2 Peter 3:12 (KJV)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

2 Peter 3:12 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?

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "looking", "hasting", "coming", "wherein", "heavens", "fire", "shall", and "dissolved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "looking" and "hasting", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Seeing then that all these things shall..." into verse 13's "Nevertheless we according to his promise look...", so "looking" and "hasting" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "looking" and "hasting" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.