All of those things at once............
We ain't seen nothin yet. Revelation is no picnic. There won't be many humans left.
And yet there are those who think Revelation wasn't about the end of the world at all but the fall of the church in Rome that fed christians to the lions.
But we know better, by studying the Bible.
There have been many that have tried to figure the date of Christ's return, (which is the Reveal, that Revelation refers to). Since the Romans feeding Christians to the lions did not culminate in Christ's return, we know that THAT wasn't it, right? And when Christ returns He is going to chain Satan. If that's already happened, then Satan is on an awfully long leash don't you think?
Take those crazy Millerites, who's pastor had them sell everything they owned and sit on a rock at sunrise because he had figured it out........
Here's what they missed:
Matthew 24:33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.
Christ gave us a litany of thingS to look for. Not one or the other, but, when you see all these things.....
Sadly the Millerites didn't realize that earthquakes had not increased dramatically, or that the countries in Europe had not amalgamated, or that no temple had been rebuilt, or that there WAS NO ISRAEL at that time!
There is no "S" on the end of Revelation. The revelation is Christ returning. The rest is pure prophecy, < (to let us know how not to be caught unaware, or deceived.) There are over two thousand prophecies concerning the end times and Christ's return. There are about 500 left to be fulfilled before He shows up.
Reason dictates that a system that cannot uphold itself will fail. This is why the vast majority of religions have failed over time, and why all modern religions will eventually fail as well (there is no reason to believe Jesus will ever come back and as the years roll onward and he doesn't return, religions will fall further and further out of favor, just like the promises of Mithras are now dust).
Theists typically insist that their doctrine is backed 100% by whatever diety(ies) they embrace, much to the suffering of people the world over. Note that theists have been doing this all along, appealing to everything but proof and in fact insisting that non-believers prove there "is no god", which indicates you do not understand where the burden of proof lies [actually you do because in all other venues you would agree that the burden of proof lies with the person making the assertion of the existence of something, but you always exempt god from that rule because you know you cannot do it]
Oh, BTW, Marshall Applewhite called. He has your travel reservation.