2 Peter 3

The apostle shows his design in writing this and the preceding epistle, 2 Peter 3:1 , 2 Peter 3:2 . Describes the nature of the heresies which should take place in the last times, 2 Peter 3:3-8 . A thousand years with the Lord are but as a day, 2 Peter 3:9 . He will come and judge the world as he has promised, and the heavens and the earth shall be burnt up, 2 Peter 3:10 . How those should live who expect these things, 2 Peter 3:11 , 2 Peter 3:12 . Of the new heavens and the new earth, and the necessity of being prepared for this great change, 2 Peter 3:13 , 2 Peter 3:14 . Concerning some difficult things in St. Paul 's epistles, 2 Peter 3:15 , 2 Peter 3:16 . We must watch against the error of the wicked, grow in grace, and give all glory to God, 2 Peter 3:17 , 2 Peter 3:18 .