In spite of my failure to post an article yesterday, the world went on. The Mayan's must have found out I would be busy that day, and felt it important enough to share with the world at large. However, I rather doubt it. The Mayan Apocalypse can teach us some things.
It teaches us that cultures, generally, assume that they will be around forever. The Mayan calendar outlasted the people who devised it, but it probably wasn't meant for that purpose. Like any calendar it was meant to help a people find their way through time. Keeping the Mayans in mind, we shouldn't think of our own culture as indestructible or permanent.
The Apocalypse also teaches us that we should plan for an end. The Mayan calendar didn't actually foretell the end of time, but rather the end of an era or epoch of history. The Mayan's expected a new age to dawn. Although timing proved wrong, they weren't completely inaccurate in their concept. We need to realize that this age will one day pass away, and a new age will come. It will begin with the second coming of Jesus Christ.
The Mayan calendar was used to goad gullible people into fearing the worst. Thus, it teaches us to prepare our minds for the deceptive practices of would-be tricksters who want to separate us from our valuables (or values). Jesus warned his followers to remain vigilant.
If you found yourself sitting on the edge of your seat Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:59 PM, then you need regroup. For the followers of Christ, the end of this age won't be a scary thing. God has been preparing us for nearly 2000 years. If we read the Scriptures and trust what they say, we don't have to fear the Doomsday prophets.
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