“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.” 2 Peter 3:10
While the politicians in the world want to talk about global warming I would like to talk about the real reason the world will one day get so warm that it will burn up. It may be getting warmer but it is not because of global warming but it is getting closer to the coming of Jesus Christ and that great day of God’s judgment on this earth. God has promised that Jesus will return, there will then be seven years of tribulation, then there will be a thousand year reign by Jesus Christ as King over this earth and then God will destroy this earth and everything on it. It will be “melted” , that is dissolved, or totally destroyed. Nothing will survive because everything on this earth is tainted by mans sin. Everything man has built in the last six thousand or so years will absolutely be melted with heat. 2 Peter 3:7 “But 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.” It is also concluded that this total destruction will include something more than the earth it will also include the “heavens” that is the heavens below heaven itself. Man has also polluted it with their sinful presence. Everything and everywhere man has been must be and will be totally destroyed with fire from heaven. Peter went on to say in verse 12 “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?” that we were “Looking for” it and that we are “hasting unto the coming of the day of God” that is believers are ready and in a hurry for it to happen. Why wouldn’t we be? All the elect of God will be saved “…not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” Verse 9 therefore why would we believers desire a delay? God told us not to attach ourselves to this world or the things of it. This is why it will be destroyed. This is why we cannot take it with us, it is sinful and must be destroyed. 1 John 2:15 “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” Those that do not love this world or the things of it are “hasting unto the coming of the day of God” because we will all rejoice to see God destroy it all. We as believers in Christ Jesus and children of God will love this day. We will not be weeping for the lost not even our loved ones because God will wipe away all tears and cause us all to rejoice in His glorious judgment on sin. Amen! And I shout and pray always “…Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” Revelation 22:20
