What Does the Bible Say About Earth?

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

“And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. firmament: Heb. expansion”

“And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.”

“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”

“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud”

“The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.”

“When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.”

“And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,”

“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”

“Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.”

“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork .”

“And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. established: Heb. founded”

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”

“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.”

“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: endure: Heb. stand”

“But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.”

“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever . Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases”

“Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.”

“At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.”

“They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. They go up: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend”

“Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.”

“Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.”

“The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”

“Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:”

“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”

“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth for ever.”

“The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.”

“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.”

“O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.”

“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: It is: or, Him that”

“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.”

“Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.”

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. come: Heb. come upon the heart”

“Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool : where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?”

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.”

“He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.”

“I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.”

“Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: too: or, hid from thee”

“He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.”

“How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!”

“He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.”

“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”

“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?”

“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.”

“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:”

“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”

“And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other . with: or, with a trumpet, and a great voice”

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

“For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,”

“And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,”

“And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.”

“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.”

“And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.”

“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:”

“So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.”

“Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.”

“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.”

“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”

“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”

“For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.”

“Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:”

“Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.”

“And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

“Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.”

“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”

“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”

“And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;”

“When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.”

“So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.”

“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.”

“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.”

“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”

“For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.”

“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.”

“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”

“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”

“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”

“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,”

“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”

“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. the: or, every creature”

“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:”

“They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;”

“And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”

“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.”

“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,”

“Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? hasting: or, hasting the coming”

“Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”

“And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.”

“And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are , and the earth, and the things that therein are , and the sea, and the things which are therein , that there should be time no longer:”

“Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”

“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.”

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”