Predicting the Apocalypse? | The Story of God

but is it possible to predict the end a

but is it possible to predict the end a few years back many people thought they

few years back many people thought they

few years back many people thought they had according to popular legend the

had according to popular legend the

had according to popular legend the ancient Maya thought the apocalypse

ancient Maya thought the apocalypse

ancient Maya thought the apocalypse would arrive on a specific date December

would arrive on a specific date December

would arrive on a specific date December 21st 2012

I want to know if this is really true

I want to know if this is really true so I’ve traveled to their ancient

so I’ve traveled to their ancient

so I’ve traveled to their ancient capital Tikal in Guatemala

capital Tikal in Guatemala

capital Tikal in Guatemala I’m meeting Stanley Gunter who’s a world

I’m meeting Stanley Gunter who’s a world

I’m meeting Stanley Gunter who’s a world leading decoder of Mayan inscriptions

leading decoder of Mayan inscriptions

leading decoder of Mayan inscriptions this is the temple of the masks and on

this is the temple of the masks and on

this is the temple of the masks and on the other side the temple of the giant

the other side the temple of the giant

the other side the temple of the giant Jaguar this would have been the very

Jaguar this would have been the very

Jaguar this would have been the very center of the ancient city of Tikal what

center of the ancient city of Tikal what

center of the ancient city of Tikal what about those heads tall duck and things

about those heads tall duck and things

about those heads tall duck and things they’re those what we call steal a steal

they’re those what we call steal a steal

they’re those what we call steal a steal a steal a and they commemorate periods

a steal a and they commemorate periods

a steal a and they commemorate periods in the Maya calendar so we see that they

in the Maya calendar so we see that they

in the Maya calendar so we see that they would have been dedicated to periods of

would have been dedicated to periods of

would have been dedicated to periods of time such as every 20 years every 10

time such as every 20 years every 10

time such as every 20 years every 10 years and especially every about 400

years and especially every about 400

years and especially every about 400 years the ending of the great baktun

years the ending of the great baktun

years the ending of the great baktun cycles the festival to mark the end of a

cycles the festival to mark the end of a

cycles the festival to mark the end of a baktun cycle would have culminated in

baktun cycle would have culminated in

baktun cycle would have culminated in the king sacrificing the captive

does that go to say that the Mayans felt

does that go to say that the Mayans felt that 2012 would be the end of time the

that 2012 would be the end of time the

that 2012 would be the end of time the apocalypse so we heard a few years ago

apocalypse so we heard a few years ago

apocalypse so we heard a few years ago about 2012 when people said the end of

about 2012 when people said the end of

about 2012 when people said the end of the 13th baktun was going to be the end

the 13th baktun was going to be the end

the 13th baktun was going to be the end of the world predicted by the Maya and

of the world predicted by the Maya and

of the world predicted by the Maya and there’s a monument down here I think we

there’s a monument down here I think we

there’s a monument down here I think we should take a look at that would help

should take a look at that would help

should take a look at that would help explain that this is Stella 10 you can

explain that this is Stella 10 you can

explain that this is Stella 10 you can see we’ve got a king there’s his head

see we’ve got a king there’s his head

see we’ve got a king there’s his head big headdress full of feathers his

big headdress full of feathers his

big headdress full of feathers his shoulders all of his jewelry down to his

shoulders all of his jewelry down to his

shoulders all of his jewelry down to his feet if you look down below we can

feet if you look down below we can

feet if you look down below we can actually see we have a captive we can

actually see we have a captive we can

actually see we have a captive we can see his head

see his head

see his head we have his hands and even down to his

we have his hands and even down to his

we have his hands and even down to his legs he’s all tied up for sacrifice so

legs he’s all tied up for sacrifice so

legs he’s all tied up for sacrifice so now what does this have to do with the

now what does this have to do with the

now what does this have to do with the apocalypse well we have to go around the

apocalypse well we have to go around the

apocalypse well we have to go around the other side here okay we have a date that

other side here okay we have a date that

other side here okay we have a date that gives us a specific point in time we

gives us a specific point in time we

gives us a specific point in time we have eleven years of 360 days then we

have eleven years of 360 days then we

have eleven years of 360 days then we have three Cotton’s that’s about twenty

have three Cotton’s that’s about twenty

have three Cotton’s that’s about twenty years each so we’ve got another sixty

years each so we’ve got another sixty

years each so we’ve got another sixty and then here we have nine baktuns

and then here we have nine baktuns

and then here we have nine baktuns because this is a date of about 525 ad

because this is a date of about 525 ad

because this is a date of about 525 ad so if you remember we had 13 baktuns

so if you remember we had 13 baktuns

so if you remember we had 13 baktuns ended in 2012 but the really interesting

ended in 2012 but the really interesting

ended in 2012 but the really interesting thing is this monument doesn’t stop

thing is this monument doesn’t stop

thing is this monument doesn’t stop there

there

there it goes on and tells us there were 19 of

it goes on and tells us there were 19 of

it goes on and tells us there were 19 of the higher unit the peak tip and even

the higher unit the peak tip and even

the higher unit the peak tip and even higher we have 11 of the next unit and

higher we have 11 of the next unit and

higher we have 11 of the next unit and so on each one of those units is 20

so on each one of those units is 20

so on each one of those units is 20 times larger than the previous so what

times larger than the previous so what

times larger than the previous so what we see on this monument then is that 13

we see on this monument then is that 13

we see on this monument then is that 13 baktuns wasn’t the end of any calendar

baktuns wasn’t the end of any calendar

baktuns wasn’t the end of any calendar it was simply the end of one cycle

it was simply the end of one cycle

it was simply the end of one cycle within a whole series of nested cycles

within a whole series of nested cycles

within a whole series of nested cycles each one larger than the other

each one larger than the other

each one larger than the other you