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David Meade | |
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| Alma mater | University of Louisville[1] |
| Occupation(s) | self-described "Christian numerologist",[2] conspiracy theorist, Book author |
| Known for | Nibiru, doomsday predictions, September 23rd, 2017 |
David Meade is the pen name of an American conspiracy theorist and author who has not disclosed his real name. Meade, who describes himself as a "Christian numerologist,"[2] says he was raised as a Catholic and claims to have attended the University of Louisville, where he studied astronomy and other subjects.[1][3] He is best known for predicting the world would end on September 23, 2017, and that Nibiru (sometimes known as Planet X) would collide with Earth the same day.
Predictions
David Meade received extensive media attention to his September 23rd, 2017 prediction.[4][5][6] 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 US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, followed by a nuclear attack by North Korea, China, and Russia on the US.[7]. 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.[8] After September 23rd, 2017 passed, a European mind reader and mentalist with the same name as David Meade received multiple death threats.[9]
David Meade stated on The Washington Post that his September 23rd, 2017 prediction was based on numerical codes in the Bible. [10] His October 2017 predictions were predicted in his book Will Planet X Signal the Rapture? on Amazon. [11] [12] He also made similar predictions in 2015 in his other books Rapture 2015 and Planet X[13] and in 2013 in his book Comet Ison and the Return of Jesus. [14]
Criticism
Meade faced criticism from fellow Christians; Ed Stetzer, writing for Christianity Today, stated that "there is no such thing as a 'Christian numerologist',"[15] and described Meade as "a made-up expert in a made-up field talking about a made-up event."[15] 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.[16] His theories were also debunked by NASA and Time Magazine writer Jeff Kluger, with NASA sticking to its position that Nibiru does not exist.[17]
See also
References
- ^ a b Phillips, Kristine (20 September 2017). "The man whose biblical doomsday claim has some nervously eyeing Sept. 23". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Guarino, Ben (7 January 2017). "Will the mysterious shadow planet Nibiru obliterate Earth in October? No". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Glum, Julia (22 September 2017). "Who Is David Meade? The World Is Ending Saturday, According to This Catholic-Raised Blogger". NewsWeek.
- ^ Eleanor Muffitt (2017). "Will 2017 solar eclipse cause secret planet 'Nibiru' to destroy Earth next month? (No, but conspiracy theorists think so)". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Andrew Griffin (2017). "Is the world really about to come to an end? No, almost certainly not". The Independent. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Mack, Eric (22 September 2017). "The End Of The World Is Coming, But Not From Nibiru On September 23". Forbes. Forbes, Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Meade, David. "Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?". ebookit.com.
- ^ Meade, David. "October 2017 and the 'End of Days'".
- ^ Kristine Phillips (2017). "Mind reader David Meade receives death threats after failed prediction". Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Bucher, Chris (2017). "Meade says he got September 23rd, 2017 prediction using numerical codes in the bible".
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.
- ^ Meade, David. "Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?". Good Reads.
- ^ Meade, David. "Will Planet X Signal the Rapture". Amazon.
- ^ Meade, David. "Rapture 2015 and Planet X". Good Reads.
- ^ Meade, David. "Comet Ison and the Return of Jesus". Good Reads.
- ^ 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". christianitytoday.com. Christianity Today. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Christopher M. Graney (2017). "Biblical Signs in the Sky? September 23, 2017". Vatican Observatory. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Kluger, Jeff. "Time Magazine Writer debunks David Meade theory, world will not end".