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There are many reasons. I’m sure I won’t be listing all of them. The western church has been at ease in Zion. It has some doctrines that have helped develop that ‘comfort’ that (I believe) are not biblical. I’m not going to get into a scripture throwing contest. I will just say this… not many are willing to live the crucified life that Jesus calls us to. We have wanted Jesus and the world too - but mostly settled for the world. The last real move of God in the U.S. was back in the late 60’s early 70’s. The book, The Late Great Planet Earth was terrible from a sound biblical perspective but it got people talking. I believe many came to Christ through the end time warnings it raised. Unfortunately, it became like the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Jesus was going to be coming back almost every weekend. Every news item was used to warn of Jesus eminent return. Call it rambunctious but eventually, it turned people off. The heretic, Rick Warren, calls eschatology a diversion. The Bible warns that at the end, men will be lovers of themselves. We could talk hours just on that! It also says evil men will get worse and worse. Have you checked out our government lately? Jesus warned about deception more than anything else when his disciples asked about his return and the signs leading up to it. I attend a wonderful church. The pastor is solid and preaches the Word well. We have a great choir - wonderful music and pretty good worship (not like the Assembly of God church I once attended, but pretty good). In all my 13 yrs there, there has never been a message on eschatology. I think it’s because it’s a complicated subject and getting people saved is seen as primary (as if the two were unrelated). I think another reason is that most pastors know there’s a ton of stuff on Youtube and if people are interested, well, they can go there. It’s frustrating when you see many signs of Christ’s return all over the world. I feel the four horsemen are saddled up and the white could ride very soon.