2 Peter 3:1–10 · BSB
3:1
Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
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by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
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Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
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“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
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But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
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through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
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And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
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The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
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But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
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