"BTW this kind of hysteria has been going on for 1700 years at least..."
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You're right about that. One of the reasons there was such stagnation in Western civilization until the Renaissance was that nobody was motivated to do anything because they were all waiting around for the second coming...then they finally woke up.
Let me ask this - do you think there ever will be a Second Coming of Christ? I agree there has been a lot of hype in past years, but all one needs to look at are the events in the Middle East to know something is going on.
The Jews did not return to Israel until 1948, that was the missing piece in many pre-1948 end time scenarios.
I would never claim to know what the future will bring, but I am Catholic and know He will return at some point. The Bible says that no one will know exactly when, but there will be signs. Personally, I feel something is going to happen soon, but that means nothing to anyone else.
Do you believe in Revelations entirely or just certain parts? If so, what parts.