THIS Earth and THAT Earth

2 Peter 3:5-9

For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.


"Where is your God? Where is He? I'm not believing that. That's ridiculous and dumb to believe in something you can't see. I don't see any point in 'wasting' your life being 'good' and missing out on all the 'fun'. I don't know about you, but I'm gonna run around and do whatever I want. I don't believe it so it won't bother me. You said your 'God' was supposed to be coming back and it's been 2000 years now. Where is He?"
                                                                                                       -Says the world.

But, beware.
It  was the exact same mentality six chapters into Genesis. "Noah, you're so retarded! Flood? What is that? Water covering the earth? Makes absolutely no sense. Noah, you're a fool!"

So, everyone just did what pleased them. All went about their own business... just living as usual.

God knows the exact day and hour of His coming. But, times are not for us to know. God has everything going according to plan. Do not be deceived, He's not late, He knows.

But, the greatest blessing a believer can give to this world is to look up. Each and every day, look up to the sky!

The earth before the flood is gone. That was THAT earth.
Now, THIS earth is reserved for flaming fire. Be cautious!

It's soon. But, the more the believer looks up to the sky, the better it is that God's plan comes to pass. It is not His will that anyone should perish. THIS lost and dying world can be saved, that is, the people. But, this earth is going to be utterly shaken by the hand of God.

Behold, He is coming like a thief in the night. He's gonna make no greeting. He's gonna break in when you least expect it because a thief is smart. Doesn't mean that God is a thief, but His coming is LIKE a thief in the night. When everyone's sleeping, He's gonna break in without permission and take what He believes is rightfully His. But, He will not make an escape though. He will wake up the sleepers and destroy them and their house; THIS earth.

God has really been taking so much time to raise the awareness of THIS world. Destruction is coming quickly. Although God has great wrath, the greatest most overtaking trait of God is LOVE.

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

He IS the God that is willing for you to make an escape from His great wrath.

Why wait?