2Peter:3:1-13
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This second epistle ,
beloved ,
I now write unto you ;
in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance :
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That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets ,
and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour :
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Knowing this first ,
that there shall come in the last days scoffers ,
walking after their own lusts ,
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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 .
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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 :
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Whereby the world that then was ,
being overflowed with water ,
perished :
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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 .
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But ,
beloved ,
be not ignorant of this one thing ,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years ,
and a thousand years as one day .
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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise ,
as some men count slackness ;
but is longsuffering to us-ward ,
not willing that any should perish ,
but that all should come to repentance .
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But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night ;
in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise ,
and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ,
the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up .
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Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved ,
what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness ,
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Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God ,
wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved ,
and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ?
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Nevertheless we ,
according to his promise ,
look for new heavens and a new earth ,
wherein dwelleth righteousness .