We tried to warn you, Mr. Camping
Others have had their lives and plans dealt some pretty heavy blows after contributing everything they had to spread a message they would have known ws a lie if they'd simply read their Bibles.
It's easy to laugh at this travesty. But just as was the case when Seventh Day Adventist founder William Miller wrongly predicted the end of the world over and over again in 1844, and when other false prophets down through the years have presumed to seek the knowledge which Christ said is reserved to the Father, there has been a heavy price that has been paid by the deceived- a price that is often no laughing matter.
ADDENDUM: A commenter has pointed out that technically Miller was a Baptist preacher. True enough. And he did not found the Seventh Day Adventist church.
He founded the Adventist movement itself.
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From Wikipedia:
Estimates of Miller's followers—the Millerites—vary between 50,000, and 500,000. Miller’s legacy includes the Advent Christian Church with 61,000 members, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church with over 16 million members. Both these denominations have a direct connection with the Millerites and the Great Disappointment of 1844. A number of other individuals with ties to the Millerites founded various short-lived groups. These include Clorinda S. Minor, who led a group of seven to Palestine to prepare for Christ's second coming at a later date.