The number of factors converging to bring Christianity to its present decline in the West would be impossible to list in a single post. An entire book could, I think, be written in response to your question.
Yes the decline of the Church is inevitable. If biblical prophecy is true, it will be nearly snuffed out before Christ returns.
Are we in the End Times? Not yet. But we're close, it seems to me.
What is the future of Christianity? It will soon come again under severe persecution. As Islam ascends to power and prominence in Europe through population explosion, Christianity will be suppressed and Christians oppressed. And as this happens, Europe may enter again into a new Dark Age.
In North America, the Church will shortly begin to suffer persecution under the increasingly fascist political left. This may well bring on civil war which is I think the purpose of the present efforts of the Left to polarize ideologically and politically the American people. Such a war would make the States and Canada ripe for military invasion by the Chinese who have already established cultural "beachheads" along the western edge of the continent. It wouldn't surprise me to see North America subjugated to the Chinese, within the next twenty to thirty years, actually. Certainly, Canada could not stand against Chinese military aggression if the States became embroiled in civil war. I think Canada has only about 40,000 troops (including reservists). Compare that to the 2-3 million troops China has at the ready.
At the back of the globalist elite and all their evil machinations is the devil. That doesn't seem to be much of a stretch to me. But, he is a defeated foe. God wins in the end. Not that there has ever been a battle, really. For all of Satan's efforts to steal, kill and destroy, in the end he will find he has been made to serve God's purposes, too.
Interesting, cogent reply. The US has changed drastically from when I was a child, in the 80s and 90s. It certainly seems to be polarised politically and it's only going to get worse. I think ultimately the constitution will be the spark that ignites the civil war there - I have read and heard people say that laws written by 'dead old white guys' shouldn't be sacrosanct.
They're the upper elite, the 0.01%. The people who really control things in the
West - the media, the financial systems. Their objective is the destruction of Christianity and Christian values.
They refer this period in history as the Post-Christian era, look it up.
I believe this may have something to do with Revelation 20:1-3, where Satan is said to be temporarily released for a time. In my eschatological view, the "binding" of Satan refers to him no longer deceiving the nations so that the gospel will spread throughout the world. If released for a time, he may deceive the nations to revert back to paganism, as in the former times. However, *spoiler alert* he will not succeed and we eventually win in the end.
When I say "may," I am not for sure if I believe this is one and the same thing. These things could be completely unrelated.
Yes, in England even the former Archbishop of Canterbury has said that
we're living in a post-Christian society:
'Britain is no longer a country of believers but rather has entered a post-Christian era, a former archbishop of Canterbury has said.
Lord Williams of Oystermouth, who stood down as leader of the Church of England in December 2012, said the time of habitual worship was over and that a further decline of widespread faith was likely.
His comments, in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, came after the prime minister was criticised for saying the UK should be "more confident about our status as a Christian country" and more evangelical about faith.
David Cameron's comments prompted fury from secular and atheist groups and led to the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, an atheist, calling for the separation of church and stat in England.
A poll for the newspaper also found that while more than half the public regard Britain as a Christian country, the majority of practising Christians are afraid to express their beliefs.'
Additionally I have noticed that BCE and CE are now used when referencing dates, instead of BC and AD.