READ: 2 Peter 3:1-10

Let us stir up one another until His return - Luke 12:35

- 2 Peter 3:1-3 - “This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, (1 Peter 4:7) 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment (Matthew 24:44, 1 Thess. 5:6, Luke 12:35-48) of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires.” (epithymia: epi-thoo-mia = desire what is forbidden, lust)

The fool says in his heart there is no God; he also says He’s not coming, but history reminds us that there was a flood. Noah had flood insurance; do you have fire insurance? - Matthew 24:37-39

- 2 Peter 3:4-7 - “They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”(atheistic view, “immutable uniformitariansism- unchanging uniformity” - John MacArthur) 5 For they deliberately overlook (thelo lanthano: willfully keep hidden, out of sight out of mind - Romans 1:19-21) this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. (Genesis 6:13; 7:23-24) 7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.” (Revelation 20:11-15)

Christ will keep His promise to deliver His people from His wrath and to bring to nothing all that is wicked and corrupt. - 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11

- 2 Peter 3:8-10 - “But do (sy: you) not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward YOU, not wishing (willing, pleased) that any (tis: certain one, some) should perish, (destroyed) but that all (pas: the whole) should reach (proceed, turn) repentance. (change any and all elements of life) 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, (1 Thessalonians 5:4) and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, (crash, loud noise) and the heavenly bodies (natural universe, elements of all things) will be burned up and dissolved, (burn up & demolish) and the earth (land, world) and the works (all things accomplished by man) that are done on it will be exposed.” (unhidden, found out)