1) To be reminded that there will be scoffers of the promise of the Lord’s coming
2) To review the catastrophic events to occur when the Lord returns, and the promise of new heavens and a new earth
3) To note Peter’s estimation of Paul as a brother and his epistles as Scripture
4) To carefully consider the twofold admonition at the end of the epistle
OUTLINE
I. THE SCOFFERS WILL COME (1-9)
A. Remember the Words Spoken Before (1-4)
B. Remember the World Was Destroyed Before (5-7)
C. Remember the Lord’s Timelessness and Long-suffering (8-9)
II. THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME (10-18)
A. Unexpected with Cataclysmic Destruction (10-12)
B. Expected by Those Who Are Looking (13-18)
What are the main points of this chapter?
The scoffers will come
The day of the Lord will come
What would scoffers be saying in the last days? “Where is the promise of His coming?”
“For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
Scoffers with carefully remember that by the Word of God the world was once destroyed by water
False
2 Peter 3:5–6 ESV
For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished.
What does the Word of God say concerning the heavens and the earth?
They are kept in store and reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
What should we be careful not to forget?
That time is meaningless to the Lord.
With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The will Lord come after a grand heavenly proclamation
False
Vs. 10 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief...”
What will happen when that day comes?
The heavens will pass away with a great noise
The elements will melt with fervent heat
The earth and the works that are in it will be burned up
Since all these things will be dissolved, what should we do?
Look for and hasten the coming of the day of God
Concern ourselves with holy conduct and godliness.
What is the most important thing for you about the coming of Christ?
