Second Peter chapter 3

Verses 5-7:

^.5For this is un-noticed intentionally by-them that (the) heavens used-to-be from-old and (the) earth (used-to-be) having stood-together² with the word of God from water and by means of water, ^.6by means of which (waters) the then world having been flooded with water destroyed-itself; ^.7but now the heavens and the earth with the same word are having been treasured² being kept into (the) day of judgment and destruction of not-reverential men with fire.

In truth, this is intentionally not noticed by them (it by-passes their minds’ knowledge, escapes their notice willingly) that…

·         the heavens (the areas above the earth) were continuing during a period of time that has now become old

·         and the earth was continuing during a past time standing in conjunction with the heavens and continuing to stand

o   with the word of God (by what God spoke, the spoken account of the inner-thoughts of God)

§  from water (out from water; refer to Genesis 1:6-8)

§  and by means of water (through water; refer to Genesis 1:9 and 10),

·         by means of which waters (both the water above and the water below the earth as described in Genesis 1:6-10)

o   the then world (the ordered-arrangement where mankind inhabited which existed at that past time from creation until the flood)

§  having been flooded (deluged cataclysmically, inundated down on)

§  with/by/in water

o   destroyed itself (caused itself to be destroyed, to be utterly ruined, completely lost away from God and mankind);

·         but at the present time the heavens and the earth with/by the same word (as verse 5 above – the word of God)

·         are

o   having been treasured (stored up, laid in store, stored-up as in a thesaurus, in-storage) and they are still treasured

·         being kept into the day (presently being kept, as an eye being kept on them, they are being watched-over with a view to, directed to the time-period)

·         of

o   judgment (the action of pronouncing sentence, the process of making a separating decision, the passing of judgment, a decision being made in judgment)

o   and destruction (loss, perdition, the state of being utterly lost and ruined away-from God)

§  of not-reverential men (human-beings who are without reverential respect for God, who do not have reverence to/for God)

o   with/by/in fire.

[Reference: Genesis 1:6-10, 6:17, 7:11, chapters 7 and 8, 9:11-15; Psalm 24:1 and 2, 136:5 and 6; Matthew 3:12, 13:40-42, 24:38 and 39; Romans 8:19-21; I Corinthians 3:13-15; Philippians 3:17-21; II Thessalonians 1:5-10; Hebrews 1:10-12, 10:39, 11:7, 12:29; James 5:3; I Peter 3:20; II Peter 2:1-6 and 9; Revelation chapter 20 and 21:8. Also refer to the article Judgments and Rewards (http://www.truebiblestudy.com/Judgments_Rewards.htm).]
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