Personally, I think too many people are trying to be prophetic and read into current events and correlate them to Revelations.
Yeah, Hal Lindsay may have jumped the shark back in the 70's.
I began studying the Book of Revelation in 1968 when it seemed like the End Times were upon us. That was 48 years ago. Whether the time of the Tribulation is even closer now than before is a matter of intense debate.
But after reading Revelation through, I thought, “This book would make one heck of a movie!”
Took a while, but the “Left Behind” series came out in...2003?
Rapture theory is not popular among Catholics, but Sunday readings include predictions of “there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars” and “when you have seen the abomination of desolation” that point to End Times.
“Be ready, for you know not the hour.”
Amen! I believe that “most” of Revelation happened just as Jesus said it would: “very soon” and “this generation will see it all”.
Don’t forget - the Jews of Jesus’ day really thought they know how he would come, and they were so certain that they missed it. We will not miss this event, for sure, but getting our mind too firmly on what we expect could cause problems.
If everyone simply behaved the way the bible commands, we would not have to be ruptured or wait for a messiah. We would be living in heaven.