![]() NAS: and the authorities in the heavenly. NAS: us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly in Christ NAS: Him at His right hand in the heavenly , ![]() NAS: who are earthy and as is the heavenly, so NAS: but the glory of the heavenly is one, INT: to you the things heavenly will you believe ![]() Hebrews 6:4.Įnglishman's Concordance John 3:12 Adj-ANP the heavenly temple or sanctuary: Hebrews 8:5 Hebrews 9:23.Ģ. heaven itself, the abode of God and angels: Ephesians 1:3, 20 (where Lachmann text οὐρανοῖς) Ephesians 2:6 Ephesians 3:10 the lower heavens, or the heaven of the clouds, Ephesians 6:12 (cf. the purposes of God to grant salvation to men through the death of Christ: John 3:12 (see ἐπίγειος).ī. Philippians 3:14 ( Lightfoot cites Philo, plant. 97), 2 Timothy 4:18 substantially the same as ἡ πατρίς ἡ ἐπουράνιος Hebrews 11:16 and Ἱερουσαλήμ ἐπουρανίῳ, Hebrews 12:22 κλῆσις, a calling made (by God) in heaven, Hebrews 3:1 (others would include a reference to its end as well as to its origin cf. 2 ) σώματα, the bodies of the stars (which the apostle, according to the universal ancient conception, seems to have regarded as animate (cf. 7:6) οἱ ἐπουράνιοι the heavenly beings, the inhabitants of heaven, ( Lucian, dial. In any case, God's judgment will have come and the destruction will be immense.Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2032: ἐπουράνιος In the end, the earth and everything done on it will be "burned up" or "laid bare" or "exposed." Apparently, it's hard to know what the word used here means exactly. Similarly, the elements or heavenly bodies-either meaning the building blocks of all life, or the stars-will be consumed by fire. The Greek word rhoizēdon implies the rushing or crackling sound of a massive fire. The sky will disappear in a roar or a whoosh. OTHER WORDS FOR heavenly 4 supernal, sublime seraphic, cherubic, angelic blessed, beatific. ![]() resembling or befitting heaven blissful beautiful: His home in Tahiti was a heavenly spot. of, belonging to, or coming from the heaven of God, the angels, etc. The heavens mentioned here include the sky and perhaps the stars, not the "heaven" of God. of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies. And, at some point, God will judge the sins of humanity by bringing destruction on the earth with fire. While there are differences in these specific details, Christians on the whole believe what Peter writes here, as part of the revealed Word of God. ![]() Scholars and theologians studying the prophecies of the Old and New Testaments have reached differing conclusions about the exact order of events. And when the moment finally comes, catastrophic destruction will follow.Ĭhristian teaching on how the end times will unfold is widely varied. Peter is quoting Jesus Himself here, who promised that He would return as unexpectedly as a thief breaking into an unguarded house in the dead of night (Matthew 24:42–44 Revelation 3:3 Revelation 16:15). That coming will be sudden and without warning. Now, though, Peter insists that the day of the Lord will come. He isn't coming." In the previous verses, Peter showed that God is not slow or late, but that He has been patient in order to make room for as many as possible to come to repentance and turn to Him through faith in Christ. They ask, "Where is Jesus? He promised to return as judge, but He hasn't come. Peter has been answering the false teachers who are leading people away from the truth about Christ. ![]()
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