as you anticipate and eagerly await the coming of the Day of God through which the heavens having been set afire will be dissolved and the elements will melt in the heat. Truth to Learn We should be looking forward to the return of our Lord. Behind the Words...
2 Peter 3:11 – Earthly or Heavenly?
All these, then, being destroyed, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy behavior and godliness Truth to Learn We are either of the earthly family or the heavenly family. No one can be a member of both. Behind the Words The words “what...
2 Peter 3:10 – Fission Judgment
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a great noise and having burned up, the elements will be destroyed, and the earth and the works in it will be burned up. Truth to Learn God’s judgment day will be...
2 Peter 3:9 – Merciful Patience
The Lord of the promise is not slow as some consider slowness, but is long-suffering with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. Truth to Learn God is very patient with sinners, but His patience will end one day, and many will suffer His wrath...
2 Peter 3:8 – He Always Is
But do not let this thing be hidden from you, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. Truth to Learn God is always present … everywhere and at all times. Behind the Words The word “hidden”...
2 Peter 3:7 – Fiery Reservation
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Truth to Learn Though God will not bring another worldwide flood, He will judge the world and unbelieving people by a fiery judgment. Behind...
2 Peter 3:6 – Watery Destruction
Through which the world which then was, having been deluged, was destroyed. Truth to Learn God said there was a worldwide flood; therefore, there was a worldwide flood, no matter what today’s scientists claim. Behind the Words The word translated “deluged” is katakludzō, from which we get our English...
2 Peter 3:5 – Intentional Ignorance
For this is hidden from them by their own determination, that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by the word of God. Truth to Learn The world system today chooses to ignore God’s truth. Behind the Words “Determination”...
2 Peter 3:4 – Evolution of The Mocker
and saying, "Where is this “coming” he promised? For, ever since the fathers died, everything goes on just as it has since the beginning of creation." Truth to Learn We will be ridiculed if we proclaim the soon return of Jesus. Behind the Words The word “coming” is translated...
2 Peter 3:3 – Mockery of Honor
First of all knowing this, that in the last days scoffers will come, walking according to their own lusts, Truth to Learn There are many today who mock Christians and who scoff at the truth of the Bible, but some day they will be silenced. Behind the Words The...
2 Peter 3:2 – The Old and The New
to be mindful of the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. Truth to Learn Christians need to allow God to speak to them from both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Behind the...
2 Peter 3:1 – Forward, or Reverse?
Beloved, I now write to you this second letter, in which I am stirring up your sincere thinking by way of a reminder, Truth to Learn We all need to be reminded of Biblical truths. Behind the Words The word translated “sincere” is the Greek word eilikrinēs, which is...
2 Peter 2:22 – Filthy Magnet
But the word of the true proverb has happened to them: "The dog returning to its vomit," and, "the sow that is washed goes back to wallowing in the mud." Truth to Learn Without the God-given new birth, we will all return to our former ways. Meaning Explained For...
2 Peter 2:21 – Knowledge or Faith?
For it was better for them not to have recognized the way of righteousness, than having recognized it to turn away from the sacred commandment that was delivered to them. Truth to Learn Great works done in the name of God are not an indication of salvation. Real salvation comes...
2 Peter 2:20 – Knowing Entanglement
For if they having escaped the corruption of the world by acknowledging our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled and overcome by it, they are worse off in the end than they were at the beginning. Truth to Learn True salvation can’t be lost, but mere intellectual...
2 Peter 2:19 – Corrupt Slaves
Promising to them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of corruption—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Truth to Learn That which you are committed to and controlled by is your master and you are its slave. Behind the Words This word “freedom” is translated...
2 Peter 2:18 – Symphonic Messages
For speaking empty, boastful words, by lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. Truth to Learn Well written messages that are delivered by a skilled public speaker are not always messages from God. Behind the Words The word...
2 Peter 2:17 – Refreshing, Cleansing Water
These men are dry wells and clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackest darkness is reserved. Truth to Learn The Bible is like refreshing, cleansing water to the soul. Behind the Words The word “clouds” is translated from omichlē, meaning “a mist, a fog, or a cloud.”...
2 Peter 2:16 – Donkey Speak
But had a rebuke of his own iniquity from a donkey—a beast without speech—speaking with a man's voice he restrained the prophet's madness. Truth to Learn Following God’s leading may be hard, but it is the best way. Behind the Words The word translated “iniquity” is paranomia. This is...
2 Peter 2:15 – The Straight Path
having forsaken the true way, they went astray following the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. Truth to Learn Follow the path God leads you on no matter how much fame and fortune are promised you. Behind the Words The words “having forsaken”...
2 Peter 2:14 – Greedy Practice
Having eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning, seducing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, they are accursed children; Truth to Learn False teachers serve themselves, not those whom they teach. Behind the Words The word translated “seducing” is deleadzō, which means “to entrap with bait.”...
2 Peter 2:13 – Life of the Party
Suffering wrong as the payback for their unrighteousness. They consider it pleasure to carouse in the daytime; they are stains and blemishes, self-indulgent in their delusions while they indulge in luxury with you. Truth to Learn When harsh criticism is given of others, we need to ensure that we are...