The Latest Scientific Prediction of World Catastrophe The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2025
What Time Is It?
In Matthew 24 Jesus warned the disciples that God will eventually bring the war for world domination to a climax with a final gathering of the nations opposed to his Chosen People Israel at the Plain of Megiddo and the Battle of Armageddon. And Jesus warned them not to be fooled by those who try to predict when it will happen, because he said it will come like a thief in the night when no one is expecting it.
In spite of Jesus' warnings, scientists as well as self-proclaimed prophets of doom, have made pronouncements and given exact predictions as to when things will come to a catastrophic end as a result of global warming or total annihilation in World War III.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives where Jesus will return Photo: Lightstock
How Should Christians Live?
In 2 Peter 3:3-18 the apostle Peter addresses the challenge of the situation for Christians living in the end times.
"Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
The Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done 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, where righteousness dwells.
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.