The Coming Day of the Lord

^3 (A)Know this first of all, that ^(B)in the last days ^(C)mockers will come with their mocking, ^(D)following after their own lusts, ⁴ and saying, “^(E)Where is the promise of His ^(F)coming? For ever since the fathers ^[a](G)fell asleep, all things continue just as they were ^(H)from the beginning of creation.” ⁵ For ^[b]when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that ^(I)by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was ^(J)formed out of water and by water, ⁶ through which ^(K)the world at that time was ^(L)destroyed by being flooded with water. ⁷ But by His word ^(M)the present heavens and earth are being reserved for ^(N)fire, kept for ^(O)the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.