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1/16/2022

What Happens When the "End Times" are Now?

by Martyn Whittock

Evangelical Christianity's enthusiasm for viewing current events as markers of the End Times is nothing new, but those tempted to mockery should nevertheless recognize how politically potent those ideas can be.