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What difference is there? I see none, "melt" is the same as "dissolve", and only
makes the two references the more alike.
B.--Well, I would much rather you discovered the difference for yourself. Many
problems that unsettle the children of God are the result of inability to "read and see" for
themselves. Look again. I will help you so far as to ask a question. Does it say in the
A.V. that this great fire takes place "in" the day of the Lord and "in" the day of God.
A.--(Reading from A.V.).
"In the which" (referring to the day of the Lord). "Wherein" (referring to the day of God).
B.--Now read the same passages again in the R.V.
"In the which" (referring to the day of the Lord). "By reason of which" (referring to
the day of God).
A.--I see it. How sorry I am that I have spoken so rudely!
B.--Let that pass. You see the difference now? The fire that dissolves the elements and
the heavens takes place IN the day of the Lord as to time, and takes place BY REASON
OF the character and necessity of the day of God for which the day of the Lord is a
preparation. The book of the Revelation is occupied largely with the day of the Lord, and
in chapter 20: we have the lake of fire which destroys all things that offend, and ushers
in the new heavens and new earth of chapter 21:
Just as an additional note, there is one further item wherein the record concerning the
day of the Lord indicates a difference from that of the day of God. You will observe in
the R.V. margin of II Pet. 3: 10 that the best manuscripts read "discovered" instead of
"burned up". The actual burning takes place after the close of the millennium.