Evengelicalism seems to be fragmenting, not just off to the alt-right but also into woke liberalism. For evangelical christianity in the USA or anywhere else for that matter to have allowed itself to be hijacked by any political faction is a terrible mistake. Making it about Jesus PLUS Trump or who/whatever else destroys its focus and has folks in the frankly idolatrous position of no longer trusting in Christ alone but whatever their Jesus PLUS combo is. As for the end times, revivalist hysteria notwithstanding, Christ will return in His own time, not when His more mis-guided professed followers think He should, however much some think they can manipulate these things - I think they'll find this is decided well above their pay grade. We're told to pray "Thy Kingdom come", not try and trigger WWIII so we can get raptured before it all kicks off down here.
Sspeaking of the Reagan era, wasn't that the rise of Jerry Falwewll and the Moral Majority?
History has a nice collection of failed predictions of the second coming, they're not a recent aberation.
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