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{{Short description|American author and end-times conspiracy theorist}}
{{about|the conspiracy theorist|politician of the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]]|David Meade}}
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| name = David Meade
| name = David Meade
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| occupation = self-described "Christian numerologist",<ref name=Guarino/> conspiracy theorist, Book author
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| alma_mater = [[University of Louisville]]<ref name=washingtonpost>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Kristine|title=The man whose biblical doomsday claim has some nervously eyeing Sept. 23|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/20/the-christian-numerologist-whose-biblical-doomsday-claim-has-some-nervously-eyeing-sept-23/?utm_term=.292867f6801a|publisher=Washington Post|date=September 20, 2017}}</ref>
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| known_for = [[Nibiru cataclysm#2017 Revival|Nibiru]], doomsday predictions, September 23rd, 2017
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| birth_place = United States
| occupation = Self-described "Christian numerologist"<ref name=Guarino/>
| alma_mater = [[University of Louisville]]<ref name=washingtonpost>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Kristine|title=The man whose biblical doomsday claim has some nervously eyeing Sept. 23|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/20/the-christian-numerologist-whose-biblical-doomsday-claim-has-some-nervously-eyeing-sept-23/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=[[Jeff Bezos|Nash Holdings LLC]]|date=20 September 2017}}</ref>
| known_for = [[Nibiru cataclysm#2017 revival|Nibiru]], doomsday predictions
| education = [[Astronomy]]{{efn|text=This claim is unverifiable, since "David Meade" is a pen name and the author in question has not revealed his real name.<ref name=washingtonpost/>}}
| nationality = American
| website = [http://writers-web-services.com Planet X – Omega Project], [http://planetxnews.com/meade/ David Meade Planet X News]
| footnotes = The author is known only by his pen name and some information is unverifiable since he has not chosen to reveal his true identity.<ref name=washingtonpost/>
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'''David Meade''' is the pen name of an American [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]] and author who has not disclosed his real name. Meade, who describes himself as a "Christian numerologist,"<ref name=Guarino>{{cite news|last1=Guarino|first1=Ben|title=Will the mysterious shadow planet Nibiru obliterate Earth in October? No.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/05/will-the-mysterious-shadow-planet-nibiru-obliterate-earth-in-october-no/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=[[Jeff Bezos|Nash Holdings LLC]]|date=January 7, 2017|accessdate=September 22, 2017}}</ref> says he was raised as a Catholic and claims to have attended the [[University of Louisville]], where he studied astronomy and other subjects.<ref name=washingtonpost/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Glum|first1=Julia|title=Who Is David Meade? The World Is Ending Saturday, According to This Catholic-Raised Blogger|url=http://www.newsweek.com/end-world-david-meade-668820|website=NewsWeek|date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> He is best known for predicting the world would end on September 23, 2017, and that [[Nibiru cataclysm|Nibiru]] (sometimes known as Planet X) would collide with [[Earth]] the same day.
'''David Meade''' is the pen name of an American [[Christian eschatology|end-times]] [[conspiracy theorist]] and book author who has yet to disclose his real name. Meade, who describes himself as a "Christian numerologist",<ref name=Guarino>{{cite news|last1=Guarino|first1=Ben|title=Will the mysterious shadow planet Nibiru obliterate Earth in October? No.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/05/will-the-mysterious-shadow-planet-nibiru-obliterate-earth-in-october-no/|newspaper=The Washington Post|publisher=Nash Holdings LLC|date=7 January 2017}}</ref> claims to have attended the [[University of Louisville]], where he "studied astronomy, among other subjects";<ref name=washingtonpost/><ref name=glum>{{cite web|last1=Glum|first1=Julia|title=Who Is David Meade? The World Is Ending Saturday, According to This Catholic-Raised Blogger|url=http://www.newsweek.com/end-world-david-meade-668820|periodical=[[Newsweek]]|publisher=[[Newsweek Media Group]]|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> because his real name is unknown, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that the university could not confirm whether he had ever been a student there.<ref name=washingtonpost/> He is also a writer, researcher and investigator who has written and self-published at least 13 books.<ref name=washingtonpost/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Doomsday writer David Meade: Who is he?|url=https://www.foxnews.com/science/doomsday-writer-david-meade-who-is-he/|work=[[Fox News]]|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> He made appearances and interviews on ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[Glenn Beck Program]]'', [[YouTube]] with pastor Paul Begley, and the ''[[Daily Express]]''. He is best known for making numerous failed predictions, which have passed, regarding the end times, including that a hidden planet named [[Nibiru cataclysm|Nibiru]] (sometimes known as Planet&nbsp;X) would destroy the [[Earth]].

Meade predicted that planet Nibiru would collide with Earth on September 23, 2017, destroying it.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Karangu|first1=Jessie|title=The world is ending on September 23, according to a biblical prophecy|url=http://wjla.com/news/offbeat/the-world-is-ending-on-september-23-according-to-a-biblical-prophecy|website=[[WJLA-TV]]|publisher=[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]|date=20 September 2017|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531184223/https://wjla.com/news/offbeat/the-world-is-ending-on-september-23-according-to-a-biblical-prophecy|url-status=dead}}</ref> After his prediction failed, he revised the apocalypse to October, where he stated that the seven-year [[Great Tribulation|tribulation]] would possibly start followed by a [[Millennialism|millennium]] of peace.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Gajanan|first1=Mahita|title=David Meade Said the World Was Going to End Last Weekend. Now He Says It's Really Happening in October|quote=Meade, David: It is possible at the end of October we may be about to enter into the 7-year Tribulation period, to be followed by a Millennium of peace.|url=https://time.com/4955640/doomsday-world-end-david-meade/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=25 September 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Meade again made several predictions for that year, for instance, that [[North Korea]] becoming a superpower in March 2018 and that Nibiru would destroy the Earth in spring.<ref name="International Business Times"/> Meade announced that the apocalypse would begin in March 2018, but he didn't predict the exact date.<ref name=Ibtimes/> After March 2018 passed, he moved the apocalypse to April 23, 2018, in which he also predicted the [[Sun]], [[Moon]], [[Jupiter]], and [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]] will signal the rapture, and that Nibiru would destroy the Earth that day.<ref name=Nzherald/> Before that date, he said reports that he predicted the end on 23 April were "fake news" but that the rapture—not the end of the world—would take place on an unspecified date between May and December 2018.

== Early life ==
Meade claims he was raised as a [[Catholic]]<ref name=glum/> and attended the [[University of Louisville]], studying astronomy and other subjects.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff|title=Kentucky man says 'end of days' is near|url=http://foxlexington.com/news/local/kentucky-man-says-end-of-days-is-near|website=[[WDKY-TV]]|publisher=Sinclair Broadcast Group|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> He also claims to have earned a master's degree in statistics.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Poulin|first1=Stepha|title=Facing the world's fake end|quote=master's degree in statistics|url=https://www.bgfalconmedia.com/forum/facing-the-world-s-fake-end/article_94b38e2a-a192-11e7-a91d-7f8a8c0b52c6.html|website=BG Falcon Media|date=25 September 2017|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=10 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110040710/https://www.bgfalconmedia.com/forum/facing-the-world-s-fake-end/article_94b38e2a-a192-11e7-a91d-7f8a8c0b52c6.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to his profile page on his website, he has worked for both the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] and private industry. He additionally stated that he has written investigative reports on abnormal state administration and executives for [[Fortune 1000]] organizations. It is not known which companies he worked for.<ref name=lyons>{{cite web|last1=Lyons|first1=Joseph|title=What Does David Meade Do? The Evangelical's Doomsday Theory Has Made Waves|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-david-meade-do-the-evangelicals-doomsday-theory-has-made-waves-2374639|website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|publisher=Bustle Digital Group|date=18 September 2017}}</ref> On his [[Google+|Google Plus]] page, he also claims to be an investigative journalist.<ref name=glum/>

In a September 2017 ''[[The Washington Post]]'' article, Meade said that he studied astronomy and that he attended a university in [[Kentucky]] but declined to say which campus he attended due to safety concerns.<ref name=washingtonpost/> He additionally refused to answer questions concerning which Fortune 1000 organizations he worked for and what he does for a living.<ref name=washingtonpost/> When he was asked where he lives, he claimed that he lives in "the heart of a major disaster" zone of [[Hurricane Irma]], but did not specify the state or city.<ref name=washingtonpost/>

Meade appeared on ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'' with [[George Noory]] in January 2017 and was interviewed by the [[United States|American]] national television and radio program ''[[Glenn Beck Program]]'' in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noory|first1=George|last2=Meade|first2=David|title=David Meade on Coast to Coast AM|url=https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/meade-david/84190|website=[[Coast to Coast AM]]|date=21 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Glenn Beck">{{cite web|last1=Beck|first1=Glenn|last2=Meade|first2=David|title=9/21/17 – Planet X and the end of the age (w/ David Meade)|work=[[Glenn Beck]]|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/audio/92117-planet-x-and-the-end-of-the-age-w-david-meade/|date=21 September 2017}}</ref> In addition to books about Planet&nbsp;X, he has written books related to politics, such as ''The Coming Clinton Economic Collapse'' (2016) and ''The Coup D'état Against President Donald J. Trump'' (2017).<ref name=washingtonpost/><ref name=glum/><ref name=lyons/>


== Predictions ==
== Predictions ==
{{see also|Nibiru cataclysm}}
David Meade received extensive media attention to his September 23rd, 2017 prediction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Will 2017 solar eclipse cause secret planet 'Nibiru' to destroy Earth next month? (No, but conspiracy theorists think so)|author= Eleanor Muffitt |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|year=2017|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/will-2017-solar-eclipse-cause-secret-planet-called-nibiru-destroy/|accessdate=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Is the world really about to come to an end? No, almost certainly not|author=Andrew Griffin|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|year=2017|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/world-end-apocalypse-locusts-swarm-eclipse-unilad-daily-star-planet-x-nibiru-a7868766.html|accessdate=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mack|first1=Eric|title=The End Of The World Is Coming, But Not From Nibiru On September 23|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2017/09/22/nibiru-planet-x-earth-2017-youtube-nasa/#a10b53c3054f|website=[[Forbes]]|publisher=Forbes, Inc.|date=September 22, 2017|accessdate=September 22, 2017}}</ref> However, as the day passed, he revised the apocalypse to October 2017, and made new predictions that month, such as when Nibiru would eclipse the sun on October 5th, when several people would levitate in the sky, including current [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Mike Pence]], followed by a nuclear attack by [[North Korea]], [[China]], and [[Russia]] on the [[United States of America|US]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?|url=https://www.ebookit.com/tools/pd/Bo/eBookIt/booktitle-Will-Planet-X-Signal-the-Rapture|website=ebookit.com}}</ref>. He also predicted other events that month, such as a series of magnitude 9.8 earthquakes, that the Earth's pole would shift by 30 degrees, that the US would be split in half, and that [[Barack Obama]] would be elected president for the third time.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=October 2017 and the ‘End of Days’|url=http://planetxnews.com/2017/08/30/october-2017-end-days/}}</ref><!-- referring to the author's own material because he questioned summaries in other articles as inaccurate --> After September 23rd, 2017 passed, a European [[Telepathy|mind reader]] and [[Mentalism|mentalist]] with the same name as David Meade received multiple death threats.<ref>{{cite web|title= Mind reader David Meade receives death threats after failed prediction|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/27/mind-reader-david-meade-keeps-getting-death-threats-meant-for-doomsday-theorist-david-meade/|year=2017|author=Kristine Phillips|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
Meade received extensive media attention following his predictions that Nibiru would destroy Earth on September 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Molloy|first1=Mark|title=Nibiru: How the nonsense Planet X Armageddon and Nasa fake news theories spread globally|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/21/nibiru-nonsense-planet-x-armageddon-nasa-fake-news-theories/|date=24 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Is the world really about to come to an end? No, almost certainly not|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|last1=Griffin|first1=Andrew|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/world-end-apocalypse-locusts-swarm-eclipse-unilad-daily-star-planet-x-nibiru-a7868766.html|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> He first predicted Nibiru would hit the Earth in October 2017,<ref name=Guarino/> but moved it forward to September 23. On September 21,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schwebke|first=Simon |title=End-of-world prediction interrupts TV broadcasts in Orange County|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/21/end-of-world-prediction-interrupts-tv-broadcasts-in-orange-county/|work=[[Orange County Register]]|date=21 September 2017}}</ref> an [[Orange County, California]] television station accidentally displayed his prediction in an emergency alert, and broadcasting officials stated that the false alert was caused by a glitch from a test by the [[Emergency Alert System]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frauenfelder|first1=Mark|title=California TV warned viewers of David Meade prediction|url=https://boingboing.net/2017/09/22/emergency-broadcast-alert-warn.html|website=[[Boing Boing]]|date=22 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Fausto|first1=Alma|last2=Schwebke|first2=Scott|title=End-of-world message on TV was just glitch from a test of the Emergency Alert System|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/22/end-of-world-prediction-heard-on-o-c-television-channels-linked-to-equipment-failure/|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|publisher=[[Digital First Media]]|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> On September 21, he claimed in a [[Glenn Beck]] interview to have seen Nibiru from his house and that other people would see the sign as well.<ref name="Glenn Beck"/> Meade then changed his mind and stated that Nibiru would not collide with Earth on September 23.<ref>{{cite news|last1=May|first1=Ashley|title=Man who said world was ending Saturday changed his mind|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/22/man-who-said-world-ending-saturday-said-isnt-actually-ending/692907001/|quote=Meade, David: The world is not ending, but the world as we know it is ending. A major part of the world will not be the same the beginning of October.|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=22 September 2017}}</ref>


=== October 2017 predictions ===
David Meade stated on [[The Washington Post]] that his September 23rd, 2017 prediction was based on numerical codes in the Bible. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Bucher|first1=Chris|title=Meade says he got September 23rd, 2017 prediction using numerical codes in the bible|url=https://heavy.com/news/2017/09/end-of-world-september-23-nibiru-theory-hoax-real-fake-earth/|quote=Meade told The Washington Post his belief September 23 is the day when it all starts is based off numerical codes in several Bible verses.|year=2017}}</ref> His October 2017 predictions were predicted in his book ''Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?'' on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28582924-will-planet-x-signal-the-rapture|website=Good Reads}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Will Planet X Signal the Rapture|url=https://www.amazon.com/Will-Planet-X-Signal-Rapture-ebook/dp/B01AL6X6DU|website=Amazon}}</ref> He also made similar predictions in 2015 in his other books ''Rapture 2015 and Planet X''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Rapture 2015 and Planet X|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25165503-rapture-2015-and-planet-x|website=Good Reads}}</ref> and in 2013 in his book ''Comet Ison and the Return of Jesus''. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Comet Ison and the Return of Jesus|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18764517-comet-ison-and-the-return-of-jesus|website=Good Reads}}</ref>
As September 23 passed, Meade again revised the apocalypse to October, making new predictions for that month, such as Nibiru eclipsing the sun on October 5 and that several people would [[Levitation (paranormal)|levitate]] into the sky (including then-current U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and Vice President [[Mike Pence]]) followed by a nuclear attack by [[North Korea]], [[China]], and [[Russia]] on the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?|url=https://www.ebookit.com/tools/pd/Bo/eBookIt/booktitle-Will-Planet-X-Signal-the-Rapture|quote=Meade, David: I know the day but I'd rather not mention it at this point, but it is in October and in the very latter part) that Russia, China and North Korea would use a combination of drone submarines and unmarked container ships to engage in a nuclear attack on the US coast.|publisher=Self-published|website=ebookit.com}}</ref><ref name=PlanetXNews/> He predicted other events for that month, such as a series of magnitude 9.8 earthquakes; that the Earth's pole would shift by 30 degrees; that the United States would be split in half; and that [[Barack Obama]] would be elected as U.S. president for an [[Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution|illegal]] third term.<ref name=PlanetXNews>{{cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=October 2017 and the 'End of Days'|url=http://planetxnews.com/2017/08/30/october-2017-end-days/|quote=Meade, David: Over one billion people will disappear. Among those who disappear will be President Trump and Vice President Pence. Obama will win the election. That should tell you something right there.|publisher=Self-published|date=30 August 2017|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523232525/http://planetxnews.com/2017/08/30/october-2017-end-days/|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- referring to the author's own material because he questioned summaries in other articles as inaccurate --> He also predicted that the 7-year [[Great Tribulation]] would start on October 15 and stated "[t]hat's when the action starts",<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Knudson|first1=Annalise|title=Will end of the world begin on Sunday, Oct. 15?|quote=Meade, David: That's when the action starts|url=http://www.silive.com/news/2017/10/post_1763.html|newspaper=[[Staten Island Advance]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|date=1 October 2017}}</ref> but the month passed, and his predictions were wrong.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trim|first1=Liam|title=Sunday, October 15 will mark the start of Apocalypse if author David Meade is correct|url=http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/planet-x-theory-sunday-october-629034|work=[[Western Gazette]]|date=11 October 2017}}</ref> His October 2017 predictions were described in his book ''Will Planet&nbsp;X Signal the Rapture?''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Will Planet X Signal the Rapture|url=https://www.amazon.com/Will-Planet-X-Signal-Rapture-ebook/dp/B01AL6X6DU|quote=Meade, David: My inspiration for this book was a vision that I'm aware of where it was revealed that in October of 2017|publisher=Self-published|date=13 January 2016}}</ref>


== Criticism ==
=== Predictions for 2018 ===
In an interview with [[YouTube]] pastor Paul Begley, Meade made several predictions for 2018, such as North Korea becoming a world-class superpower in March 2018 and predicting that Nibiru would destroy the Earth in spring.<ref name="International Business Times">{{cite web|last=Jha |first=Nupur |title=Nibiru will hit Earth and cause doomsday in 2018, predicts David Meade|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/nibiru-will-hit-earth-cause-doomsday-2018-predicts-david-meade-760172|website=[[International Business Times]]|quote=Meade, David: "Here's what I believe is going to start in the Spring of 2018: I believe North Korea will ascend to become a world-class superpower in March of 2018. I believe the great tribulation will begin after a short period of peace"|date=11 February 2018}}</ref> In an article published by ''[[International Business Times]]'' on February 15, 2018, Meade announced that the apocalypse would begin in March 2018, but no date was given.<ref name=Ibtimes>{{Cite web|last1=Narayanan|first1=Nirmal|title=Sept 23 last year? No, Oct 15! Now it's March 2018, says conspiracy theorist David Meade on Nibiru apocalypse |url=http://www.ibtimes.sg/sept-23-last-year-no-oct-15-now-its-march-2018-says-conspiracy-theorist-david-meade-nibiru-24506|work=International Business Times|date=15 February 2018}}</ref> He stated that several events in 2018, such as the [[January 2018 lunar eclipse|January 2018 super blue blood moon eclipse]], the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], and [[Israel]]'s 70-year celebration of independence, were signs of the apocalypse.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Narayanan|first1=Nirmal|title=Is Super Blue Red Moon a sign of inevitable apocalypse? Conspiracy theorists say yes|url=http://www.ibtimes.sg/super-blue-red-moon-sign-inevitable-apocalypse-conspiracy-theorists-say-yes-23361|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Paez|first1=Danny|title=No, the Super Blue Blood Moon Isn't a Sign of the Apocalypse|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/40648-super-blue-blood-moon-isn-t-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=29 January 2018}}</ref> He called several officials in the United Nations "crazy people" after voting against the United States' decision to [[United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel|recognize]] [[Jerusalem]] as the capital of Israel, and his prediction came just 42 days before the blood moon eclipse.<ref name="International Business Times"/>
Meade faced criticism from fellow Christians; Ed Stetzer, writing for ''[[Christianity Today]]'', stated that "there is no such thing as a 'Christian numerologist',"<ref name=Stetzer/> and described Meade as "a made-up expert in a made-up field talking about a made-up event."<ref name=Stetzer>{{cite web|last1=Stetzer|first1=Ed|title=No, the World Won't End Next Week and There's No Such Thing as a Christian Numerologist|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/september/end-times-fake-news.html|website=christianitytoday.com|publisher=Christianity Today|date=September 16, 2017|accessdate=September 23, 2017}}</ref> Christopher M. Graney, a professor with the [[Vatican Observatory]] Foundation, noted that the supposedly unique astronomical event cited by Meade as a harbinger of doom was, in fact, quite common, having occurred four times in the last millennium.<ref name=vatican>{{cite web|title=Biblical Signs in the Sky? September 23, 2017|url=http://www.vofoundation.org/blog/biblical-signs-sky-september-23-2017/|year=2017|author=Christopher M. Graney|work=[[Vatican Observatory]]|accessdate=September 23, 2017}}</ref> His theories were also debunked by NASA and ''[[Time Magazine]]'' writer [[Jeffrey Kluger|Jeff Kluger]], with NASA sticking to its position that Nibiru does not exist.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kluger|first1=Jeff|title=Time Magazine Writer debunks David Meade theory, world will not end|url=http://time.com/4948315/nibiru-end-of-the-world-2017-theory/}}</ref>

After March 2018 passed, he changed the apocalypse prediction to April 23, 2018, in which he also predicted the [[Sun]], [[Moon]], [[Jupiter]], and Virgo will signal the [[rapture]], and that Nibiru would destroy the Earth that day.<ref name=Nzherald>{{Cite web|last1=MacDonald|first1=Cheyenne|title=Conspiracy theorists claim end of world is coming April 23 when Nibiru appears|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12031291|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=12 April 2018}}</ref> He referred to his prediction as "end of days convergence" and that the "disappearance of the Church will occur".<ref name=Nzherald/> Meade became the first preacher since [[William Miller (preacher)|William Miller]] to predict that the world would end on 23 April.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Pappas|first1=Stephanie|title=Wait For It...The First 'April 23rd Doomsday' Was Predicted in 1843|url=https://www.livescience.com/62293-bogus-doomsday-april-23.html|publisher=[[Live Science]]|date=12 April 2018}}</ref> On April 19, 2018, he stated that reports saying that he predicted the world would be destroyed on 23 April were "fake news", but that the rapture—but not the end of the world—would take place on an unspecified date between May and December 2018. He stated that the rapture would bring in seven years of "tribulation", followed by 1,000 years of "peace and prosperity", before the world is destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|title=No, the world will not end on Monday, says conspiracy theorist cited in reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/19/david-meade-end-of-world-predictions-rapture |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 April 2018 |author= Adam Gabbatt|access-date= 19 April 2018}}</ref> April 23, 2018 passed without incident and Meade's prediction of a rapture taking place has been labeled by some{{who|date=January 2022}} as one of the latest{{clarify|date=January 2022}} "kooky" doomsday calls.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bryner|first1=Jeanna|title=The 'End of the World' Is Today. Here's Why We're Still Here|url=https://www.livescience.com/62378-doomsday-april-23.html|website=[[Live Science]]|date=23 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Llorente|first1=Elizabeth|title=Rapture prediction for April 23 just latest of kooky doomsday calls|url=http://zlotonews.com/rapture-prediction-for-april-23-just-latest-of-kooky-doomsday-calls-3/|publisher=Zloto News|date=23 April 2018|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423234251/http://zlotonews.com/rapture-prediction-for-april-23-just-latest-of-kooky-doomsday-calls-3/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Other predictions ===
Meade made similar predictions in 2015 in his book ''Rapture 2015 and Planet&nbsp;X''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Rapture 2015 and Planet X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hk8xBwAAQBAJ|year=2015|publisher=Self-published|isbn=978-1456624347}}</ref> and in his 2013 book ''Comet Ison and the Return of Jesus'', in which he stated that [[Comet Ison]] is the biblical star [[Wormwood (Bible)|Wormwood]] and that it ties to Nibiru.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Comet Ison – The Comet of the Millennium|url=https://www.business2community.com/oddball/comet-ison-comet-millennium-0646992|quote=Meade, David: The name of one of the Russian discoverers of this 3 to 4 mile wide comet with a 200,000 mile tail translates to WORMWOOD.|work=Business 2 Community|date=15 October 2013}}</ref> In September 2017, he also made predictions that North Korea would launch a nuclear attack against [[Yellowstone Caldera]] from a used Russian submarine parked off the [[California Coast Ranges|coast of California]], and that the attack would trigger a [[supervolcano]] eruption.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seaburn|first1=Paul |title=North Korea, Yellowstone and Nukes Triggering Supervolcanoes|url=http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/north-korea-yellowstone-and-nukes-triggering-supervolcanoes/|work=Mysterious Universe|quote=Meade, David: A major eruption at Yellowstone would immediately end America’s status as a superpower in one single hour. Let’s look at the facts about the North Korean testing program. First, it’s apparent they have developed a hydrogen bomb. They are currently testing to determine exactly what yield of nuclear weapon will be necessary to disrupt the rock cap over the Yellowstone Caldera. In concert with foreign volcanic experts, they have been studying Mount Paektu for years. Because I knew too much and was on the threshold of revealing their battle order against the U.S., my webmaster account was decrypted at a very high level and I was sent threatening information. That’s all I can say for now. But I know the attack was from the East and not the West. Therefore, an Eastern dictatorship—likely North Korea itself.|date=14 November 2017}}</ref> He believed that there would be flooding similar to the [[Genesis flood narrative]] and that only believers would survive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mehta |first=Anita |title=Doomsday prediction: Conspiracy theorist David Meade claims flooding like Noah's Ark will destroy Earth|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/doomsday-prediction-conspiracy-theorist-david-meade-claims-flooding-like-noahs-ark-will-destroy-753296|website=International Business Times|date=15 December 2017}}</ref> He also believed that Russia would be able to wipe the United States out in less than 30 minutes if a war broke out [[Russia–United States relations|between the two countries]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Narayanan|first1=Nirmal |title=Russia could wipe out US in less than 30 minutes, says Nibiru theorist David Meade|url=http://www.ibtimes.sg/russia-could-wipe-out-us-less-30-minutes-says-nibiru-theorist-david-meade-26186|website=International Business Times|date=5 May 2018}}</ref>

== Reactions ==
Meade has faced criticism from fellow Christians: [[Ed Stetzer]], writing for ''[[Christianity Today]]'', stated that "there is no such thing as a 'Christian numerologist{{' "}},<ref name=Stetzer/> and described Meade as "a made-up expert in a made-up field talking about a made-up event."<ref name=Stetzer>{{cite web|last1=Stetzer|first1=Ed|title=No, the World Won't End Next Week and There's No Such Thing as a Christian Numerologist|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/september/end-times-fake-news.html|periodical=[[Christianity Today]]|date=16 September 2017}}</ref> Christopher M. Graney, a professor with the [[Vatican Observatory]] Foundation, noted that the supposedly unique astronomical event cited by Meade as a harbinger of doom was, in fact, quite common, having occurred four times in the last millennium.<ref name=graney>{{cite web|last1=Graney|first1=Christopher|title=Biblical Signs in the Sky? September 23, 2017|url=http://www.vofoundation.org/blog/biblical-signs-sky-september-23-2017/|publisher=[[Vatican Observatory]]|date=23 September 2017}}</ref> His theories were also debunked by [[NASA]] and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' writer [[Jeffrey Kluger|Jeff Kluger]], with NASA stating that Nibiru does not exist.<ref name=Time>{{cite magazine|last1=Kluger|first1=Jeff|title=No, the World Is Not Going to End This Weekend |url=https://time.com/4948315/nibiru-end-of-the-world-2017-theory/ |magazine=Time |date=19 September 2017}}</ref>

[[Albert Mohler]], the president of the [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] stated, upon Meade's previous prediction in September 2017, that "Christians are not called to be the setters of dates and the anticipation of the calendar." He went on to criticize Meade's predictions saying that "this kind of thinking should be an embarrassment to Biblical Christians".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albertmohler.com/2017/09/26/briefing-09-26-17/?segment=3|title=Tuesday, September 26, 2017 – The Briefing|website=www.albertmohler.com|date=26 September 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-04-23}}</ref> [[Judi McLeod]] labeled Meade as a [[false prophet#Christianity|false prophet]] on her website ''Canada Free Press'' after his prophecies failed to come true.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Merrick|first1=Dave|title=In Case You Were Planning To Float Any Long Term Loans&nbsp;...|url=http://canadafreepress.com/article/in-case-you-were-planning-to-float-any-long-term-loans|quote=McLeod, Judi: This most recent false prophecy, David Meade|work=Canada Free Press|date=22 September 2017}}</ref> [[ATLAH World Missionary Church]] pastor [[James David Manning]] has also called Meade a fraud in one of his YouTube videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Meade Is A Fraud|last1=Manning|first1=James|url=http://politicianreviews.com/review/david-meade-is-a-fraud/|publisher=Politician Reviews|date=22 September 2017|access-date=26 January 2018|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127085537/http://politicianreviews.com/review/david-meade-is-a-fraud/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brazilian astronomer [[Duília de Mello]] called his predictions and theories rubbish, and said Nibiru would have been seen during the eclipse and that Meade was using calculations based on the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref name="Independent Mail">{{Cite web|last1=Ellis|first1=Mike|title=It's not the end of the world this weekend|url=https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/2017/09/19/its-not-end-world-weekend/680797001/|newspaper=[[The Anderson Independent-Mail]]|publisher=Gannett Company|date=19 September 2017}}</ref> British journalist [[Nick Pope (journalist)|Nick Pope]] stated that his theory had lack of critical thinking.<ref name=Nzherald/>

Meade has been compared to other failed doomsday preachers, such as [[Harold Camping]] and [[Nostradamus]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Darnay|first1=Keith|title=Doomsday prophecies fail to end anything|url=http://bismarcktribune.com/news/columnists/keith-darnay/doomsday-prophecies-fail-to-end-anything/article_83964bb4-e190-5879-9237-ee65c8b70818.html|work=[[The Bismarck Tribune]]|quote=Darnay, Keith: Nostradamus. Harold Camping. David Meade.|date=25 September 2017}}</ref> and his September 23 prediction has been compared to other failed dates, such as the [[2012 phenomenon]] and [[Year 2000 problem|Y2K]] fulfilling Christian prophecy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=May|first1=Ashley|last2=Rossman|first2=Sean|title=World ending Saturday? Here are 8 times the world was supposed to end, and didn't|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/21/word-ending-saturday-here-all-times-world-supposed-end-and-didnt/689011001/|newspaper=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=21 September 2017}}</ref> After September 23, 2017, passed, a European [[Telepathy|mind reader]] and [[Mentalism|mentalist]] with the same name received multiple death threats when news websites linked him to the predictions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Kristine|title=Mind reader with same name as David Meade receives death threats after failed prediction|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/27/mind-reader-david-meade-keeps-getting-death-threats-meant-for-doomsday-theorist-david-meade/|newspaper=The Washington Post|publisher=Nash Holdings LLC|date=27 September 2017}}</ref> The man denied being the doomsday predictor and worked with a legal expert to have the false reports removed.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sweeney|first1=Joanne|title=No, I'm not THAT David Meade says mentalist|url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2018/02/15/news/david-meade-i-m-not-that-david-meade--1253130/|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=15 February 2018}}</ref> Meade's ''Planet&nbsp;X – The 2017 Arrival'' book also received criticism as nonsense and [[plagiarism]], with only 25% being his own work.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Robert|title=Review: David Meade's "Planet X – 2017 Arrival" – A Plagiarized Scrap Book|url=http://www.science20.com/robert_walker/review_david_meades_planet_x_2017_arrival_a_plagiarized_scrap_book-227600|work=Science20.com|publisher=Robert Walker|date=22 October 2017}}</ref> On January 25, 2018, his predictions were labeled as "hype" by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in a story about the [[Doomsday Clock]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bailey|first1=Sarah|title=Doomsday Clock: Why Americans love apocalyptic predictions|quote=Bailey, Sarah: Unlike some religious predictions in the past, including hyped predictions from people such as David Meade and Harold Camping, the scientists' clock is symbolic, and the scientists do not predict a specific date.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/01/25/doomsday-clock-why-americans-love-apocalyptic-predictions/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=25 January 2018}}</ref>

== Calculations ==
[[File:Statue of Virgin Mary in the Cathedral of Strasbourg.jpg|right|thumb|Meade trusted that Nibiru's entry on September 23, 2017, was attached to a [[Bible code|prophetic perusing]] of the [[Woman of the Apocalypse]] (''depiction pictured'').<ref name="Bucher">{{cite web|last1=Bucher|first1=Chris|title=Meade says he got September 23rd, 2017 prediction using numerical codes in the bible|url=https://heavy.com/news/2017/09/end-of-world-september-23-nibiru-theory-hoax-real-fake-earth/|work=[[Heavy.com]]|quote=Bucher, Chris: Meade told The Washington Post his belief September 23 is the day when it all starts is based on numerical codes in several Bible verses.|date=19 September 2017}}</ref>]]
[[File:All Gizah Pyramids.jpg|right|thumb|David Meade believed the 23 September prediction was [[Revelation|revealed]] to him in the Giza Pyramids, including the [[Great Pyramid at Giza|Great Pyramid]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Gadiano|first1=Jerry|title=Great Pyramid Of Giza Shows 'Exact Date The World Will End'|url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/great-pyramid-of-giza-shows-exact-date-the-world-will-end-and-its-soon/|publisher=[[UNILAD]]|year=2017}}</ref>]]

Meade told ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that his September 23, 2017 prediction was based on numerical codes in the Bible.<ref name="Bucher"/> He also based his predictions on what he says are coded messages in the [[Giza pyramid complex|Giza Pyramids]] of [[Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sudakov|first1=Dmitry|title=Date for planet Nibiru to crash into Earth encrypted in Pyramid of Giza|url=http://www.pravdareport.com/science/mysteries/18-08-2017/138453-planet_nibiru-0/|website=[[Pravda.ru]]|date=18 August 2017|access-date=26 January 2018|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127004601/http://www.pravdareport.com/science/mysteries/18-08-2017/138453-planet_nibiru-0/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The specific focus of his prediction revolved around the [[Woman of the Apocalypse]] (referring to [[Revelation 12]]), another event that was supposed to take place on September 23 when a certain configuration of the Earth, Sun, Moon, and [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]] would happen.<ref name=graney/> He stated the significant number for his September 23 prediction is the number [[33 (number)|33]], on the grounds that "Jesus lived for 33 years" and "Elohim, the Canaanite god who was later adopted as the supreme god of ancient Israel, is mentioned 33 times in the Bible".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Matthew |title=Conspiracy nuts claim an invisible rogue planet is going to bring about the Rapture|url=https://www.salon.com/2017/09/18/this-saturday-an-invisible-rogue-planet-will-bring-about-the-rapture-maybe/|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|quote=Meade, David: understanding all of this is the number 33. In the Bible, Jesus is said to have lived for 33 years before being crucified. Elohim, the Canaanite god who was later adopted as the supreme god of ancient Israel, is mentioned 33 times in the Bible.|date=18 September 2017}}</ref> He stated several events, such as the [[solar eclipse of 21 August 2017]], [[Hurricane Harvey]], [[Hurricane Irma]], and the Mexico earthquakes were a sign that Nibiru would appear on 23 September based on the [[Bible]] chapter verse [[Luke 21|Luke 21:25–26]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Does the Bible point to a catastrophic apocalypse on September 23?|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/does-the-bible-point-to-a-catastrophic-apocalypse-on-september-23/113858.htm|periodical=[[Christian Today]]|date=17 September 2017|author=Staff}}</ref>

Meade's April 23 prediction was based on passage 12:1–2 in the [[Book of Revelation]], which states "And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth".<ref name=Nzherald /> He referred to the woman as Virgo and stated that the alignment represents [[Lion of Judah]].<ref name=Nzherald /> When discussing the 7-year tribulation and [[rapture]], he stated "The Book of Revelation states that men will approach [[Armageddon]] on horseback. Nibiru is here and the earth will be prepared for the next event on its calendar. That's all in the Book of Revelation, too."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Narayanan|first1=Nirmal|title=Deja Vu? Doomsday prediction not on April 23, but later this year, says David Meade|url=http://amp.ibtimes.sg/deja-vu-doomsday-prediction-not-april-23-later-this-year-says-david-meade-26035|quote=Meade, David: The Book of Revelation states that men will approach Armageddon on horseback. Nibiru is here and the earth will be prepared for the next event on its calendar. That's all in the Book of Revelation, too.|website=International Business Times|date=21 April 2018}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Planet X – God's Endgame |year=2013 |publisher=Self published on eBookIt.com |isbn=978-1456615895 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bRUtozeSiyQC}}
* Meade, David. (2013) ''Fraud Prevention''. Self-published on eBookIt.com {{ASIN|B00CMJO7U6}}
* Meade, David. (2013) ''Mysterious Islands''. Self-published on eBookit.com. {{ASIN|B00CY2OA3K}}
* Meade, David. (2013) ''Research for Writers''. Self-published on eBookit.com. {{ASIN|B00E0MKDFQ}}
* Meade, David. (2014) ''You Can Write a Best-Selling Info Book!'' Self-published on eBookit.com. {{ASIN|B00L72JDUI}}
* Meade, David. (2014) ''Web Design for Authors: Every Author Needs a Website!''. Self-published on eBookit.com. {{ASIN|B00NJBT184}}
* Meade, David. (2015) ''Rapture 2015 and Planet X''. Self-published on eBookIt.com {{ISBN|978-1456624347}}
* Meade, David; Meade, Anne. (2015) ''Own a Piece of Paradise In the Florida Keys'', Self-published on eBookit.com. {{ASIN|B019E4FTS0}}
* Meade, David. (2015) ''Hitler's Escape to Argentina''. Self-published on eBookIt.com {{ASIN|B01A27FUFK}}
* Meade, David. (2016) ''Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?'' Self-published on eBookIt.com {{ISBN|978-1456626235}}
* {{cite book|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=Planet X – The 2017 Arrival|year=2016|publisher=Self published on eBookIt.com |isbn=978-1456626921|edition=Paperback|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AHMqDwAAQBAJ|language=en}}
* Meade, David. (2016) ''The Coming Clinton Economic Collapse Kindle Edition''. Kindle EBooks. {{ISBN|978-1456627195}}
* {{cite book|last1=Meade|first1=David|title=The Prepper's Guide to Surviving EMP Attacks, Solar Flares and Grid Failures|year=2017 |publisher=Self published on eBookIt.com|isbn=978-1456629342}}
* Meade, David. (2017) ''The End of Days – Planet X and Beyond'' Kindle Edition. Self-published on eBookIt.com {{ASIN|B0778KK2GD}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events]]
* [[List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events]]
* [[Apocalypticism]]
* [[Apocalypticism]]

* [[Nibiru cataclysm]]
== External links ==
* [https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4911 "How to Escape Nibiru"], podcast by [[Brian Dunning (author)|Brian Dunning]]

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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikisource|1=Bible (American Standard)/Luke#21:25|2=Luke 21:25–26}}
* [http://writers-web-services.com/ Planet X – Project Omega], a website run by David Meade


== External Links ==
* [http://planetxnews.com/meade/ David Meade Planet X News]
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Latest revision as of 04:36, 17 November 2024

This article is about the end-times theorist. For the American politician, see David Meade.

David Meade
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationAstronomy[a]
Alma materUniversity of Louisville[1]
OccupationSelf-described "Christian numerologist"[2]
Known forNibiru, doomsday predictions
WebsitePlanet X – Omega Project, David Meade Planet X News
Notes
The author is known only by his pen name and some information is unverifiable since he has not chosen to reveal his true identity.[1]

David Meade is the pen name of an American end-times conspiracy theorist and book author who has yet to disclose his real name. Meade, who describes himself as a "Christian numerologist",[2] claims to have attended the University of Louisville, where he "studied astronomy, among other subjects";[1][3] because his real name is unknown, The Washington Post reported that the university could not confirm whether he had ever been a student there.[1] He is also a writer, researcher and investigator who has written and self-published at least 13 books.[1][4] He made appearances and interviews on Coast to Coast AM, The Washington Post, Glenn Beck Program, YouTube with pastor Paul Begley, and the Daily Express. He is best known for making numerous failed predictions, which have passed, regarding the end times, including that a hidden planet named Nibiru (sometimes known as Planet X) would destroy the Earth.

Meade predicted that planet Nibiru would collide with Earth on September 23, 2017, destroying it.[5] After his prediction failed, he revised the apocalypse to October, where he stated that the seven-year tribulation would possibly start followed by a millennium of peace.[6] In 2018, Meade again made several predictions for that year, for instance, that North Korea becoming a superpower in March 2018 and that Nibiru would destroy the Earth in spring.[7] Meade announced that the apocalypse would begin in March 2018, but he didn't predict the exact date.[8] After March 2018 passed, he moved the apocalypse to April 23, 2018, in which he also predicted the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Virgo will signal the rapture, and that Nibiru would destroy the Earth that day.[9] Before that date, he said reports that he predicted the end on 23 April were "fake news" but that the rapture—not the end of the world—would take place on an unspecified date between May and December 2018.

Early life

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Meade claims he was raised as a Catholic[3] and attended the University of Louisville, studying astronomy and other subjects.[10] He also claims to have earned a master's degree in statistics.[11] According to his profile page on his website, he has worked for both the federal government and private industry. He additionally stated that he has written investigative reports on abnormal state administration and executives for Fortune 1000 organizations. It is not known which companies he worked for.[12] On his Google Plus page, he also claims to be an investigative journalist.[3]

In a September 2017 The Washington Post article, Meade said that he studied astronomy and that he attended a university in Kentucky but declined to say which campus he attended due to safety concerns.[1] He additionally refused to answer questions concerning which Fortune 1000 organizations he worked for and what he does for a living.[1] When he was asked where he lives, he claimed that he lives in "the heart of a major disaster" zone of Hurricane Irma, but did not specify the state or city.[1]

Meade appeared on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory in January 2017 and was interviewed by the American national television and radio program Glenn Beck Program in September 2017.[13][14] In addition to books about Planet X, he has written books related to politics, such as The Coming Clinton Economic Collapse (2016) and The Coup D'état Against President Donald J. Trump (2017).[1][3][12]

Predictions

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See also: Nibiru cataclysm

Meade received extensive media attention following his predictions that Nibiru would destroy Earth on September 23, 2017.[15][16] He first predicted Nibiru would hit the Earth in October 2017,[2] but moved it forward to September 23. On September 21,[17] an Orange County, California television station accidentally displayed his prediction in an emergency alert, and broadcasting officials stated that the false alert was caused by a glitch from a test by the Emergency Alert System.[18][19] On September 21, he claimed in a Glenn Beck interview to have seen Nibiru from his house and that other people would see the sign as well.[14] Meade then changed his mind and stated that Nibiru would not collide with Earth on September 23.[20]

October 2017 predictions

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As September 23 passed, Meade again revised the apocalypse to October, making new predictions for that month, such as Nibiru eclipsing the sun on October 5 and that several people would levitate into the sky (including then-current U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence) followed by a nuclear attack by North Korea, China, and Russia on the United States.[21][22] He predicted other events for that month, such as a series of magnitude 9.8 earthquakes; that the Earth's pole would shift by 30 degrees; that the United States would be split in half; and that Barack Obama would be elected as U.S. president for an illegal third term.[22] He also predicted that the 7-year Great Tribulation would start on October 15 and stated "[t]hat's when the action starts",[23] but the month passed, and his predictions were wrong.[24] His October 2017 predictions were described in his book Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?[25]

Predictions for 2018

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In an interview with YouTube pastor Paul Begley, Meade made several predictions for 2018, such as North Korea becoming a world-class superpower in March 2018 and predicting that Nibiru would destroy the Earth in spring.[7] In an article published by International Business Times on February 15, 2018, Meade announced that the apocalypse would begin in March 2018, but no date was given.[8] He stated that several events in 2018, such as the January 2018 super blue blood moon eclipse, the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Israel's 70-year celebration of independence, were signs of the apocalypse.[26][27] He called several officials in the United Nations "crazy people" after voting against the United States' decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and his prediction came just 42 days before the blood moon eclipse.[7]

After March 2018 passed, he changed the apocalypse prediction to April 23, 2018, in which he also predicted the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Virgo will signal the rapture, and that Nibiru would destroy the Earth that day.[9] He referred to his prediction as "end of days convergence" and that the "disappearance of the Church will occur".[9] Meade became the first preacher since William Miller to predict that the world would end on 23 April.[28] On April 19, 2018, he stated that reports saying that he predicted the world would be destroyed on 23 April were "fake news", but that the rapture—but not the end of the world—would take place on an unspecified date between May and December 2018. He stated that the rapture would bring in seven years of "tribulation", followed by 1,000 years of "peace and prosperity", before the world is destroyed.[29] April 23, 2018 passed without incident and Meade's prediction of a rapture taking place has been labeled by some[who?] as one of the latest[clarification needed] "kooky" doomsday calls.[30][31]

Other predictions

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Meade made similar predictions in 2015 in his book Rapture 2015 and Planet X[32] and in his 2013 book Comet Ison and the Return of Jesus, in which he stated that Comet Ison is the biblical star Wormwood and that it ties to Nibiru.[33] In September 2017, he also made predictions that North Korea would launch a nuclear attack against Yellowstone Caldera from a used Russian submarine parked off the coast of California, and that the attack would trigger a supervolcano eruption.[34] He believed that there would be flooding similar to the Genesis flood narrative and that only believers would survive.[35] He also believed that Russia would be able to wipe the United States out in less than 30 minutes if a war broke out between the two countries.[36]

Reactions

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Meade has faced criticism from fellow Christians: Ed Stetzer, writing for Christianity Today, stated that "there is no such thing as a 'Christian numerologist'",[37] and described Meade as "a made-up expert in a made-up field talking about a made-up event."[37] Christopher M. Graney, a professor with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, noted that the supposedly unique astronomical event cited by Meade as a harbinger of doom was, in fact, quite common, having occurred four times in the last millennium.[38] His theories were also debunked by NASA and Time writer Jeff Kluger, with NASA stating that Nibiru does not exist.[39]

Albert Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary stated, upon Meade's previous prediction in September 2017, that "Christians are not called to be the setters of dates and the anticipation of the calendar." He went on to criticize Meade's predictions saying that "this kind of thinking should be an embarrassment to Biblical Christians".[40] Judi McLeod labeled Meade as a false prophet on her website Canada Free Press after his prophecies failed to come true.[41] ATLAH World Missionary Church pastor James David Manning has also called Meade a fraud in one of his YouTube videos.[42] Brazilian astronomer Duília de Mello called his predictions and theories rubbish, and said Nibiru would have been seen during the eclipse and that Meade was using calculations based on the Gregorian calendar.[43] British journalist Nick Pope stated that his theory had lack of critical thinking.[9]

Meade has been compared to other failed doomsday preachers, such as Harold Camping and Nostradamus,[44] and his September 23 prediction has been compared to other failed dates, such as the 2012 phenomenon and Y2K fulfilling Christian prophecy.[45] After September 23, 2017, passed, a European mind reader and mentalist with the same name received multiple death threats when news websites linked him to the predictions.[46] The man denied being the doomsday predictor and worked with a legal expert to have the false reports removed.[47] Meade's Planet X – The 2017 Arrival book also received criticism as nonsense and plagiarism, with only 25% being his own work.[48] On January 25, 2018, his predictions were labeled as "hype" by The Washington Post in a story about the Doomsday Clock.[49]

Calculations

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Meade trusted that Nibiru's entry on September 23, 2017, was attached to a prophetic perusing of the Woman of the Apocalypse (depiction pictured).[50]
David Meade believed the 23 September prediction was revealed to him in the Giza Pyramids, including the Great Pyramid.[51]

Meade told The Washington Post that his September 23, 2017 prediction was based on numerical codes in the Bible.[50] He also based his predictions on what he says are coded messages in the Giza Pyramids of Egypt.[52] The specific focus of his prediction revolved around the Woman of the Apocalypse (referring to Revelation 12), another event that was supposed to take place on September 23 when a certain configuration of the Earth, Sun, Moon, and Virgo would happen.[38] He stated the significant number for his September 23 prediction is the number 33, on the grounds that "Jesus lived for 33 years" and "Elohim, the Canaanite god who was later adopted as the supreme god of ancient Israel, is mentioned 33 times in the Bible".[53] He stated several events, such as the solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and the Mexico earthquakes were a sign that Nibiru would appear on 23 September based on the Bible chapter verse Luke 21:25–26.[54]

Meade's April 23 prediction was based on passage 12:1–2 in the Book of Revelation, which states "And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth".[9] He referred to the woman as Virgo and stated that the alignment represents Lion of Judah.[9] When discussing the 7-year tribulation and rapture, he stated "The Book of Revelation states that men will approach Armageddon on horseback. Nibiru is here and the earth will be prepared for the next event on its calendar. That's all in the Book of Revelation, too."[55]

Bibliography

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  • Meade, David (2013). Planet X – God's Endgame. Self published on eBookIt.com. ISBN 978-1456615895.
  • Meade, David. (2013) Fraud Prevention. Self-published on eBookIt.com ASIN B00CMJO7U6
  • Meade, David. (2013) Mysterious Islands. Self-published on eBookit.com. ASIN B00CY2OA3K
  • Meade, David. (2013) Research for Writers. Self-published on eBookit.com. ASIN B00E0MKDFQ
  • Meade, David. (2014) You Can Write a Best-Selling Info Book! Self-published on eBookit.com. ASIN B00L72JDUI
  • Meade, David. (2014) Web Design for Authors: Every Author Needs a Website!. Self-published on eBookit.com. ASIN B00NJBT184
  • Meade, David. (2015) Rapture 2015 and Planet X. Self-published on eBookIt.com ISBN 978-1456624347
  • Meade, David; Meade, Anne. (2015) Own a Piece of Paradise In the Florida Keys, Self-published on eBookit.com. ASIN B019E4FTS0
  • Meade, David. (2015) Hitler's Escape to Argentina. Self-published on eBookIt.com ASIN B01A27FUFK
  • Meade, David. (2016) Will Planet X Signal the Rapture? Self-published on eBookIt.com ISBN 978-1456626235
  • Meade, David (2016). Planet X – The 2017 Arrival (Paperback ed.). Self published on eBookIt.com. ISBN 978-1456626921.
  • Meade, David. (2016) The Coming Clinton Economic Collapse Kindle Edition. Kindle EBooks. ISBN 978-1456627195
  • Meade, David (2017). The Prepper's Guide to Surviving EMP Attacks, Solar Flares and Grid Failures. Self published on eBookIt.com. ISBN 978-1456629342.
  • Meade, David. (2017) The End of Days – Planet X and Beyond Kindle Edition. Self-published on eBookIt.com ASIN B0778KK2GD

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This claim is unverifiable, since "David Meade" is a pen name and the author in question has not revealed his real name.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Phillips, Kristine (20 September 2017). "The man whose biblical doomsday claim has some nervously eyeing Sept. 23". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC.
  2. ^ a b c Guarino, Ben (7 January 2017). "Will the mysterious shadow planet Nibiru obliterate Earth in October? No". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC.
  3. ^ a b c d Glum, Julia (22 September 2017). "Who Is David Meade? The World Is Ending Saturday, According to This Catholic-Raised Blogger". Newsweek. Newsweek Media Group.
  4. ^ "Doomsday writer David Meade: Who is he?". Fox News. 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ Karangu, Jessie (20 September 2017). "The world is ending on September 23, according to a biblical prophecy". WJLA-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ Gajanan, Mahita (25 September 2017). "David Meade Said the World Was Going to End Last Weekend. Now He Says It's Really Happening in October". Time. Meade, David: It is possible at the end of October we may be about to enter into the 7-year Tribulation period, to be followed by a Millennium of peace.
  7. ^ a b c Jha, Nupur (11 February 2018). "Nibiru will hit Earth and cause doomsday in 2018, predicts David Meade". International Business Times. Meade, David: "Here's what I believe is going to start in the Spring of 2018: I believe North Korea will ascend to become a world-class superpower in March of 2018. I believe the great tribulation will begin after a short period of peace"
  8. ^ a b Narayanan, Nirmal (15 February 2018). "Sept 23 last year? No, Oct 15! Now it's March 2018, says conspiracy theorist David Meade on Nibiru apocalypse". International Business Times.
  9. ^ a b c d e f MacDonald, Cheyenne (12 April 2018). "Conspiracy theorists claim end of world is coming April 23 when Nibiru appears". The New Zealand Herald.
  10. ^ Staff (22 September 2017). "Kentucky man says 'end of days' is near". WDKY-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group.
  11. ^ Poulin, Stepha (25 September 2017). "Facing the world's fake end". BG Falcon Media. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2018. master's degree in statistics
  12. ^ a b Lyons, Joseph (18 September 2017). "What Does David Meade Do? The Evangelical's Doomsday Theory Has Made Waves". Bustle. Bustle Digital Group.
  13. ^ Noory, George; Meade, David (21 September 2017). "David Meade on Coast to Coast AM". Coast to Coast AM.
  14. ^ a b Beck, Glenn; Meade, David (21 September 2017). "9/21/17 – Planet X and the end of the age (w/ David Meade)". Glenn Beck.
  15. ^ Molloy, Mark (24 September 2017). "Nibiru: How the nonsense Planet X Armageddon and Nasa fake news theories spread globally". The Daily Telegraph.
  16. ^ Griffin, Andrew (22 September 2017). "Is the world really about to come to an end? No, almost certainly not". The Independent.
  17. ^ Schwebke, Simon (21 September 2017). "End-of-world prediction interrupts TV broadcasts in Orange County". Orange County Register.
  18. ^ Frauenfelder, Mark (22 September 2017). "California TV warned viewers of David Meade prediction". Boing Boing.
  19. ^ Fausto, Alma; Schwebke, Scott (22 September 2017). "End-of-world message on TV was just glitch from a test of the Emergency Alert System". Orange County Register. Digital First Media.
  20. ^ May, Ashley (22 September 2017). "Man who said world was ending Saturday changed his mind". USA Today. Gannett Company. Meade, David: The world is not ending, but the world as we know it is ending. A major part of the world will not be the same the beginning of October.
  21. ^ Meade, David. "Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?". ebookit.com. Self-published. Meade, David: I know the day but I'd rather not mention it at this point, but it is in October and in the very latter part) that Russia, China and North Korea would use a combination of drone submarines and unmarked container ships to engage in a nuclear attack on the US coast.
  22. ^ a b Meade, David (30 August 2017). "October 2017 and the 'End of Days'". Self-published. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2018. Meade, David: Over one billion people will disappear. Among those who disappear will be President Trump and Vice President Pence. Obama will win the election. That should tell you something right there.
  23. ^ Knudson, Annalise (1 October 2017). "Will end of the world begin on Sunday, Oct. 15?". Staten Island Advance. Advance Publications. Meade, David: That's when the action starts
  24. ^ Trim, Liam (11 October 2017). "Sunday, October 15 will mark the start of Apocalypse if author David Meade is correct". Western Gazette.
  25. ^ Meade, David (13 January 2016). Will Planet X Signal the Rapture. Self-published. Meade, David: My inspiration for this book was a vision that I'm aware of where it was revealed that in October of 2017
  26. ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (31 January 2018). "Is Super Blue Red Moon a sign of inevitable apocalypse? Conspiracy theorists say yes". International Business Times.
  27. ^ Paez, Danny (29 January 2018). "No, the Super Blue Blood Moon Isn't a Sign of the Apocalypse". Inverse.
  28. ^ Pappas, Stephanie (12 April 2018). "Wait For It...The First 'April 23rd Doomsday' Was Predicted in 1843". Live Science.
  29. ^ Adam Gabbatt (19 April 2018). "No, the world will not end on Monday, says conspiracy theorist cited in reports". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  30. ^ Bryner, Jeanna (23 April 2018). "The 'End of the World' Is Today. Here's Why We're Still Here". Live Science.
  31. ^ Llorente, Elizabeth (23 April 2018). "Rapture prediction for April 23 just latest of kooky doomsday calls". Zloto News. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  32. ^ Meade, David (2015). Rapture 2015 and Planet X. Self-published. ISBN 978-1456624347.
  33. ^ Meade, David (15 October 2013). "Comet Ison – The Comet of the Millennium". Business 2 Community. Meade, David: The name of one of the Russian discoverers of this 3 to 4 mile wide comet with a 200,000 mile tail translates to WORMWOOD.
  34. ^ Seaburn, Paul (14 November 2017). "North Korea, Yellowstone and Nukes Triggering Supervolcanoes". Mysterious Universe. Meade, David: A major eruption at Yellowstone would immediately end America's status as a superpower in one single hour. Let's look at the facts about the North Korean testing program. First, it's apparent they have developed a hydrogen bomb. They are currently testing to determine exactly what yield of nuclear weapon will be necessary to disrupt the rock cap over the Yellowstone Caldera. In concert with foreign volcanic experts, they have been studying Mount Paektu for years. Because I knew too much and was on the threshold of revealing their battle order against the U.S., my webmaster account was decrypted at a very high level and I was sent threatening information. That's all I can say for now. But I know the attack was from the East and not the West. Therefore, an Eastern dictatorship—likely North Korea itself.
  35. ^ Mehta, Anita (15 December 2017). "Doomsday prediction: Conspiracy theorist David Meade claims flooding like Noah's Ark will destroy Earth". International Business Times.
  36. ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (5 May 2018). "Russia could wipe out US in less than 30 minutes, says Nibiru theorist David Meade". International Business Times.
  37. ^ a b Stetzer, Ed (16 September 2017). "No, the World Won't End Next Week and There's No Such Thing as a Christian Numerologist". Christianity Today.
  38. ^ a b Graney, Christopher (23 September 2017). "Biblical Signs in the Sky? September 23, 2017". Vatican Observatory.
  39. ^ Kluger, Jeff (19 September 2017). "No, the World Is Not Going to End This Weekend". Time.
  40. ^ "Tuesday, September 26, 2017 – The Briefing". www.albertmohler.com. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  41. ^ Merrick, Dave (22 September 2017). "In Case You Were Planning To Float Any Long Term Loans ..." Canada Free Press. McLeod, Judi: This most recent false prophecy, David Meade
  42. ^ Manning, James (22 September 2017). "David Meade Is A Fraud". Politician Reviews. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  43. ^ Ellis, Mike (19 September 2017). "It's not the end of the world this weekend". The Anderson Independent-Mail. Gannett Company.
  44. ^ Darnay, Keith (25 September 2017). "Doomsday prophecies fail to end anything". The Bismarck Tribune. Darnay, Keith: Nostradamus. Harold Camping. David Meade.
  45. ^ May, Ashley; Rossman, Sean (21 September 2017). "World ending Saturday? Here are 8 times the world was supposed to end, and didn't". USA Today. Gannett Company.
  46. ^ Phillips, Kristine (27 September 2017). "Mind reader with same name as David Meade receives death threats after failed prediction". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC.
  47. ^ Sweeney, Joanne (15 February 2018). "No, I'm not THAT David Meade says mentalist". The Irish News.
  48. ^ Walker, Robert (22 October 2017). "Review: David Meade's "Planet X – 2017 Arrival" – A Plagiarized Scrap Book". Science20.com. Robert Walker.
  49. ^ Bailey, Sarah (25 January 2018). "Doomsday Clock: Why Americans love apocalyptic predictions". The Washington Post. Bailey, Sarah: Unlike some religious predictions in the past, including hyped predictions from people such as David Meade and Harold Camping, the scientists' clock is symbolic, and the scientists do not predict a specific date.
  50. ^ a b Bucher, Chris (19 September 2017). "Meade says he got September 23rd, 2017 prediction using numerical codes in the bible". Heavy.com. Bucher, Chris: Meade told The Washington Post his belief September 23 is the day when it all starts is based on numerical codes in several Bible verses.
  51. ^ Gadiano, Jerry (2017). "Great Pyramid Of Giza Shows 'Exact Date The World Will End'". UNILAD.
  52. ^ Sudakov, Dmitry (18 August 2017). "Date for planet Nibiru to crash into Earth encrypted in Pyramid of Giza". Pravda.ru. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  53. ^ Sheffield, Matthew (18 September 2017). "Conspiracy nuts claim an invisible rogue planet is going to bring about the Rapture". Salon. Meade, David: understanding all of this is the number 33. In the Bible, Jesus is said to have lived for 33 years before being crucified. Elohim, the Canaanite god who was later adopted as the supreme god of ancient Israel, is mentioned 33 times in the Bible.
  54. ^ Staff (17 September 2017). "Does the Bible point to a catastrophic apocalypse on September 23?". Christian Today.
  55. ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (21 April 2018). "Deja Vu? Doomsday prediction not on April 23, but later this year, says David Meade". International Business Times. Meade, David: The Book of Revelation states that men will approach Armageddon on horseback. Nibiru is here and the earth will be prepared for the next event on its calendar. That's all in the Book of Revelation, too.
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