I'm actually amazed as to how many Adventist Pastors have no clue about Adventist theology when it comes to eschatological timeline that Adventists laid out.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the GC view seems to be:
1) &*&%Storm hits the entire planet when it comes to political, health, ecological, and economical realms
2) Satan mascarades as Christ who returns the second time and proclaims his kingdom on Earth.
3) He institutes the legal system, along with the mark of the Beast, which is the Sunday law in that context
So, given the above, I'm always baffled as to why there's "end times are near" type of talk every time there's some singular event, or when the Pope does anything decisive. I'd think that in context of such theology "the end times are near" would predicate on one thing and one thing only - the guy Flying through the sky (and as Dough Bachelor imagines... being televised globally) claiming to be Jesus. If that indeed happen, I think most of my doubts about Adventist theology would be instantly gone