2 Peter 3:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

You should look forward to the day when God judges everyone, and you should try to make it come soon. On that day the heavens will be destroyed by fire, and everything else will melt in the heat.

Cross References

2 Peter 3:10

The day of the Lord's return will surprise us like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a loud noise, and the heat will melt the whole universe. Then the earth and everything on it will be seen for what they are.

Isaiah 34:4

Each star will disappear— the sky will roll up like a scroll. Everything in the sky will dry up and wilt like leaves on a vine or fruit on a tree.

Micah 1:4

Mountains will melt beneath his feet like wax beside a fire. Valleys will vanish like water rushing down a ravine.

2 Peter 3:7

But God has commanded the present heavens and earth to remain until the day of judgment. Then they will be set on fire, and ungodly people will be destroyed.

Titus 2:13

We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Psalm 50:3

Our God approaches, but not silently; a flaming fire comes first, and a storm surrounds him.

Jude 1:21

And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how kind he is by giving you eternal life.

Philippians 1:6

God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won't stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns.

Isaiah 24:19

the earth is shattered, ripped to pieces.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will soon come in the glory of his Father and with his angels to reward all people for what they have done.

Matthew 16:28

I promise you some of those standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom.

2 Peter 3:4

and say, “Didn't your Lord promise to come back? Yet the first leaders have already died, and the world hasn't changed a bit.”

2 Peter 3:11

Everything will be destroyed. So you should serve and honor God by the way you live.