2 PETER
2 PETER : This book, written as a letter to Christians by Simon
Peter, tells them to enjoy other people and grow to love them; to
beware of false prophets; to not be a slave to sin. There is a
warning to not return to sin after becoming Christian, saying
that such a person would be worse off than before (2 Peter 2:20),
and warning of the old saying that a "dog returns to its
vomit," and a "sow that is washed goes back to her
wallowing in the mud." (2 Peter 2:22)
The judgment day is described:
- "...the present heavens and earth are reserved for
fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction
of ungodly men. But...With the Lord a day is like a
thousand years, and a thousand years are like a
day." (2 Peter 3:7-8)
- "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 in it
will be laid bare (i.e., burned up)." (2 Peter 3:10)
- "...the day of God... will bring about the
destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will
melt in the heat." (2 Peter 3:12).