8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like athousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Heis patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come torepentance.10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with aroar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it willbe laid bare.11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you tobe? You ought to live holy and godly lives