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When millions of people all over the world vanish, a biblical prophecy that has come to be known as the Rapture will be fulfilled, and a floodgate of horrors will be opened on those who are left behind. The Apostle Paul foresaw a moment when all Christians would suddenly be caught up into the air with their Messiah. This would occur prior to the final outpouring of God's wrath upon the wicked. Even Native America Hopi predicted the faithful would be taken off the Earth in advance of a final war between good and evil. Many claim that all of the events that presage the Rapture have already happened. Does this mean that the Rapture is almost upon us? If so, we are now on the threshold of an Apocalypse.

In 1947, ancient scrolls were discovered in desert caves near the Dead Sea. One of the texts, now called the War Scroll, spells out in chilling detail a future apocalyptic war that will end the world. Are modern events fulfilling the prophecy of The War Scroll? In fear of imminent death, the Qumran settlers hid the War Scroll along with other records of the Hebrew Bible. Soon afterward, they disappeared into the dust of history, leaving a grim prophecy of doom. Now, researchers explore the writings in the War Scroll and search our world for clues that the apocalypse foretold may be approaching. Visit the Dead Sea ruins--where it all began--to examine the cultural and spiritual conflicts in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were born. Experts point to an amazing coincidence of events that occurred then and that are happening now. Could ancient horrors herald a warning of terror today that could lead to our annihilation?

The Great Pyramids of Egypt have amazed and mystified humanity for 45 centuries. A new look at their mysterious design reveals shocking architectural prophecies containing profound messages about a violent end to our future. Evidence shows that the construction and layout of the entire Giza complex, including the Sphinx, contain coded warnings about terrible tribulations set to strike us in our own times. New research will deconstruct the architectural clues and shed light on our doomed future. Why did the Egyptians believe that a rogue comet, called the Destroyer, which passes by earth every 3,000 years, will cause unimaginable destruction again in the year 2012? What prophecy-laden stones inside the Great Pyramid predicted that September of 2001 would mark the beginning of the end of the world? And what was the role of the ancient, secret society of Freemasons in creating these predictions and carrying Egyptian knowledge into the new world of America?

Examining the biblical Book of Revelation's prediction of Armageddon, a battle with Satan involving Four Horsemen that bring conquest, war, famine, and death. Nostradamus suggests that this could occur in our lifetime.

Examining the three apocalyptic visions of Lucia de Jesus de los Santos of Fatima, Portugal, who as a child in 1917 reported that she was visited by the Virgin Mary. Her unfulfilled third vision is said to predict an angel with a flaming sword setting the world on fire.

The Bible's Book of Revelation mankind's end will unfold during a 7-year period of death and destruction unleashed by Jesus breaking seven seals.

There are those who believe that Cesar Nostradamus, the eldest son of seer Michel de Nostradamus, was the real author of a ``Lost Book'' manuscript that was found hidden in a Vatican library in 1994 which contained an apocalyptic prophesy.

Sir Isaac Newton is one of the greatest geniuses in history, but few know that he also predicted a shocking new date of the Apocalypse. Though famous for discovering gravity, calculus, and the basic laws of universal motion, Newton possessed a very dark and mysterious side. Thousands of his private papers, only recently made available, reveal a man secretly obsessed with alchemy and Biblical prophecy.

An investigation over whether Adolph Hitler, the Nazi Germany leader was the third antichrist predicted by Nostradamus and the role in which the occult played in his efforts to rebuild an Aryan master race.

An examination of the ancient Mayan astronomers prediction that the world would come to a violent end with an apocalypse Dec. 21, 2012, including a look at other cultures which have similar beliefs.

An examination of some of Leonardo Di Vinci's works of art which seem to contain codes which tell of a imminent flood which will destroy the world.

Examines the prophecies of Nostradamus that supposedly predict the rise of three evil dictators. Believers suggest that the first was Napoleon and the second Hitler, with the third as yet unknown.