2 Peter 3:10

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.

As a

Revelation 16:15

In the which

Revelation 21:1

The elements

2 Peter 3:12

General references

Bible References

As a

Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Keep in mind, then, the teaching which was given to you, and be ruled by it and have a change of heart. If then you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will have no knowledge of the hour when I will come on you.

(See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)

In the which

Let your eyes be lifted up to the heavens, and turned to the earth which is under them: for the heavens will go in flight like smoke, and the earth will become old like a coat, and its people will come to destruction like insects: but my salvation will be for ever, and my righteousness will not come to an end.

Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

For every living thing was put under the power of change, not by its desire, but by him who made it so, in hope

They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe;

And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were gone; and there was no more sea.

The elements

Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?

General references

Fire goes before him, burning up all those who are against him round about.

The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.