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2 Peter 3:1–7 – Scoffers and God’s past judgments

What happens: Peter writes to stir sincere minds by reminding them of the prophets and the Lord’s command. Scoffers mock the promise of Christ’s coming, claiming all continues as it has. They forget creation by God’s word and the flood that judged the world. The present heavens and earth are stored for fire.

What it means: God has acted in history and will act again; denial ignores evidence and God’s authority. The principle is to remember God’s word and read history through His works.

2 Peter 3:8–10 – God’s patience and the day of the Lord

What happens: With the Lord a thousand years are as a day. He is patient, not wishing any to perish but all to come to repentance. The day of the Lord will come like a thief; the heavens pass away and the earth’s works are exposed.

What it means: God is patient and merciful, delaying judgment to save. His holiness will unveil and assess every deed. The principle is urgent repentance under God’s mercy and certainty of judgment.

2 Peter 3:11–13 – Holy living and future hope

What happens: Since all will be dissolved, believers must live in holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the day. They look for new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells.

What it means: God’s promise of renewal calls for present purity. Hope shapes conduct because God will make all things right. The principle is holy anticipation that reforms daily life.

2 Peter 3:14–18 – Final exhortations and growth in grace

What happens: Be diligent to be found without spot and at peace. Count the Lord’s patience as salvation, as Paul also wrote. Beware lawless distortions of Scripture. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

What it means: God’s patience rescues, and Scripture stands as a unified witness to Christ. Growth protects from twisting the word. The principle is steady maturity under Christ’s lordship.

Application

  • Let future judgment and renewal shape holy choices today.
  • Use God’s patience as time to repent and to call others to Christ.
  • Guard against Scripture distortion and keep growing in grace.

Bible

1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

17Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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