No the Kingdom of God is here on earth now. It is all around us in the hearts of Believers. Research more in the Bible you so often quote. As of late I have heard more about the "end of the world" from Climate Change enthusiasts, Algore and the likes, than I have heard from any Christian Sermon, and I hear at least one of those once a week! The simplest way to understand the Kingdom of God is the realm where Jesus Christ reigns as King and God’s authority is supreme. This Kingdom exists here and now (in part) in the lives and hearts of the redeemed, as well as in perfection and fullness in the future.
This sounds like the YOLO (You Only Live Once) mentality - live here and now! Take from life everything HERE and NOW. Don't think about tomorrow, live NOW. After me, the flood. Well yeah, Climate Change is one of the symptoms of THE END. In other words, Climate Change is how THE END is going to come to pass. One of several things, that is. Right. For the rest, there is the Apocalypse and the Tribulation.
There is tribulation in this life, a sad fact. All brought on by human choice. Jesus told us, those who choose to follow, "follow Me, I have overcome the world!"
He also directed how Christians are to lead their lives - as recorded by Matthew and others. In fact, Jesus is recorded as stating that walking the walk IS a requirement. imho, that's the good part, so it shouldn't be left out.
Not really. People didn't sign up for the Apocalypse. For the Tribulation and the Antichrist. For Armageddon and the End of the World. All those are God's ideas. Or Jesus' ideas at least. That's OK but needs some explanation. What does it mean exactly "I have overcome the world"? You see, I am all for that ethics. But when it comes to future telling and future events, don't like it one bit. Why do we need an apocalypse to worship God?
One of the other is a true statement or perhaps all three are true: 1. All religions are legitimate 2. All religions are illegitimate. 3. All religions, spiritually, are the same (any 'religion' that advocates violence is not a religion, in my view because violence is irreligious) Even if Christianity faded, (and i think it will take at least another thousand years) many people will still believe in the soul, that life has a spiritual basis, and might not have a hard vision of what God is, or they are more pantheistic, that the universe, in it's entirety, is 'God'.