STUDIES ON 2 PETER

LESSON 8

OF END TIME THINGS: PART 1

2 Peter 3:1-6 KJV

 ¹This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: ²That 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: ³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, ⁴And 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. ⁵For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: ⁶Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

2 Peter 3:1-6 AMP

 ¹BELOVED, I am now writing you this second letter. In [both of] them I have stirred up your unsullied (sincere) mind by way of remembrance, ²That you should recall the predictions of the holy (consecrated, dedicated) prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior [given] through your apostles (His special messengers). ³To begin with, you must know and understand this, that scoffers (mockers) will come in the last days with scoffing, [people who] walk after their own fleshly desires ⁴And say, Where is the promise of His coming? For since the forefathers fell asleep, all things have continued exactly as they did from the beginning of creation. ⁵For they willfully overlook and forget this [fact], that the heavens [came into] existence long ago by the word of God, and the earth also which was formed out of water and by means of water, ⁶Through which the world that then [existed] was deluged with water and perished.

1.   REASON FOR THIS 2^ND EPISTLE

·         Stir up your pure minds

·         Remembrance

·         That you may be mindful

2.   WHAT TO EXPECT AS THE END OF TIME APPROACHES

·         First, scoffers (mockers)

·         Willingly ignorant (put out of their minds)

§  That God created the Earth

§  How God made the earth

§  What happened because of sin

REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS DONE AND WHAT HE HAS PROMISED HE WILL DO AND ADJUST YOUR LIVES ACCORDINGLY!

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