Quote (Torm1 @ Jul 3 2011 07:45pm)
Its frustrating when people use this example, the Mayan Calendar is not designed like that. These are not years they're talking about.
What they actually say about it is that Bolon Yokte will return to the earth, and there will be events of total destruction and chaos.
In short, no. Where are you even reading this stuff? In long...
http://www.famsi.org/research/vanstone/2012/2012Part2.pdfQuote
Bolon Yokte’ (other interpretations: “Nine Support [Gods]”, “Many‐Strides God”, “Nine‐Dog Tree”, or “Many‐Root Tree”) is a god of change, of destruction, and of Period‐endings (modern epigraphy’s term for Maya Long Count dates which end in lots of zeroes, such as 9.16.13.0.0 or 9.0.0.0.0. These “round number” dates were very important to the ancient Maya.) Unfortunately, he is rarely mentioned, and we know relatively little about him, or them. Although mentioned once or twice in the Dresden Codex, he was not sufficiently important for them to illustrate him, though they did draw dozens of other gods
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The longest intact Maya inscription goes into some detail about Palenque’s history, especially that which occurred under the purview of Pakal the Great, who is buried under the Temple of the Inscriptions, the pyramid that carries this long text. The full name of Lord Pakal, the most famous Palenque ruler, was K’inich Janahb Pakal, “Resplendent Flower Shield.”
Its first four double columns also connect the reign of Pakal with period endings in the future, and anniversaries in both the past and future.
Pakal’s coronation date was linked to the 10.0.0.0.0 Period‐ending, which at that time was 137 years in the future.
At Palenque, at least, the astrologer‐priests did not believe that the next 13.0.0.0.0 would be followed again by a 1.0.0.0.0, but by 14.0.0.0.0, and then 15.0.0.0.0, and on up till, at 20, it clicked over to zero and presumably raised the Piktun coefficient to 14. Or maybe from Zero to 1
Then they were linked to a date far, far in the past, some 1,247,000 years ago.
Interestingly, these are not “prophecies” in the strictest sense; the event they foretell (or “recall”) on these dates are almost always trivial: As if to say, On the 21st of June, 2051, it will be a Friday, and the Lord’s 100th birthday will be celebrated.
At the very least, this implies that the ancient Maya expected the status quo to continue at least 4000 years into the future. That’s 2760 years after 2012. They expected no interruption.
Besides, based on your religion you shouldn't be believing in doomsday predictions that have an exact date attached to them. You like to tell people to read Matthew 24 a lot on this forum so try re-reading verse 36 and tell me whether or not the Mayans could have predicted "events of total destruction and chaos."