Hi Bex, (((( Smiles ))))

You wrote This "renewal" does not seem to refer to the end (last resurrection where Heaven and earth are joined)

About the renewal...
And I think of Isaiah 64:8.. But now, Jehovah, You are our
Father, and You are our Former; and we are all your handiwork..

And I just love how the old and new Testament flow together .. And Isaiah 65:17..
For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth...
Which relates to 2 Peter 3:13..
And then the wolf and the lamb shall feed as one..
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
and dust is the food of the snake..
Which goes back to Genesis....
Refers to satan of course..

They shall not do evil or destroy, in all My holy mountain, says Jehovah..
And in that day they won't..
Jehovah will put a stop to it forever..
Nothing but evil in this world now...
And until then....

2 Peter 3:4 .. Where is the promise of His comeing ?
10: But (the) day of (the)Lord will come as a thief in (the) night , in which the heavens will pass away with rushing sound, and burning ,
( the) elements will be disolved, and earth and the works will be burned up..
12: hastening the comeing of the day of God..
13: new heavens and new earth, in which righteousness dwells.. equitable in character or innocent, just, meet, right (-eous)

But in 2 Peter 3:17..
It talks about knowing before the events/watch lest being led away by error of the lawless one..
Which goes back to verses in 2 Thessalonians 2.
About our gathering back to Christ...

And God will send to them a working of error in the literal translation or as written in the king James strong delusion..
In regards to satans deception for them to believe it ...
All powers and signs and lying wonders...

God will help/nurse it along..
Thats what God says He will do..
At that time....
And what a time and event that will be for sure..
And then finally all evil will be destroyed in Gods holy mountain.. And where is Gods holy mountain..
Then no weeping no crying no sickness and no death..
The former things have passed away...
What a day that will be for sure...