2 Peter 3:12
waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;
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Isaiah 2:1The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
Isaiah 64:1Didst Thou not rend the heavens? Thou didst come down, From thy presence did mountains flow,
1 Corinthians 1:7so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Titus 2:13waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,
2 Peter 3:10and it will come — the day of the Lord — as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
Revelation 6:13and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth — as a fig-tree doth cast her winter figs, by a great wind being 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 →