Will the world end in 2012?

Matthew 24:30(KJV) - And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

I remember when the rumor surrounding 2012 began to spread like wildfire across the globe. It was a hit in Hollywood with even a movie of the same name. "Scientists" supported the idea. It was the talk of the town. Even popular Christian televangelists jumped on the bandwagon. However, I did not even consider it until people started contacting our ministry with questions a few years ago. 

Then in 2009, NASA took the time to analyze the issue and posted the results on their official Government website, NASA.GOV in the article, 2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End?

Here's a short excerpt;

Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21, 2012, won't be the end of the world as we know. It will, however, be another winter solstice. 

Much like Y2K, 2012 has been analyzed and the science of the end of the Earth thoroughly studied. Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, the science behind the end of the world quickly unravels when pinned down to the 2012 timeline. Below, NASA Scientists answer several questions that we're frequently asked regarding 2012. -

Source - 2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End?

One of the main pieces of evidence put forth to support the claim of a 2012 Apocalypse was the end of the Mayan Calendar. Apparently, the calendar ends on December 21, 2012 so it was assumed that we would end with the calendar. Few publicly questioned the evidence nor the interpretation until Wednesday when Sven Gronemeyer of La Trobe University in Australia put it to rest.

Here's what ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON of Associated Press had to say in the article, "Expert: Mexico glyphs don't predict apocalypse."

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The end is not near.
At least that's according to a German expert who says his decoding of a Mayan tablet with a reference to a 2012 date denotes a transition to a new era and not a possible end of the world as others have read it.
The interpretation of the hieroglyphs by Sven Gronemeyer of La Trobe University in Australia was presented for the first time Wednesday at the archaeological site of Palenque in southern Mexico.
His comments came less than a week after Mexico's archaeology institute acknowledged there was a second reference to the 2012 date in Mayan inscriptions, touching of another round of talk about whether it predicts the end of the world.
Gronemeyer has been studying the stone tablet found years ago at the archeological site of Tortuguero in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Tabasco.
He said the inscription describes the return of mysterious Mayan god Bolon Yokte at the end of a 13th period of 400 years, known as Baktuns, on the equivalent of Dec. 21, 2012. Mayans considered 13 a sacred number. There's nothing apocalyptic in the date, he said.
The text was carved about 1,300 years ago. The stone has cracked, which has made the end of the passage almost illegible.

Source -  "Expert: Mexico glyphs don't predict apocalypse." by Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Matthew 24:35-37(KJV) - Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

So... will the world end in 2012? The Mayans didn't know then. NASA doesn't know now. Neither do we! However, that doesn't mean your world can't end. What do you plan to do about that?

Hebrews 9:27(KJV) - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: