They gave outrageous claims that doomsday would come at a certain date or year. Obviously, they were wrong. Who do you think among these false prophets is the worst in such a claim?
David Koresh
Doomsday Prediction: 1995
It was in 1983 when he began claiming that he has the gift of prophecy. He had a lot of endeavors to claim and announce his greatness, the most notable of which was when he founded his own religious sect called “The Branch Davidians.”
His claims include that he would be the father of “The Chosen One,” who would be born from a 65-year old woman named Lois Roden, the prophetess and leader of the religious sect where he was a part of. He also tried his luck in the music-recording scene with no success.
When illegal transactions and crime are talked about, he also happens to be among those people in the hot seat, for most of his adult life. He is a spiritual leader, a criminal, and an aspiring musician – a man of many talents. Although such talents led to the destruction of the lives of some people, and that of his own.
Hal Lindsey
Doomsday Prediction: late 80s
As a seminary student during the late 60s, Hal worked with Campus Crusade for Christ – a ministry that focuses on youth programs. He then helped organize a Bible School to which many ministers and missionaries were trained. It was where he honed his speaking skills and biblical expertise while crafting his charismatic personality.
Eventually, he became in demand as a speaker for prophecy conferences, churches and other engagements which granted him a Doctorate degree from the California School of Theology. During the 1980’s, prophetic issues were so rampant and Hal Lindsey became a favorite target of people opposed to the prophetic movement.
He has been challenged at every turn for his beliefs and has been antagonized by both the media and the Christina community. Even so, he is still working actively today, preaching his beliefs in an ever unwavering manner, ignoring the fact that in his efforts to prevent people from falling into Satan’s trap, he was labeled by some as an agent of Satan himself.
Joseph Smith
Doomsday Prediction: 1891
Smith published many revelations and other texts that his followers regard as scripture. His teachings mostly state views about the nature of God, cosmology, family structures, political organization, and religious collectivism in a manner that’s unheard of before his time.
His followers regard him as a prophet comparable to Moses and Elijah. His reputation grew to the point where several religious sectors would consider themselves the continuation of the church Smith organized. To make his teachings more accessible, he published many revelations and other texts that his followers regard as scripture.
Mormons and ex-Mormons have produced a large amount of scholarly work about Smith, and to a large extent the result has been two discordant pictures of very different people: a man of God on the one hand, and on the other, a fraud preying on the ignorance of his followers.
Apollo Quiboloy
Doomsday Prediction: December 31, 1999
The fame and controversy with this guy started with his claim that he is an angel from heaven. For the ongoing years of being a famous TV preacher/personality, he began claiming that he is the “appointed son of God”.
His controversy and infamy rose to greater heights when he claimed to be “God himself” and if that’s not enough, he went too far as claiming he is the “owner of the universe.” This doesn’t deter him from gaining a great number of followers who refer to their community as a "Kingdom Nation."
They claim to have 2 million "Kingdom citizens" outside of Philippine borders and 4 million within the country. Pastor Quiboloy once prophesied that Jesus Christ would return on new year's eve, December 31, 1999.
Hours after his failed prophecy, he later issued the statement to his followers that the Almighty Father changed His mind because there are still lots of souls to be saved.
Jim Jones
Doomsday Prediction: Mid-60s, November 18, 1978
Sensing some kind ‘messiah complex’ within himself even as a child, he read and studied about some historical people with fascinating leadership skills which included Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler. People he met during childhood recalled Jim Jones as being a “really weird kid” who was “obsessed with religion … obsessed with death.”
Such an obsession led him to stitch up precepts about him being some kind of modern messiah that deceived a lot of people. He later moved to California in the mid-1960s, and gained a great number of followers.
It is where he orchestrated a murderous act on November 18, 1978. He convinced his people it would prevent them from the severe torture that evil men would inflict upon them, and that they would be ushered to the eternal life comfortably after.
Nearly three hundred children were killed, almost all of them by cyanide poisoning. Jones died from a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities suspect his death was a suicide.
Michel de Nostredame
Doomsday Prediction: August 1999
He was a French physician and a prophet recognized by many, though he was regarded by some as a false one. He published collections of written prophecies that continue to gain notoriety even hundreds of years after his death. Popularly known to the modern world as “Nostradamus,” he is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555.
Although his book is no longer publicized that much since his death, He has attained a level of fame along with much of the worldwide press people who credit him with predicting many major world events. Expert opinion state that the correlations made between some global phenomena stem from misinterpretations or mistranslations.
Nostradamus’s life has been depicted in several films and videos, and his life and writings continue to be a subject of media interest. Such depictions tell stories of him as a genius, someone who’s way too ahead of his time, and according to some… a fraud.
Harold Camping
Doomsday Prediction: May 21, 2011, October 21, 2011
In these modern times, no other doomsday preacher is ever more notorious than Mr. Camping. He believes that the Bible alone is the word of God in its entirety, and thus, is absolutely trustworthy. This was the very core of his teachings which he has been airing in the radio station in which he serves as its own president for many years.
In spite of such principles however, he deviated from one of the stipulations of the holy book that says, “No one knows about the day and hour,” of the second coming of Christ or that of doomsday.
His excuse... After May 21, 2011, passed without the predicted incidents, Camping said he believed that a “spiritual” judgment had occurred on that date, and that the physical Rapture would occur on October 21, 2011, simultaneously with the final destruction of the universe by God.
Obviously, his predictions never came to pass which led to the huge financial loss of his family, the company where he works, and the destruction of the lives of his many followers.
Pat Robertson
Doomsday Prediction: December 1982
He is a former minister and host of the popular show, “The 700 Club.” His fame and influence extended beyond religion and have reached politics. He unsuccessfully campaigned to become the Republican Party's nominee in the 1988 presidential election of the US.
As a result of his seeking political office, he no longer serves in an official role for any church. His personal influence and media and financial resources make him a recognized, influential, and controversial public voice for conservative Christianity in the United States.
He once predicted that judgment day would happen sometime around December 1982. He later got awarded with an Ig Novel Prize (a parody of Nobel Prize) for "teaching the world to be careful when making mathematical assumptions and calculations."
Who do you think among these guys is the worst ever as a false prophet?
في النهاية ، أصبح مطلوبًا كمتحدث في مؤتمرات النبوة والكنائس وغيرها من الارتباطات التي منحته درجة الدكتوراه من مدرسة اللاهوت في كاليفورنيا. خلال الثمانينيات ، كانت القضايا النبوية متفشية للغاية وأصبح هال ليندسي هدفًا مفضلاً للأشخاص المعارضين للحركة النبوية.
لقد تعرض للتحدي في كل منعطف بسبب معتقداته وقد أثار استعداء وسائل الإعلام ومجتمع كريستينا. ومع ذلك ، فهو لا يزال يعمل بنشاط اليوم ، ويكرز بمعتقداته بطريقة ثابتة ، متجاهلاً حقيقة أنه في جهوده لمنع الناس من الوقوع في فخ الشيطان ، وصفه البعض بأنه عميل للشيطان نفسه. أحسنت