The 1st-century bishop of Edessa predicted this date to be the birth date of the Antichrist and the end of the universe. Grosso, Michael (1995). Millennium Myth: Love and Death at the End of Time. Wheaton IL: Quest Books. ISBN 978-0-8356-0734-6. Following his 1688 prediction, Napier recalculated his end of the world prediction to 1700 in A Plaine Discovery, a book published in 1593. Weinland, Ronald. "Biography". The Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. In his 1990 book The New Millennium, Robertson suggests this date as the day of Earth's destruction.

That said, at least Nostradamus predicted his own death in 1566. Mind you, given that the prediction was made a day before he died, and that he was almost bedridden with arthritis, dropsy and arteriosclerosis, perhaps this was not so much a symptom of his prophetic genius as a statement of the obvious. In desperate times, soothsayers have a ready audience for their nonsense. It’s the meeting point of cynicism and gullibility Dan Jones Hovind, Kent (2015). What on Earth Is about to Happen... for Heaven's Sake?. Creation Science Evangelism, Incorporated. p.239. ISBN 978-1944010003. However, most accounts state he was not expelled and received license to practice medicine in 1525. At this time, he Latinized his name—as was the custom of many medieval academics—from Nostradame to Nostradamus. The Plague Years Gould, Stephen Jay (1998). Questioning the Millennium. New York: Vintage/Ebury. ISBN 978-0-09-976581-3. In approximately 300,000 years, WR 104, a triple star, is expected to explode in a supernova. It has been suggested that it may produce a gamma ray burst that could pose a threat to life on Earth should its poles be aligned 12° or lower towards Earth. However, spectroscopic observations now strongly suggest that it is tilted at an angle of 30–40° and so any gamma ray burst should not hit Earth.The beauty of Nostradamus is you can read whatever you wish into what he wrote. What some may consider his charlatanry is, viewed from another angle, his genius, says Everett F Blieler, author, under the pseudonym Liberte E LeVert, of Prophecies and Enigmas of Nostradamus: “Circumlocution and evasion of directness play a large part. He usually waffled in his astrological datings, since conjunctions are repeated. He invoked obscure Latin words to create possibilities of double meanings; he omitted prepositions, articles, reflexives and connectives, and favoured the infinitive as a timeless, personless form that can be read many ways.” Lazarus, William P; Sullivan, Mark (2008). Comparative Religion for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-23065-7. Nostradamus developed some very progressive methods for dealing with the plague. He didn’t bleed his patients, instead practicing effective hygiene and encouraging the removal of the infected corpses from city streets. Shaw, Eva (1996). Eve of Destruction: Prophecies, Theories and Preparations for the End of the World. Ralph Lowe. ISBN 978-1-56565-431-0. Fessensden, Marissa (September 8, 2015). "People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.

This Bahá'í sect leader predicted that New York City would be destroyed by a nuclear bomb on March 23, 1994, and the Battle of Armageddon would take place 40 days later. The estimated end of the Sun's current phase of development, after which it will swell into a red giant, either scorching or swallowing Earth, will occur around five billion years from now. However, as the Sun grows gradually hotter (over millions of years), Earth may become too hot for life as early as one billion years from now. When his original prediction failed to come about, Camping revised his prediction and said that on May 21, a "Spiritual Judgment" took place and that both the physical rapture and the end of the world would occur on 21 October 2011.

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Although it was not officially endorsed by their leadership, many Millerites expected the Second Coming to occur on April 28 or at the end of 1843.

Luther, a German priest and professor of theology known for starting the Protestant Reformation, predicted the end of the world would occur no later than 1600. Schwartz, Hillel (1995). Century's End: An Orientation Manual Toward the Year 2000. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-47981-3. Within a few years of his settling into Salon, Nostradamus began moving away from medicine and more toward the occult. It is said that he would spend hours in his study at night meditating in front of a bowl filled with water and herbs. The meditation would bring on a trance and visions. It’s believed the visions were the basis of his predictions for the future. Gabbatt, Adam (April 19, 2018). "No, the world will not end on Monday, says conspiracy theorist cited in reports". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018.

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Good Friday coincided with the Feast of the Annunciation; this had long been believed to be the event that would bring forth the Antichrist, and thus the end-times, within three years.