New York Destroyed March 23, 1994; Armageddon 40 Days Later
Sect: New York Destroyed March 23, 1994, Armageddon 40 Days Later. Later: 'a 100 Percent Track Record'
Neal Chase's press release set New York's destruction for March 23, 1994 and Armageddon for 40 days later. Later that year he claimed a perfect record.
What was said
“On March 23, 1994, the veils will be rent asunder with the fiery holocaust of New York City's millions of inhabitants! Forty days later will come the battle of Armageddon, in which one third of mankind will be killed in one hour of thermonuclear war.”
— Neal Chase (Baha'is Under the Provisions of the Covenant; press release) · said Nov 1, 1993 · due March 23, 1994 (Armageddon 40 days later, May 2, 1994)
New York was still there on March 24, and on May 3. In October 1994 the group's release claimed 'a 100 percent track record'.
The Story
Press release of November 1, 1993, quoted by Balch et al. The same release, after two earlier missed New York dates, said: 'We didn't make a mistake... not even a teeny eeny one!' Balch et al. count eighteen predictions by Chase in the 1990s, most about a nuclear bomb in New York.
On October 9, 1994, after five more failed prophecies, a release claimed 'a 100 percent track record!' Related: jensen-nuclear-1980, jensen-halley-1986.
As of Oct 9, 2026
since it didn't happen
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