2 Peter 3:12
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?
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Isaiah 2:1The word which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.
Isaiah 64:1O let the heavens be broken open and come down, so that the mountains may be shaking before you,\
1 Corinthians 1:7So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
Revelation 6:13And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:12-18
Solemn Exhortations. ( a. d. 67.) 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent… Read the whole commentary →