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Questions About the End Times
Most people come to the Book of Revelation with a question. Each page here answers one of them in a few sentences, then shows what Scripture, the Fathers and the Church say, and where to read more.
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Are We in the End Times?
Yes: the New Testament's last days began with Christ. But no one knows the day or hour of his return, and the Church sets no date. Jesus asks us to be ready.
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Is There a Rapture?
Not a secret one. The Church teaches one glorious, visible return of Christ, when the faithful, living and dead, are caught up to meet him.
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Who Is the Antichrist?
The Antichrist is the final deceiver before Christ returns, and his spirit is at work in every age. The Church names no one and sets no date.
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What Is the Great Apostasy?
A falling away from faith that Scripture says comes before Christ's return. Many may fall away, but the Church herself will never fail.
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What Is the Thousand-Year Reign?
The Catholic reading of Revelation 20: the thousand years are the present age of the Church, in which Christ already reigns with his saints.
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