The world ends this Friday, really?

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According to reports, believers all over the world are preparing for doomsday which they believe would happen this coming Friday, 21/Dec/12. Even restaurants are offering 'End of the world' menu with special offers. It is reported that people are devising different means to escape the Doomsday. Some are fleeing to different places they feel will be save for them such as the undergrounds, mountains and hotels while some others are buying candles. It is also believed that the only place that would be spared from Doomsday is the village of Bugarach, France. 

The rumour started in China and police have arrested some believers of  the 'Mayan Apocalypse' and confiscated leaflets and DVD and other apocalyptic propaganda which they recovered from them. Nearly half of those detained are reported to be members of the group Almighty God, which is also called Eastern Lightning. The group preaches that Jesus has reappeared as a woman in central China and has been accused of kidnapping and beating Christians to force conversions. Read more at Yahoo! if interested.

But please o where are all the Bible scholars? Is this how it was predicted in the Bible? I know a lot of unusual things are happening as described in the Bible but I'm sure the Bible didn't give any date such as the 21st of December, 2012. So if you know anything about this, please shed more light. Should we go and start preparing or should we just ignore? I'm waiting o...