I believe he has, perhaps for nothing more than testing the waters to see when the time is ripe to make his appearance.
Considering some of the evil men who have been in this world, he could for every age, have someone waiting in the wings as it were, to make his appearance hen he thinks the time is right.
Discernment these days is beyond crucial. It’s a matter of life and death.
I believe this has to be the case in light of the rapture.
A great spiritual void will be left when the Holy Spirit is gone.