2 Peter 3:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You should be looking forward to the day of God, wanting more than anything else for it to come soon. When it comes, the sky will be destroyed with fire, and everything in the sky will melt with heat.

Cross References

2 Peter 3:10

But the day when the Lord comes again will surprise everyone like the coming of a thief. The sky will disappear with a loud noise. Everything in the sky will be destroyed with fire. And the earth and everything in it will be burned up.

Isaiah 34:4

The skies will be rolled shut like a scroll, and the stars will die and fall like leaves from a vine or a fig tree. All the stars in the sky will rot away.

Micah 1:4

The mountains will melt under him like wax in a fire. The valleys will break apart and slide like water rushing down a hill.

2 Peter 3:7

And that same word of God is keeping the skies and the earth that we have now. They are being kept to be destroyed by fire. They are kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of all people who are against God.

Titus 2:13

We should live like that while we are waiting for the coming of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our great hope, and he will come with glory.

Psalm 50:3

Our God is coming and will not keep quiet. Fire burns in front of him. There is a great storm around him.

Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves safe in God’s love, as you wait for the Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life.

Philippians 1:6

I am sure that the good work God began in you will continue until he completes it on the day when Jesus Christ comes again.

Isaiah 24:19

There will be earthquakes, and the earth will split open.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. And he will reward everyone for what they have done.

Matthew 16:28

Believe me when I say that there are some people standing here who will see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom before they die.”

2 Peter 3:4

They will say, “Jesus promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died, but the world continues the way it has been since it was made.”

2 Peter 3:11

Everything will be destroyed in this way. So what kind of people should you be? Your lives should be holy and devoted to God.