In a not very surprising twist, it turned out Harold Camping's predictions that the world would end on May 21 at 6 p.m. were not, in fact, true. As 6:01 p.m. arrived, Morristownians not expecting to rise to Heaven in The Rapture breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"I can't believe it," said Morristown Patch Editor John Dunphy, while beginning to plan the next week of Patch coverage, since now there was a reason to. "I like to look at the positive in any negative situation. So, I figured, hey, no more work. Guess it's back to the grindstone."
Camping, founder of the Family Radio network, had predicted The Rapture was going to happen at 6 p.m. on May 21. Followers of his belief had paid for billboards, road signs and had taken to the streets to let unbelievers know the end was coming, often to the mortal detriment of their personal relationships.
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The 89-year-old Camping–who also had predicted the end of the world in 1994–had not yet, as of this writing, announced whether his prediction of Judgment Day had actually applied to the West Coast, meaning Morristown would still have another three hours to worry whether or not all of those Hail Mary's, rabbit's foots, crossed fingers and clean pairs of underwear would be enough to get a ticket into his version of the hereafter. Patch will keep you updated.
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