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Commentary: Not all evangelicals are seeking Armageddon

Related Topics: Evangelicalism, Gospel of Mark

The president’s recent promise to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem sparked numerous headlines and proclamations tied to evangelicals saying that the end is near. This interest in the end is not new.

“A Thief in the Night,” a 1970s-era thriller about the end of the world, begins with a ticking clock and a warning about the second coming of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark: “Keep a sharp lookout! For you do not know when I will come, at evening, at midnight, early dawn or late daybreak. Don’t let me find you sleeping!”

Made by the executive producer of “The Blob,” the film has been seen by more than 300 million people, according to Christianity Today.