Category: Prophecy & End Times / Evangelism
Preacher: Billy Graham
Ministry: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)
Event: Portland Crusade, Portland, Oregon
Date Preached: Not Specified
Date Published: 2026
Language: English
Pages: 25
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About This Message
Is the End of the World Close? is a classic message by Billy Graham on the judgment of God, the love of God, and the coming again of Jesus Christ, built on II Peter 2:5–9.
Dr. Graham makes one point plain from the start: he does not trade in dates. There will be an end to the age dominated by evil, but not an end to the world, and no one knows the day or the hour. Instead he turns to Scripture, where Noah, Sodom and Lot stand as examples of God’s judgment and of His deliverance.
Walking through the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, he names the sins that brought judgment: false security, living for pleasure, overindulgence, and idolatry. He warns against pitching our tents toward Sodom and points to the warning given to Lot’s wife. Then he moves to the climax of history, the promised return of Christ, the necessity of the new birth, and the cross, where God’s judgment was borne for us. The message ends with the invitation to come just as you are.
About the Preacher
William “Billy” Franklin Graham Jr. (1918–2018) was an American evangelist who became one of the most widely known Christian preachers of the twentieth century. Raised on a dairy farm in Charlotte, North Carolina, he committed his life to Christ at fifteen and was ordained in 1939. He graduated from Wheaton College in 1943 and married Ruth McCue Bell.
He became the first full-time evangelist for Youth for Christ, and his 1949 Los Angeles Crusade brought him to national attention. He went on to preach in crusades around the world, including London, New York, Seoul and Rio, and founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 1950. Over his lifetime he preached live to nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries.
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Digital Book Information
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | Is the End of the World Close? |
| Preacher | Billy Graham |
| Ministry | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) |
| Event | Portland Crusade, Portland, Oregon |
| Date Preached | Not Specified |
| Date Published | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 25 |
| Format | PDF Digital Book |
| Publisher | LivingSermons.com |
| Edition | First Edition — 2026 |
| Archive Status | Published and preserved |
Key Scripture
II Peter 2:9
“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.”
The assurance at the center of the message: the same God who judges also knows how to rescue.
Inside This Digital Book
This digital edition contains:
- A foreword by Wisdom Epsi, Chief Editor of LivingSermons
- The publisher’s note
- The transcribed main message
- Introduction
- The Word of God on judgment and deliverance
- The story of Sodom and Gomorrah
- The illusion of security
- The fleeting pleasures of sin
- Overindulgence: pitching our tents toward Sodom
- Strange gods: the problem of idolatry
- A warning, a remnant, and Lot’s wife
- The climax of history: judgment and the promised return
- The return of Christ and the necessity of the new birth
- The cross: God’s judgment borne for us
- The invitation: come just as you are
- About the speaker
- About LivingSermons
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