That was the conclusion reached regarding climate change by an international team of researchers. If you believe in a Creator who cares for mankind, this scientific conclusion may remind you of the many self-healing natural processes that God built into our planet’s design.

Still, given the degree of man-made damage to the earth, more than natural processes is needed for our planet to survive. Why can we be confident that God will do something about it?

Note the scriptures listed in the box that assure us that the earth will survive and even thrive.

• Our planet was created by God. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”​—Genesis 1:1

• God claims ownership of our planet. “To Jehovah a belong the earth and everything in it.”​—Psalm 24:1

• God designed our planet to survive. “He has established the earth on its foundations; it will not be moved from its place forever and ever.”​—Psalm 104:5

• God promises that life will thrive on our planet forever. “The true God, the One who formed the earth, . . . did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited.”​—Isaiah 45:18

• God promises that humans will live on our planet forever. “The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it.”​—Psalm 37:29

God has designed the earth with built-in systems that can withstand the impact of sensible human activity. The Bible foretells that Jehovah God will, at his appointed time, put an end to the abuse and exploitation that has damaged our planet.​—Revelation 11:18

The Bible promises that then God will turn our planet into a healthy, beautiful paradise and open his hand to “satisfy the desire of every living thing.”​—Psalm 145:16