That sounds odd, that when Christ returns there will be darkness and no Holy Spirit. Early Christians (and many churches today) still have their altars and churches facing east, because Augustine explained that on his return, Christ would be like a sun that rises but never sets.
not what I say, what scripture says, I already presented the Amos passage that says it clearly, also look at Isaiah 5:30 and 8:22; Isaiah 13:6; Jeremiah 13:16; Joel 1:15; and Joel 2:1-2 in fact, Rev. talks about some of the darkness of that day, it is a day of judgment not of Love which we are living in now and it is a day that is coming if we trust scripture to truly be the word of God.
Strivax is right, we should spend our time doing good and trying to make the world a better place. That is what the biblical idea of justice is about. I'm not some kind of utopian idealist but a salvation that is about some otherworldly happiness for me that disregards the real, physical needs of my neighbor is not in keeping with what the Bible says on the matter. It's the same as no salvation at all.
I have no problem with working to make our world a better place, in fact, that too is scriptural, but then again, I didn't even suggest that we shouldn't....The rest of this I am not sure how to unravel....FIrst, happiness is not a guarantee for anyone in scripture, however those that are living in and yielding to the working of the HS are promised peace, joy, patience, love, etc. Gal. 5. Some people call this joy that is promised happiness though they are not the same thing, if that is your meaning, then we can work with that. Second, the promise of everything eventually being reconciled to God including but not limited to this world, is not the same thing as just sitting back and waiting for God to come, in fact, we are told to do good works. Think about it this way, if we are doing the good works we are told to do before the second coming that is fewer people who will face the darkness of that day where light is absent. So, yeah, I really don't know why you think that they are exclusive of one another. In fact, we are talking about whether desire of that day is selfish not whether we should work as if that day were coming. You seem to be confusing the two. Obviously, work as if the day is coming, but to desire it means that you desire for all those left behind to live in darkness rather than light which is not right. IOW's they go hand in hand not opposite of one another and honestly, I am a slight bit offended that you would even try to twist what I said that way.
Finally, salvation is NOT about heaven though heaven is on the table, it is about life and that life is the light of the world. IOW's we are to live out Christ on this earth, but when the Lord returns and we are gone, who is left to show the lost the life that is found in Christ.