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 at what hour your Lord cometh:
Luke 12:39
And this ye know, that if the master of a house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open:
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord cometh like a thief in the night.
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent: for if thou be not watchful, I will come upon thee 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 shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words cannot pass away.
Romans 8:20
(for the world was subjected to vanity, not willingly, but through him who made it subject:)
Hebrews 1:11
they shall perish, but thou remainest; and they shall all grow old as a garment,
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth passed away, and there was no more sea.

The elements

2 Peter 3:12
expecting and hastening on the coming of the day of God, whereby the heavens being set on fire shall be dissolved, and the burning elements shall be melted.

General references

Matthew 24:36
But of THAT day and hour knoweth no one, not even 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 it's light; and the stars of heaven shall fall,
Luke 12:39
And this ye know, that if the master of a house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open: