2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

Matthew 24:35

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

Revelation 21:1

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

2 Peter 3:7

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

Luke 12:39

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Revelation 3:3

Therefore, remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.

Isaiah 34:4

All the stars in the sky will fade away, the sky will roll up like a scroll; all its stars will wither, like a leaf withers and falls from a vine or a fig withers and falls from a tree.

Isaiah 51:6

Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.

Nahum 1:5

The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.

2 Peter 3:12

while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!

Revelation 16:15

(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)

Revelation 20:11

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

Psalm 46:6

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves.

Psalm 97:5

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of the whole earth.

Psalm 102:26

They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.

Isaiah 2:12

Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud -- they will be humiliated;

Isaiah 24:19

The earth is broken in pieces, the earth is ripped to shreds, the earth shakes violently.

Joel 1:15

How awful that day will be! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.

Joel 2:1

Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the Lord is about to come. Indeed, it is near!

Joel 2:31

The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the Lord comes -- that great and terrible day!

Joel 3:14

Crowds, great crowds are in the valley of decision, for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision!

Amos 9:5

The sovereign Lord who commands armies will do this. He touches the earth and it dissolves; all who live on it mourn. The whole earth rises like the River Nile, and then grows calm like the Nile in Egypt.

Amos 9:13

"Be sure of this, the time is coming," says the Lord, "when the plowman will catch up to the reaper and the one who stomps the grapes will overtake the planter. Juice will run down the slopes, it will flow down all the hillsides.

Micah 1:4

The mountains will disintegrate beneath him, and the valleys will be split in two. The mountains will melt like wax in a fire, the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope.

Malachi 4:5

Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

Matthew 24:42-43

"Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Mark 13:31

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

Romans 8:20

For the creation was subjected to futility -- not willingly but because of God who subjected it -- in hope

1 Corinthians 5:5

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:14

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 1:11-12

They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment,

Jude 1:6

You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of 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
"Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Luke 12:39
But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
Therefore, remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.
Revelation 16:15
(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)

In the which

Psalm 102:26
They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.
Isaiah 51:6
Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was subjected to futility -- not willingly but because of God who subjected it -- in hope
Hebrews 1:11
They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment,
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, 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 earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!

General references

Psalm 97:3
Fire goes before him; on every side it burns up his enemies.
Psalm 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
Proverbs 27:12
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Matthew 24:36
"But as for that day and hour no one knows it -- not even the angels in heaven -- except the Father alone.
Mark 13:24
"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
Luke 12:39
But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

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