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Hi H____,

Thank you for your question. You ask:

Here is what the scriptures have to say about anything men have to say that is contrary to God's Words:
Rom 3:4  God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

Now I have no interest in the Aztec calendar or Nostradamus or any other clairvoyant. My interests are centered only on the words of God in His Word the Bible. God has not commissioned me to try to give anyone faith in His Word. What He has commissioned me to do is to be a faithful witness to His word. So with that foundation I will tell you what God's Word has to say about end-time events.

God's word does foresee an end to "times eonian" or the end of the eons:

1Co 15:21  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1Co 15:22  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1Co 15:23  But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
1Co 15:24  Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
1Co 15:25  For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1Co 15:26  The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1Co 15:27  For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
1Co 15:28  And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

"Then comes the end" is not a reference to annihilation. It is rather, a reference to the end and the outcome, of times eonian. The Greek Word translated 'end' is 'telos' and has more to do with the outcome or the end product, than it has to do with destruction. All evil will indeed be destroyed, but the outcome and end product of that destruction is life and peace. Here are a couple of examples of how this word is used in the New Testament:

1Ti 1:5  Now the end [telos] of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

God's words, His commandments, have many things to say about the destruction of all things evil, but the outcome of that destruction of all the wood, hay and stubble of this life is "As in Adam... so in Christ... and God will be all in all... He himself shall be saved."

1Co 3:12  Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
1Co 3:13  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
1Co 3:14  If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
1Co 3:15  If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
This 'fire' tries men's works. It is not literal fire or it could not try one's works. This fire is "the word of God."

Deu 33:2  And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

Jer 5:14  Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
The New Testament uses this same symbolism:
1Pe 1:7  That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

2Pe 3:7  But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
"The heavens and the earth" are both scriptural terms within mankind. Read the article What And Where Is Heaven at: http://www.iswasandwillbe.com/whatwhereheaven.php

The Aztec calendar has no connection to the Word of God. It is a Pagan calendar, established by Pagans to keep track of the passing of time. God's word tells us that no man knows what will happen tomorrow:

Jas 4:13  Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Jas 4:14  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Jas 4:15  For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Jas 4:16  But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing [in thinking you know "what shall be on the morrow"] is evil.

For all who are influenced by God's Word, the Bible, and the word of Christ, here is what Christ Himself had to say about this subject:

Mat 6:33  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mat 6:34  Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Luk 12:22  And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
 
Luk 12:25  And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luk 12:26  If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

Many today would label Christ as a fatalist who actually thought God was in complete charge of all things. Well, Christ knew that His Father was in charge of all things:

Joh 19:11  Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

Act 4:26  The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
Act 4:27  For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Act 4:28  For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Is this saying that all things are being done after the counsel of God's will? What do the scriptures say?
Eph 1:11  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

I hope this helps you to see that the Aztec Calendar has no more ability to foresee the events of tomorrow than do you or I. Above all I hope this serves to remind you to "Let God [God's Word, the Bible] be true and every man a liar."

Your brother in Christ,

Mike