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 you know not on what day your Lord comes,
Luke 12:39
But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and watch, and change your minds. If therefore you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know at what hour I will come upon you.
Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief; blessed is he that watches and keeps on his clothes, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.

In the which

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was subjected to a perishable condition, not willingly, but by him that subjected it, in hope
Hebrews 1:11
they shall perish, but thou shalt continue; and they shall all become old like a garment,
Revelation 20:11
AND I saw a great white throne and him that sat on it, from whose presence the earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea was no more.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
expecting and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being burnt up will be dissolved and the elements be melted with heat.

General references

Matthew 24:36
But of that day and hour no man knows, nor the angels of heaven; but my Father only.
Mark 13:24
But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Luke 12:39
But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.