The adversary must surely be sensing how close we are, also. The rise of occultism, witchcraft, murders, sexual immoralities, and all sorts of vices seems to have ramped up geometrically in the last 10 years. Seems that while Christians are yearning for that last Gentile to make the full number, satan is straining to ensure that as many end up in hell as possible in the limited time he has. Another sign is the reported appearances of Jesus to people around the world in dreams and visions-- particularly to Muslims. What that says to me is that maybe there isn't enough time to reach everyone that is savable via typical channels such as missions, word of mouth, satellites, etc. So Jesus directly intervenes. And, like tenderreed , I have also noticed many more preachers talking about prophecy in the last few years. This despite hearing other preachers say that everyone is shying away from that subject. Maybe I run in different circles.