What Does the Bible Say About the End of the World?
What Does the Bible Say About the End of the World? The Bible describes the end of the present age through Christ's return, judgment, and the creation of a new heaven and new earth.
Key verse: 2 Peter 3:10 (KJV)
The Bible describes the end of the present age through Christ's return, judgment, and the creation of a new heaven and new earth.
The Bible describes the end of the present age through Christ's return, judgment, and the creation of a new heaven and new earth.
"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat." — 2 Peter 3:10 (KJV)
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Biblical prophecy describes the end times in detail across multiple books. Jesus taught about signs of the end in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24), including wars, famines, earthquakes, and the gospel preached to all nations. Revelation describes a period of tribulation, the rise of the Antichrist, the battle of Armageddon, Christ's triumphant return, a thousand-year reign, and a final judgment. 2 Peter 3:10 states, 'The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat.' But the story doesn't end with destruction — God promises 'new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness' (2 Peter 3:13). The end of this world is the beginning of God's eternal kingdom.
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What Does the Bible Say About The End Times?
What the Bible teaches about prophecy, the second coming of Christ, and the end of the world.
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"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat."
"Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
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What Is the Rapture?
The rapture refers to the event when Christ returns to catch up believers — both living and dead — to meet Him in the air.
What Is the Second Coming of Christ?
The Second Coming is the visible, bodily return of Jesus Christ to earth to establish His kingdom and judge the world.
What Is the Great Tribulation?
The Great Tribulation is a future period of unprecedented suffering and divine judgment on earth, described primarily in Revelation, preceding Christ's return.
What Is the Tribulation?
The tribulation is a future seven-year period of unprecedented suffering and divine judgment on the earth before Christ's return.
Who Is the Antichrist?
The Antichrist is a future world leader who will oppose Christ, deceive the nations, and demand worship during the tribulation.
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