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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:14

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent - That is, in securing your salvation. The effect of such hopes and prospects should be to lead us to an earnest inquiry whether we are prepared to dwell in a holy world, and to make us diligent in performing the duties, and patient in bearing the trials of life. He who has such hopes set before him, should seek earnestly that he may be enabled truly to avail himself of them, and should make their attainment the great object... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:8

2 Peter 3:8. Be not ye ignorant Whatever they are; of this one thing Which casts much light on the point in hand; that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day This is an allusion to Psalms 90:4, where Moses had said, A thousand years in thy sight are as one day, which words St. Peter applies with regard to the period intervening between the time when he wrote, and the last day; denoting thereby, 1st, God’s eternity, whereby he exceeds all measure... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:9

2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack Ου βραδυνει , does not delay, or is not slow; concerning his promise To fulfil it, as if the time fixed for the fulfilment of it were past; for it shall surely be fulfilled in its season; but is long-suffering, to us-ward Children of men; not willing that any should perish Any human being, any soul that he hath made. That is, he is not primarily willing; his first will, with regard to the whole posterity of Adam, hath been and is, that they should... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:10

2 Peter 3:10. But Notwithstanding the long-suffering of God; the day of the Lord The day of the consummation of all things, and of final judgment; will come, and that as a thief in the night Because thieves commonly break into houses in the nighttime, and occasion great fear to those who are within, any sudden, unexpected event, especially such as occasioned terror, was compared, by the Hebrews, to the coming of a thief in the night. The suddenness, therefore, and unexpectedness of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:11-12

2 Peter 3:11-12. Seeing then that all these things Which our eyes behold; shall be dissolved And we shall be spectators of their dissolution, being raised from the dead before, or at the time of, its taking place; what manner of persons ought ye to be How serious, how watchful, how free from levity and folly, how disengaged from, and dead to, this lower world, with all it contains; how unmoved by the trifling changes which are now continually occurring, the comparatively insignificant... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:13

2 Peter 3:13. Nevertheless we, according to his promise, &c. That is, “Though the present frame of things shall be dissolved by fire, yet we look for another, a more durable and perfect state; new heavens and a new earth New and everlasting abodes, which the divine mercy will then open to our enraptured view, into which it will conduct us, and in which perfect righteousness, holiness, and felicity, shall dwell for ever;” Revelation 21:1-7; Revelation 22:1-5. Some expositors suppose... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:14-15

2 Peter 3:14-15. Wherefore, beloved Bearing these great truths in your minds, give up your whole souls to their influence; and, seeing that ye look for such things Since you expect the coming of Christ to destroy the present mundane system, and to create a new heaven and earth, and since death, which will confirm your title to this inheritance, or your exclusion from it, for ever, is fast approaching, and may come both very soon and very unexpectedly; be diligent Σπουδασατε , the same... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8-18

Reasons for the delay (3:8-18)Some people may wonder why there is such a delay before Christ’s return. The answer is that from God’s point of view there is no delay, since he does not view time according to human standards. Eternity is not time carried on and on indefinitely, but is an entirely different order of things. If there seems to be a delay from the human point of view, it is because God is waiting as long as possible, so that people might realize the seriousness of their sins and turn... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 3:8

be not, &c. Literally let not this one thing be hidden (as 2 Peter 3:6 ) from you. with . App-104 . LORD . App-98 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 3:9

is not slack = does not delay. See 1 Timothy 3:15 . concerning . App-17 . some men . App-124 . count = reckon. Same word "account", 2 Peter 3:15 . slackness . Greek. bradutes. Only here. to us-ward = toward ( App-104 .) us, but the texts read "you". willing . App-102 . any . App-123 . repentance . App-111 . read more

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