In my opinion the sects are to be applauded for rediscovering the eschatological vision of the Christian faith, but they do so at the price of sundering Christian unity and failing to perceive the opportunities and promise in nature and society. Christianity can thrive only when it recovers its eschatological dimension and sees both church and world in the light of the crisis or judgment upon humanity that takes place in Jesus Christ, the full implications of which will be revealed at the time of