7But 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.
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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.
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.
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?
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.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-7)To quicken and excite us to a serious minding and firm adhering to what God has revealed to us by the prophets and apostles, we are told that there will be scoffers , men who will make a mock of sin , and of salvation from it. God’s way of saving sinners by Jesus Christ is what men will scoff at, and that in the last days , under the gospel. This indeed may seem very strange, that the New-Testamen…
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