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2 Peter 3:7-13 Inductive Bible Study Notes, Cross References, Outline, and Discussion Questions
New Heavens and New Earth
Chapter 3:7-13
2 Pe 3:7-13
7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
10 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.
11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!
13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
Key Words
· Day 5
· Heaven 5
· Earth 4
· Come 3
· New 3
· Lord 3
· One 3
· Destroy 3
· Thousand 2
· Elements 2
· Intense 2
· Burn 2
· Promise 2
· Look 2
· Heat 2
· Year 2
· Slow 2
Titles
New Heavens and New Earth
The Day of the Lord
Outline
I. God is patiently waiting 7-9
II. The day will certainly come 10
III. God’s people should be prepared 11-12
A. In holy living
B. In anticipation
Cross References, Questions, Observations
7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Ps 102:25-26
25 "Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 " Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
Isa 51:6
6 " Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane.
Zep 3:8
8 "Therefore wait for Me," declares the LORD, "For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.
Mt 24:35
35 " Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Rv 21:1
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
Ro 11:25
25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery — so that you will not be wise in your own estimation — that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;
1 Co 10:1
1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea;
1 Co 12:1
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware.
Ps 90:4
4 For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch in the night.
9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
Hab 2:3
3 "For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay.
Lk 18:7
7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
Heb 10:37
37 FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY.
Ps 86:15
15 But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
Isa 30:18
18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
Ro 9:22
22 What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
1 Ti 1:16
16 Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
1 Pe 3:20
20 who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.
Eze 33:11
11 "Say to them, ' As I live!' declares the Lord GOD, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked , but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?'
Ro 2:4
4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
1 Ti 2:4
4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Rv 2:21
21' I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.
10 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.
Joel 1:15
15 Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Joel 2:1
1 Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near,
Joel 2:31
31 "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.
Mal 4:5
5 "Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.
Jude 6
6 And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,
Mt 24:42-44
42 "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
43 "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
44 "For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
1 Th 5:2
2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
Rv 3:3
3'So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
Am 9:13
13 "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved.
Na 1:5
5 Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
Ps 75:3
3 "The earth and all who dwell in it melt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.
Php 2:15
15 so that you will prove yourselves to beblameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
1 Co 1:8
8 who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 1:4
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
Php 1:9-10
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
Psalm 75:3
3 "The earth and all who dwell in it melt; It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.
Php 2:15
15 so that you will prove yourselves to beblameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
1 Co 1:8
8 who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 1:4
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
Php 1:9-10
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
Php 1:27
27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
1 Pe 1:15
15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;
1 Pe 2:12
12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!
1 Co 1:7
7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Tit 2:13
13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,
Jude 21
21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
Isa 65:17
"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
Rv 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
Key Verse
9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
Central Teaching
We should live holy and godly lives while God waits patiently for all His elect to be saved after which He will replace the heavens and the earth.
Application - Make Your Own!
From V11, I see that God wants me to live a holy life now since the day of God is coming when the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. Start reading Spurgeon’s
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