2 Peter 3:12 (GNV)

Passage

Looking for, and hasting vnto the comming of that day of God, by the which the heauens being on fire, shall be dissolued, and the elements shall melt with heate?

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thiefe in the night, in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse, and the elements shall melt with heate, and the earth with the workes that are therein, shalbe burnt vp.

2 Peter 3:11 Seeing therefore that all these thinges must be dissolued, what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersation and godlinesse,

2 Peter 3:12 Looking for, and hasting vnto the comming of that day of God, by the which the heauens being on fire, shall be dissolued, and the elements shall melt with heate?

2 Peter 3:13 But wee looke for newe heauens, and a newe earth, according to his promise, wherein dwelleth righteousnesse.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloued, seeing that yee looke for such thinges, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blamelesse.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "looking", "hasting", "vnto", "comming", "heauens", "fire", "shall", and "dissolued". 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 therefore that all these thinges must..." into verse 13's "But wee looke for newe heauens and...", 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.