II Peter 3:12
The Scripture
(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?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Peter warned that scoffers would come in the last days denying Christ's promised return, forgetting that the world was once destroyed by water and that the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire on the day of judgment. He reminded believers that the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and urged them to live holy lives while looking for new heavens and a new earth.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Corinthians 1:7Titus 2:13Jude 1:21II Peter 3:10I Corinthians 1:8Philippians 1:6Psalms 50:3Isaiah 34:4Revelation 6:13Revelation 6:14Isaiah 2:1Isaiah 2:2
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