Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (BIBLE, Luke 21:5-28). The apocalypse is a widely known idea of the destruction of the world and the salvation of the righteous. Many people and cultures have very different views and ideas regarding the apocalypse. One theory is that the world is going to end on December 21, 2012. The Mayans predicted this through their extremely advanced mathematics, engineering, as well as astronomy. It is believed that the Earth will experience a magnetic field shift, an asteroid will collide with the Earth, or there will simply be a series of major natural disasters. The Mayans had what is referred to as “The Great Cycle,” which is their calendar that lasts 5, 125.36 years (MacDonald). On December 21, 2010 this cycle is going to end, which means time ends, which means the world is coming to an end. This is just one theory of the apocalypse and how the world is going to end. Another theory is that which Catholics believe has been prophesized by God himself. John, one of Jesus Christ’s servants, experienced a prophetic vision in which Jesus opens a scroll and the prophecies of our future are revealed. This is found in the Book of Revelations in the Bible. Revelations 6 is where the idea of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was first discussed. From this book many more stories came about using the idea of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as its basis. A few of these include the
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