Doomsday

2 Peter 3  New century version

Jesus Will Come Again

 ¹ My friends, this is the second letter I have written you to help your honest minds remember.

² I want you to think about the words the holy prophets spoke in the past, and remember the

command our Lord and Savior gave us through your apostles.

³ It is most important for you to understand what will happen in the last days. People will laugh

at you. They will live doing the evil things they want to do.

⁴ They will say, "Jesus promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died, but the

world continues the way it has been since it was made."

⁵ But they do not want to remember what happened long ago. By the word of God heaven was

made, and the earth was made from water and with water.

⁶ Then the world was flooded and destroyed with water
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⁷ And that same word of God is keeping heaven and earth that we now have in order to be

destroyed by fire. They are being kept for the Judgment Day and the destruction of all who

are against God.

 ⁸ But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: To the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and

a thousand years is as one day.

⁹ The Lord is not slow in doing what he promised—the way some people

understand slowness. But God is being patient with you. He does not want

anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives.

 ¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The skies will disappear with a loud noise. Everything in them will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be exposed.<sup>a]">[a]">a]

11</sup> In that way everything will be destroyed.

So what kind of people should you be? You

should live holy lives and serve God,


¹² as you wait for and look forward to the coming of the day of

God. When that day comes, the skies will be destroyed with fire,

and everything in them will melt with heat.

³ But God made a promise to us, and we are waiting for a new heaven and a new earth where

goodness lives.

 ¹⁴ Dear friends, since you are waiting for this to happen, do your best to be without sin and

without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

¹⁵ Remember that we are saved because our Lord is patient.

If you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth the LORD Jesus you will be saved!

Grace and peace
Mz jojo