2. How many persons were saved from the flood? 1 Pet. 3:20. 6. When Noah came out of the ark, what covenant did the Lord make with him, and his seed? Gen. 9:9–11. 7. How is the earth to be destroyed a second time? 2 Pet. 3:5–12. 8. When will this destruction take place? Verses 7, 12. 9. For what do we look when this earth shall have been destroyed by fire? Verse 13. 10. Where do we find a promise of a new earth? Isa. 65:17. 12. Will the new earth ever be destroyed? Isa. 66:22. 13. What admonition is given us, seeing we look for such things? 2 Pet. 3:14. 14. What caution does Peter give? Verse 17. 15. What should we do? Verse 18. 16. Shall we grow in the knowledge of the truth, unless we apply our hearts and minds to the study of it? God saw that violence filled the earth, that all flesh had become corrupted, and that the wickedness of man was so great that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. So he brought a flood upon the earth, and destroyed the vast multitudes that then inhabited it. Only Noah and his family, eight persons in all, were saved. Noah was a preacher of righteousness, and warned the people of the coming flood while he was preparing the ark in which he and his family were saved; yet they heeded not his warning, but went on as before, until the very day of the flood. When Noah came out of the ark, he offered sacrifices to the Lord, with which God was well pleased. And God made a covenant with Noah and his seed, that he would no more destroy the earth by the waters of a flood. Yet we learn from 2 Pet. 3:5–12 that the earth is to be destroyed by fire. This destruction will take place in what is called the day of God, when he shall execute judgment on the wicked. Verses 7, 12. When the wicked shall all have been destroyed, and the earth thoroughly cleansed by fire, we are to look for a new earth, wherein the righteous shall dwell. Verse 13. This new earth is promised in Isa. 65:17. John also saw it in vision. Rev. 21:1. It will never be destroyed; for there will never be any wickedness there. Isa. 66:22; 2 Pet. 3:13. We are admonished, seeing we know these things, to be diligent, that we may be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless; to beware lest we also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from our own steadfastness. We are also commanded to grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. 3:14, 17, 18. How can we grow in the knowledge of our Saviour, unless we study the Bible, the only book that gives any account of him?