Saturday, 22 February 2020

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8

The words here take us back to verse 3:4 where the scoffers ask, “Where is the promise of His coming?”… Read the rest

Friday, 21 February 2020

But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 2 Peter 3:7

Peter just relayed sacred history by saying that, “the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.”… Read the rest

Thursday, 20 February 2020

…by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 2 Peter 3:6

Here, the Greek presents a difficulty. The words “by which” are di hon, or literally “through which things.” The pronoun is plural. This then must cause the reader to ask, “Which things?”… Read the rest

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 2 Peter 3:5

Peter, still referring to the “scoffers” of verse 3, and who dismiss the coming of the Lord as noted in verse 4, now says of them, “For this they willfully forget.”… Read the rest

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

… and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” 2 Peter 3:4

Peter is referring to the “scoffers” of the previous verse. These are people who walk “according to their own lusts.”… Read the rest