2] 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: “ ...us the apostles”: He includes himself with Paul (2 Pet 3:15,16). Paul was committed to the uncircumcision (the Gentiles); Peter to the circumcision (Gal 2:7). 3] Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, “ ...in the last Why are we surprised at the prevalence of days...”: at the Word of God today? This very disparagement is a “scoffing” sign of our times! These were the apostates dealt with in the previous “...scoffers”: chapter! Members of churches—some, after their own pastors “walking of lusts…” victims “heart” trouble… 4] 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. as they were”: The Return of Christ questioned. “...continue Even from pulpits! Examples: Uniformitism; evolution, linked to prophecy. Is there really a God who intervenes in history? Both the beginning and the end are, thus, linked. The Lord Himself revealed that He would be coming for His own (John 14:2-3). He is preparing a place for are to meet Him in the air 1 us…We Thess 4:17. He—then—will be setting up His Kingdom on the (Lk 1:32; earth… Acts 1:6,7; 15:16, et al.). But Peter cites OT examples to prove that God does break into history.
2] 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: “ ...us the apostles”: He includes himself with Paul (2 Pet 3:15,16). Paul was committed to the uncircumcision (the Gentiles); Peter to the circumcision (Gal 2:7). 3] Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, “ ...in the last days...”: Why are we surprised at the prevalence of “scoffing” at the Word of God today? This very disparagement is a sign of our times! “...scoffers”: These were the apostates dealt with in the previous chapter! Members of churches—some, pastors “walking after their own lusts…” victims of “heart” trouble… 4] 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. “...continue as they were”: The Return of Christ questioned. Even from pulpits! Examples: Uniformitism; evolution, linked to prophecy. Is there really a God who intervenes in history? Both the beginning and the end are, thus, linked. The Lord Himself revealed that He would be coming for His own (John 14:2-3). He is preparing a place for us…We are to meet Him in the air 1 Thess 4:17. He—then—will be setting up His Kingdom on the earth… (Lk 1:32; Acts 1:6,7; 15:16, et al.). But Peter cites OT examples to prove that God does break into history.
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