I would also point out that it seems to me that many Jews in Europe and elsewhere were pretty observant up to the 1940s. Then the holocaust came and 6 million died. And (to many) it seemed like God did nothing to rescue his chosen people. I feel that after the 1940s a great many Jews saw themselves as an ethnic group, with a family history of eating certain foods (matzoh balls, etc.) and perhaps a dialect of some yiddish. But religiously? I think a great many Jews stopped having anything to do with Judaism. Because they expected God to do something. And it seemed like He didn't. So, for many Jews, their new religion became just communism.
So now a lot of Americans feel like something is going to happen. Things are bad. Maybe this would be a good time for Christ to come again, right? And if He doesn't? And the bad times continue? How many will find that their faith has been damaged?
I don't know the hour. I'm not counting on anything. I try to be right with the Lord and we'll just see how it goes.
“So, for many Jews, their new religion became just communism.”
They joined the communists to overthrow the evils Tsars.
Not many if any.
While Jesus gave us LOTS of indicators to watch for that His coming is near, He never did tell us how bad things would get before that happens.
I don't see the bad times not continuing. For that matter, the reason I think that things will get a lot worse is that when the antichrist comes people will be saying *peace and security*.
He can't sell that if things are already good.