Bible Verses About End of the World
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for end of the world, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 16,567 votes, led by Matthew 24:36. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about End of the World
Matthew 24:361,062 votes
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Luke 21:25-26772 votes
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
2 Peter 3:10646 votes
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Revelation 20:1-15612 votes
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Matthew 24:5-28609 votes
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:36564 votes
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Revelation 1:3448 votes
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Matthew 24:3402 votes
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Mark 13:32343 votes
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Matthew 24:29317 votes
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Zechariah 14:1-21312 votes
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 Timothy 3:1-5302 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 Corinthians 4:4290 votes
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Isaiah 13:9268 votes
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Revelation 13:1-18257 votes
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Revelation 12:9244 votes
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
1 John 5:19229 votes
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Matthew 24:1-51216 votes
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Matthew 24:14213 votes
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
1 Peter 1:20202 votes
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Matthew 24:22178 votes
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew 24:21-22170 votes
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Revelation 1:1-20163 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
John 3:16-17161 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Galatians 1:4159 votes
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
What does the Bible say about end of the world?
Readers most often cite Matthew 24:36 on the subject of end of the world. Across 16,567 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 21:25-26, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 20:1-15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.