2 Peter 3:10

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."

Revelation 21:1

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

2 Peter 3:7

Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.

Luke 12:39

But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

Revelation 3:3

So remember what you received and heard. Obey it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you won't know the time when I will come to you.

Isaiah 34:4

The valleys will be split, all the stars in the heavens will fall down, and the skies will be rolled up like a scroll. All their starry host will fade away like leaves withering on a vine, or fruit withering on a fig tree.

Isaiah 51:6

"Lift up your eyes, you heavens and look to the earth beneath; and see who created these. Its inhabitants will die just like this; but my salvation will be forever, and my deliverance will never fail.

Nahum 1:5

Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants.

2 Peter 3:12

as you look forward to and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved and the elements will melt with fire.

Revelation 16:15

"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.

Psalm 46:6

The nations roared; the kingdoms were shaken. His voice boomed; the earth melts.

Psalm 97:5

Mountains melt like wax in the LORD's presence In the presence of the LORD of all the earth.

Psalm 102:26

They will perish, but you will remain; and they all will become worn out, like a garment. You will change them like clothing, and they will pass away.

Isaiah 2:12

"For the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has reserved a time to oppose all who are proud and haughty, and the self-exalting they will be humbled.

Isaiah 24:19

The earth is utterly shattered, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken.

Joel 1:15

Oh, no! For the Day of the LORD approaches, and like destruction from the Almighty, it will come!

Joel 2:1

"Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Tremble, all of you inhabitants of the land, because the Day of the LORD is coming. Oh, how near it is!

Joel 2:31

The sun will be given over to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and terrifying Day of the LORD.

Joel 3:14

"Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Judgment! For the Day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Judgment!

Amos 9:5

"The Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies who is touching the earth so that it melts and all of its inhabitants mourn there the land rises like the Nile River, but sinks like the river of Egypt

Amos 9:13

"Look! The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the one who sows will overtake the harvester and the treader of grapes will overtake the planter. Fresh wine will drip down from the mountains, cascading down from the hills.

Micah 1:4

The mountains will melt under him and the valleys will split apart, like wax in the presence of fire and like water gushing down a steep incline.

Malachi 4:5

"Pay attention! I'm sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the LORD comes,

Matthew 24:42-43

"So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming.

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."

Romans 8:20

because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty

1 Corinthians 5:5

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:14

just as you have already understood us partially, so that on the Day of our Lord Jesus we can be your reason to boast, even as you are ours.

Hebrews 1:11-12

They will come to an end, but you will remain forever. They will all wear out like clothes.

Jude 1:6

He has also held in eternal chains those angels who did not keep their own position but abandoned their assigned place. They are held in deepest darkness for judgment on the great day.

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
"So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming.
Luke 12:39
But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
So remember what you received and heard. Obey it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you won't know the time when I will come to you.
Revelation 16:15
"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."

In the which

Psalm 102:26
They will perish, but you will remain; and they all will become worn out, like a garment. You will change them like clothing, and they will pass away.
Isaiah 51:6
"Lift up your eyes, you heavens and look to the earth beneath; and see who created these. Its inhabitants will die just like this; but my salvation will be forever, and my deliverance will never fail.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
Romans 8:20
because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty
Hebrews 1:11
They will come to an end, but you will remain forever. They will all wear out like clothes.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
as you look forward to and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved and the elements will melt with fire.

General references

Psalm 97:3
Fire goes out from his presence to consume his enemies on every side.
Psalm 114:4
the mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs.
Proverbs 27:12
Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.
Matthew 24:36
"No one knows when that day or hour will come not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father,
Mark 13:24
"But after the suffering of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,
Luke 12:39
But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

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