QUESTIONS OVER CHAPTER THREE 1. What direct statement in this chapter causes us to believe Peter was the author of both books bearing his name? 2. What was his common objective for both books? 3. Whose _words_ were the Christians to remember? 4. Whose _commandment?_ 5. In what days were th... [ Continue Reading ]
IV. THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE, 2 PETER 3:1-18 _1__._ _CHRIST'S SECOND COMING AND THE END OF THE WORLD, 3:1-13_ CHAPTER III 2 Peter 3:1-2 This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance; that ye should remembe... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:3-4 KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT IN THE LAST DAYS MOCKERS SHALL COME WITH MOCKERY, WALKING AFTER THEIR OWN LUSTS, AND SAYING, WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING? FOR, FROM THE DAY THAT THE FATHERS FELL ASLEEP, ALL THINGS CONTINUE AS THEY WERE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION. _Expanded Tran... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:5-6 FOR THIS DAY THEY WILFULLY FORGET, THAT THERE WERE HEAVENS FROM OF OLD, AND AN EARTH COMPACTED OUT OF WATER AND AMIDST WATER, BY THE WORD OF GOD; BY WHICH MEANS THE WORLD THAT THEN WAS, BEING OVERFLOWED WITH WATER, PERISHED: _Expanded Translation_ For they, because of their desire to... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:7 BUT THE HEAVENS THAT NOW ARE, AND THE EARTH, BY THE SAME WORD HAVE BEEN STORED UP FOR FIRE, BEING RESERVED AGAINST THE DAY OF JUDGMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF UNGODLY MEN. _Expanded Translation_ but when God decides to destroy the earth a second time, the case will be different. The heavens... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:8-9 BUT FORGET NOT THIS ONE THING, BELOVED, THAT ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD AS A THOUSAND YEARS, AND A THOUSAND YEARS AS ONE DAY. THE LORD IS NOT SLACK CONCERNING HIS PROMISE, AS SOME COUNT SLACKNESS; BUT IS LONGSUFFERING TO YOU-WARD, NOT WISHING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD C... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:10 BUT THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME AS A THIEF; IN THE WHICH THE HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY WITH A GREAT NOISE, AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL BE DISSOLVED WITH FERVENT HEAT, AND THE EARTH AND THE WORKS THAT ARE THEREIN SHALL BE BURNED UP. _Expanded Translation_ However long it may seem to be dela... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:11-12 SEEING THAT THESE THINGS ARE THUS ALL TO BE DISSOLVED, WHAT MANNER OF PERSONS OUGHT YE TO BE IN ALL HOLY LIVING AND GODLINESS, LOOKING FOR AND EARNESTLY DESIRING THE COMING OF THE DAY OF GOD, BY REASON OF WHICH THE HEAVENS BEING ON FIRE SHALL BE DISSOLVED, AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL MELT... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:13 BUT, ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE, WE LOOK FOR NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH, WHEREIN DWELLETH RIGHTEOUSNESS. _Expanded Translation_ But (though this world shall surely be destroyed as I have described), in accordance with his promise to grant us such, we look with anticipation and expectat... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:14 WHEREFORE, BELOVED, SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR THESE THINGS, GIVE DILIGENCE THAT YE MAY BE FOUND IN PEACE, WITHOUT SPOT AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT. _Expanded Translation_ Wherefore (in conclusion) loved ones, in view of the fact that you are looking for and anticipating these things, you... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:15 AND ACCOUNT THAT THE LONGSUFFERING OF OUR LORD IS SALVATION; EVEN AS OUR BELOVED BROTHER PAUL ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE WISDOM GIVEN HIM, WROTE UNTO YOU; _Expanded Translation_ And, instead of considering his delaying to come as a proof that he will never come, you must account (deem, co... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:16 AS ALSO IN ALL HIS EPISTLES, SPEAKING IN THEM OF THESE THINGS; WHEREIN ARE SOME THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD, WHICH THE IGNORANT AND UNSTEDFAST WREST, AS THEY DO ALSO THE OTHER SCRIPTURES, UNTO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION. _Expanded Translation_ as also is true in all his epistles (letters)... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:17 YE THEREFORE, BELOVED, KNOWING THESE THINGS BEFOREHAND, BEWARE LEST, BEING CARRIED AWAY WITH THE ERROR OF THE WICKED, YE FALL FROM YOUR OWN STEDFASTNESS. _Expanded Translation_ You therefore, loved ones, knowing ahead of time that these men treat the scripture in this manner, be on th... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:18 BUT GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. TO HIM BE THE GLORY BOTH NOW AND FOREVER. AMEN. _Expanded Translation_ But rather than falling from your own stedfastness, you must keep on growing (increasing, enlarging) in that way of living which gains the g... [ Continue Reading ]