Conclusion of Our Readers Ask . . . Will the Earth Come to an End?

Besides,  such a view is in direct conflict with the words Jesus Christ, who said:  "Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth."  (Matthew 5:5; Psalm 37:29) Would a loving father handicraft a comfortable house for his family only to burn it down?  (Psalm 115:16) That would be unthinkable!  Jehovah is not only the Creator but also a loving Father. - PSALM 103:13; 1 JOHN 4:8)  

Peter used the term "earth" in a figurative sense,  referring to human society-in this case wicked human society.  Note that Peter draws a parallel with the Flood of Noah's day.  (2 Peter 3:5, 6)  On that occasion, only wicked mankind was destroyed; the earth itself and righteous Noah and his family survived. By the same token, Peter's use of "heavens" would also be symbolic. In this case "heavens" refers human rulership over the ungodly. Thus, the incorrigibly wicked will be gone as will all wicked governments, which will be dissolved and replaced by God's heavenly rule, or Kingdom. - DANIEL 2:44.

So, will planet earth come to its end? No. What will end is the symbolic earth, or wicked human society. The earth itself and the future godly human society will last forever. - PROVERBS 2:21, 22.

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