2 Peter 3:7

But the heavens and earth that now are, by the same word of God, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the Day of Judgment, and for the destruction of ungodly men.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

In Context

6and that by the same means the world which then existed was destroyed by a deluge of water.

8Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:22"Moreover, I tell you it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of Judgment, than for you.

Matthew 12:36"I tell you that for every careless word that men speak they shall give account on the day of judgment.

Matthew 25:41"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. ‘Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

Romans 2:5In your hardness and impenitence of heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath on the Day of Wrath, when the righteous judgment of God is revealed.

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 →

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