God’s Promise Is Not Slack

1This second epistle, beloved, I now write to you^p; in both which I stir up your^p pure minds by way of remembrance:   dear ones

2That you^p 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 Savior:

3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,   mockers

4And 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.   died

5For 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:   GEN 1:2, 6

6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:   GEN 6:17

7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.   destruction

8But, 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.   PS 90:4

9The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.   1 COR 2:14 | slow; slowness; toward us