But after. "Compared to the joys of Eternity, the sufferings of this life are both light and brief!" Compare 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Will himself perfect you. Since this is after suffering a little while, it must be speaking of his eternal glory which Christians expect to share in Eternity. Compare 1 John 3:1-3. But Peter could also refer to the fact that the persecution would terminate at the death of Nero, and there would be a period of peace.

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Old Testament