Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

The elements

Bible References

As a

Matthew 24:42
“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
Luke 12:39
But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
Revelation 16:15
(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)

In the which

Psalm 102:26
Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the sky will vanish like smoke,
And the earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die in like manner;
But My salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not wane.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
Hebrews 1:11
They will perish, but You remain;
And they all will become old like a garment,
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!

General references

Psalm 97:3
Fire goes before Him
And burns up His adversaries round about.
Psalm 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams,
The hills, like lambs.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
Matthew 24:36
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
Mark 13:24
“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,
Luke 12:39
But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.