I believe I read something about the Mayan's believing that the world would end in 2012. So, I did a google search and found this and other references to it.
http://www.13moon.com/prophecy%20page.htmI am sure X-files knew something of this when they predicted it - if they did. I have never seen the Xfiles how.
Anyway, as the "goddess" said, I think that only God knows when the end will come. If you believe in the Christian faith, there are several items that speak directly to the end....
These are from several different scriptures...
an increase of wars and rumors of wars
an increase in pestilences, plagues, and world hunger
an increase in National Disasters
economies tied to one another
The love of many will grow cold
Increases in murder and the voracity of those crimes
Worldwide proclamation of the Gospel
Israel would be "in the land" again.
So, will the end be in 2012? Only God knows......are we closer today to the end then we were yesterday, yep!