As you can read in this article, people claimed that September 23, 2017, will be the day that the world will end, when the planet Nibiru will clash with Earth, leaving us all without life. September 23 happens to be 33 days after the solar eclipse, which contributes significantly to its symbolism. David Meade, the self-claimed Christian numerologist, said that the Book of Revelation prophesied all this point to that day.

A publication also uploaded a video on YouTube claiming that the event will coincide with the Rapture, which, according to millenarian theology, is the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ.

But as you may have observed, the world’s end did not happen. We’re still here, and no planet Nibiru is in sight. NASA has statements debunking the existence of Nibiru. The attached video is from someone debunking the planet’s existence, but conspiracy theorists have been trying to use the same video to confirm their beliefs. A search on YouTube proves hard to find any information about NASA’s actual stand on the issue, as the website is saturated with videos claiming that the world ended last Saturday.

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However, it is essential to note that David Meade did not blatantly say that the world would end last Saturday. He said this was only when there would be change, much like how the ages of Pisces and Aquarius came about in the past. The Washington Post writes:

Meade said he’s not saying the world will end on Saturday. Instead, he claims, the prophecies in the Book of Revelation will manifest that day, leading to catastrophic events over weeks.

“The world is not ending, but the world as we know it is ending,” he said later: “A major part of the world will not be the same at the beginning of October.”

That article further stated, “Meade’s prediction has been dismissed as a hoax not only by NASA scientists, but also by people of faith.” The publication that posted the video about the Rapture edited its title and added the words “(Date Setting A Sign, NOT The Rapture).”

Well, we are still here, and the world did not end. Contrary to what is expected from the prophecies in the Book of Revelation, the signs were not visible to all. If you’re a Bible junkie, remember that it is said that “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Mark 13:32

You may have seen those videos circulating online about how a giant asteroid or planet will hit the Earth, paving the way for the apocalypse. It means that as of this writing, there are only 22 days before the world ends. Would it end? What about those Green Day fans who want to wake up?

This theory is not new, and it is definitely a young one since similar theories have circulated interwebs for many years. Self-claimed Christian conspiracy theorist David Meade popularized the talks about a planet called Nibiru or Planet X, claiming to have seen a picture of Nibiru over the North Pole, further stating that the schedule of the planet to hit the earth being September 23 is written in the Bible and on the pyramids. He is the author of Planet X – The 2017 Arrival.

However, this theory has already traversed far after the idea was put forward by American writer Zecharia Sitchin in 1976 in his book Twelfth Planet: Book I of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles) and Nancy Lieder in 1995, who claims that extraterrestrials contact her and has been chosen to warn humanity about their impending doom. Since then, it has been attached to the regular theories of the Apocalypse and hyped during the 2012 phenomenon.

With Meade on the helm, the talks about the world’s end are now widespread. Circulating videos say that NASA has confirmed the existence of the planet Nibiru. It must be noted that conspiracies involving Nibiru have been here for years and were predicted to destroy Earth in December 2015, September 2015, 2012, and 2003. But as you may have observed, we’re still here.

While NASA has been open to the possibility of a ninth planet (before Pluto was re-welcomed to the Solar System), which was eventually called ‘Planet X’ to avoid confusion, the space agency has denied any impending Nibiru-Earth collision. However, conspiracy theorists said the solar eclipse last August 22 was a warning for next month’s collision.

NASA has published details about how the planets and stars will align this year, including the eclipse schedule and the various equinoxes for the year. The autumnal equinox is projected to happen on September 22, one day before the theorists projected the day of the apocalypse.

For Meade, he refers to what the Bible says in Isaiah 13:9-10 as the warning about Nibiru:

See, the day of the Lord is coming
    —a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger—
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.
The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.
The rising sun will be darkened
    and the moon will not give its light. (NIV)

Other videos also say that on that day, the sun will be in the constellation Virgo (the virgin) and the moon near Virgo’s feet. Additionally, Jupiter will be in Virgo, while the planets Venus, Mars, and Mercury will be above and to the right of Virgo in the constellation Leo and is a fulfillment of a sign in Revelation 12:-2:

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. (NIV)

While the Bible did say that God made the stars to “serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years” (Genesis 1:14 NIV), a Christian would remember what Jesus said in Matthew 24:36 on when the end would come:

But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (NIV)

So why do people bother making the schedule when the apocalypse would come? Why not prepare ourselves for it instead of worrying about the time? For a Christian, preparation would have prepared oneself to meet the Savior. For others, preparation would mean acceptance of what we have now and the value of selflessness.

It is too bad that NASA is often brought into this discussion, but it may be the only institution that conspiracy theorists can cite to legitimize their claims. Theorists have shared that there will be 15 days of darkness in November, which has since been confirmed false.

So what will happen on the 23rd of September 2017? We’ll see. But I hope it will be a fine day. Have a nice one!