Talking about the end of the world will not make you popular at parties, but it’s a subject about which many people have questions. Is the whole idea a religious myth, or is it something that will really happen some day?

The Bible clearly says that it’s going to happen. Listen to the description:

The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives, as you look forward to the day of God, and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

The Bible’s description of fire and destruction is followed by this question: “Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?” Listen to the answer, “You ought to live holy and godly lives, as you look forward to the day of God.”

We are to live God-pleasing lives in the best of times and in times of uncertainty – even the end of the world! And what’s more, we are to look forward to it! And how do we do that? By making God, not life as we know it, the constant in our lives.