tells us that 'the works that are therein shall be burned up'.  If we accept

this reading, a reference back to 1 Corinthians 3:12 -15 in connection with

the judgment according to works which will take place at the Great White

Throne is suggestive.  The most ancient manuscripts read 'discovered' instead

of 'burned up' (2 Pet. 3:10, R.V. margin).  If this word, which in the Greek

is eurisko, 'to find', is the original reading, it will fall in with the

exhortation that follows, 'be found of Him in peace' (2 Pet. 3:14) and no

place 'was found' and 'whosoever was not found written in the book of life'

(Rev. 20:11,15).

The day of God is covered by Revelation 20:11 -15, and emerges into the

new heaven and earth of Revelation 21:1 -6.  See the article, Millennial

Studies9.  With the words of Revelation 22:8 the record returns to the isle

of Patmos and to the angel who had been commissioned to show John these

things.  While we find many references in the prophets to the day of the

Lord, no such reference is made to 'the day of God' in so many words, it is

implied in one or two places which we must now examine.

The number eight in Scripture, the octave, the first day of a fresh

week speaks of resurrection, or of a fresh start.  Christ Himself was raised

on the first day of the week, and the feast of tabernacles lasted eight days,

covering in type both the Millennial Kingdom and the day of God that followed

(Lev. 23:39 and John 7:37).  The Transfiguration of the Lord took place

'eight days' after His promise to the disciples (Luke 9:28).  Noah, who in

type represents 'The Second Adam', is called by Peter 'the eighth person',

and in the ark we are told were 'eight persons' (2 Pet. 2:5; 1 Pet. 3:20).

Circumcision was performed on the eighth day, indicating a putting off of the

old and a putting on of the new.  The numerical value of the Greek name

'Jesus' is 888, that of the 'Lord' is 800.  If we omit the name of Ham, from

the names of those in the ark, we have once again 888.

The day of God which follows the day of the Lord, and not the

Millennial kingdom, is the period which will eventually be one of

righteousness and peace, and to This, not to the day of the Lord, the apostle

of the circumcision directed his readers:

'Looking for and hasting unto ... Nevertheless we, according to His

promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth

righteousness' (2 Pet. 3:12,13).

The Day of

The Day of

The Day of

the Lord.

the age.

1,000 years

in

'Great and

'Wherein dwelleth

'All things under

His feet'

'New heavens and new earth'.

The above diagram is tentative, nothing is intended by it except a very

rough guide to the movement observed in the Scriptures.  Peter speaks of

three days in 2 Peter 3, but one reference is obscured by the translation

'now and for ever'.  The original reads kai nun kai eis hemeran aionos, 'both

now and unto the day of the age', the climax day to which the whole purpose

of the ages has pointed, the day when the Son delivers up the mediatorial