On Harold Camping's May 21st Doomsday, Dollars Are Taken, Not Elect People

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May 21, 2011 7:34 PM EDT

On the so called Judgment Day of Harold Camping's May 21st Doomsday prediction, which claimed around 200 million people would be raptured, has been disproved. People said not the elect people, but the dollars were raptured.

The Reuters reported that Robert Fitzpatrick,a worker of Retired Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said he had spent at least $140,000 on subway posters and bus shelter advertisements to warn the coming May 21 Judgment Day.

Some reports said some innocent people were taken a lot of money by Camping who is now $80 million dollars richer due to his apocalypse message.

"I hope you guys realize he is currently winning, even if the quakes and rapture does not happen he is up 90 billion dollars he made off this all thing," said a cyber-friend, called "lawl".

When Camping was asked whether people giving money to spread the message about his Doomsday prediction would get their cash back if the prediction fails, he shouted: "this is going to happen. Millions will die. It's going to be horrible."

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According to reports, some people are buying it. Some are even buying the "Rapture Ready" T-shirt that is sold at $18.90 for a very limited time.

Family Radio said it owned only $1.5 million in cash on its books at the end of 2009. Most of the group's net worth valued at $56 million.

Some critics said Camping's May 21st Doomsday, this week's frenzy, is more about pop culture and money rather than Christian faith.

The 'end of the world' May 21st Doomsday has arrived, but the world remains the same as before. The expected rolling earthquake has not occurred at 6 p.m. in New Zealand and other areas that has disproved Camping's May 21st Doomsday.

Camping first took the year of Israel's exile from Egypt to be 1,447 B.C., he backed out the date of Noah's flood to be 4,990 BC, and then he cited many Bible verses to buttress the end of the world will be 2011, 7,000 years after Noah's flood. (4,990 B.C. + 7,001 = 2011 A.D.)

At last, taking the 17th day of the second month recorded in Genesis 7:11, thus, he predicted the rapture to occur on the 21st May. However, he has not explained how he knows the time of 6 p.m. local time.

Reports said Camping may explain that he made a mathematical error, like he did in 1994. While Camping is hiding now, and the Family Radio office has been closed.