2 Peter 3:10
2 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 3
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”2 Peter 3:10
What Does 2 Peter 3:10 Mean?
2 Peter 3:10 is found in the book of 2 Peter, chapter 3, verse 10 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Second Coming, and Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Peter 3:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”Revelation 21:1“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”Matthew 24:36“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”Matthew 24:35“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”2 Peter 3:7“But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.”1 Thessalonians 5:2“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”Revelation 16:15“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”Revelation 21:4“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”Isaiah 51:6“Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.”Revelation 3:3“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”Mark 13:31“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.”Philippians 1:6“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”2 Peter 3:12“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?”Isaiah 34:4“And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.”1 Corinthians 3:13“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”Revelation 6:14“And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.”Psalms 102:26“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:”Luke 12:39“And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.”Nahum 1:5“The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.”Matthew 24:42“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”
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