2 Peter 3:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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?”
λύω
To loose, to set free, to destroy. Luo. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil. The works of darkness are being undone.
θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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παρουσία
coming
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παρουσία
Coming, presence, arrival. Parousia. The coming of the Lord. The return of Jesus is not a footnote in Christian hope. It is the anchor of it. He is coming. Be ready.
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οὐρανός
the] heavens
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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πυρόω
being set on fire
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πυρόω
to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
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στοιχεῖον
the] elements
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στοιχεῖον
something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively)
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ἡμέρα
day,
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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σπεύδω
hastening
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σπεύδω
to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly
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προσδοκάω
expecting
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προσδοκάω
to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await
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καυσόω
burning with heat
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καυσόω
to set on fire
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τήκω
are melting?
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τήκω
to liquefy
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