2 Peter 3:12

expecting and desiring the coming of the day of Aloha; that (day) in which the heavens, tried with fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements burning shall melt?

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

11As, therefore, all these are to be dissolved, how behoveth it you to be holy in your conversation, and in the fear of Aloha;

13But new heavens and earth, according to his promise, we expect; those wherein righteousness dwelleth.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:7That you may not be deficient in one of his gifts, but be expecting the revelation of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha,

Titus 2:13while expecting the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jeshu Meshiha;

2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord cometh as a thief: that (day) in which the heavens suddenly shall pass away, but the elements burning be dissolved, and the earth and the works that are in it be found not.

Revelation 6:13and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as the fig-tree casteth her figs, when from a great wind she is shaken.

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 →

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