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But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
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A Sudden & Certain Return
Commentators unanimously affirm that the "Day of the Lord" will come suddenly and unexpectedly, like "a thief in the night." This imagery, used by Jesus himself, is not meant to cause fear but to shake believers from spiritual complacency. As multiple scholars note, it's a powerful call to live in a state of constant readiness and watchfulness for Christ's certain return.
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2 Peter
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the day of the Lord. This refers to the day of the Lord Jesus—that is, the day in which He will be manifested. It is called His
The day of the Lord (ημερα κυριου). So Peter in Ac 2:20 () and Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:2,4; [Reference 2 Thessalonia…
19th Century
Anglican
The certainty and possible nearness of Christ’s coming is the basis of the preceding warning and of the exhortations that follow.
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Baptist
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 a…
Peter’s fourth argument against the false teachers reaffirms the early church’s teaching that the day of the Lord will come suddenly. Jesus taught …
16th Century
Protestant
But the day of the Lord will come. This has been added so that the faithful may always be watching and not promise themselves tomorrow. Fo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night , &c.] That is, the Lord will come in that day, which he h…
If these scoffers had considered the dreadful vengeance with which God swept away a whole world of ungodly men at once, surely they would not have …