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Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“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.” <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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, <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>through which<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> the world of that time perished in the flood. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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. <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">The Day of the Lord<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../zephaniah/1.htm#7">Zephaniah 1:7–18</a>; <a href ="../malachi/4.htm">Malachi 4:1–6</a>; <a href ="../1_thessalonians/5.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:1–11</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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. <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. <A name="15"></a><p class="hdg">Final Exhortations<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He writes this way in all his letters,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_peter/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. <p class="reg"> Amen.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">i</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> See <a href="../jude/1.htm#18">Jude 1:18</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> NA <i>through whom</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> See <a href="../psalms/90.htm#4">Psalm 90:4</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Or <i>dissolved</i><span class="thin"> </span>; also in verses 11 and 12.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>will not be found</i><span class="thin"> </span>. BYZ and TR <i>will be burned up</i><span class="thin"> </span>; SBL, NE, and WH <i>will be found</i><span class="thin"> </span>, i.e., <i>will be unable to hide</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Or <i>to be found by Him in peace, without spot and without blemish.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Or <i>in all the letters</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> NA <i>will distort</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">i</span> NE, WH, and NA do not include <i>Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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