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===Amillennialist===
===Amillennialist===
[[Augustine]], the early Catholic theologian, created this concept as a result of his failure to try to fit the prophetical events of the Bible to the timeframe in which he lived. His disillusionment caused him to believe that when it came to prophecy, the Bible but be taken ''allegorically'' or ''symbolically'', rather than literally (he regarded the rest of the Bible as literal). The Kingdom of God was in men's hearts, he stressed, and not in an actual kingdom in which Christ will establish upon His return.
[[Augustine]], the early Catholic theologian, created this concept as a result of his failure to try to fit the prophetical events of the Bible to the timeframe in which he lived. His disillusionment caused him to believe that when it came to prophecy, the Bible but be taken ''allegorically'' or ''symbolically'', rather than literally (he regarded the rest of the Bible as literal). The Kingdom of God was in men's hearts, he stressed, and not in an actual kingdom in which Christ will establish upon His return.
==Signs of the times==
Concerned by Jesus' statement that the Temple would not be left standing, He was asked by his disciples "when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?" (''Matthew 24:3; King James Version''). Jesus replied that there would be specific signs to look for as to the condition of the world just prior to His second coming.
====False Christs and false prophets====
:''And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."'' (''Matthew 23:4-5; King James Version'')
====Wars, famine, disease, earthquakes====
:''"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."'' (''Matthew 23:6-7; King James Version'')
====Massive persecution of Christians====
:''"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake."'' (''Matthew 23:9; King James Version'')
====Disappearence of natural human love====
:''"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."'' (''Matthew 23:12; King James Version'')
====World-wide preaching of the Gospel====
:''"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."'' (''Matthew 23:14; King James Version'')
==See also==
==See also==