2 Peter 3:8

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:5-10

5-10 Had these scoffers considered the dreadful vengeance with which God swept away a whole world of ungodly men at once, surely they would not have scoffed at his threatening an equally terrible judgment. The heavens and the earth which now are, by the same word, it is declared, will be destroyed by fire. This is as sure to come, as the truth and the power of God can make it. Christians are here taught and established in the truth of the coming of the Lord. Though, in the account of men, there... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - 2 Peter 3:1-99

2Pet 3 CHAPTER 2, THEN, is a very dark one. It introduces by way of parenthesis a very necessary warning. With the third chapter the apostle Peter returns to his main theme, the immense importance of true prophecy. The true believer, being born again, has a pure mind. Yet though pure it needs to be stirred up to constant mindfulness of what God has said whether by the holy prophets of Old Testament days or by the apostles and prophets of the Lord Jesus in New Testament Scripture. The... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Peter 3:5-10

The answer of St. Peter, showing the certainty of the Lord's return: v. 5. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old and the earth standing out of the water and in the water; v. 6. whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished. v. 7. But the heavens and the earth which are now by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the Day of Judgment and perdition of ungodly men. v. 8. But, beloved, be not... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Peter 3:1-9

2 Peter 3:1-9Analysis:—Reference to the long-predicted rise of scoffers, and refutation of their unbelief1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us1 the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days2 scoffers,3 walking after4 their own lusts, 4And saying,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Peter 3:1-9

Longsuffering Delay 2 Peter 3:1-9 Peter does not hesitate to place the commandments of himself and the other Apostles of Jesus on a level with the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets , and he repeats his admonitions because of the urgency of the crisis then threatening the Church. Apparently there was a well-grounded fear that she would relax her attitude of expectancy and give credence to the materialistic philosophy of the age. Men argued then from the appearances of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:1-18

False teaching which denies the power of Christ issues in false thinking which denies the Coming of Christ. There will be mockers who will walk in lust and make sport of the great hope of the Church, declaring that things will ever continue as they have continued. To strengthen his readers against this peril, the apostle reminded them of the prophecies, and the commandment of the Lord, and said further that what appears to be delay is due to the long-suffering of God, with whom time does not... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 2 Peter 3:1-18

Inexcusable Ignorance 2 Peter 3:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We like the way this chapter opens. The Apostle says, "This Second Epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance . The child of God often needs to be stirred up to remember. In the first chapter of this Epistle we found that Peter was going to stir up the saints relative to the Lord's Second Coming. He wanted them to keep the Lord's Return constantly in remembrance. Now, he would... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:8

‘But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.’ Note again the use of ‘beloved’. His heart yearns for these saints of God who are resisting the false teachers. And he calls on them not to forget that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day. In other words with God there is no limit to His thinking as regards time. A ‘day’ and ‘a thousand years’ are both the same to Him. Time is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:8-13

The Reason For Delay And The Final Fulfilment (2 Peter 3:8-13 ). read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:8-13

2 Peter 3:8-1 Chronicles : . Moreover the Lord is not really slow to fulfil His promise; He “ does not reckon time as men reckon.” His seeming slowness is not the manifestation of His impotence, but of His long-suffering love ( cf. 2 Peter 3:15). His purpose is that time for repentance should be given to all; when the end comes it will be sudden, and there will be no time for repentance then. The fact that all material things will pass away constitutes a call to holy living (we can see here,... read more

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