False teachers
Ch. 2 is the NT's sharpest denunciation of false teachers — paralleling Jude closely. The pastoral concern is doctrinal integrity under pressure.
New Testament · Book 61 of 66
2 Peter
Peter's farewell letter — a warning against false teachers, a defence of Christ's return, and the Lord's patience unwilling that any should perish.
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Chapters
Farewell
Occasion (1:14)
Day of the LORD
Climactic theme
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
- Author
- Peter (1:1) — the book identifies itself as his farewell (1:13–15)
- Date
- Mid-60s AD, shortly before Peter's martyrdom under Nero
- Audience
- The same or similar churches as 1 Peter (cf. 3:1)
- Position
- New Testament · Book 61 of 66
Structure
- Add to your faith1
Great and precious promises; the ladder of virtues; the prophetic word made more sure on the holy mount.
- False teachers2
The severity of the denouncement; examples from Genesis (angels, the flood, Sodom); the dog and the washed sow.
- The day of the Lord3
The scoffers answered; the earth reserved for fire; the Lord's patience as salvation; ‘nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth.’
Section pages
Each section is one focused part of 2 Peter — purpose, key movements, key verses, Christ-in-this-section. Roughly five minutes each.
Themes
Christ's return
The scoffers question delay; Peter answers with creation theology (‘the heavens were of old’) and with the LORD's patience: ‘not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance’ (3:9).