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

The elements

2 Peter 3:12

General references

Matthew 24:36

Mark 13:24

Luke 12:39

Bible References

As a

Keep guard then, for you do not know the day on which your Master is coming.

"However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

You yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.

Call to mind, then, what you have received and heard, and hold to it, and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I will come as a thief, and you will never know at what hour I am coming upon you.

Lo, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the who is on the watch and guarding his clothing, so that he may not walk naked, and they gaze on his shame.

In the which

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Earth and sky shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

For nature was subjected to imperfection, not by its own will, but by the will of Him who thus made it subject??21 yet not without the hope that some day nature itself also will be freed from the thralldom of decay, into the freedom which belongs to the glory of the children of God.

They will perish, but thou remainest; They all will grow old like a garment,

And I saw a great white throne, and One who sat thereon; from his presence fled earth and sky, and no place was found for them.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and the sea is no more.

The elements

while you look for and hasten the coming of the Day of God. At its coming the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat.

General references

"But no one knows about that day and hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

"But when the tribulation is past, in those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light,

"However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.