...was not, then, in his conception, the fire, too, literal? He says, with calm, literal precision, " The earth, and the works that ar,e therein, shall...then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holiness, looking for a new heaven and a new earth, and striving...

..."the heavens shall pass away with a great noise — when the elements shall melt with fervent heat— when the earth, and the works that are therein, shall be burnt up." The fatal moment of time when all these things shall be dissolved, may even now be approaching to us...

...unimportant is the improvement of outward possessions in comparison with the improvement of ourselves ! While the earth and the works that are therein shall be burnt up, the fear of the Lord endureth for ever. SECTION III. — DETAILED EXPOSITION. VER. 11. — When men...

...the winding up of this earthly drama; these visible heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burnt up. It will continue till the second coming of Christ, to judge the world in righteousness, and decide...

...theory of mortal men tenanting the new heavens and the new earth ' It is nothing better than a dream. " The earth and the works that are therein shall be burnt up." * " The earth," as here distinguished from " the works that are therein," doubtless means the body...

...shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shaU melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and ters; and ye Bhall spoil Hie Egyptians. Exott. xl i .">. Speak now In the ears ut the^>eopl«, manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness; Looking for and hasting unto...

...great nol?o, and the elements shall melt with Torrent boat, the earth also, and the works that ore B肣!Ђ ! ! manner of persons ought ye to be In all holy conversation and godliness; Looking for and hasting unto...

...savor of his name, declare plainly that you arc seeking a country, an inheritance which shall endure when 'the earth, and the works that are therein, shall be burnt up," and the world will hate and despise you. If we are truly of the living Christ the world must hate us...

...pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and (he and joy In my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard tilings shall be dissolved, what manner o/ persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness;...

...regard to our globe, a period is approaching when " the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burnt up." But such a conflagration cannot be justly compared to the splendours of those wonderful stars described...