One of the more amusing aspects of CTRs early work was the way he saw almost everything that was a result of the industrial revolution as a sign of King Jesus' rapidly approaching rule.
I'm an atheist, and I'm more inclined to think that we aren't approaching any part of the millennium. The last shyster who tried that fraud was a gentleman named Adolph Hitler. We're in this rowboat adrift in the cosmos by ourselves. Whether our future is dismal or bright is a choice WE will make, without interference from outside imaginary invisible realms. Ultimately, we're screwed.
Putting your faith in Allah or The Peacock Angel or Odin, Batman or Jesus isn't productive.