2 Peter 3:8-14 NKJV,NLT

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing; literally, let not this one thing escape you, as especially important. That one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. "With the Lord" means in his sight, in his estimate of things (comp. Psalms 90:4 , "A thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday"). Bengel finely says, "Dei aeoniologium (sic appellare liceat) differt ab horologic mortalium. Illius gnomon omnes homis simul indicat in summa... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8

The Eternal's independence of time. In all likelihood this sublime statement was suggested by the language of the ninetieth psalm, "A thousand years in thy sight are as yesterday when it is past." It is a glorious conception of the Divine greatness which is in this passage brought before our minds; whilst at the same time it has a practical bearing of a most valuable character upon the conduct of human life. I. THE GREAT TRUTH ASSERTED . Time is for man, not for God. We human... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness. The Lord here, as frequently in these Epistles, is God the Father; it is he only who knoweth that day and that hour ( Mark 13:32 ). Some take the genitive τῆς ἐπαγγελίας with "the Lord," and translate, "The Lord of the promise is not slack." This is a possible connection, but, not so satisfactory as the ordinary rendering. (For the genitive with the verb βραδύνει , see Winer, 3:30, 6, b.) The latter clause... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come. The word ἥξει , will come, stands emphatically at the beginning of the clause; whatever the mockers may say, whatever may happen, come certainly will the day of the Lord. "The day of the Lord" meets us often in the prophets; it is usually associated with the thought of judgment (see Isaiah 2:12 ; Ezekiel 13:5 ; Joel 1:15 ; Malachi 3:2 ). In the New Testament it signifies the second advent of Christ ( 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ; 1 Corinthians 1:8 ;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:10-13

Destiny and duty. This passage is woven to the preceding by a link so clear and close that there is no need for indicating it. But we proceed to notice— I. THE CERTAINTY AND YET THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE PASSING AWAY OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF THINGS . 1 . What will "pass away"? "Heavens;" i.e., firmament. "Elements;" not the forces we usually so name, because they include "fire," which is here the revolutionary force; but, according to Farrar and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:11

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved; rather, seeing that all these things are being dissolved. The participle is present, and implies the certainty of the event foretold, and, perhaps, also that the germs of that coming dissolution are already in being, that the forces which are ultimately to bring about the final catastrophe are even now at work. Some of the better manuscripts read, instead of οὖν , then, οὕτως , thus: "seeing that all these things are thus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:11-18

Exhortations. I. THE DUTY OF PREPARATION . 1 . Christians should look for the city that hath foundations. The cities of this world have no sure foundation, for the earth on which they are built must pass away; it has within itself the element which is to cause its dissolution; the germs of that dissolution are working even now. Then wise men must not lay up for themselves treasures upon earth; they must not live as if this changeful, dying world was to be their home for ever;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:11-18

Duty in view of second coming. I. REFERENCE TO GOD IN OUR CONDUCT . "Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness?" The catastrophe that is to accompany the second coming is here put down in time present in the original, to raise an impression of its certainty: "Seeing that these things are thus all dissolved." If the conclusions of some scientific men are to be accepted, this is literally true,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:12

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God. The preposition "unto" is inserted without authority. The second participle σπεύδοντας is followed directly by the accusative, and is evidently transitive. In the Septuagint Version of Isaiah 16:5 , σπεύδων δικαιοσύνην represents the "hasting righteousness" of our translation (comp. Pindar, 'Isthm.,' Isaiah 5:22 , where σπεύδειν ἀρετάν means "to pursue virtue"). Here the translation "hastening" is most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:13

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth; rather, but, according to his promise, we look for. The promise is that in Isaiah 65:17 , "Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth" (see also Isaiah 66:22 and Revelation 21:1 ). St. John saw in vision the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah and St. Peter: "The first heaven and the first earth were passed away." It may be that, as the water of the Deluge was the baptism of the ancient world into a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:11-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:11-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:13

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