Harold Camping "flabbergasted" by non-Rapture

ALAMEDA, Calif. - The day after his prediction that the world would end on May 21, 2011 failed to materialize, Harold Camping told the San Francisco Chronicle he was "flabbergasted."

The 89-year-old fundamentalist minister and head of the Family Radio media empire, who had led his Christian followers to believe last Saturday marked the Rapture and the countdown to Judgment Day, told the Associated Press that he will make a full statement on his radio broadcast later on Monday.

But when he answered the door at his Alameda home to San Francisco Chronicle reporter Will Kane on Sunday, Camping said he was looking for answers - through frequent prayer and discussions with friends - as to why his prediction of the Rapture and the run-up to the destruction of Earth had not come to pass.

"It has been a really tough weekend," said Camping.

Some of Camping's followers say they are surprised they were not swept up to heaven, after Camping preached for years through his Oakland-based Family Radio International media empire that the Rapture was coming on May 21.

Camping had previously predicted the Rapture would occur back in 1994. When it didn't, he explained that an error in his mathematical computations from clues in the Bible were to blame, and he later revised his forecast.

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Along with the disappointment, believers who spent their savings to advertise the world's end are now facing more earthly concerns.

In New York's Times Square, Robert Fitzpatrick, of Staten Island, said he was surprised when the six o'clock hour simply came and went. He had spent his own money to put up advertising about the end of the world.

"I can't tell you what I feel right now," he said, surrounded by tourists. "Obviously, I haven't understood it correctly because we're still here."

Many followers said the delay was a further test from God to persevere in their faith.

"It's still May 21 and God's going to bring it," said Family Radio's special projects coordinator Michael Garcia, who spent Saturday morning praying and drinking two last cups of coffee with his wife at home in Alameda. "When you say something and it doesn't happen, your pride is what's hurt. But who needs pride? God said he resists the proud and gives grace to the humble."

[therealcrazy8]

The book AND camping are wrong then. There is NO book that holds the answer to when rapture will happen. The Bible says clear as day, with no hidden "clues" or anything that ONLY GOD KNOWS when it will happen. I don't understand why people can not get that through their heads. Some false profit or even genius like Hawking like to think they have ALL the answers and many people turn to them for the answers when they should be turning to God.

[GodSaveMe333]

Like God's Words God uses numbers all through the bible and these are just as important. If you studied them you would have a better understanding of how these people come up with these dates. Many have been wrong but remember the scripture that says "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." 2 Peter 3:8 This is a very critical scripture. We are commanded to search them out.

[GodSaveMe333]

Go to www.2011studies.com or You Tube and type in 2011studies to take you to Author Marty Cattuzzo's webpage and or video's explaining why May 21,201 would not occur. His book CountDown To The Last Day published December 2010 outlines that Salvation will go to the last Day October 21, 2011.

[mm6031769]

But then again, that freakshow is a national [maybe even international] laughing stock now! :-D

http://www.microparsec.com/comics/76.html

[Masha_B]

Urgent Message from Heaven:


The fact that you, or nobody you know have not evaporated to the better world does not indicate that no one else did. I know I did. It is nice in here. But most of the world, are, unfortunately, sinners, and are therefore doomed. Remember, the Rupture was last Saturday; the world is scheduled to END Oct 21, 2011.

BTW, I was sent by Haven to deliever the following message: There is still a way for you to make it here (with the most of the world being doomed, it had been slightly miscalculated just how much free slots will be available). However, ULTIMATELY, the spaces ARE limited, so, act now:

In order to take advantage of your second chance, you must:

1. Repent ALL your sins by August 1, 2011. (This time there will be no extentions).

2. You must pay your dues by May 29th. (2011, obviously). That's right, you only have 2 days to make up your mind! So act quickly, if you want to have a chance.
3. Credit Cards will not be accepted. However, there is a special permission (from Heaven, obviously) to rob certain financial institutions. (Note: not all banks are eligible targets, click here for the list ___). The reason for this, apparent, discrimination is because it has been estimated that these banks will not repent, and thus will have no chance in the New World. So, ultimately, for them it is irrelevant.

So, ACT QUICKLY!!! DO NOT GAMBLE WITH YOUR SOUL!!!!

[dresia]

The Bible states, no man knoweth the day nor the hour, not the angles nor the son in heaven, only the father. I go by what the Bible teaches. We are in the end times for sure, read the whole chapter of Matthew, so I would say, prepare yourselves now, not tomorrow, now, for the time is short. And Harold Camping I feel should not put a time on when the world will end. This is misleading information God is not happy with. I would rather see Mr. Camping encourage people to come to know Christ, verses informing the world the day or hour the world will end.

[hawkeyenurse]

This guy is obviously retarded as is anyone who believes him, or gives him any attention for that matter. Any news agency, CBS News included, should be boycotted for even mentioning this ******* and his worthless rants.

[petemc176]

When I recently heard the prediction of the end of the world on 21st of May at 6:00pm my atheist buttocks very briefly clenched in terror. For a few moments I considered that perhaps I was wrong in my opinions and god was about to catch up with me. I suspect that if the truth was known, many others briefly thought this. Harold Camping of Family Radio specifically stated that an earthquake of massive proportions would commence close to New Zealand and gradually roll around the world. The dead would be ejected from their graves and only "true believers" would then ascend to heaven in full view of the rest of us sinners. After this for five months all of us sinners remaining would be slowly and gradually euthanized by god. Well, that didn't seem the sort of loving and forgiving god that I have heard so much about, but Harold seemed quite specific. My genuine concern is that a lot of kids and for that matter adults were probably very concerned following Harold's well publicised loony predictions.

The 21st came and went and Harold briefly disappeared from the public gaze. When he did reappear he was apparently "flabbergasted" that his prediction had failed. Presumably similarly flabbergasted to the time when he incorrectly predicted the apocalypse in 1994. Undeterred he stuck to his guns and affirmed that the apocalypse will be postponed until October 21st. According to Harold, something did happen on May 21st but it was invisible!
Harold is a young earth creationist; he believes that the earth is 11,013 years old because the bible told him so. He believes that the human race is entirely derived from Adam and Eve and presumably dinosaurs cavorted around with them again because the bible says it. This is slightly at odds with the generally accepted scientific opinion that the universe is 13.75 BILLION years old and the age of the earth is 4.54 BILLION years. Anyway, all of Harold's "calculations" are somehow based around these "biblical numbers" with a bit of his own special magic thrown in. In short if anyone is left who takes Harold's opinion seriously and worries about it, I really wouldn't worry about the opinion or calculations of someone who believes the world is 11 thousand years old. I can hardly wait until the 22nd of October to see what Harold and his pals have to say then.

[jade84116]

This is what happens when you don't read your Bible.

[newmark3]

talita-koomi so nicely put. People if you don't believe you are doomed. Remember how sin entered the world thru ADAM AND EVE yeh I said it. God is real and he is tired of of this sin in the world. the Wages of sin is DEATH and the GIFT of GOd is eternal LIFE. So all of you who are doubting and making negative remark woo unto you who deny jesus on earth because he will deny you to the FATHER. We are going to go thru trials and tribulation until GOd return, unfortunately no man no this not even Jesus or the angels only the father. Read the bible It is real and ALIVE. Please don't perish that is forever. this life is temporary we are on this earth as a vistor passing thru 1 day to 100 plus years but we will not live forever, God wants us to reign in heaven with him. I promise you this is TRUE, I bet my life on it. Thank you lord for knowledge in your word

[newmark3]

rjdeb you are funny about having to pay your taxes. But on a serious note, why are people so stupid to believe what ever a person oops I mean a ministers tells them. I read this story and took it in as if I was reading the comic section, very very stupid and more stupid for his blind sided followers to belive this nonsense. Serves them right if they spent money on something as stupid as this. People get real and study the bible, it states" my people perish from a lack of knowledge, thank God they were not following another Jim Jones but I guess a cult is a cult no matter who heads it. Let me go and pay my taxes....