Introduction There have been several things put forward by different people trying to explain this phenomenon. Some of them are facts while others are fallacies brought about by people in order to justify their plans after the year 2012. Scientists have come up with discoveries and ideas to prove the truth behind this phenomenon. Christians also have come up with their own explanation as to why nobody knows the time when the world will end. An argument of the world coming to an end in 2012 has come from the claims of certain planet called Nibiru, initially called planet X. Sumerians discovered this planet, and there is a believe that the planet is headed towards the planet Earth. This planet is said to orbit the sun every 3600 years. This was brought about by a person by the name, Zecharia Sitchin, who discovered and translated Sumerian documents that have clearly identified this planet. From the documents, Sitchin suggested the return of planet X is within this century. This leads to the notion that the world might come to an end in 2012. Another self-declared psychic indicated that the people living in a fictional planet, which is near the star Zeta Reticuli, had issued her with a warning that the Earth faced imminent danger from Planet X or Nibiru. This proves to be falsehood because these individuals are just doomsayers who pop up every other year. This is because the same was predicted to happen in May 2003, but nothing happened. When this failed to happen, the catastrophe was transferred to December 2012 of which still nothing might happen. Now, when the Sumerians came up with this, it became an argument between various scientists and the Christians to prove what was true about the whole matter. Most of the scientists who have undertaken various studies prove that the world will not end in 2012 (Waylon, para 2). Ancient predictions about the world ending in December 2012 Most of the predictions, in respect to the end of the world, are based on Mayan calendar. The year of 2012 refers to the last year Long Count Mayan calendar and the 21 December 2012 is regarded to as the end date of a 5125 year long cycle. There are various interpretations that have emerged to expound on this transition. One of the interpretations assumes that this is the onset of a time on earth where the earth and its inhabitants may be forced to go through a change. This change may be either physical or spiritual, and this may mark the beginning of a new era. According to the Mayas, the complete cycle will come to completion on the 21st of December 2012 during the winter solstice. This has made many people believe that the world will change and never to be the same again. Although some people have been absorbed entirely into the phenomenon that the world will end, they believe that, even if the world will not experience an ending, at least there will be some changes. It is believed that these will bring a new era in to the world. The basis of all these predictions is the Maya calendar which should end in December 2012 or bring about some changes (Restall and Amara, p. 114). All these predictions about 2012 have caused excitement and a lot fear among the inhabitants of the planet earth