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ofallgracewhocalledyoutoeternalgloryinChristwillseethatalliswellagain:
hewillconfirm,strengthenandsupportyou.'•His-powerlastsforeverandever.
11
Amen.Lastwords.Greetings
IwritethesefewwordstoyouthroughSilvanus,whoisabrotherIknowIcan
I:
trust,toencourageyounevertoletgothistruegraceofGodtowhichIbear
witness.YoursisterinBabylon,whoiswithyouamongthechosen,"sendsyou
l.l
~ le e
t
i
n g s ;
sodoesmyson,Mark,
Greetoneanotherwithakissoflove.'
PeacetoyouallwhoarcinChrist.
'"
2
PETER
THES
ECOND
LETTER
OF
PETER
Greetings
1
1
From
SimeonPeter,servantanaapostleofJesusChrist;toallwhotreasure
thesamefaithasourselves,giventhroughtherighteousnessofour
God
and
2
saviourJesusChrist.«-Mayyouhavemoreandmoregraceandpeaceasyou
cometoknowour
Lord
b
moreandmore.
Ac15:14+
IIJude2
1:8Ph3:10Co12:6
AcalltoChristianliving,anditsreward
Byhisdivinepower,hehasgivenusallthethings
that
weneedforlifeandfor
ED3:16-19
truedevotion,bringingustoknow
God
himself,whohascalledusbyhisown
4
gloryandgoodness.'-Inmakingthesegifts,hehasgivenus-theguaranteeof
In
1:1
4+
somethingverygreatandwonderfultocome:throughthem'youwillbeableto
j
~
S
I
2 i b
~
.
1
2
sharethedivinenatureandtoescapecorruptioninaworldthatissunkinvice'!
~ g 7 ?
1 8 l
Buttoattainthis,'youwillhavetodoyourutmostyourselves,addinggoodness
1J;
f
g
5f:
tothefaiththatyouhave,understandingto
your
goodness,'self-controltoyour
Ga5:2
2+
understanding,patiencetoyourself-control,truedevotionto
your
patience,
7
kindnesstowardsy
our
fellowmentoyourdevotion,and,tothiskindness,love.
8
Ifyouhaveageneroussupplyofthese,theywillnotleaveyouineffectualor
unproductive:theywillbringyoutoarealknowledgeofourLordJesusChrist.
1:2
Butwithoutthem"amanisblindorelsesh
ort
-sighted;hehasforgottenhow
10
hispastsinswerewashedaway,•Brothers,youhavebeencalledandchosen:work
allthehardertojustifyit.
i
Ifyoudoallthesethingsthereisnodangerthatyouwill
r
T
n
h
N ~
II
everfallaway.-Inthiswayyouwillbegrantedadmittanceintotheeternal
kingdom!of
our
Lord
and
saviourJesusChrist.
Theapostolicwitness
12
ThatiswhyIam
continu
allyrecallingthesametruthstoyou,eventhoughyou
13
alreadyknowthem
and
firmlyholdthem.-Iamsureitismyduty,aslongas
14
Iaminthistent,tokeepstirringyouupwithreminders,-sinceIknowthetime
fortakingoffthistentiscomingsoon,asourLordJesusChristforetoldtome.
15
AndIshalltakegreatcarethataftermyownd
epartur
eyouwillstillhavea
meanstorecallthesethingstomemory.
IIJude5
1In2:21
Ws9:/5
Is38:12
2Co5:1
In21:18-19
S
I.
'called
yOU',
var,
(v
uts.)
'calledus','inCh
rist'.add
.(Vulg.)'Jesus',Om.(Vulg.)'strengt
hen'
.
l;
Add
.
'jdc
rvand',
k
.lit
.'theco-chosen
{Iemtnine)
inBabylon
gree
ts
YOU';
var
.(Vulg.j
'T
heco-chosenchurch'.The
referenceistothechurchatRome.
I.
Var
.(Yulg.j
'holykiss',cf.Rm16:16:ICo16:20.
m.
Add
.(Vulg.)'Jesus.Amen.'
1
a.Or
'of
our
God
and
ofthesav
iour
JesusChrist'.
b.
Lit.
'through
knowing
our
Lord'
;
var.
'thr
oughkno
wing
Godand
Jesus
(or
JesusChrist)ourLord'.
All
t
hro
ughthisletteritisChristwhoispro
pose
dasIheobjectofaChristian's
kno
wledge.
1:3,8:
2:20;
3:18.
c.'gtorv'
hererefers
10
themiraclesdoneby
Jesus
asasignofhisdivinity,cr.
In
1:14+,butinparticular
itreferstothetransfigur
ation
,2P
1 : 1
6
~ 1
8
.
'goodness'couldrefertohis
powe
rs
bothnatu
ral
and
miracutous.
d.
'us',
var.
'you'.Whathasbeenpromisedis
somethingthatconcernsthe.DayoftheLord',
cf.3:4.9-10.12-13.
e,Le.
as
a
resultofthegloryand
goodne
ssofChrist.Var.
(Y
ulg.
)
'throughit'.
LVar.(Vula.)
'thecorrup
tion
ofthevicethatis
intheworl
d'.
g.
Lit.
'Forthisveryreason';
var.
(Vulg.)
'But
you
'.
h.
Th
isisthesamesortofwarningaga
inst
GnosticismthatisgivenintheJ
ohan
nineletters,
cf.
I
In
1:8+.
GnosticsclaimedtoknowGodwithout
keepinghiscommandments.
i.Add.(Vulg.)'bv
gooddeeds'.
i.
This,like1:4;3:4,9-10.looksforward
to
the
parous/a.
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haveonlyjustescapedfrompaganism;'playingontheirbodilydesireswith
19
debaucheries
.•
Theymaypromisefreedom-buttheythemselvesareslaves,slaves
to
cor
ruption;becauseifanyoneletshimselfbedominatedbyanything,then
20
heisaslavetoit;-andanyonewhohasescapedthepollutionoftheworldonce
bycorningtoknow
our
LordandsaviourJesusChrist,andwhothenallows
himselftobe
entangled'
byitasecondtimeandmastered,willendupinaworse
21
statethanhebeganin.-Itwouldevenhavebeenbetterforhimnevertohave
learntthewayofholiness,
than
toknowit
and
afterwardsdeserttheholyrule
22
thatwasentrustedtohim.-Whathe.has
done
isexactlyastheproverbrightly
says:
Thedoggoesbacktohisownvomit
and:
When
thesowhasbeenwashed,itwallowsinthe
mud
.TheDayoftheLord;theprophetsandtheapostles
I
3
Myfriends,thisismysecond-lettertoyou,andinbothofthemIhavetried
toawakenatrueunderstandinginyoubygivingyouareminder:-recallingto
youwhatwassaidinthepastbytheholyprophetsandthecom
mand
mentsoftheL
ord
andsaviourwhichyouweregivenbythe
apos
tles.Wemustbecarefultoremember"
that
duringthelast
days'
thereare
bound
tobepeoplewhowillbescornful,thekindwhoalwayspleasethemselveswhat
4
theydo,andtheywillmakefunofthepromise.·andask,
'We
ll,whereisthis
coming?EverythinggoesonasithassincetheFathers"died,asithassinceit
beganatthecreation.'-Theyarechoosingtoforget'thattherewereheavens
atthebeginning,andthattheearthwasformedbythewordof
God
outof
waterandbetweenthewaters,-sothattheworldofthattimewasdestroyedby
7
beingfloodedbywater.-Butbythesameword,thepresentskyandearthare
destinedforfire,andareonlybeingreserveduntilJudgementdaysothatall
sinnersmaybedestroyed.
Butthereisonething,myfriends,thatyoumustneverforget:thatwiththe
Lord,'aday'canmeanathousandyears,and
athousandyearsislikeaday.
TheLordisnotbeingslowtocarryouthispromises,asanybodyelsemightbe
calledslow;butheisbeingpatientwithyouall,wantingnobodytobelostand
10
everybodytobebroughttochangehis
waysJ
-The
Da
yoftheLordwillcome
likeathief,andthenwitharoartheskywillvanish,theelementswillcatchfire
andfallapart,theearthandallthatitcontainswillbe
burnt
up."
Conclusionanddoxology
Sinceeverythingiscomingtoanendlikethis,youshouldbelivingholyand
Ac3:19-20
11
It
was
not
anycleverlyinventedmythsthatwewererepeating"whenwe
16
br
ought
youtheknowledgeofthepowerandthe
com
ingofourLordJesusChrist;
wehadseenhismajestyforourselves.'-Hewashonoured
and
glorifiedby
Go
d
17
theFather,whentheSublime
Glory
itselfspoketohimandsaid,
m
'ThisismySon,
theBeloved;heenjoysmyfavour'.
·We
heard
thisourselves,spokenfromheaven,
18
whenwewerewithhimontheholymountain."
Thevalueofprophecy
Sowehaveconfirmationofwhatwassaidin
prop
hecies;
0
andyouwillbe
19
righttodependon
prophec
y
and
takeitasalampforlightingaway
through
the
dark
untilthe
dawncome
s
and
the
morn
ing
star
risesinyourminds.
Atthe
same
time,wemustbemostcarefulto
rememberthat
the
interpretat
ion
20
of
scripturalprophecyisnevera
matter
fortheindividual.-Why?Becauseno
21
prophe
cyever
came
fromman'sinitiative.Whenmen
spoke
forGoditwasthe
HolySpirit
that
movedthem.Falseteachers
2
Astherewerefalse
prophet
sinthepasthi
story
of
our
people,soyoutoowill
I
have
your
falseteachers,whowillinsinuatetheirowndisruptiveviewsand
disowntheMasterwhopurchasedtheirfreedom.
They
willdestroythemselvesveryquickly;-buttherewillbemanywhocopytheirshamefulbehaviour
and
the
2
Way
of
Truth
willbebroughtintodisreputeontheiraccount.-Theywilleagerly
3
trytobuyyouforthemselveswithinsidiousspeeches,butforthemthe
Condem
nation,pronouncedsolong
ago
,isatitsworkalready,
and
Destructionisnot
asleep."-Whenangelssinned,
God
didnot
spare
them:hesentthemdowntothe
4
underworld
and
consigned
them
tothe
dark
undergroundcavestobeheldthere
tillthedayofJudgement.
-No
rdidhe
spare
theworldinancienttimes:"itwas
5
only
Noah
hesaved,thepreacherofrighteousness,
along
withsevenothers,whenhesentthe
Flood
overadisobedientworld
.•
Thecitiesof
Sodom
andGomorrah,thesetoohe
condemned
and
reducedtoashes;hedestroyedthemcompletely,'as
awarningto
any
bodylackingreverenceinthefuture;-herescuedLot,however,
7
aholymanwhohadbeensickenedbytheshamelesswayinwhichthesevilepeople
behaved-·for
thatholyman,livingamongthem,was
outraged
inhisgoodsoul
M
bythecrimesthathesaw
and
heardofeveryday.•Theseareallexamplesofhow
9
the
Lord
canrescuethe
good
f
rom
theordeal,
and
holdthewickedfortheir
punishmentuntilthedayofJudgement,-especiallythosewhoaregovernedby
10
their
corru
ptbodilydesiresandhavenorespectfor
aut
hority."
3:3+Dt13:2-6
Mt24:24
Ilude4
Rm3
:24+
Is52:5
Ac9
:2+
Rm
2:24Lk1:78
Rv2:28+
Gn
19WsIO:6M110:15p
Ilude7
Gn6:1-2
Mt8:29
Ilude6
Gn
6:17
SI44:17
Heb11:7IP3:202Tm3:16
1P
1:10-12
Ac3
:21
2Th
1:5-10
Rm2
:6+Illude83:4+
MtI7
:1+
1Co15:23+
Lk9:31-32p
In1:14M117:5p
ThepunishmenttocomeSuchself-willedpeoplewithnoreverenceare
not
afraidofoffendingagainst
IIude9-1O
theglorious
ones,'-but
theangelsintheirgreaterstrength
and
power
make
no
11
complaint
oraccus
ation
againsttheminfront
of
theLo
rdJ
·AIlthe
same
,these
12Ps49:12-14
peoplewhoonlyinsultanythingthattheydonotunderstandarenotreasoning
beings,
but
simplyanimalsborntobecaught
and
killed,
and
theywill
quite
certainlydestroythemselvesbytheirownworkofdestruction,-andgettheir
13
reward
of
evilfortheevilthattheydo.Theyareunsightlyblotsonyoursociety:
menwhoseonlyobjectisdissipationalldaylong,'andtheyamusethemselves
Ilude12
deceivingyouevenwhentheyare
your
guestsatameal;-withtheireyesalways
14
lookingforadultery,'menwithaninfinite
capac
ityforsinning,theywillseduce
anysoulwhichisatallunstable.
Greed
istheonelessontheirmindshavelearnt.
N
I ?
l ~ ~ ~
2 ~
They
are
underacurse.•Theyhavelefttherightpathandwanderedofftofollow
15Rv2:14-15
thepathofBalaamson
of
Beo
r,'
whothoughthecouldprofitbestbysinning,
Nb
22:28-33
untilhewascalledto
order
forhisfaults.Thedumbdonkeyputa
stop
to
that
16Ilude12-13
prop
het'smadnesswhenittalkedlikeaman.-Peoplelikethisaredried-uprivers,
17
fogsswirlinginthewind,andthedarkunderworldistheplacereservedforthem.
Ilude16
Withtheirhigh-flowntalk,whichisallhollow,theytemptbacktheoneswho
18k.
Lit.
'not
followingmythsthathavebeencleverly
devised
';
thisisanotherwarningagainst
Gnos
ticswho
hadadoctrineofthe
parousia
base
dnotonlogical
proofs,butonanelaboratemyth
olog
icalsystem,
cf
3:4f.
I.
At
the
t
rausfigurution.
m,
Lit.
'Fo
rreceivingfromGod(the)Father
honour
andglorysuchavoice
being
bornetohimby
themagntflccnt
gtory
":
var.
(Vulg.)
"...outofthe
magnitlccnrulorv".
n.
'holymountain'shouldper
hap
s
be
takenas
asuaacsuonthat
themountainof
trnn
st
iaura
uo
n
wastheantitypeofSinai.
o,Lit.'Wehavemorefirmthe
pro
pheticword',
The
trnnstiaurntionis
apreliminary
alimpsc
ofscripture
prophecy
being
fulfilled.
2
a.Thesefalseteachershavea
lready
beencondemned,cf.Jude
4.b.
Theantediluvianworld.
c.
Lit.
'hereducedtoa
she
sandcondemnedthem
toextinc
tion'
:om."toextinction'.
d.TheauthorityofC
hrist,
cr.
2:I:Jude4,8.
e.Lit.
'nlo
ries":theangels.
f.
'infront
of
theLord';om.(VuIR,).
g,
Lit.
'deemingdaytimeluxurytobepleasure',
var.'
hap
pytoRvethemselvesuptodebaucheryin
broaddaylight',
h,Lit.'eyesfullofadultery':var.(Vulg.)",.ofan
adulte
ress'
.
i.
'Beor",misspellinmost
MSSBoso
roreven
Beorsor.
I.
Lit.
'fr
omthosewholiveine
rror'
,
The
reference
is
to
the'unstablesouls'of2:14;manyofthem
copy
theshamefulbehaviourofthefalse
teachers
,2:2,
k.
Liberty,
forthe
Gnostics,includedfr
eedo
m
from
anymoralrestrictions,cf.Jude
4.
l,
Thisreferstot
hose
whohavebeen
sedu
cedbythefalseteachersnottotheteachersthemselves.
3
a.
Alludes
br
obab
lv
to
IP,
b.
Thepredictionthatfo
llowsseems
to
be
based
more
on
thet
eachi
ngofthe
apost
lesthanonO.T.
prophecy,cf.Ac20:29;2Trn3:1-5.IfIltsintoJude18
betterthanitfitsinhere.
c.
T
hat
hereticsshouldexistisitselfa
proo
fthatthelast
days
aren
ear
.
d.
EitherthepatriarchsortheChristiansofthe
firstge
nera
tion,
c.Theinferenceisthatthefalseteachersproved
theim
possi
bilityofthe
par
ousta
fromtheunchange
able
ness
oftheuniverse.
f.
God'smercyisanalte
rna
tiveexplanationfor
theallegeddelayof
the
trarousia,
cf.
Ws
11:23f;12:8+,
g,
'b
urntup',corr.:'uncovered'(Greek),This
destructionoftheworldbyfirewas,inGraeco-Roman
times.acom
mo
ntonicforphilosoph
ers
,
'?z
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