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

Bible References

As a

Be alert, for you do not know what day the Lord will come.

Know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming he would have watched. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

For you know perfectly that the Day of Jehovah will come like a thief in the night. (Zephaniah 1:14)

Remember what you received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not stay awake, I will come to you like a thief. You will not know the hour when I will come to you.

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his outer garment, that he does not walk naked and they see his shame.

In the which

They will perish, but you endure. All of them will wear out like a garment; like clothing you will renew them and they will be renewed.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens. Look at the earth below. The heavens will vanish like smoke and the earth will wear out like a garment. Its inhabitants die like flies (gnats). But my salvation will last forever! My righteousness will never fail.

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

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

For the creation was subject to corruption, not by it's own will but by reason of the one who subjected it on the basis of hope.

They will perish but you remain. They will all grow old like a garment.

I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it. From before him the earth and heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. There was no more sea.

The elements

Look for and earnestly desire the coming presence of the Day of Jehovah. (Zephaniah 1:14) The heavens being on fire will be dissolved (destroyed), and the elements will melt with intense heat!

General references

A fire goes before him and burns up his enemies round about.

The mountains jumped like rams. The hills jumped like lambs.

A prudent man anticipates evil and hides; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

No one knows the day and the hour (the period of time). The angels of heaven do not know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows!

In those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light.

Know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming he would have watched. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into.