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

2 Peter 3:3. Knowing this first That your faith in the prophetic word may not be shaken, but that you may be armed and prepared for the trial; that there shall come in the last days The expression here used, επ ’ εσχατου των ημερων , is different from υστεροις χρονοις , future, or latter times, (1 Timothy 4:1,) and from εσχαταις ημεραις , the last days, 2 Timothy 3:1. It is also different from επ ’ εσχατων των χρονων , these last times, 1 Peter 1:20. And it probably means the last... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:1-7

3:1-18 SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRIST’S RETURNAssurance of his coming (3:1-7)The activity of the false teachers is no reason for the Christians to panic or become confused. Peter’s teaching has followed that of the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament apostles, both in helping develop pure faith and in warning those who would try to corrupt that faith (3:1-2).Christians should not be discouraged by those who scoff at the idea of Christ’s second coming. Such people argue that Christ will not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

last days . See Acts 2:17 . 2 Timothy 3:1 . scoffers = mockers. Greek. empaiktes. Only here and Jude 1:18 . walking . All the texts add after walking, "in ( App-104 .) mockery". Greek. empaigmone. Only here. Compare Hebrews 11:36 . after . App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:3

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,Wheaton declared that it is "likely"[11] that the mockers here are the same as the false teachers of the preceding chapter; and Dummelow considered it "probable";[12] but the view here is that they were almost certainly the same. This is indicated by two considerations: (1) They are sensual characters, walking after their own lusts, as were the false teachers; and (2) they are evidently... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 3:3

2 Peter 3:3. Knowing this first— That is, either what was to happen first in order of time, or as a premise, from whence they might conclude, that they ought to remember the predictions of the prophets, and the commandments of the apostles. The last days particularlyand more immediately refer to the lastdays of Jerusalem, or of the Jewish state. See Jude 1:18-19. Archbishop Tillotson thinks, that by these scoffers are meant the Carpocratians; a large sect of the Gnostics, who denied the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:3

3. Knowing this first—from the word of the apostles. shall come—Their very scoffing shall confirm the truth of the prediction. scoffers—The oldest manuscripts and Vulgate add, "(scoffers) in (that is, 'with') scoffing." As :-, "harping with harps." walking after their own lusts— (2 Peter 2:10; Judges 1:16; Judges 1:18). Their own pleasure is their sole law, unrestrained by reverence for God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:1-16

V. THE PROSPECT FOR THE CHRISTIAN 3:1-16 Peter turned from a negative warning against false teachers to make a positive declaration of the apostles’ message to help his readers understand why he wrote this letter. His language had been strong and confrontational, but now he spoke with love and encouragement in gentle and endearing terms."While in chapter 2 the writer delivered a fervid denunciation of the false teachers and their immorality, in this section he renews his pastoral concern to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:3

"First of all" means of primary importance (cf. 2 Peter 1:20). The "last days" Peter referred to here are the days before Jesus Christ’s return. This is the same way other writers of Scripture used the phrase "last days" (cf. 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 1 John 2:18-19). What the mockers said follows in 2 Peter 3:4. Here the emphasis is on their attitude of intellectual superiority and disdain of scriptural revelation. This attitude led them to immoral conduct."The adversaries who denied the Parousia were... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:3-6

B. Scoffing in the Last Days 3:3-6Peter warned his readers about the activity of mockers preceding the Lord’s return to enable them to deal with this test of their faith."Peter finally brings together two of the most important issues in the letter: the false teachers’ skepticism about the return of Christ in glory (see 2 Peter 1:16-21) and their disdain for holiness (chap. 2)." [Note: Moo, p. 165.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:1-18

Antidote Against Despising the Day of the Lord. Exhortation. Doxology2 Peter 3 may be subdivided into three parts: (a) 2 Peter 3:1-7. ’This Second Epistle is a reminder of what prophets and apostles have said. Those who would understand it must first know that, though mockers will deny this, there will be an end of the present world by fire, as once it was overwhelmed by water. This will be a day of judgment and destruction for the ungodly. (b) 2 Peter 3:8-13. As for the delay, which induces... read more

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:1-7

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 3:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:3-6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:1-18

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