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

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

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.

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

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.

"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

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.

"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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Fire goes out from his presence to consume his enemies on every side.

the mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs.

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

"No one knows when that day or hour will come not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father,

"But after the suffering of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

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.