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\nNext, Camping noted that April 1 to May 21 encompasses 51 days. Add 51 to the sum of previous multiplication total, and it equals 722,500.\n

Camping realized that (5 x 10 x 17) x (5 x 10 x 17) = 722,500.<\/p>\n

Or put into words: (Atonement x Completeness x Heaven), squared.<\/p>\n

\"Five times 10 times 17 is telling you a story,\" Camping said. \"It's the story from the time Christ made payment for your sins until you're completely saved.<\/p>\n

\"I tell ya, I just about fell off my chair when I realized that,\" Camping said.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Camping has predicted the end times. His earlier calculation came to Sept. 6, 1994. His followers were unfazed and are making their plans not to be here after May 21, 2011. But doesn\u2019t this new calculation start with the 2011 date and work backwards? (Not that this is the only thing wrong with this sort of thing.)<\/p>\n

By the way, this is also the guy who proclaimed that Christians should leave their churches<\/a> and just listen to preachers like him on the radio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"