and then he says you need to be on guard

so you don't fall from your own steadfastness this is a call to discrimination

he is saying as you live in anticipation of the coming of the day of God

you've got to realize that there are going to be a lot of people coming along

who are going to try to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Miles upstream, the Niagara River, is a great place for a boat ride.

But there comes a point down the river where even powerful motors

won't keep you from going over the deadly Niagara Falls. That notion of drifting toward danger

parallels a warning from scripture, a warning that can keep you safe from future destruction.

John MacArthur equips you to withstand false teaching that can

sweep away your spiritual stability, teaching that will only increase as history unfolds.

John calls this study, where in the world is history headed? And now, to start off with some review,

here's John.

2 Peter chapter 3. We're looking at the section from verse 11 down through

verse 18 under the title, Living in Anticipation of Christ's Return. We've been asking the

question since we have throughout this third chapter been dealing with the return of Christ, the question,

what does it mean to us as Christians that Jesus is coming?

With what attitude do we await that final glory with anticipation, looking for it, eagerly

anxious that it come and come soon, in pacification, that is dwelling in

perfect peace because all is well with the Lord, the account is settled up to the moment

so that should he come, there would be no shame and there is no fear for assurance guards

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