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Apocalypse… Now? A(nother) Brief History of The End of the World

Hello fellow Crasstalkers, it’s that time again!

“What time is that?” you ask.  Well, I’ll tell you my friends.  Once again the Apocalypse is upon us.  In honor of this special day, let’s explore all the previous apocalypses (apocali?) of times gone by.

Back in the 1800s, amateur Bible student William Miller began to study the prophecies of Daniel and using the “year-day” method of prophetic interpretation.  Wait, “year-day” method?  *frantically searches Wikipedia* ahh, so the word day in apocalyptic prophecy is symbolic for an actual year of time.  Just so we’re all clear on how this works out for Mr. Miller here, let’s review: Continue reading