DALLAS — May 21 is less than three weeks away. That's when a growing number of billboards predict the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Many of the signs say "SAVE THE DATE," with others stating "Judgment Day: May 21, 2011." The signs have been bought and posted by about a half dozen loosely affiliated groups that all believe that the world will end on May 21.
One such billboard is located off Interstate 30 near Cockrell Hill; another high-profile one is located off Interstate 35 in Dallas, with 16 others spread throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
But, the campaign isn't just on the side of the road, with supporters driving across country to spread the message.
Allison Warden, a 29-year-old payroll clerk from North Carolina, said her family bought some of the billboards. The campaign offers free downloadable graphics for anyone who would like to do the same. She estimated that there are over 530 such billboards across the country put up by different groups.
While Warden said she believes the prediction, she has kept her day job, for now.
Project Caravan has taken the campaign across the country with five recreational vehicles.
"This has been going around for the last 2,000 years," said Pastor Mike Ramsdell, with the First United Methodist Church in Mansfield.
Ramsdell said he is concerned about the project since he believes some people may have sold their possessions in order to afford the billboards.
"Well, Jesus for one thing, he said that no one knows the time or the hour but God," he said. "So, anyone that says they know the time or the hour, they're not doing what Jesus said. He also said that there will be people that come along that will say this is the time and the hour, and he said don't listen to them."
