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.
Faithful Abraham
61-0312 §59
...mean? Luther preached justification; Wesley had sanctification; Pentecost, the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Just like the seed planted, stalk, tassel, ear. Everything in the world types right to it. That's right. Now, God tore Christ apart, sent down his Spirit, called the Holy Spirit. "A little while and the world seeth me no more. Yet you'll see me for I [I is a personal pronoun] will be with you, even in you, to the end of the world." Not just down for a certain age, but to the end of the world. "Go ye into all t...
To take on the whole armor of God
62-0701 §112
...host? believing every word of God? know that it's the truth? Our heavenly Father, I don't know when I can ever be back to this coast again to see these people. I hope right soon again. But heavenly Father, I thank you for this great testimony---night after night, miracle after miracle of the unknown and unseen. God works amongst the people with unknown things that they know nothing of, to see Him manifest Himself, and make known his being here---proving that He's not dead but is risen from the grave. I pray, heaven...
El-Shaddai
59-0416 §34
No wonder Jesus said, "The works that I do, you do also." His works were continued. How long? "Go ye into all the world. He that ... and preach the Gospel. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; he that believeth not shall be damned, and [conjunction] these signs shall follow them that believe." How far? To all the world. How many? To every creature. How could the apostles do it? It hasn't been done yet. So the commission still stands the same. "A little while, and the world won't see me no more." That G...
The World is again falling apart
63-1127 §51
...hat are we seeing? We're seeing the Word, that God said would happen in this day, happen right under our faces. "Oh, then awake, ye saints of the Lord, why slumber when the end is nearing; let's get ready for that final call," for we don't know when it will be. Yes. Our world system, our church system, our denominational system, all of our systems, are polluted and corrupted. What we lack today is what they had yesterday. That's right. It seems like a drying out of the churches, hardly can find a church anymore tha...
The resurrection of Jairus' daughter
54-0302 §37
...and started running to meet Him. And even on His road, when fear come, he saw the big waves, big whitecaps bursting probably as high as this building, he got scared. And as soon as he got scared... See, he got his mind off of what Christ said: "Come." He got scared. He got his eyes on the symptoms and he begin sinking. Now, you take this in your heart tonight, that Jesus said this, "Whatsoever things you desire, when you pray, believe you receive them, and you shall have them. It'll be given to you." And He said, "...