2 Peter 3:7 (YLT)

Passage

and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:5 for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

2 Peter 3:6 through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

2 Peter 3:7 and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

2 Peter 3:8 And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord <FI>is<Fi> as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

2 Peter 3:9 the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "present", "heavens", "earth", "same", "word", "treasured", "fire", and "kept". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "present" and "heavens", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "through which the then world by water..." into verse 8's "And this one thing let not be...", so "present" and "heavens" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "present" and "heavens" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.