Does the Bible say how the world will end? Does the Bible say that the world will end? What is the “end†all about when the end is mentioned in the scriptures?
Does the Bible Say How the World Will End?
The Bible actually says that the earth abides forever, so then how can the Bible also declare the end of all things? You have seen the signs and placards that have sometimes declared “The end is nearâ€. But does the earth actually end? The “end times†is more of a reference to the end of the age and not an actual end of the world or earth. It certainly does not mean the end of mankind. Jesus talked about the end of the age coming and that the end times would be like the days of Noah and like Sodom and Gomorrah (Luke 17:27-30). That is much like 2 Timothy’s description of the end of times but not of time itself. It is the end of the time of human self-rule.
Second Timothy 3:1-5 is a vivid description of what the end days will be like: “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.â€
The “end†is the end of the rule of Satan who is the god of this world. The end is actually the end of the age and not the end of the world or the earth. Second Corinthians 4:4 testifies to this fact: “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.†The “god of this age†who has “blinded the minds of unbelievers†is no less than Satan or the Devil who is ruling the earth as we speak. Even so, he can only do what God’s sovereignty allows (Job 1)
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