Section 3E of Preface: The Judgment Day and End
of the World
 "But
the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which
the heavens will pass away with a roar and the
elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and
the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all
these things are to be destroyed in this way, what
sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and
godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of
the day of God, on account of which the heavens will
be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt
with intense heat! But according to His promise we
are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in
which righteousness dwells." 2 Peter 3:10-13 (NAS)
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According to 2 Peter 3:10-13, what will happen to
the earth after the day of the Lord comes? |
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But
the Day when the Lord comes again will be a surprise
like a thief. The sky will disappear with a loud
noise. All the things in the sky will be destroyed
with fire. And the earth and everything in it will
be burned. 11In that way everything will
be destroyed like I told you. So what kind of people
should you be? You should live holy* lives and do
things to serve God. 12You should wait
for the Day of God. You should want very much for
that Day to come. When that Day comes, the sky will
be destroyed with fire, and everything in the sky
will melt with heat. 13But God made a
promise to us. And we are waiting for what he
promised--a new sky and a new earth. That will be
the place where goodness lives. (ERV)
"But
the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the
which the heavens shall pass away with a great
noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with
fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are
therein shall be burned up. Seeing that these things
are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons
ought ye to be in (all) holy living and godliness,
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the
day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on
fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt
with fervent heat? But, according to his promise, we
look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein
dwelleth righteousness." (ASV)
"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. Seeing then that all
these things shall be dissolved, what manner of
persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and
godliness, 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? Nevertheless we, according to his
promise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwelleth righteousness." (KJV)