Answer:<\/strong> No \u2014 there is no verse in the Bible that says the world will be folded up like paper and thrown into fire.<\/strong> The confusion comes from a verse in Isaiah 34:4<\/em> which describes cosmic judgment using strong imagery. That verse says:<\/p>\n \u201cAll the stars in the sky will be dissolved and the heavens rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Notice it mentions \u201cthe heavens\u201d (the sky), not the earth or the world.<\/strong> And it uses a metaphor<\/strong> \u2014 \u201crolled up like a scroll\u201d \u2014 not literally folding paper in our modern sense.<\/p>\n In ancient times, scrolls were rolled up when their message was complete. That image communicates that God\u2019s current order of things will come to an end. It does not<\/em> literally say the earth will be folded like paper and thrown into fire.<\/p>\n In the New Testament, similar imagery is used in Revelation and Matthew to describe signs associated with the end:<\/p>\n \u201cI watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. This passage is part of a vision of judgment<\/em> that uses symbolic language to describe cosmic upheaval. It says the heavens will recede like a scroll being rolled up<\/strong> \u2014 not that the earth will be folded like paper and thrown into fire.<\/p>\n \u201cImmediately after the distress of those days\u2026 the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. Here Jesus describes the dramatic changes in the sky that will accompany His return \u2014 again emphasizing cosmic signs<\/strong> rather than literal folding of the planet or the earth being thrown into fire.<\/p>\n\n
\nWhat does the Bible say about the end times?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Revelation 6:12\u201314 (NIV)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nMatthew 24:29\u201330 (NIV)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nSo what is the meaning of the \u201cheavens rolled up like a scroll\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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