Is the end of the world coming this weekend?
Will a planet called Nibiru smash us to bits?
Don't worry, not gonna happen.
But if we believe David Meade, Western Pennsylvania won't make it to Steelers Sunday. Nobody will.
Don't believe the hype. We're good.
"How many times have we heard this story?" said Amanda Rossi, who works at Moonstones ... A Metaphysical Haven in Dormont where they do tarot card and psychic readings.
Still, apocalyptic scenarios are gaining steam following the recent spate of hurricanes, earthquakes and global health emergencies.
Meade has zeroed in on the number 33 and the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. Saturday will mark 33 days after the eclipse and Meade told the Washington Post this is an omen.
Meade told the Post the number 33 is a "very biblically significant, numerologically significant number."
"Jesus lived for 33 years. The name Elohim, which is the name of God to the Jews, was mentioned 33 times [in the Bible] … The world is not ending, but the world as we know it is ending," he said. "A major part of the world will not be the same the beginning of October."
Meade is a Christian and self-published author of end-of-the-world survival guides.
In his book "Planet X — The 2017 Arrival," he writes of "a compendium of information from every sphere — astronomical, scientific, the Book of Revelation and geopolitics."
He says the planet Nibiru will crash into Earth on Saturday.
"I haven't been following this one," said Arthur Glaser, who works for the University of Pittsburgh as a historian for the Allegheny Observatory. "I haven't heard of this man or his book. It's probably crazy."
Probably.
Not to worry. A USA Today story says these predictions are fairly common.
"Wikipedia lists over 170 different religiously motivated predictions of the end of the world," the USA Today article reported. "The first recorded one dates back to the year 66 and ancient Judea. Since then, doomsday predictions have jumped continents, cultures and religions, but they do seem to be a mostly Protestant pastime. The first American-born doomsday dude was Cotton Mather. This son of Puritans, teenage Harvard graduate and popular New England preacher publicly proclaimed the world would end three different times, in 1697, 1716 and 1736."
Check out Meade's YouTube channel.
