Predictions of the End of the World
Predictions of the end of the world are not new. In fact, in the 1st century, some boldly affirmed that the Lord had already returned (2 Timothy 2:17-18). Some in today’s religious world still hold to this doctrine (Preterism), teaching that everything the Bible says about the end has already happened. So, is this heaven or is it hell?
The Bible reveals that the end could come at any time; there are no Bible prophecies which remain undone, save the return of Christ for the judgment of all souls, then comes eternity. Writing to the Thessalonians, Paul armed them with the mind that the Lord could return at any time (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 5:1-6). Paul did not teach them (nor did any other Bible writer) about a rapture, tribulation and millennial reign as is commonly taught today. The Bible says the Lord will return, but we do not and cannot know when He will return. There are no signs (Matthew 24:43-44; 25:13; 2 Peter 3:10).
