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

General references

Bible References

As a

Matthew 24:42
Keep on the watch then, for you never know what day your Lord will come.
Luke 12:39
Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night;
Revelation 3:3
Now remember what you received and heard, hold to it and repent. If you will not wake up, I shall come like a thief; you will not know at what hour I come upon you.
Revelation 16:15
(Lo, I am coming like a thief; blessed be he who keeps awake and holds his raiment fast, not to go naked and have the shame of exposure!)

In the which

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 never.
Romans 8:20
For creation was not rendered futile by its own choice, but by the will of Him who thus made it subject,
Hebrews 1:11
they will perish, but thou remainest, they will all be worn out like a garment,
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne, and One who was seated thereon; from his presence earth and sky fled, no more to be found.
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw the new heaven and the new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and the sea is no more.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
you who expect and hasten the advent of the Day of God, which dissolves the heavens in fire and makes the stars blaze and melt!

General references

Matthew 24:36
Now no one knows anything about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, but only my Father.
Mark 13:24
But when that misery is past, in those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not yield her light,
Luke 12:39
Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.