2 Peter 3:7-14

⁷The current galaxies and earth are fuel for the final fire. God is poised, ready to speak his word again, ready to give the signal for the judgment and destruction of the desecrating skeptics.d

⁸Don''t overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a thousand years, a thousand years as a day.e

⁹God isn''t late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn''t want anyone lost. He''s giving everyone space and time to change.f

¹⁰But when the Day of God''s Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment.g

¹¹Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life?h

¹²Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day--i

¹³but we''ll hardly notice. We''ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness. [JC]j

¹⁴So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace.k