1 Peter 4:7
“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”
King James Version
Peter's announcement that the end of all things is near, grounding a call to sober, prayerful, watchful living.
Fulfillment References
1 Peter 4:17 James 5:8 Romans 13:11-12 1 John 2:18
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalWith the end near, apostolic believers are sober and watchful in prayer, filled with the Spirit, awaiting the one Lord.
JewishThe nearness of the end echoes prophetic urgency; Judaism awaits the decisive end without the Christian framing.
CatholicThe imminence of the end motivates sobriety, prayer, and charity (v.8); read of moral readiness.
ProtestantThe 'last days' began with Christ; nearness calls for sober, watchful, prayerful living regardless of date.
OrthodoxEschatological sobriety and prayer in view of the end that is ever 'at hand.'
DispensationalThe imminency of Christ's return undergirds watchful, holy conduct.
AcademicEarly-Christian imminent expectation ('the end is at hand') shaping ethical exhortation.
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