Sentences with phrase «predictions of a downward spiral»

Whereas challenges to biblical faith, world war, the decline of conventional morality, economic depression, and growing expectation of another great war undermined liberal optimism, that scenario made the dispensationalist interpretation of scripture, with its predictions of a downward spiral preceding the second coming of Christ, increasingly plausible.

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Dire predictions like that do more than grab the attention of the media; they can shake consumer confidence and help make such predictions self - fulfilling as home buyers stay on the sidelines, pressuring sellers to lower prices — in effect fueling a downward spiral.