Almost half of Americans believe the world will end in a battle. Forty percent of all
Americans and 45% of Christians believe there will be a final battle between Jesus Christ
and the Anti-Christ at Armageddon, a Newsweek survey found. The poll of 755 adults shows
that 71% of evangelical Protestants, 28% of nonevangelicals, and 18% of Catholics believe
the scenario will take place. About half of those who share the belief said the
Anti-Christ is living today and 45% said Jesus Christ will return before they die. Only 6%
said He will return by 2000. …Most who believe in the Second Coming of Christ say the
world is experiencing the "end times," the poll showed. Many believe that
current events signify the end is near: 83% cited the spate of natural disasters, 66%
noted diseases such as AIDS and Ebola virus, and 62% said outbreaks of violence are signs
of the end. Ninety-five percent of believers in the Second Coming said it is important to
have a saving relationship with God when the end comes, and 65% said it is important to
evangelize others. Of those polled, 57% said they believe in heaven and hell and 68% said
they believe they are going to heaven.

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