Previous Catholic and Orthodox theologians had no clear or consensus view on what this actually meant (only the concept of the end of the world coming unexpectedly, "like a thief in a night", and the concept of "the antichrist" were almost universally held).
Prethodni katolički i pravoslavni teolozi nisu imali jasne ili konsenzualne stavove o tome što to zapravo znači (jedino koncept da kraj svijeta dolazi neočekivano "poput lopova u noći", kao i koncept "antikrista" je skoro općeprihvaćen).