Is 2012 the End of the World? Perhaps since Christ made his predictions, people continue to obsess about the end of the world. With the passing of the 20th century lies buried in the heaps of dust, the failed prophecies of prominent men who spoke and wrote convincing tales of the end of the world. They all were wrong and each passing minute adds greater witness to their misguided predictions. Must we suffer more of the same for the 21st century? If you're reading this you're probably familiar with the granddaddy of all failed predictions of that past era, Hal Lindsey's mega seller, The Late Great Planet Earth. Well, "1988" was supposed to be ...