town of Jerusalem where he redeemed us with his holy blood (José Hoíl J, Roys R. The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. Roys Publisher, 1933. Reprint Forgotten Books, 1967, p. 62).

The Mayan flood prophecy, presuming that it applies to 2012 (there is debate about that) will be proven false.

And, it may be important to realize that the Bible does show that some type of flooding will occur and eliminate most of the islands of the world (please see Islands and Bible Prophecy), but I do not believe that this can occur until some years after December 21, 2012. Nor does the Bible allow for a worldwide destruction of all flesh through a flood:

8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. 11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” (Genesis 9:8-11).

However, since the world cannot and will not be destroyed by a flood, I strongly suspect that many will decide that the Mayan prophecies should properly be interpreted to mean that the longed for age of peace is upon us–even though it will not be (Ezekiel 13:10). And the idea of a new age continuing past 12/21/2012 seems to be consistent with the latest claimed calendar find.

The Bible is clear that there will not be another flood such as Noah experienced (Genesis 9:11-15). Other scriptures show that the Great Tribulation and the later great earthquake (Revelation 16:18) (Earthquakes Today and Bible Prophecy) will not be that early.

FWIW, world events have aligned with at least 22 biblically-understood predictions in my book 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect. And more will as well, including the non-end-of-the-world in 2012. Because in my view the Bible clearly teaches that the world will not end in in 2012.

Those interested in the truth should check out the following:

End of Mayan Calendar 2012–Might 2012 Mean Something? Are there Mayan calendar predictions for change in 2012? Changes were centuries ago predicted by the Hopi Native Americans. Do Mayan/Hindu/Hopi/Buddhist/New Age/Nostradamus prophecies have any value here? Why might Satan have inspired this date? Does the Dresden codex show destruction of the earth by flood? Can the great tribulation start before 2012? How might Barack Obama be involved in 2012?
Does God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End? Was a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early Christians? When does the six thousand years of human rule end?
Can the Great Tribulation Begin in 2012, 2013, or 2014? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord?
2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect This is a link related to a book by Bob Thiel (COGwriter). This link also has YouTube videos. This book documents and explains hundreds of prophecies. And since it was published, world events have aligned with at least 21 predictions in the book and many more will to come to pass. Those who purchase the book at the www.thesecretsect.com website receive a lengthy bonus report documenting world events that aligned with the book.
2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect (English Kindle edition). This is the 2nd edition of the book, released in January 2012, and includes a summary of many of the predictions that world events have aligned with since the book originally came out in September 2009.
2012 y el surgimiento de la secta secreta 2012 libro del Dr. Thiel en Español.
2012 und das Auftreten der geheimen Sekte (German Edition) 2012 Buch von Dr. Thiel in deutscher Sprache. 2012 und das Auftreten der geheimen Sekte (German Kindle Edition)
2012 e o Surgimento da Seita Secreta (Portuguese Edition) 2012 livro do Dr. Thiel em português. Este livro documenta e explica centenas de profecias. E desde que foi publicado pela primeira vez, pelo menos 21 já começaram a acontecer.
2012 e o Surgimento da Seita Secreta (Brazilian Portuguese Edition) 2012 livro do Dr. Thiel. Edição em português do Brasil. Este livro documenta e explica centenas de profecias. E desde que foi publicado pela primeira vez, pelo menos 21 já começaram a acontecer.