2 Peter 3:12
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of the Lord, by which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with the burning heat?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth.
Cross References
Isaiah 2:1The word that Isaias the son of Amos saw, concerning Juda and Jerusalem.
Isaiah 64:1That thou wouldst rend the heavens, and wouldst come down: the mountains would melt away at thy presence.
1 Corinthians 1:7So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:13Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ,
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it, shall be burnt up.
Revelation 6:13And the stars from heaven fell upon the earth, as the fig tree casteth its green figs when it is shaken by 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 →