Introduction
Be ready, for the day of the Lord will come.
Questions
1. What does Peter say will happen in the last days?
v 3 and 4 ... in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? ...
2. Why does Peter say the Lord is patient?
v 9 ... but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
3. How does Peter say the day of the Lord will come?
v 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burnt up.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 4 There will be false teachers who will deny that Jesus is coming, but he definitely will come
- v 5 to 13 God wants everyone to repent, but his judgements will come on those who disobey
- v 14 to 18 Believers are encouraged to live good lives, looking for future salvation