I am surprised that no one has posted this prophecy here yet... I am not predicting the end of the world...but the "as we know it" aspect could apply here.... this is from the New International Version of the most popular book ever published...no wonder, it is God who inspired men to write it for Him. Notice the emphasis (mine) on the words "in ONE hour"...

from Rev. ch 18..vv.14-24

"They will say, `The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.'

15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn

16 and cry out: "`Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! 17 IN ONE HOUR such great wealth has been brought to ruin!' "Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18 When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, `Was there ever a city like this great city?'

19 They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: "`Woe! Woe, O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! IN ONE HOUR she has been brought to ruin! 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.'" 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: "With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again. 22 The music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No workman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world's great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on the earth."

-- gotitlongago@garynorth. (vacajohn@(nospam)jccomp.com), March 06, 1999

Answers

Amen... enough said.

Tess

-- Tess (preparingfortheworst@prayingforthebest.com), March 06, 1999.

sounds like Dee Cee to me.

Got fire extinguishers

-- Taz (tassie@aol.com), March 06, 1999.

Novels on vaguely similar themes:

Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank

No Blade of Grass. by John Christopher

A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), March 06, 1999.

Come on over to the Christian Forum. Cut and Paste I don't know how to do the linky thingy!

Be glad to talk with you about it.

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a.tcl?topic=Y2K%20Forum

-- Mark Hillyard (foster@inreach.com), March 06, 1999.

Here's a hotlink to the forum Mark is talking about.

Pasto r Chris' Forum

-- . (URL'sRus@helper.com), March 06, 1999.