2 Peter 3:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Where

From the beginning

Mark 13:19

Revelation 3:14

General references

Proverbs 9:12

Jeremiah 17:15

Zechariah 1:5

Bible References

Where

And Lot went out and spake unto his sons-in-law, which should have married his daughters, and said, "Stand up and get you out of this place, for the LORD will destroy the city!" But he seemed as though he had mocked, unto his sons-in-law.

The thing that hath been, cometh to pass again; and the thing that hath been done, again is done - there is nothing new under the Sun.

Because now that evil works are not hastily punished, the heart of man giveth himself over unto wickedness.

Woe be unto vain persons, that draw wickedness unto them with cords of vanity; and sin, as it were with a cart rope.

They have denied the LORD, and said, 'It is not he. Tush, there shall no misfortune come upon us; we shall see neither sword nor hunger.'

Behold, they say unto me, "Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come to pass!"

"Thou son of man, what manner of byword is that, which ye use in the land of Israel? Saying, 'Tush, seeing that the days are so slack in coming, all the visions are of none effect.'

Ye grieve the LORD with your words, and yet ye say, 'Wherewithal have we grieved him?' In this, that ye say: 'All that do evil are good in the sight of God, and such please him.' Or else where is the God that punisheth?

For wheresoever a dead carcass is, even thither will the eagles resort.

But and if the evil servant shall say in his heart, 'My master will defer his coming,' and shall begin to smite the servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken:

From the beginning

For there shall be in those days such tribulation, as was not from the beginning of creatures, which God created, unto this time, neither shall be.

"And unto the messenger of the congregation which is in Laodicea write, 'This saith - amen - the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creatures of God.

General references

If thou be wise, thy wisdom shall do thyself good: but if thou thinkest scorn thereof, it shall be thine own harm.

Behold, they say unto me, "Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come to pass!"

What is now become of your forefathers and the prophets? Are they yet still alive?