A large part of Futurist theology uses the rebirth of Israel in 1948 as a major prophetic time marker, often presented as clear evidence that we are now living in the end times.

A central belief within Futurism is that Jesus has not yet returned and that the events described in Revelation are unfolding as we speak. Connected to this belief is the expectation that a Third Temple will be built in Jerusalem.

Mainstream Christianity will admit that The Olivet Discourse was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD, yet still insist that this fulfillment was only a “shadow” of a greater future event?