2 Peter 3:10

"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


 Weird.  We realize sometimes that life is fleeting, at least earth life... but this talks about the whole earth and the "heavens" passing away or being burned up.  That is incredible.  Sometimes I wonder just what it is that God sees.  We think the Universe is immense... but what if the Universe was just placed there as part of the veil, and something different is behind it? :) Just babbling, obviously... but there are so many possibilities.  The earth will be burned up, but then the Earth is also supposed to receive its paradisaical glory (paradisaical means "like paradise" basically).  So, it's going to get burned up... and then come back?  Other scriptures say that it will be cleansed by fire, which seems different, but it could be the same thing.  What does "burned up" mean anyway?   consumed, or just scorched? :) What are the heavens, how much stuff are we talking about there? :)  Equally interesting is the whole "thief in the night" part.  We know that the second coming is going to be dramatic in some ways... especially in Jerusalem.  So, how does that fit with the thief in the night?  Will it be clear to some and not to others, depending on who is paying attention to the signs, or will it be thief and then dramatic, or something else that I haven't thought of? :) Interesting, interesting stuff... although I should probably get back to preparing myself for it instead of babbling about it. :)