Will there be worldwide economic activity and building going on when Christ comes and the rapture happens?
Yes. Scripture indicates that at the coming of Christ, especially as believers look for the rapture, there will be worldwide economic activity, with people caught up in building, construction, business, and material pursuits. Humanity will be mobile and prosperous, too occupied with gain to be interested in spiritual things, rather than facing global collapse beforehand.
Les explains that every time he and Iris drive somewhere, they notice construction—office buildings, homes, highways—and that this activity fits what the Bible says about the end time. Les teaches that at the coming of Christ, especially as we look for the rapture, there will be worldwide economic activity, and people are so caught up in it that they cannot get interested in spiritual things. They have it too good, are making big bucks, and the stock market is roaring, so who has time for eternity? Therefore, he cannot see the world collapsing on January 1, 2000, or stopping all its materialistic activity before the Lord comes. He expects that at least by the midpoint of the tribulation, the sky will fall and everything will go into a chaotic condition.