The Bible is literally packed full of information regarding the end of this earth as we know it. Whether you choose to believe in God or not, it is a scientific fact that this earth has a shelf-life and will come to an end at some point in the far off future. However, those of us who choose to accept the Word of God as truth know of the future that is in store for this earth and all that is on the earth. To fully attack such a healthy topic as the end of the world according to the Bible would certainly take more than the 5-7 pages I have for this report, so I will only attempt to "skim" the surface of some of the more important and common beliefs and leave the rest for the novelists.
             If we look at the Bible in its entirety, we realize that both the old and new testaments are filled with prophecy regarding the end times. Because this class is focused on the new testament, I will attempt to restrain my attention to those books. However, it would be impossible to speak on the topic of the end times without making some mention of old testament prophecies.
             As with the entire religion of Christianity, the future of the earth also revolves around the centerpiece of Jesus' life, death and resurrection on earth. Galations 1:4 states, "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," this was Jesus' first coming to this earth – there will be another. If we look at the big picture, we can now see the "two trips" that God has laid out for humanity. First, we have Jesus coming to provide the ultimate sacrifice for humanity by dying on the cross for the sins of the world. This is the single most important act in the entire Christian faith. Because of this sacrifice, Jesus provided a link between the lost sinners of the world and God the Father – a gap that had not been closed since Adam sinned in th...