"Fake Doomsday" (lost Filipino doomsday PSA; existence unconfirmed; 1992): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:41, 23 May 2023

This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its discussion of the Holocaust, graphic imagery and other disturbing religious subject matter.

Status: Lost

"Fake Doomsday", also known as "Hoax Doomsday" are names given to a certain lost Filipino PSA about the biblical end times prophecy, particularly that of the number of the beast. It is still unknown who created the PSA as well as their motives, though given the nature of the ad it is likely to be from a fundamentalist Christian group.

Premise

The ad starts with the word "RAPTURE" with a date on the bottom of the screen with the picture of Jesus Christ resurrecting in the background. What follows is a slide show of disturbing pictures during the time of the Holocaust. Eyewitnesses described the people in the pictures are bald, pale, and skinny with some of them dragged by their necks.^[1] The number "666" with a black font and an off-white background and what follows are photos of people with the number 666 on their forehead in the middle to end part of the PSA. The PSA said to end with a picture of Jesus Christ floating resurrecting in Galilee. The PSA has ominous background music and a voiceover, with "This Is A Paid Advertisement" shown on the bottom part of the ad throughout it.

Availability and Speculation

The commercial exclusively aired on IBC-13 during Top 10 Movie Trailers of the Week in early 1990s, presumably 1991-1992^[2]^[3] along with PCSO "Sino Sila" commercial.

It is unknown what is the purpose of this PSA, with some speculating that it could be a fake ad made by agents provocateur to shock unwitting viewers; others however speculate that it came from a fundamentalist Christian organisation who sincerely believed in Millennialism not unlike the later Rapture endtimes campaign spearheaded by the late Harold Camping back in 2011.

External link

Fake doomsday 1992 RECREATION on Facebook

References

↑ Facebook post mentioning the PSA. Retrieved 16 Dec '21
↑ Facebook post about the PSA. Retrieved 16 Dec '21
↑ Facebook comment mentioning the PSA. Retrieved 16 Dec '21

[1] Facebook post mentioning the PSA. Retrieved 16 Dec '21

[2] Facebook post about the PSA. Retrieved 16 Dec '21

[3] Facebook comment mentioning the PSA. Retrieved 16 Dec '21

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{NSFL|discussion of the Holocaust and graphic imagery}}
+{{NSFL|discussion of the Holocaust, graphic imagery and other disturbing religious subject matter}}
 {{InfoboxLost
 |title=<center>"Fake Doomsday"</center>
@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 }}
-'''"Fake Doomsday"''', also known as '''"Hoax Doomsday"''' are names given to a certain lost Filipino PSA about the upcoming doomsday or Rapture. It is still unknown what organization made it, or what's the real purpose of the PSA.
+'''"Fake Doomsday"''', also known as '''"Hoax Doomsday"''' are names given to a certain lost Filipino PSA about the biblical [[wikipedia:end times|end times]] prophecy, particularly that of the number of the beast. It is still unknown who created the PSA as well as their motives, though given the nature of the ad it is likely to be from a fundamentalist Christian group.
 ==Premise==
-The ad starts with the word "RAPTURE" with a date on the bottom of the screen with the picture of Jesus Christ resurrecting in the background. What follows is a slideshow of disturbing pictures during the time of the Holocaust. Eyewitnesses described the people in the pictures are bald, pale, and skinny with some of them dragged by their necks.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsag.ph/posts/1859178011055279/ Facebook post mentioning the PSA.] Retrieved 16 Dec '21</ref> The number "666" with a black font and an off-white background and what follows is old photos of people with the number 666 on their forehead in the middle to end part of the PSA. The PSA said to end with a picture of Jesus Christ floating resurrecting in Galilee. The PSA has ominous background music and a voiceover, with "This Is A Paid Advertisement" shown on the bottom part of the ad throughout it.
+The ad starts with the word "RAPTURE" with a date on the bottom of the screen with the picture of Jesus Christ resurrecting in the background. What follows is a slide show of disturbing pictures during the time of the Holocaust. Eyewitnesses described the people in the pictures are bald, pale, and skinny with some of them dragged by their necks.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsag.ph/posts/1859178011055279/ Facebook post mentioning the PSA.] Retrieved 16 Dec '21</ref> The number "666" with a black font and an off-white background and what follows are photos of people with the number 666 on their forehead in the middle to end part of the PSA. The PSA said to end with a picture of Jesus Christ floating resurrecting in Galilee. The PSA has ominous background music and a voiceover, with "This Is A Paid Advertisement" shown on the bottom part of the ad throughout it.
 ==Availability and Speculation==
 The commercial exclusively aired on IBC-13 during Top 10 Movie Trailers of the Week in early 1990s, presumably 1991-1992<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsag.ph/posts/2714278892211849/ Facebook post about the PSA.] Retrieved 16 Dec '21</ref><ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsag.ph/posts/2085207275119017/ Facebook comment mentioning the PSA.] Retrieved 16 Dec '21</ref> along with PCSO "Sino Sila" commercial.
-It is unknown what is the purpose of this PSA, with some speculating that it is indeed a fake doomsday ad and people who believed doomsday is coming made this PSA. Others speculates that the purpose of this is to tell viewers to repent their sins and accept Jesus Christ as their savior and scare or warn people about the consequences.
+It is unknown what is the purpose of this PSA, with some speculating that it could be a fake ad made by ''agents provocateur'' to shock unwitting viewers; others however speculate that it came from a fundamentalist Christian organisation who sincerely believed in [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Millennialism Millennialism] not unlike the later Rapture endtimes campaign spearheaded by the late Harold Camping back in 2011.
 == External link ==