Explainers and essays
Articles
Longer pieces that put the timeline in context.
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Explainer
Sep 30, 2026 What Matthew 24:36 says, and why every date-setter has to explain it awayJesus says no one knows the day or hour. Here is the verse, its parallels, and how date-setters have tried to get around it. -
Explainer
Sep 30, 2026 Rapture or Second Coming? Why the difference matters when reading this timelineMany "Rapture" dates in the history books were actually predictions of the Second Coming. The difference is real, and it affects how entries are labeled here. -
Essay
Sep 30, 2026 Why people set dates: six patterns in the recordAcross nearly two thousand years of predictions, the same few methods keep returning. Here are six, with examples from the timeline. -
Reflection
Sep 30, 2026 Don't postpone: a short reflection on urgency without fearThe history of dated predictions is not a reason to relax. It is a reason to stop treating the unknown day as a reason to wait.