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 sign of the Messiah
58-0528 §2
Now, notice, then the Scripture says that He spoke these words: "A little while, and the world will see Me no more;" that's the unbeliever, "yet ye shall see Me: for I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the world." Now, is that true or isn't it true? Let's just talk it out and reason it among us. Is that the truth? "I..." I is a personal pronoun. "I'll be with you, in you, unto the end of the world. A little while, and the unbeliever, the church world, will be issued in, and they'll see Me no more; but the...
Seals 3: The First Seal
63-0318 §95
...hapter, I believe it's the 6th verse-4th, 5th, or 6th, right along there). He said, "If you can receive it, [He was talking about John], this is he who is spoken of, 'I'll send my messenger before my face.'" Now read Malachi 3. Some of them try to apply it to Malachi 4. No, sir! That's not it. Notice, Malachi 4, as soon as that messenger goes forth, the world is completely burned, and the righteous walk out in the millennium on the ashes of them. So you see, if you put that being him back there, then the Bible tell...
And their eyes were opened and they knew Him
57-0421E §3
But our blessed Lord said, while He was here on earth, "A little while, and the world will see Me no more." Now that word "world" there, comes from "the world order, the peoples of the earth." "The world will see Me no more. Yet ye shall see Me, for I will be with you, even in you, to the end of the world." Now, those words are just as true as any of the other words that we have spoken through this week, out of the Bible, just as true as any other words in the Bible. "A little while, and the world will see Me no mo...
The End Time
54-0307A §45
And it's been stalked like a garden. And the true wheat's come up among the weeds or the cockleburs. But it has been wheat all along. You always talk about how bad the world is, how wicked the world is. That's true. But look how great the churches are getting all the time. We fail to look at that side. Jesus said, "Let them grow together." When the world's getting wickeder and wickeder and wickeder, the church is getting more powerful and powerful all the time. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of Go...
The Easter Seal
65-0410 §85
...e skin worms destroys this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God." Glory to God! Caught up! I don't know what to say... What a hope for an old man like me, knowing I see my end time right out yonder soon, at fifty-six years old. Ever since a little bitty boy I've stood here trying to proclaim this, but I know that in me---nothing good that I have, nothing I've done---but in me is that quickening power. It quickened me one day from the things of the world as a young man, unto eternal life. All the things that's happ...