Jesus said very plainly Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning Lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: watch! Israel being gathered from among the nations, and made a nation once again Travel and knowledge will be greatly increased Global real-time communications will become a reality World-wide falling away from the church, and at the same time an outpouring of the Holy Spirit A developing one-world political and economic system, to be headed by a world ruler (the anti-christ) Rebuilding of the Jewish Temple (destroyed since 70 A.D.) Finally - people scoffing at the notion of end times, saying "where is the promise of His coming? (2 Peter 3:3-4)