2 Peter 3:1-18

Contents: Return of the Lord and the Day of Jehovah. Christ's return to be generally denied.

Characters: God, Christ, Peter.

Conclusion: The general denial that will be made in the last days of the possibility of Christ's return, should not unsettle the believer, but quicken and excite him to a serious minded and firm adhering to what God has revealed in His Word. Those who now scoff will find the day of Christ's coming a day of terrible vengeance.

Key Word: Day of the Lord, 2 Peter 3:10.

Strong Verses: 2 Peter 3:3; 2 Peter 3:4; 2 Peter 3:8; 2 Peter 3:9; 2 Peter 3:10; 2 Peter 3:13; 2 Peter 3:14; 2 Peter 3:15; 2 Peter 3:18.

Striking Facts: 2 Peter 3:3. Men may talk about the stability of natural laws and the foolishness of the doctrine of Christ's second coming, but the Christian faith signifies little without it. It is the finishing stroke which must complete all the great doctrines of the Gospel and is therefore a day for which the Christian is to look (2 Peter 3:12) and strive to hasten, by the bringing in of souls for the completion of the church.