This “failure,” of course, was not due to any negligence on the part of the Lord.  The failure was on the part of Harold Camping; this man said Jesus would return on the evening of May 21st.

Those who know and believe the Bible are familiar with Deut 18:20-22:

“But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.  21 And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?  22 when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.”

Camping had made a prediction about Jesus and His return in 1994 which also failed and his first failure should have been sufficient to show the whole world he is a false teacher.  Like many from the past, people are either ignorant of the Scriptures or do not believe what they say.

Brad Price
www.abiblecommentary.com