One Christian world view is called Dominionism. In this world view the Church continues to strive against the world and to win converts to Christianity until the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of the Kingdom of God. It holds that at some point in the future the Church will finally be successful at winning everyone to Christianity and then Jesus will return immediately to reign.
This is a popular Christian world view because it encompasses the Church Age to date and appeals to younger Christians who are raising their families. Jesus is not going to suddenly return in this world view so there is a certain guarantee that there will be time to see your children grow up and for you to live your life. May not so great a guarantee if you live in an unstable region of the world but I guess you know that the Church will always be there.
Another world view is called Dispensationalism. It is kind of the opposite of Dominionism in that it holds that the Bible describes in certain scriptures prophecies about when certain events will happen that will precede the return of Jesus Christ and also has different outcomes upon the return of Jesus. There is a belief that when Christ Jesus returns he will establish a kingdom that will last for one thousand years at the end of which will be a judgement and then a new Heavens and a new Earth and an eternal Kingdom of God.
These world views help us to understand what the bible says about the future but they are not the most important thing. The most important thing is understand the sin or unrighteousness separates us from God. However, God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, that whoever believes on Him shall not perish but inherit eternal life.
This is the most important world view and is characterised in the verse Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord."
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