I am quite sure collapse is not really far away. It would fulfill prophecy of the fall of Mystery Babylon. But before that it is possible that almost all smaller nations that are not strong enough to avoid it will be brought into unification of United North America, United Europe, Greater Russia, and Greater China, with conflict that shifts remaining just between them, and much greater control over the populations, before everything in civilization comes to its collapse. In the prophecy one would still lead the world to unite with his promises. What would motivated all who are in the world to loyally follow that one with trust in the promises with unity of the world like they would with the promises for rebuilding civilization anew from what remains, though it would be godless?