2 Peter 3:10

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Summary

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.

As a

Revelation 16:15

In the which

The elements

2 Peter 3:12

General references

Bible References

As a

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!

But understand this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

for [you] yourselves well know that the day of the Lord is coming in the [same] way as a thief in the night.

Therefore remember how you have received and heard, and observe [it], and repent. If therefore you are not on the alert, I will come like a thief, and you will never know [at] what hour I will come against you.

(Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed [is] the one who is on the alert and who keeps his clothing, so that he does not walk around naked and they see his shamefulness!)

In the which

They will perish, but you will endure. And like a garment they will all wear out, you will replace them like clothing, and they will be set aside.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look to the earth beneath, for [the] heavens will be torn to pieces like smoke, and the earth will be worn out like garment, and those who inhabit her will die like gnats. But my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be broken to pieces.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected [it], in hope

they will perish, but you continue, and they will all become old like a garment,

And I saw a great white throne and the one who was seated on it, {from whose presence} earth and heaven fled, and a place was not found for them.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist [any] longer.

The elements

[while] waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed [by] being burned up and the celestial bodies will melt [as they] are consumed by heat!

General references

Fire goes before him, and devours his enemies round about.

The mountains skipped like rams, [the] hills like {lambs}.

[When] the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on [and] suffer.

"But concerning that day and hour no one knows--not even the angels of heaven nor the Son--except the Father alone.

"But in those days, after that tribulation, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,

But understand this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.