Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?

When the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)

Send out a cry, O door! Make sounds of sorrow, O town! All your land has come to nothing, O Philistia; for there comes a smoke out of the north, and everyone keeps his place in the line.

The earth is completely broken, it is parted in two, it is violently moved.

And the heavens will be rolled together like the roll of a book: and all their army will be gone, like a dead leaf from the vine, or a dry fruit from the fig-tree.

What

And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?

Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.

In all

The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

Godliness

Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,

General references

Fire goes before him, burning up all those who are against him round about.

The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.