Jesus is coming again on May 21, 2011!

Based on analysis of Scripture and biblical genealogy a Christian group has proclaimed that Jesus will return to earth on May 21, 2011. 

That''s according to organizers of a billboard campaign slated to hit metro Atlanta next week. 

Allison Warden of Raleigh, N.C.-based WeCanKnow.com said the Christian Web site plans to place 50 billboards during Christmas in the metro area proclaiming the rapture and Jesus'' imminent return, reports Atlanta Journal Constitution. 

"The Bible teaches that Christ is returning on May 21 and we want to encourage people to go to Scripture and investigate for themselves," said Warden, who insists the Christmas-timed campaign is not a gimmick. 

"All information in the Bible points to this date. God is going to be saving people right up until the last moment."
The billboards, which are up already in places like Nashville, Detroit and Omaha, Neb., show three wise men on camels and the star of Bethlehem with the message, "He is coming again."

Great-grandmom of Jesus identified

WASHINGTON: A historian has identified the great-grandmother of Jesus.

According to Florentine medieval manuscripts analyzed by a historian , the great-grandmother of Jesus was a woman named Saint Ismeria. Saint Ismeria likely served as a role model for older women during the 14th and 15th centuries.

The legend of Saint Ismeria sheds light on both the Biblical Virgin Mary's family and also on religious and cultural values of 14thcentury Florence. "I don't think any other woman is mentioned" as Mary's grandmother in the Bible, Catherine Lawless, author of the paper said. "Mary's patrilineal lineage is the only one given," Discovery News quoted Lawless as saying.

"Mary herself is mentioned very little in the Bible," added Lawless, a lecturer in history at the University of Limerick. "The huge Marian cult that has evolved over centuries has very few scriptural sources," she said.

Lawless studied the Saint Ismeria story, which she said has been "ignored by scholars," in two manuscripts : the 14th century "MS Panciatichiano 40" of Florence's National Central Library and the 15th century "MS 1052" of the Riccardiana Library, also in Florence.

The legend of Saint Ismeria has been published in the current Journal of Medieval History.

Hundreds of Santas Swarm Through London

Hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus have descended on London, startling commuters and tourists with a tide of seasonal cheer.

Red-suited Santas poured through busy Liverpool Street railway station on Saturday before walking across the city to Trafalgar Square. Others converged on the central square from the west and south.

People posted photos on Twitter of scores of Santas marching through the city and clambering onto the lion statues at the foot of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

Organisers of the annual "Santacon" festive flash mob say it is "a nonprofit, nonpolitical, nonreligious and nonsensical celebration of Christmas cheer, goodwill, and fun."

Similar events are taking place in New York and Beijing.