The Bible Study Podcast, episode 815. Today, the Bible Study podcast concludes the study of the book of

2 Peter.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast. I'm your host, Chris Christensen. We're in the last chapter of 2. Peter

Chapter 3, the day of the Lord. Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I've written

both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. I want you to recall the

word spoken in the past by the Holy Prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through

your apostles.

Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

They will say, where is this coming, he promised. Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.

But they deliberately forget that long ago, by God's word, the heavens came into being,

and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters, also the world of that time

was deluged and destroyed. By the same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,

being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. But do not forget this one thing,

dear friends. With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.

Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar.

The elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.

Since everything will be destroyed this way, what kind of people ought you to be?

You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed

its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire and the elements

will melt in the heat. But in keeping with

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