How Will This World Come To An End?

[Bible Speaks]

How This World Will Come to an End!
“You are not in darkness, so that that day should overtake you as it would thieves.”—1 THESS. 5:4.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN?
What yet unseen developments are indicated in the following scriptures?
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Revelation 17:16
Daniel 2:44

EARTHSHAKING events will soon occur. The fulfillment of Bible prophecies confirms this fact, so we need to keep on the watch. What will help us to do that? The apostle Paul urges us to “keep our eyes . . . on the things unseen.” Yes, we need to bear in mind our reward of everlasting life, be it in heaven or on earth. As the context shows, Paul wrote these words to encourage fellow believers to focus on the happy outcome of their faithful course. Doing so would also help them to cope with trials and persecution.—2 Cor. 4:8, 9, 16-18; 5:7