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2 Peter 3
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1 Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinkingC2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:1
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2 by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:2
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3 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:3
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4 “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:4
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5 But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,IPGenesis 7-8C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:5TTArk of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
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6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:6TTArk of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment) Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
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7 And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:7TTArk of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment) Fire from Heaven (Divine Acceptance and Judgment)
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8 Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.IPPsalms 90:4C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:8
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9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:9TTNoah (Salvation Through Judgment)
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10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.IPHaggai 2:6C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:10
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11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godlinessC2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:11
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12 as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.IPIsaiah 65:17 Isaiah 60:22C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:12TTNew Creation (Cosmic Redemption) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)
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13 But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.IPIsaiah 65:17 Isaiah 66:22 Isaiah 65:17C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:13TTNew Creation (Cosmic Redemption) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)LTLand and Inheritance
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14 Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:14
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15 Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:15
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16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:16
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17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.C2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:17
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18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.C2 Peter 1:1-3:18 2 Peter 3:1-18TOSK2 Peter 3:18