The Apocalypse
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AJ Doyle
Linda Reed
English IV
16 November, 2009
The Apocalypse
For thousands of years, mankind has been trying to produce evidence to support their claim that they know how the world is going to end. Thousands of the smartest minds on the earth, throughout time have produced different types of theories and solutions, but nobody knows which one will actually come true. There is, as well as an overpowering feeling, but a humbling feeling knowing the exact date you're going to die. Whether it be an ancient calendar, a mega-catastrophe, or even a concept in the Bible itself, the world still wonders how it'll all end. As one thinks of these solutions, they have to think about one more possibility, “What if the world doesn't end, and all this is, the theories, the evidence, are fabricated?”
The number one theory of the ending of mankind if the “Four Horseman of the Apocalypse” that is stated in a concept in the New Testament of the Bible. These 4 horsemen are predicted to ride during an apocalyptic period with the worst conditions imaginable, which are war, weather changes, and last, but certainly not least, economic disasters. The horseman are referred to as “Famine”, “Death”, “War”, and “Conquest”, and they are part of an apocalyptic vision in which God calls upon them to destroy the populations of the world, resulting in the genocide of the Earth, or, Armageddon. Many people, however believe this to just be prophecy and say that it will not come true, believing that nothing is going to happen at all, in most cases. This theory begs the question, has this ever happened
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before with another type of people? Did they get so out of control that God sent the four horseman down to wipe out the other race?
A second possibility that is said to lead up to the end of all mankind is another mega-catastrophe, such as like what happened to the dinosaurs hundreds of millions ago. If this were to
happen and it hit the earth (assuming it is, in fact...
AJ Doyle
Linda Reed
English IV
16 November, 2009
The Apocalypse
For thousands of years, mankind has been trying to produce evidence to support their claim that they know how the world is going to end. Thousands of the smartest minds on the earth, throughout time have produced different types of theories and solutions, but nobody knows which one will actually come true. There is, as well as an overpowering feeling, but a humbling feeling knowing the exact date you're going to die. Whether it be an ancient calendar, a mega-catastrophe, or even a concept in the Bible itself, the world still wonders how it'll all end. As one thinks of these solutions, they have to think about one more possibility, “What if the world doesn't end, and all this is, the theories, the evidence, are fabricated?”
The number one theory of the ending of mankind if the “Four Horseman of the Apocalypse” that is stated in a concept in the New Testament of the Bible. These 4 horsemen are predicted to ride during an apocalyptic period with the worst conditions imaginable, which are war, weather changes, and last, but certainly not least, economic disasters. The horseman are referred to as “Famine”, “Death”, “War”, and “Conquest”, and they are part of an apocalyptic vision in which God calls upon them to destroy the populations of the world, resulting in the genocide of the Earth, or, Armageddon. Many people, however believe this to just be prophecy and say that it will not come true, believing that nothing is going to happen at all, in most cases. This theory begs the question, has this ever happened
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before with another type of people? Did they get so out of control that God sent the four horseman down to wipe out the other race?
A second possibility that is said to lead up to the end of all mankind is another mega-catastrophe, such as like what happened to the dinosaurs hundreds of millions ago. If this were to
happen and it hit the earth (assuming it is, in fact...