Sir Isaac Newton predicted when the world would end in a letter dating back more than 300 years ago.
It’s not the end of the world yet, but if the renowned scientist - who was best known for formulating the laws of gravity - is right, then we don’t have much time left.
In 1704, Newton predicted that the world would cease to exist in the year 2060. That’s just 35 years away.
According to his 18th-century writings, the theologian's doomsday theory wasn’t based on science but rather on extensive biblical texts.
He believed the world would be “reset” exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire and claimed the end times would be marked by plagues, war, and the downfall of wicked nations.
However, it wouldn’t be total destruction as Newton also predicted that Jesus Christ and the saints would return to establish a 1,000-year global kingdom of peace.
The famous mathematician and physicist used dates from the Bible’s Book of Daniel to calculate the end of the world, but he didn’t want to cause panic.
“It may end later, but I see no reason for its ending sooner,” Newton penned in his letter, cited by The New York Post.
“This I mention not to assert when the time of the end shall be, but to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men who are frequently predicting the time of the end, and by doing so bring the sacred prophesies into discredit as often as their predications fail," he added.
In other words, Newton wasn’t trying to be just another doomsday prophet - he simply believed he had cracked the biblical code.
Stephen D. Snobelen, a professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, believes that Newton saw 2060 not as an absolute end but as the beginning of a new era.
The biblical prophecy he followed called for the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild The Temple, which is a sign that the Second Coming of Christ was near.
Snobelen also emphasized that Newton was not just a scientist but a “natural philosopher," explaining in 2003: “For Newton, there was no impermeable barrier between religion and what we now call science.
"Throughout his long life, Newton labored to discover God’s truth – whether in Nature or Scripture," he continued. "Although he recognized disciplinary distinctions, Newton believed that truth was one."
For those interested in seeing Newton’s apocalyptic prediction firsthand, his letter remains on display at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University.
It's believed that the physicist, who spent his life exploring both the laws of nature and the mysteries of religion, wrote enough papers to fill 150 books,
So, will the world end in 2060? Only time will tell, but if Newton’s calculations are right, the countdown has already begun=