Shortly must put off this my tabernacle] RV 'the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly.' His death was to be violent, and therefore sudden: cp. John 21:18. There will be no time then for admonitions, therefore he will be diligent now, and will leave his words in writing, that they may help the readers after his decease. This word, like 'tabernacle,' reminds us of the Transfiguration (cp. Luke 9:31), of which the Apostle goes on to speak. The reference in 2 Peter 1:15 seems to be to more than this one letter. Tradition says that St. Mark gave St. Peter's teaching in his Gospel, and this Gospel may be the promised means of remembrance.

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