2 Peter 3:1-18

[Jim Watt]

"*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE" MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*2008.09.10
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   * 2 PETER 3:1-18 - NEGLECT OF VIRTUE: BRINGS JUDGMENT, THOUGH DELAYED*


 *1. 3:1-7 THE CERTAINTY AND NATURE OF DIVINE JUDGMENT*

*a. 3:1-4 TO BE FOREWARNED OF SCOFFERS IS TO BE FOREARMED*

TAUt*e*n *E*d*e*, a-ga-p*e*TOI, deuTEran huMIN GRAph*o* e-pis-toL*E*N [1992]
;

*This is now, beloved, a second letter that I write to you;*

en hais di-eGEIr*o* [1326] huM*O*N en hu-poMN*E*sei [5280] t*e*n ei-li-kriN*
E* [1506] diAnoi-an [1271];

*in these I stir up your sincere mind by reminder;*

mn*e*sTH*E*nai [3415] t*o*n pro-ei-r*e*MEn*o*n [4280] 'r*e*MAt*o*n huPO t*o*n
haGI*o*n pro-ph*e*T*O*N,

*2 that you should remember the words spoken before by the holy prophets,*

kai t*e*s t*o*n a-poSTOl*o*n huM*O*N en-toL*E*S [1785] tou KuRIou kai s*o*T*
E*ros [4990]:

*and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles:*

TOUto PR*O*ton giN*O*skon-tes,

*3 knowing this first,*

HOti eLEUson-tai ep' esCHAt*o*n [2078] t*o*n h*e*-meR*O*N en em-paig-moN*E*
[1703] emPAIKtai [1704],

*that in the last of the days mockers shall come with mockery,*

kaTA tas iDIas e-pi-thuMIas [1939] auT*O*N po-euOme-noi,

*walking after their own :lusts,*

kai LEgon-tes, Pou es-tin h*e* e-pag-geLIa [1860] t*e*s pa-rouSIas [3952]auTOU?

*4 and saying, Where is the promise of his presence?*

aph' h*e*s gar hoi paTEres e-koiM*E*th*e*san [2837],

*for, since the fathers fell asleep,*

PANta HOUt*o*s di-aMEnei [1265] ap' arCH*E*S KTIse-*o*s [2937].

*all things continue thus from beginning of creation.*


 *b. 3:5-7 FIRE VERSUS WATER: AGENT OF COMING DESTRUCTION*

lanTHAnei [2990] gar auTOUS TOUto THElon-tas, HOti ou-raNOI *E*san EKpa-lai
[1597],

*For this they wilfully forget, that heavens were from of old,*

kai g*e* ex HUda-tos kai di' HUda-tos su-neST*O*sa [4921],

*and an earth compacted out of water and through water,*

t*o* tou TheOU LOg*o*;

*by the word of :God;*

di' h*o*n ho TOte KOSmos, HUda-ti ka-ta-klusTHEIS [2626], aP*O*le-to [622]:

*6 by which means the then world, overflowed with water, perished:*

hoi de nun ou-raNOI, kai h*e* g*e*,

*7 but the present heavens, and the earth,*

t*o* auT*O* LOg*o* te-th*e*-sau-risMEnoi [2343] eiSIN puRI [4442],

*by the same word have been stored up for fire,*

t*e*ROUme-noi [5083] eis h*e*MEran KRIse-*o*s

*being reserved against a day of judgment*

kai a-p*o*LEIas [684] t*o*n a-seB*O*N [765] anTHR*O*p*o*n.

*and destruction of the ungodly men.*


 *2. 3:8-13 GOAL OF DELAYED JUDGMENT: CONVERSION AND HOLINESS*

*a. 3:8 JUDGMENT DELAYED WILL STILL BE FULFILLED*

Hen de TOUto m*e* lan-thaNEt*o* [2990] huMAS, a-ga-p*e*TOI,

*But forget not this one thing, beloved,*

HOti MIa h*e*MEra paRA KuRI*o* h*o*s CHIli-a Et*e* [2094] ,

*that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,*

kai CHIli-a Et*e* h*o*s h*e*MEra MIa.

*and a thousand years as one day.*


 *b. 3:9 REASON FOR DELAY: MORE OPPORTUNITY TO REPENT*

ou braDUnei [1019] KUri-os t*e*s a-pag-geLIas,

*The** Lord is not slack concerning the promise,*

h*o*s ti-nes bra-duT*E*ta [1022] h*e*GOUNtai [2233]; alLA ma-kro-thuMEI
[3114] eis huMAS,

*as some count slackness; but is longsuffering toward you,*

m*e* bouLOmeNOS [1014] ti-nas a-poLESthai [622],

*not intending that any perish,*

alLA PANtas eis meTAnoi-an [3341] ch*o*R*E*sai [5562].

*but that all come to repentance.*


 *c. 3:10 SUDDENNESS AND INEXPRESSIBLE FIERY TERROR OF HIS COMING*

H*E*xei de h*e*MEra KuRIou h*o*s KLEPt*e*s [2812];

*But the Lord's day will come as a thief;*

en h*e* hoi ou-raNOI 'roi-z*e*DON [4500] pa-reLEUson-tai [3928],

*in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,*

stoiCHEIa [4747] de kauSOUme-na [2741] luTH*E*se-tai [3089],

*and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat,*

kai g*e* kai ta en auT*E* ERga eu-reTH*E*se-tai [2618].

*and the earth and the works therein shall be disclosed.*


 *d. 3:11-12 VIRTUE: LOGICAL RESULT OF COMING JUDGMENT*

TOUt*o*n HOUt*o*s PANt*o*n lu-oMEn*o*n,

*Since these things are thus all to be dissolved,*

po-taPOUS [4217] dei huPARchein huMAS

*what manner of persons ought you to be*

in haGIais a-na-stroPHAIS [391] kai eu-seBEIais [2150],

*in all holy living and godliness,*

pros-doK*O*Ntas [4328] kai SPEUdon-tas [4692] t*e*n pa-rouSIan t*e*s tou
TheOU h*e*MEras,

*12 looking for and hastening the presence of the day of :God,*

di' h*e*n ou-raNOI puROUme-noi [4448] luTH*E*son-tai [3089],

*by reason of which heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,*

kai stoiCHEIa [4747] kauSOUme-na [2741] T*E*ke-tai [5080]?

*and elements shall melt with fervent heat?*


 *e. 5:13 BLESSING WILL FOLLOW DESTRUCTION*

kaiNOUS de ou-raNOUS kai g*e*n kaiN*E*N,

*But, according to his :promise,*

kaTA to ePANgel-ma auTOU, pros-doK*O*men [4328],

*we look for new heavens and a new earth,*

en hois di-kai-oSUn*e* ka-toiKEI.

*wherein dwells righteousness.*


 *3. 3:14-18 VIRTUE: A REASONABLE GOAL IN LIGHT OF SURE JUDGMENT*

*a. 3:14 A SPOTLESS LIFE: A REASONABLE GOAL*

Di' ho, a-ga-p*e*TOI, TAUta pros-doK*O*Ntes [4328],

*Wherefore, beloved, since you look for these,*

spouDAsa-te [4704], ASpi-loi [784] kai aM*O*m*e*-toi [298] auT*O*,

*give diligence to be found in peace,*

heu-reTH*E*nai en eiR*E*n*e*.

*spotless and blameless before him.*


 *b. 3:15-16 DELAYED JUDGMENT: A SIGN OF GOD'S MERCY*

kai t*e*n tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N ma-kro-thuMIan [3115] s*o*-t*e*RIan [4991] h*
e*GEISthe;

*And account that the longsuffering of our :Lord is salvation;*

kaTH*O*S kai ho a-ga-p*e*TOS h*e*M*O*N a-delPHOS PAUlos,

*even as our beloved :brother Paul also,*

kaTA t*e*n doTHEIsan auT*O* soPHIan [4678], Egra-psen huMIN;

*according to the wisdom given him, wrote you;*

h*o*s kai en PAsais e-pis-toLAIS,

*16 as also in all his letters, *

laL*O*N en auTAIS peRI TOUt*o*n;

*speaking in them of these things;*

en hais EStin dusNO*e*TA [1425] ti-na,

*wherein are some hard to be understood,*

ha hoi a-maTHEIS [261] kai aST*E*rik-toi [793] streBLOUsin [4761],

*which the unlearned and unstedfast wrest,*

h*o*s kai tas loiPAS graPHAS, pros t*e*n iDIan auT*O*N aP*O*lei-an.

*as also the other scriptures, unto their own :destruction.*


 *c. 3:17 BEWARE OF GOSPEL SEDUCERS!*

HuMEIS oun, a-ga-p*e*TOI, pro-giN*O*skon-tes [4267], phuLASses-the [5442]HIna m
*e*,

*YOU therefore, beloved, knowing beforehand, beware lest,*

t*e* t*o*n aTHESm*o*n [113] PLAn*e* [4106] su-na-pachTHENtes [4879],

*carried away with the error of the wicked,*

ekPEs*e*-te [1601] tou iDIou st*e*-rigMOU [4740].

*you fall from your own :stedfastness.*


 *d. 3:18a ANTIDOTE: GROW IN GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS*

auXAne-te [837]4 de en CHAri-ti kai GN*O*sei

*But grow in grace and knowledge*

tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N kai s*o*T*E*ros 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU.

*of our :Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.*


 *e. 3:18b BENEDICTION*

auT*O* h*e* DOxa kai nun kai eis h*e*MEran ai*O*nos.

*To him the glory both now and unto the day of the age.*



 *NOTE**: *It is so important that we see "time" from God's perspective.
Those in the apostles' day made serious errors in judgment and
interpretation, because they failed to grasp His concept of time. Imagine, a
day with Him is as 1000 years, and 1000 years as a day! To understand this
is to put an entirely new concept in our thinking. Impatience then flies out
the window.


 Then too, Peter acknowledges that his friend Paul is not the easiest
teacher to understand. So many facile students feel they understand him, and
miss his point completely. Peter claims that many destroy themselves by
failing to understand the apostle Paul. You will find that by studying Paul
in the context of Ivan Panin's Numeric Outlined Interlinear Greek New
Testament - there is less likelihood of making shipwreck over the more
difficult concepts of Paul.


 Chapter 3 of 2 Peter continues to enlarge upon chapter 2. Delay in God's
timing is often because of His mercy and grace - seeking to give extra time
for wise decisions. But finally, the day of grace ends, just as in the days
of Noah. That is soon to take place for our generation also.


 Note how many big words Peter uses in the Greek. To take time to check some
of these out through Strong's Concordance will be a great help.


 From this epistle of Peter, we can see how unwise it is to take God's grace
for granted. God's desire is that each one of us understands that salvation
through conversion is but the open door. It is then our privilege and
responsibility to choose the way of Virtue - and to let Christ through the
Holy Spirit live out the fullness of His holy life through us.
                        Jim Watt




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