# 2 Peter 03 đź“–: The Day of the Lord
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## The False Teachers’ Denial of the Lord’s Return
**Principle**: Justice comes in due time.
[[#Verse 01.]] Dear friends, this is already the second letter I have written you, in which I am trying to stir up your pure mind by way of reminder:Â
[[#Verse 02.]] I want you to recall both the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.Â
[[#Verse 03.]] Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges
[[#Verse 04.]] and saying, “Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”Â
[[#Verse 05.]] For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.Â
[[#Verse 06.]] Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.Â
[[#Verse 07.]]Â But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
[[#Verse 08.]] Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.Â
[[#Verse 09.]] The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for anyto perish but for all to come to repentance.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must you be, conducting your lives in holiness and godliness,Â
[[#Verse 12.]] while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!Â
[[#Verse 13.]] But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
## Exhortation to the Faithful
**Principle**: Be on your guard.
[[#Verse 14.]] Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.
[[#Verse 15.]] And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,Â
[[#Verse 16.]] speaking of these things in all his letters. Some things in these letters are hard to understand, things the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they also do to the rest of the scriptures.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.
[[#Verse 18.]] But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Peter says this is his second letter to these readers (3:1), likely pointing back to 1 Peter.
2. "One day is like a thousand years" (3:8) echoes Psalm 90:4.
3. The picture of the Lord coming like a thief (3:10) matches Jesus' words in Matthew 24:43 and Paul's in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.
4. The word for elements in 3:10 (*stoicheia*) can refer to the basic building blocks of the physical world or to the heavenly bodies.
5. Some of the oldest manuscripts of 3:10 say the earth and its works "will be found" or "laid bare" rather than "burned up."
6. New heavens and a new earth (3:13) is a promise first given in Isaiah 65:17 and 66:22.
7. Peter calls Paul "our dear brother" (3:15), showing their friendship despite Paul once confronting him (Galatians 2:11).
8. In 3:16 Peter places Paul's letters alongside "the rest of the Scriptures," an early witness that Paul's writings were recognized as Scripture.
9. Peter admits some things in Paul's letters are hard to understand (3:16).
10. The letter ends with a doxology to Jesus (3:18), giving Him the glory that belongs to God.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is our Lord and Savior whose promised return is certain (3:2-4, 3:18). The Lord is patient, not wanting anyone to perish (3:9), and Jesus will come like a thief and make all things new (Revelation 21:5).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Scoffers ask, "Where is the promise of His coming?" (3:3-4). How would you answer someone who doubts Jesus will return?
2. Peter says God's delay is really His patience, not wanting any to perish (3:9). How does that change the way you view God's timing?
3. Peter asks what kind of people we ought to be since everything will be dissolved (3:11-12). What should change in your life because Jesus is coming back?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 8: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day.
- đź“– verse 9: The Lord is patient, not wanting anyone to perish but all to come to repentance.
- đź“– verse 10: The day of the Lord will come like a thief.
- đź“– verse 13: We wait for new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells.
- đź“– verse 18: Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
## đź”— Related Passages
- 🔗 3:2 → Jude 17 – Remember what the apostles foretold.
- 🔗 3:3 → 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and Jude 18 – Scoffers and godless people in the last days.
- 🔗 3:5-6 → Genesis 1:6-9 and 7:11 – The world formed out of water and later judged by water.
- 🔗 3:8 → Psalm 90:4 – A thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday.
- 🔗 3:9 → Ezekiel 18:23, 32 – God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked.
- 🔗 3:9 → 1 Timothy 2:4 – God desires all people to be saved.
- 🔗 3:10 → Matthew 24:43 and 1 Thessalonians 5:2 – The day of the Lord comes like a thief.
- 🔗 3:12 → Isaiah 34:4 – The heavens dissolved and rolled up like a scroll.
- 🔗 3:13 → Isaiah 65:17 and Revelation 21:1 – New heavens and a new earth.
- 🔗 3:14 → Philippians 2:15 – Blameless and pure, shining like stars.
- 🔗 3:15 → Romans 2:4 – God's kindness and patience lead to repentance.
- 🔗 3:18 → Ephesians 4:15 and Colossians 1:10 – Growing up in every way into Christ.
- đź”— [[Psalm 90#Verse 04.|Psalm 90:4]] - A thousand years are like yesterday in Your sight.
- đź”— [[1 Thessalonians 05#Verse 02.|1 Thessalonians 5:2]] - The day of the Lord comes like a thief.
- đź”— [[Isaiah 65#Verse 17.|Isaiah 65:17]] - God will create new heavens and a new earth.
- đź”— [[1 Timothy 02#Verse 03.|1 Timothy 2:3-4]] - God wants all people to be saved.
- đź”— [[Revelation 21#Verse 01.|Revelation 21:1-5]] - Behold, I am making all things new.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[2 Peter 03 - SOAP|God’s Overwhelming Patience]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes