This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: NOW. 'This now a second letter I write.' Therefore he lad lately written the former letter. The seven Catholic letters were written by James, John, and Jude, shortly before their de... [ Continue Reading ]
That 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: PROPHETS - of the Old Tenement. OF US. Vulgate reads, 'and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour (declared) by YOUR apostles' (so ) - the a... [ Continue Reading ]
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, KNOWING THIS FIRST - from the apostles. SHALL COME. Their very scoffing shall confirm the prediction. SCOFFERS. 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, add, '(scoffers) in (i:e., with) scoffing' [ en (G1722) em... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the creation. (Compare ; .) Presumptuous scepticism and lawless lust, setting nature and its laws above the God of nature and revelation, and arguing from the... [ Continue Reading ]
For 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: Refutation of their scoffing from Scripture history. WILLINGLY - willfully: they do not wish to know. Their ignorance is voluntary. ARE IGNORANT OF -... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: WHEREBY, [ Di' (G1223) hon (G3739)] - (plural). By means of which heavens and earth (in respect to the WATERS which flowed together from both) the then world perished (i:e., in respect to its occupants, men and animals, and its... [ Continue Reading ]
But 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. (Compare , end.) WHICH ARE NOW - `the postdiluvian world.' In contrast to "that then was," . THE SAME. So A B, Vulgate; but 'Aleph (') C... [ Continue Reading ]
But, 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. BE NOT IGNORANT - as those scoffers (). Besides the refutation (2 Peter 3:5) drawn from the deluge, he adds another (addressed more to believers) - God's delay in f... [ Continue Reading ]
The 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. SLACK - tardy, late, as though the due time were already come. (Hebrews 10:37, "Will not tarry.") HIS PROMISE - w... [ Continue Reading ]
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a But 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 wo... [ Continue Reading ]
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, THEN. So 'Aleph (') A, Vulgate; but B C substitute ( houtos (G3778)) 'thus' for "then:" a happy refutation of the 'thus' of the scoffers, 2 Peter 3:4, "AS they were... [ Continue Reading ]
Looking 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? HASTING UNTO - with the utmost eagerness praying for, and contemplating, the Saviour as at hand. The Greek may mean 'hastening onward the... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. NEVERTHELESS - in contrast to the destructive effects of the day of God stand its constructive effects. As the flood was the earth's baptism, eventuating in its renovation and partial... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. THAT YE MAY BE FOUND OF HIM, [ autoo (G846)] - 'in His sight' (Alford): at His coming in person. IN PEACE - toward God, your own consciences, and your fellow-men... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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; ACCOUNT THAT THE LONG-SUFFERING ... IS SALVATION - is designed for the salvation of those yet to be gathered in: whereas those scoffers 'c... [ Continue Reading ]
As 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. ALSO IN ALL HIS LETTERS. Romans 2:4 is similar to 2 Peter 3:15, beginni... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye 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. YE - warned by the case of those "unlearned and unstable" persons (2 Peter 3:16). KNOW ... BEFORE - the event. LED AWAY WITH - the term, a... [ Continue Reading ]
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus GROW - not only do not "fall from" (2 Peter 3:17), but grow onward: the secret of not going backward (Ephesians 4:15). (THE) GRACE, AND ... KNOWLEDGE OF ... CHRIST - the grace of which Christ is the author; the knowledge of whi... [ Continue Reading ]