2 Peter
Summary[i]
Writer: The Apostle Peter (2Pe_1:1).
Date: Probably A.D. 66
Theme: Second Peter and Second Timothy
have much in common. In both, the Writers are aware that martyrdom is near (2Ti_4:6; 2Pe_1:14
with; Joh_21:18-19); both are singularly
sustained and joyful; both foresee the apostasy in which the history of the
professing church will end. Paul finds that apostasy in its last stage when the
so-called laity
See Scofield
- Rev_2:6) , have become
infected (2Ti_3:1-5; 2Ti_4:3-4); Peter traces the origin of the
apostasy to false teachers (2Pe_2:1-3; 2Pe_2:15-19). In Peter the false teachers deny
redemption truth (2Pe_2:1); we shall
find in First John a deeper depth--denial of the truth concerning Christ's
person (1Jo_4:1-5). In Jude all phases
of the apostasy are seen. But in none of these Epistles is the tone one of
dejection or pessimism. God and His promises are still the resource of the
believer.
The Epistle is in four divisions:
1. The great Christian virtues (2 Peter 1:1-14).
2. The Scriptures exalted (2 Peter 1:15-21).
3. Warnings concerning apostate teachers (2
Peter 2:1-22).
4. The second coming of Christ and the day of Jehovah (2 Peter 3:1-18).