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
Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord is coming.
Luke 12:39
And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and keep those things, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.
Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief; blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, that he may not walk naked, and his shame be seen.
In the which
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was brought into subjection to vanity not of its own will, but by reason of him who put it into subjection,
Hebrews 1:11
They will perish, but thou remainest; and they will all become old as doth a garment,
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
The elements
2 Peter 3:12
looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat!
General references
Matthew 24:36
But that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
Mark 13:24
But in those days, after that distress, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light;
Luke 12:39
And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.