Will the world come to end in four months? Some people believe ancient Mayan hieroglyphs predict the end of time in December 2012. Millions have eagerly read the “rapture” novels, offering mental pictures of people suddenly disappearing, presumably into blissful eternity, while those left behind fall into fiery torments.The book of Revelation, placed at the end of the New Testament, paints vivid scenes of otherworldly monsters and mountains that fly away.