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2 Peter 3:12-13
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12 Wait for and speed the coming of the Day of God,[a] on which the heavens will be set ablaze and all the elements will melt because of the intense heat. 13 We eagerly await the promised new heavens and a new earth[b] in which righteousness dwells.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:12 Day of God: synonymous with “Day of the Lord.” The idea of a final conflagration, found only here in the New Testament, was common in apocalyptic writings and in Greco-Roman thought.
  2. 2 Peter 3:13 New heavens and a new earth: promised by Isaiah (65:17; 66:22) and confirmed by Revelation (21:1).
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