"The End" - What Does It Mean?

 

When you hear the words "The end is near!" What comes to mind?  Do you think of a wild-eyed preacher thundering from the pulpit  and gesturing dramatically, Bible in hand? Or do you picture a beared old man standing on a street corner, wearing a long robe tied at the waist with a rope, holding a sign bearing a doomsday message?  Imagine such scenes may make some people feel concerned, while others may feel skeptical or even amused.

The Bible  does state: "The end will come." (Matthew 24:14 ) The same even is also called "The great day of God" and Armageddon."  (Revelation 16:14, 16) True, there is much religious confusion on the subject and strange, gloomy notions abound.  Nonetheless, the Bible itself is quite clear about the end-revealing what it is and what it is  not.  God's Word also helps us to see clearly whether the end is near.  Best of all, it teaches us how to survive! First, though, let us clear up some misconceptions and establish a definition.  What does "the end" really mean according to the Bible?

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