As the economic well-being of any people plunges, starvation and unemployment skyrockets, many will seek out demigods and dictators or turn to religion for temporary euphora. Some will argue that bad times are the sign of End Times and an Apocalypse is near. Is the Apocalypse fact or fiction? Here is the judgment of history, texts, and scholars.
Ancient Egypt Augustine of Hippo Bible Bradlee Dean Christian Terrorists Church history ecological catastrophes Evangelical Christianity Genesis Islam, Doctrines Jesus Christ Jewish history Koch Brothers Ku Klux Klan Martin Luther Michele Bachmann Muhammad NAR Nazis New Apostolic Reformation Old Testament Pat Robertson Poverty Rick Perry Robert Vander Plaats Roman Catholicism Sarah Palin Shari'a law (Islam) Tea Party Third World nations Torah