II Thessalonians 2
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
It is not possible to know or estimate (by signs, calendars, CNN, etc.) when The Day of Christ will begin as God is keeping it a secret. We only know that it will commence with the shout of the Archangel Gabriel.
I Thessalonians 4
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Even before He created our world, God knew every event it would undergo (including His arch-enemy, the devil, gaining power as the god of this world), and He knew that in sending His son, victory over all negatives would take place. The victory that awaits us will be so profound that its impact will far outweigh any negative experience that any of us has ever had or will ever have.
II Corinthians 4
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
As children of God, we now, and will for eternity, enjoy the benefits and blessings of being part of the greatest family experience to ever take place, that of the family of God.