2Pet. 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.
Cool, huh? This is speaking about the last days, after the Tribulation and the Millennium. In this time, Jesus has just ruled and reigned for 1,000 glorious years, but the Devil is released for a short time and hell again breaks loose. The armies of the world rise up against the LORD and are crushed into tiny, tiny pieces. At that time, God really busts this place up. Let's get a little context on this occurrence.
2Pet. 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.
The "same word" that this verse is talking about refers to verse 5, where it says that by the word of God the heavens were of old. So this verse says that the word of God holds in store the heavens and the earth. It also says they're reserved unto fire and judgment. What's this judgment all about?
2Pet. 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.
(emphasis mine)
Wow. Obviously, if you believe that God wrote this Book and that it's infallible and perfect, then you have no choice but to believe that the whole universe ("heavens") is going to be destroyed at the atomic level! Don't agree? Then I'm sure there's a "The Bible is so nice" or "What Version do you like" blog out there for ya; enjoy. This is about believing the Bible, so you aren't going to fit in too well if you don't believe it.
2Pet. 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,
"Dissolved" is a good word to describe it; isn't it awesome how flawless the Book is? Hallelujah, we serve an AWESOME GOD!!
2Pet. 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?
There's that "dissolved" phrase again. Let me address the scientific significance of this real fast.
Many scientists agree that the particles of atoms, electrons, neutrons and protons, are in turn made up of particles called "quarks." Three quarks each, to be exact. These particles have a magnetic charge which holds them together; however, this poses a serious and almost insurmountable problem for science: having three particles that are charged magnetically means that there is an imbalance of force (one negative vs. two positive), so how does an atom stay together?
Well, I would like to propose that the Bible holds the answer to this question. In fact, I already provided the answer, though you might not have caught it. Let me provide it again.
2Pet. 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.
Now is that cool or what? Sure, think about the ramifications of that statement. I don't much dwell on the things that science can't measure, explain or reason away: if God says it, I believe it. It makes life so much simpler, and you wind up being right way more often.
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Just because you don't understand subatomic physics (few people do), doesn't make it untrue.
For example, positive and negative charge act differently in subatomic particles than in the world we experience.
Protons are spin-1/2 fermions and are composed of three quarks, making them baryons. The two up quarks and one down quark of the proton are held together by the strong force, mediated by gluons.
See, it all works out.
I'm not going to bother with arguing with you about this. You won't change your mind, I won't change my mind, and I couldn't care less.
But please, tell me where in the Bible does it say that throwing around infantile insults is a Christ-like act and will help you win souls?
PersonalFailure, I've never taken the time to study subatomic physics, nor do I have the time to do so. However, the explanation you gave doesn't even sound grammatically correct, let alone coherent, so forgive me for not following.
Sara, I don't really care what you think (I've made myself rather clear on that score, I believe). I don't know what your problem is either, but since you don't seem willing to share or discuss it, I'm not going to waste my valuable time contemplating it. However, your complaint about my use of negative language toward a certain sect of elitist individuals gives evidence that you aren't actually familiar with the Bible other than the typical "love," "take a little wine," and "judge not" aspects that unregenerate individuals love to throw at Christians who actually know the Bible and have the Holy Spirit of God inside of them.
If you have something to discuss with me, I assure you I can be a cordial and engaging individual to converse with; however, if you're going to make hit-and-run comments of no value whatsoever, then goodbye and good riddance.
"PersonalFailure, I've never taken the time to study subatomic physics, nor do I have the time to do so. However, the explanation you gave doesn't even sound grammatically correct, let alone coherent, so forgive me for not following."
Let's put this in another light:
"I've never taken the time to study the Bible or Christianity nor do I have the time to so. However, the explanations you gave make no logical or reasonable sense so forgive me for not following."
The truth is I have read the Bible but I wanted to show you that basically your retort was:
"I don't understand what you just said because it's a field I have no knowledge in. So, I'll assume you're wrong."
If you really want to be able to speak of science and physics and the "science" of the Bible, it might do you well to actually KNOW of science and physics before you attempt to do so, as actually knowing the subject you're speaking makes your arguments and points much more coherent and reasonable.
"These particles have a magnetic charge which holds them together"
Nope. In fact, electromagnetic would tend to keep them appart (indeed you are right on this point) but there is another force, the strong nuclear force, that PersonalFailure told about, that can hold subatomic particles together in the right configuration (for exemple, two "UP" quarks and one "DOWN" quark for the proton).
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_interaction for more information
Truly, we live in an AWESOME UNIVERSE! ^^
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