Is end of the world is near?

The recent calamities have caused many to wonder if they are signs of the world's end. Mother Nature has been on a rampage lately. The 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean was estimated to kill 170 to 275 thousand. Hurricanes destroyed New Orleans and other cities on the gulf coast and there was record number of hurricanes in 2005. Tornadoes and heavy snow storms seem to be getting worse. Is it really End of the world is on 21 December 2012. IF end of the world is near then why science and technology try to protect. Are you prepared for end of the world? Are all of these things signs the world is coming to an end? Many think they are. Prophecy buffs point to verses in the Bible that speak of signs of the end of days. It should be pointed out, however, that people have been predicting the end of the world for years. Days are picked that they claim will be the end. None have proved true so far. IF end of the world exist then why GOD Created Life. The end of the world with the ultimate war between good and evil. SO many people are talking about the end of the world. The Bible does state the end is coming, and we have been living in what is called the last days since the times of the New Testament. Jesus said that only his Father knows the time he will return to take believers to heaven (MT 24:36). Most of the signs given in this chapter are about the destruction of Jerusalem in A. D. 70. The Christians remembered them and fled to the mountains when they saw the armies coming. As far as we know, none were lost. 7 dozen past predictions of the end of the world has done till now. The current cycle of the end of the world is in December 2012. In the verse's following in chapter 24, Jesus says that when he comes it will be like it was in the days of Noah. People will be eating and drinking and getting married. In Noah's days they didn't know what was happening until the flood came. They didn't believe Noah when he warned them, because they had never seen it rain. Up to this time streams came up from the ground to water the earth (GE 2:6). HE WILL COME WHEN HE IS NOT EXPECTED (MT 24:44). Is this really the end of the world of the 21st December 2012. IT WILL NOT BE ANNOUNCED THAT THE LORD IS COMING! First Thessalonians 5:2 and Second Peter 3:10 both plainly state that JESUS WILL COME LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT. A thief does not give signs that he is coming and neither will our Lord! The recent calamities do not necessarily mean the world's end is near. We can't rule it out either. We don't have any way of knowing when it will be. We have to keep watch as Jesus told us. It is not anything to worry about if you are living according to Biblical instructions. It is a time to help others to know and obey the gospel so they will be ready.