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CHAPTER III.
_The apostle shows his design in writing this and the preceding_
_epistle_, 1, 2.
_Describes the nature of the heresies which should take place in_
_the last times_, 3-8.
_A thousand...
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THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU - This expression
proves that he had written a former epistle, and that it was addressed
to the same persons as this. Compare Introduction, Section 3...
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III. THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH AND THE CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. Mocking at the Lord's coming (2 Peter 3:1)_
2. The future of the earth (2 Peter 3:8)
3. EXHORTATION AND CONCLUSION (2 PETER 3:11)...
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2 PETER 3:1 F. In this, as in his former letter, he is only reminding
them of the OT prophecies and of the teaching of the apostles the
twofold witness to which he had appealed in ch. 1.
2 PETER 3:1....
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THE PRINCIPLES OF PREACHING (2 Peter 3:1-2)...
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Beloved, this is now the second letter that I have written to you, and
my object in both of them is to rouse by reminder your pure mind to
remember the words spoken by the prophets in former times, an...
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SECOND. This shows that the epistle is addressed to the same readers
as is the first.
BELOVED. App-135.
UNTO. to.
WHICH. Plural Hence the insertion of _both._
STIR UP. App-178. See 2 Peter 1:13.
P...
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_This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you_ A new section of
the Epistle opens. The "false teachers" recede from view, and the
thoughts of the Apostle turn to the mockers who made merry at th...
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It is natural to most of us on a first reading to assume that the
_first_ Epistle here alluded to must be what we know as 1 Peter; but
this has been denied by critics of eminence, who hold that 1 Pete...
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ΔΕΎΤΕΡΟΣ (G1208) второй,
ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125) _praes. ind. act._ писать,
ΔΙΕΓΕΊΡΩ (G1326) _praes. ind. act._ пробуждать,
возбуждать (_см._ 2 Peter 1:13).
ΎΠΌΜΝΗΣΙΣ (G5280) память, напоминание.
ΕΙΛΙΚΡΙΝΉΣ
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YOUR PURE MINDS— _Your sincere minds._ This seems to be an
intimation that their minds were not yet corrupted, either by the
false teachers, or by the scoffers. They were through Divine grace
_pure,_...
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IV. THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE, 2 PETER 3:1-18
_1__._ _CHRIST'S SECOND COMING AND THE END OF THE WORLD, 3:1-13_
CHAPTER III
2 Peter 3:1-2 This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write
unto you; an...
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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 form...
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VERSE 1. THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED.
The expression contained in this verse not only shows that Peter is
the author of the present letter and of one formerly written, but also
that both letters wer...
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1 It is the special function of the Circumcision epistles to reaffirm
and enforce the ancient prophetc Scriptures and the words of our Lord
before His death and ascension. This is notably lacking in P...
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ANTIDOTE AGAINST DESPISING THE DAY OF THE LORD. EXHORTATION. DOXOLOGY
2 Peter 3 may be subdivided into three parts: (_a_) 2 Peter 3:1. 'This
Second Epistle is a reminder of what prophets and apostles...
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THIS SECOND EPISTLE.. I NOW WRITE] RV 'This is now.. the second
epistle that I write': see Intro. YOUR PURE MINDS BY WAY OF
REMEMBRANCE] RV 'your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance.'...
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JESUS WILL RETURN
PETER’S SECOND LETTER
_HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 3
JESUS WILL RETURN AND GOD’S JUDGEMENT WILL HAPPEN
V1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. Both le...
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Peter tells his ‘dear friends’ that this is his second letter.
Peter probably did not know all the people who would read his letter.
But he considered that they were his Christian friends. The first
l...
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III.
(1, 2) Just as the two halves of the first main portion of the Epistle
are linked together by some personal remarks respecting his reason for
writing this Epistle (2 Peter 1:12), so the two pred...
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THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE. — Rather, _This now
second epistle I write, beloved;_ or, _This epistle, already a second
one_ — implying that no very long time has elapsed since his first...
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AS WERE THE DAYS OF NOAH
2 Peter 3:1
IN the previous chapter the Apostle showed how the renegade false
teachers had published among the brethren their seductive doctrine
declaring that Go...
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For ἤδη with numeral, _cf._ John 21:14. δευτέραν
ἐπιστολήν. Does this refer to 1 Peter? See Introduction, p.
113. ἐν αἷς : “in both of which,” _constructio ad sensum_.
διεγείρς … ὑπομνήσει : _cf._ 2 P...
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_Prophets and apostles have warned us that delay will lead to denial
of the Second Advent_.
“I am now writing my second letter to you. In both I seek to rouse
you to honest reflection on the words for...
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LONGSUFFERING DELAY
2 Peter 3:1
Peter does not hesitate to place the commandments of himself and the
other Apostles of Jesus on a level with the words _which were spoken
before by the holy prophets_,...
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False teaching which denies the power of Christ issues in false
thinking which denies the Coming of Christ. There will be mockers who
will walk in lust and make sport of the great hope of the Church,...
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WORDS TO TRUST
In chapter 2, Peter dealt with the false teachers and the terrible
judgment they faced. His transition to speaking to the brethren is
made by use of the word "beloved." Both 1 and 2 Pet...
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This (1) second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both]
which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
(1) The remedy against those wicked enemies, both of true doctrine and
holines...
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In the second Epistle of Peter (and here I must be brief, because of
the hour; and I may be brief because Jude will afford us a further
consideration of it) we have the same substantial truth of God's...
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1.Lest they should be wearied with the Second Epistle as though the
first was sufficient, he says that it was not written in vain, because
they stood in need of being often stirred up. To make this mo...
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In the last Chapter, as we have said, it is materialism: trust in the
stability of that which can be seen, in contrast with trust in the
word of God which teaches us to look for the coming of Jesus, t...
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THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU,.... This is a
transition to another part of the epistle; for the apostle having
largely described false teachers, the secret enemies of the Christia...
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This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in _both_ which I
stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
Ver. 1. _This second epistle_] So must ministers with one sermon peg
in another, a...
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The doctrines and precepts delivered by the prophets and apostles,
being the most effectual means of preserving the Christian converts
from being seduced by the false teachers spoken of in the precedi...
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THE CERTAIN COMING OF CHRIST AND ITS LESSONS.
A warning against scoffers:...
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THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU; IN BOTH WHICH I
STIR UP YOUR PURE MINDS BY WAY OF REMEMBRANCE,...
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This chapter now shows that the government of God will bring
everything to a proper conclusion: every evil principle will be judged
unsparingly, and those also who embrace such evil; and out of this
j...
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_2 Peter 3:1 ‘This is now, beloved, the second letter. am writing to
you in which. am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,'_
‘THIS IS NOW' -lit., this epistle already. second one. write...
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1-4 The purified minds of Christians are to be stirred up, that they
may be active and lively in the work of holiness. There will be
scoffers in the last days, under the gospel, men who make light of...
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2 PETER CHAPTER 3 2 PETER 3:1 The apostle declareth it to be the
design of both his Epistles to remind the brethren of Christ's coming
to judgment, in opposition to scoffers. 2 PETER 3:8,9 No argument...
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2 Peter 3:1 Beloved G27 I G1125 now G2235 write G1125 (G5719) you
G5213 this G5026 second G1208 epistle...
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THE CALL TO THEM TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT (2 PETER 3:1).
He calls to their minds his own previous letter. Later in the chapter
he will also call to their mind the letters of Paul. He cle...
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2 Peter 3:1. THIS IS NOW, BELOVED, A SECOND EPISTLE THAT I WRITE UNTO
YOU. The sentence might be rendered literally thus: ‘This already
second epistle, beloved, I write unto you.' The expression seems...
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It has been supposed by some that the opening words of this third
chapter indicate the beginning of a new Epistle. What we have,
however, is only the beginning of a new division of the same Epistle.
T...
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BELOVED
(αγαπητο). With this vocative verbal (four times in this
chapter), Peter "turns away from the Libertines and their victims"
(Mayor).THIS IS NOW THE SECOND EPISTLE THAT I WRITE UNTO YOU
(τα...
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2 Peter 3:1
The Way of Remembrance.
Here, then, the message of an Apostle, nay, even the teaching of the
Holy Spirit, is identified with sacred remembrance remembrance of holy
words and deep impressi...
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2 Peter 3:1. _This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in
both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:_
The purest minds need stirring up at times. It would be a great pity...
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2 Peter 3:1. _This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in
both which I stir up pour pure minds by way of remembrance: that ye
may be mindful of the words which. were spoken before by the ho...
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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...
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Grotius, with his usual tartness, contends that this is the beginning
of a new epistle by Simon, but not Simon Peter. But if so, why did
Peter leave the words at the end of the second chapter unclosed...
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MY DEAR FRIENDS. AGAPETOI = those who form a _unity_ in Christian
love. Peter uses this four times in this chapter. THIS IS NOW. He
refers to the Letter of First Peter, and implies that only a short
t...
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_This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you._
ST. PETER’S LOVE TOKEN
I. The nature of it--a letter written. What shall we render to the
Lord for His mercy in writing these blessed covenants?...
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 3:1 The Day of the Lord Will Surely Come.
Peter turns his attention to explaining the Lord’s promised return.
Apparently he is responding to a disagreement in the church concer...
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THE UNFULFILLED PROMISE OF THE COMING
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE apostle now deals with those who made the delay of the Lord’s
coming, and the disappointment consequently felt by many Christ...
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EXPOSITION
2 PETER 3:1
THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU; literally, _this
Epistle already a second one I write unto you. _The ἤδη
("already") implies that the interval between th...
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Now Peter said this second epistle,
Beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds
by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were
spoken before by the ho...
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1 Peter 1:1; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Timothy 5:22; 2 Corinthi
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Beloved. Occurring four times in this chapter.
Second - I write. An incidental testimony to the authorship of the
second epistle.
Pure minds [ε ι λ ι κ ρ ι ν η δ ι α ν ο ι α ν]. The
latter word is si...
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INEXCUSABLE IGNORANCE
2 Peter 3:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We like the way this chapter opens. The Apostle says, "This Second
Epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your
pure min...
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Observe here, 1. The design of both St. Peter's epistles was one and
the same, even to put them in remembrance of, and to call to their
minds what they had formerly heard and understood, but possibly...