Didn't Jesus say something about the Final Days coming like a theif in the night, that attempting to predict its onset would be frivolous?
OTOH, the MSM loves to wave articles like this as "proof" that RedStaters are all a bunch of crazy fundies waiting for the Mothership to arrive. Why give them the ammunition?
followup - cute cat in your profile :)
Well then why would he give us the Book of Revelation? or the Prophepts in the OT... To keep us in the dark?
I think it would pay you to read all the Scriptures that might apply--especially Christ's words. Lay them out and see what sense you can make of them.
Then, perhaps you'll be less likely to toss a few phrases together and mangle Christ's words in a frivolous, silly, nonsensical way.
Christ spoke of one of HIS comings as a thief in the night. That's quite different from the whole end times Era! A whole era coming like that is not even very logical.