Study it in the app“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the elements, burning, will be dissolved, and the earth and the works in it will be laid bare.”
Peter speaks of the day of the Lord and of new heavens where righteousness livesCreationFor the Lord a thousand years are like a day; he is not slow, he is patient with youJesus Will Return
Butδὲthe dayἡμέραof the Lordκυρίουwill comeἥξειlikeὡςa thief,κλέπτηςinἐνwhichᾗthe heavensοἱ οὐρανοὶwill pass awayπαρελεύσονταιwith a roar,ῥοιζηδὸνandδὲthe elements,στοιχεῖαburning,καυσούμεναwill be dissolved,λυθήσεταιandκαὶthe earthγῆandκαὶthe worksτὰ ἔργαinἐνitαὐτῇwill be laid bare.εὑρεθήσεται
judgment day
The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.
Where else “hēmera” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearshave come
Come, arrive, be here.
Where else “hēxei” appearsthief
Thief.
Where else “kleptēs” appearssky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranoi” appearspass away
To come to an end, cease to exist.
Where else “pareleusontai” appearswith a roar
With a roar, with the rushing sound of something passing fast.
Where else “rhoizēdon” appearselements
The elements the world is made of.
Where else “stoicheia” appearsburn up
Burn, be consumed with great heat.
Where else “kausoumena” appearsdestroy
To break, tear down or strip of force something that stood firm.
Where else “lythēsetai” appearsearth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gē” appearsdeed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appearsturn out
To turn out to be; "was not found" means vanished.
Where else “heurethēsetai” appears“Will be laid bare”: literally “will be found”; it can be understood that they will be exposed before God. The readings vary here: many manuscripts read “will be burned up,” and one edition proposes “will not be found.”
9The Lord is not slow about the promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to a change of mind.
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11Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
