Join us for another Zoom Salon Lecture "The History of the End of the World-Predictions & Prophesies" with Dr. James Rietveld via Ipso Facto on Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m.
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THE END IS NEAR!!! You’ve heard that declaration all too often and from multiple sources.
It seems that whenever times get difficult, or are viewed as too self-indulgent and materialistic, people will come out of the woodwork with their predictions and prophecies based upon their religious or ideological beliefs and stir up people with their heartfelt assertions that they better change, get their life straight, for in a short while the world will end.
One end of the world prediction declares: Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book and the end of the world is evidently approaching!” You know when this prediction was written?—it was written between 668 to 627 BCE during the reign of the Assyrian king Ashurbamipal, and, well, we’re still waiting! Almost since recorded history began, people have wondered when it was all going to end.
Join us for this exciting public lecture!
This lecture will be posted on the Dr. James Rietveld Salon Lecture You Tube channel, where you can also watch previous lectures: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jamesrietveldsalonlectu2903
Dr. James Rietveld is a professor at CSU, Fullerton and Cal Poly Pomona, CA of History, Anthropology, Religion with a PHD from Claremont School of Religion, is author of two books, and can be seen on History channel's "Crazy Rich Ancients."
