2 Peter 3:6-8

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⁶ ·Then [^LThrough these; ^Ceither the water and the word of God, or the heavens and earth which poured forth their water; Gen. 7:11] the world was flooded and destroyed ·with water [^Lbeing deluged with water; Gen. 6—9]. ⁷ And that same word of God is ·keeping [reserving; holding in store] heaven and earth that we now have in order to be destroyed by fire [Deut. 32:22; Is. 66:15–16; Zeph. 1:18; Mal. 4:1]. They are being kept for the judgment day and the destruction of ·all who are against God [^Lthe ungodly/impious people].

⁸ But do not forget [ignore; miss] this one thing, ·dear friends [^Lbeloved]: To the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day [^Cour perception of time is not the same as God’s; Ps. 90:4].