2 Peter 3:7
And by His 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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6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
Cross References
Psalms 102:26They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
Matthew 11:22But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
Matthew 12:36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Romans 2:5But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, revelation, and God’s righteous judgment.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:4-8
The Cavils of Infidels; Destruction of the World. ( a. d. 67.) 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being… Read the whole commentary →