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
So keep on watching, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
Luke 12:39
But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord is coming like a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
So remember what you have received and heard, and continue to obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know the hour when I come upon you.
Revelation 16:15
(See! I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes ready, so that he may not go naked and people see his shame.)

In the which

Matthew 24:35
Sky and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away.
Mark 13:31
Earth and sky will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Romans 8:20
For nature did not of its own accord give up to failure; it was for the sake of Him who let it thus be given up, in the hope
Hebrews 1:11
They will perish, but you always remain; they all will grow old like a coat,
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it, from whose presence earth and sky fled away, no more to be found.
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
since you are awaiting and hastening the coming of the day of God, which will cause the heavens to blaze and dissolve and the heavenly bodies to burn up and melt away!

General references

Matthew 24:36
But about that day or hour not a single one knows -- not even the angels in heaven or the Son; not a single one but the Father alone.
Mark 13:24
"But in those days, after that misery, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light,
Luke 12:39
But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.