Will the World End Soon?
1) Direct Answer
Yes and no. The present world system is coming to its end soon, but the earth itself will not be annihilated. The Bible shows an end of the age, a judgment by fire, and then a renewed earth under Jesus Christ’s rule.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Jesus spoke of “the end of the world” as the consummation of the age (Matthew 24:3). He said we would know the season by clear signs: deception, wars, pestilences, earthquakes, and lawlessness; like the days of Noah and Lot—violence, immorality, and perversion (Matthew 24:4–14, 37; Luke 17:26–30). He said, “When you see these things begin to come to pass, look up… your redemption draws near” (Luke 21:25–28).
- No man knows the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36), but we are told to watch and be ready (Matthew 24:42–44; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–6).
- Scoffers will say, “All things continue as they were,” but the Word says the world that once perished by water is now reserved for fire (2 Peter 3:3–7). The elements will melt, and God will bring a new heavens and new earth wherein dwells righteousness (2 Peter 3:10–13).
- Yet the earth itself abides; God laid its foundations so it would not be removed forever (Ecclesiastes 1:4; Psalm 104:5). The “end” is the end of the present order, not the extinction of the planet.
- God once cleansed the world by water in Noah’s day; this time it will be a purification by fire, followed by Christ’s reign and the final renewal (Revelation 19–21; Romans 8:19–23).
- Before the wrath, the true Bride is caught up to meet the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17). Then come the judgments, and finally the new creation.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- The Bible distinguishes between the end of the age and the endurance of the earth. So the “world” that ends is the present sinful order.
- The signs Jesus gave line up with our day. That tells us the season is near, even if the exact day is unknown.
- God is consistent: water judgment once, fire judgment next; not to annihilate His creation, but to cleanse it and set it back under Christ.
Short reinforcing statement
Now notice, the call is not to calculate dates but to be ready. Repent, be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and receive the Holy Spirit as God’s seal (Acts 2:38; Ephesians 4:30). Walk in the light, watch and pray. The coming of the Lord is at the door.
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Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
The End-time Sign Seed
62-0319 §51
Now. All of us believe that we're in the end time. Any man that's intelligent, I believe, if he would look around and see, it shows this thing can't go on much longer. I want about fifteen minutes now to show you what I mean. Anyone knows that something's got to happen. All scriptures point to it. We are taught that the world was created in six thousand years, being a thousand a day, one day as a year with God, and so forth---six thousand years in the creation. All right. Six days it's called, and the Bible says on...
Witnesses
53-0405E §83
...ould fall from the heavens. You watch it. When the sun comes up, that little dew, watch it how it sparkles just like a little star. What is it? It's a witness. It knows, as soon as that sun rises to a certain place, like this, when it rises to a certain place, it's going up again. That moisture will go right up. Why? It's been up there once, and it just fell down. It's going up again. It's a witness of this sunlight, to pull it up. It's been somewhere. It knows what it's all about. And every man or woman that's bor...
The beginning of Jesus' fame
53-0605 §30
...the people in this day that we're living in that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Shall we bow our heads? I'm sorry to take that much time. Father in heaven, send down the Holy Spirit in great power tonight. Confirm Thy Word everywhere. May every person that's sick in this building go out of here, walking, leaping, praising God. May they be in the city tomorrow, testifying. The meeting's coming close, now, to the end. And I pray, God, that You'll do something that'll start an old-fashioned revival her...
Faith
57-1229 §32
...Lord and Saviour, Your Son, that has been said this way, "The things that I do, shall you also. He that believeth on me shall do the works that I do. A little while and the world won't see me no more; yet ye shall see me, for I will be with you, and in you, to the end of the age." You made a promise that the unbelieving children of Adam would never be able to see You no more after You left the earth, but that the believer would see You in power and demonstration in every generation. We believe that, Lord. And we be...
Led by the Spirit
50-0715 §31
...venly Father, oh, You've been so good to us. Time gets away so easy when we're talking about Jesus, talking about His wonderful works... today He said, "A little while, the world will see Me no more." The world doesn't understand; they're blinded by the god of this world, walking in darkness, in their own way, in their own sinful lust. But we thank Thee that Thou hast said, "I will be with you, even in you unto the end of the world." Tonight wherever You can find a sincere heart, You'll lead them by Your Spirit. O...