 Things continue on like they have continued ever since the beginning of time. Wrong, says the apostle. They forget about the flood. And if God intervened and brought a destructive, watery grave to all those who were not in the ark, he can do the same again. Indeed, he will. But next time, when he comes, he will come in fire, not with water. And with that in mind, he even goes into the subject of the passing of this earth.