John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing ,.... Here the apostle addresses the saints he writes unto, and for whom he had a tender affection and regard, and for whose welfare he was concerned, lest they should be stumbled at the length of time since the promise of the coming of Christ was given, and which these scoffers object; and therefore he would have them know, observe, and consider this one thing, which might be of great use to them to make their minds easy, and keep up their... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:7
But the heavens and the earth which are now ,.... In being, in distinction from, and opposition to the heavens that were of old, and the earth standing in and out of the water, and the world that then was when the waters of the flood overflowed it: by the same word are kept in store ; that is, by the word of God, as in 2 Peter 3:5 ; and the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "by his word"; by the same word that the heavens and the earth were made of old, or in the beginning,... read more