What does the Bible say economic conditions will be like at the coming of Christ?

Les explains that the Bible says at the coming of Christ, especially for the rapture, there will be such worldwide economic activity. He points to the constant construction of office buildings, homes, and highways as evidence. People are so caught up in making big bucks and the roaring stock market that they have no time for eternity. He does not expect the world to collapse on January 1, 2000, because that would not fit Jesus' description of a materialistic and wicked society that requires mobility. Les believes the world's materialistic activity will not stop before the Lord comes; chaos comes at the midpoint of the tribulation, when the sky falls.