What does the Bible say about the world ending?
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The Bible teaches that the present world order will end when Jesus Christ returns in glory, bringing final judgment, the defeat of evil, and the full salvation of his people. Jesus warns that no one knows the day or hour, so believers are called to watch, be ready, and remain faithful (Matthew 24:36, 42, 44). Those who endure in faith will be saved (Matthew 24:13), not by their own strength but by God’s preserving grace. Though the whole world lies under the power of the evil one (1 John 5:19), God gave his Son so that all who believe in him have eternal life (John 3:16). Christians therefore pray for strength and readiness, awaiting Christ’s return with sober hope (Luke 21:36).
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- Matthew 24:36
But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
- Matthew 24:44
Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.
- Matthew 24:13
But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
- 1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
- Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- Luke 21:36
Therefore be watchful all the time, asking that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
- Matthew 24:3
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"
- Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father--
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