Harold Camping is back in the news with yet another prediction of Jesus’ return. What you might know not, however, is that Harold has a history of this dating back to before his first false prediction in 1994. He was an elder and Adult Sunday School teacher in the Alameda Christian Reformed Congregation. Chris Gordon has some helpful background about that period in Camping’s life, before he called his followers to leave the visible church (to follow him) and what the real reason may be behind his choice of May 21 for this year’s prediction. Read more»
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.
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