The world was due to end on May 14, 1988 and 2026

1. 198838th anniversary
   Doomsday · busted

   Tucson's Bill Maupin, 1981: Rapture on August 7, Then 'the Whole Earth Is Burned by Fire by May 14, 1988'

   His first rapture date, June 28, 1981, fizzled. He said God showed him he had left out the 40 days Noah's Ark took to land. The new date fizzled too, and so did 1988.

   The Whole Earth Burns by Fire by May 14, 1988 · Bill Maupin (head of the Lighthouse Gospel Tract Foundation, Tucson, Arizona)

   Said Aug 6, 1981: 6 years, 9 months, 8 days before this date.

   The planet, as usual, did not get the memo.

2. 2026this year
   Last day of the window · busted

   Preacher: No 2026 World Cup, 'Because There Will Be a Rapture.' The Final Went to Extra Time

   Joshua Mhlakela set the rapture for April 4-5, 2026, with May 14 as the hard stop, and said the World Cup would not be held. Spain won the final 1-0 on July 19.

   Mhlakela's April 4-5, 2026 Rapture (Hard Stop: May 14) · Joshua Mhlakela (South African preacher, in YouTube interviews)

   Said Mar 24, 2026: 1 month, 20 days before this date.

   Observe a moment of not ending, in solidarity.

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