The Book of Revelation tells us, "When Christ returns, every eye shall see Him." Until CNN and the Internet, it was impossible to imagine the fulfillment of such an event.
The word apocalypse comes from a Greek word that literally means "lifting of the veil." In an apocalyptic age, people feel that the veil of normal, secular reality is lifting, and we can see behind the scenes, see where good and evil are fighting to control the future. To the extent that more people in the U.S. and around the world believe history is accelerating, that ancient prophecies are being fulfilled in real time.they're seeing things in more black-and-white terms.
The Book speaks of the coming world leader known asthe "Antichrist.
Secretary-general Kofi Annan tells the World Economic Forum that globalization is the best hope to solve the world's problems, when the forum floats the idea of a "united nations of major religions, when privacy is sacrificed to security, the news headlines are listed on the prophecy websites as signs that the Antichrist is already here.
The Book declares, "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near."
The Book of Revelation is not grounded in religious, social or mythological tradition. The Book is packed with prophecy that will be fulfilled in the End Times. Many declare that the End Times have already begun. A significant prophecy was fulfilled when the Jews reestablished their homeland in 1948. Thereafter, another tick on the End Times "prophecy clock" occurred when the Jews retook Jerusalem in 1967.the clock is ticking a little bit faster these days.