By trying to keep an open mind about whether the rapture is this year or next, I sat down and tried to compile lists for comparison.  I so badly want it to happen this year that it is hard to keep an open mind, but I feel that I need to make the effort.  Maybe you could add some additional thoughts.

YBIC

Bruce Baber

 
The Pretribulation Rapture… This Year or Next?

Reasons for thinking it might be in 2011

·         63 years from rebirth of Israel
·         UN vote on Palestinian State
·         Speculation that European Banks could fail in October and result in global economic chaos.
·         Earthquake felt in Washington DC which cracked the Washington monument
·         Overall increase in earthquake activity and turbulent weather
·         10 year anniversary of the attacks on September 11
·         Overthrow of many Middle East governments
·         Possible connection to the Jubilee year count as it may relate to the call to rebuild Jerusalem in 1968 after the capture of the city in 1967
·         Comet Elenin
 

Reasons for thinking it might be in 2012

·         Luke 13:6-9 inferring the possible wait of an extra year
·         Possibility of the destruction of Damascus and then the Gog Magog war happening so that Israel has the time to burn the weapons of war for seven years
·         US Presidential election
·         NASA concern about a possible Carrington event due to solar flares
·         Nibiru
·         Pagan references to 2012
·         St Malachy’s prophecy concerning the last pope could take place
·         Probability of greater earthquake and weather events

    Perhaps 2012 will be the year that Ariel Sharon dies thus being a fulfillment of Rabbi Kaduri's prophecy.
    Possibility of further advancement towards a one world currency and global government?

Many of the reasons listed have room for error.  Elenin could be a total bust.  Nibiru could be also.

If the pretribulation rapture does take place in 2012 then a lot of New Agers will read something very significant into it with regards to the Mayan prophecies.  Is that the great deception?