I would argue that it ' s more probable in the next 50 years or so than it was before the opening of the 20 C . For instance old Abrahamic dispensation began about 2000 BC . New dispensation began 3233 AD with the crucifixion , resurrection , ascension of Christ and Pentecost . So it ' s more likely that it ' ll be a dispensation for about 2000 years as well , as it being 1500 years or 2500 years , for example . I can ' t say God likes round numbers , but there ' s a fair chance He will ! Also a lot of prophecies about the end times involve the Jewish people , who were scattered amongst the nations until 1948 . So it ' d be a lot harder for these times to come before then . There are some signs of the times given in Daniel ' s , Christ ' s teaching , Paul ' s letters and Revelation although the exact time may not be specifiable , as Christ himself said .