1 Peter 4:7

“But the end of all things is at hand, etc.] With respect to particular persons, the end of life, and which is the end of all things in this world to a man, is near at hand; which is but as an hand's breadth, passes away like a tale that is told, and is but as a vapour which appears for a while, and then vanishes away. Or this may be said with regard to the Jews, the end of their church and civil state was near at hand, of their sacrifices, temple, city, and nation; or with respect to the whole universe, to the scheme and fashion of this world, which will soon be gone, though the substance will abide; when the heavens shall pass away, and the earth and all therein will be burnt up; when there…”

“Resuming the idea in Pe1 4:5. the end of all things--and therefore also of the wantonness (Pe1 4:3-4) of the wicked, and of the sufferings of the righteous [BENGEL]. The nearness meant is not that of mere "time," but that before the Lord; as he explains to guard against misapprehension, and defends God from the charge of procrastination: We live in the last dispensation, not like the Jews under the Old Testament. The Lord will come as a thief; He is "ready" (Pe1 4:5) to judge the world at any moment; it is only God's long-suffering and His will that the Gospel should be preached as a witness to all nations, that induces Him to lengthen out the time which is with Him still as nothing.…”

“But the end of all things is at hand - This declaration is also evidently designed to support and encourage them in their trials, and to excite them to lead a holy life, by the assurance that the end of all things was drawing near. The phrase, “the end of all things,” would naturally refer to the end of the world; the winding up of human affairs. It is not absolutely certain, however, that the apostle used it here in this sense. It might mean that so far as they were concerned, or in respect to them, the end of all things drew near. Death is to each one the end of all things here below; the end of his plans and of his interest in all that pertains to sublunary affairs. Even if the phrase did…”

“But the end of all things - And so of their wrongs, and your sufferings. Is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer - Temperance helps watchfulness, and both of them help prayer. Watch, that ye may pray; and pray, that ye may watch. 1 Peter 4:8”

“4:7-11 With this paragraph of miscellaneous exhortations, Peter concludes the third major section of the letter (3:13–4:11). 4:7 The end of the world is coming soon: At Christ’s coming, the “last days” predicted by the Old Testament prophets had begun (see 1:10-12). The next event in salvation history is the second coming of Christ, which will bring the end of the world as we know it. The end could come at any time; therefore, Christians must always be ready for it (see also Phil 4:5; Jas 5:8; Rev 1:3; 22:10).”

“the end: Ecc 7:2; Jer 5:31; Eze 7:2, Eze 7:3, Eze 7:6; Mat 24:13, Mat 24:14; Rom 13:12; Co1 7:29; Co1 15:24; Phi 4:5; Heb 10:25; Jam 5:8, Jam 5:9; Pe2 3:9-11; Jo1 2:18, Jo1 2:19 ye: Pe1 1:13, Pe1 5:8; Th1 5:6-8; Tit 2:12 and: Pe1 3:7; Mat 24:42, Mat 25:13, Mat 26:38-41; Mar 13:33-37, Mar 14:37, Mar 14:38; Luk 21:34, Luk 21:36; Luk 22:46; Rom 12:12; Eph 6:18; Col 4:2; Ti2 4:5; Rev 16:15 1 Peter 4:8”