EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 1/6/2026
9:06 PM
My Worship Time Focus: “The Arguments
for the Second Coming”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 2 Peter 3:1-2, 5-9
Message
of the verses: Now before I quote
these verses I want to write about a couple of things so that readers will be
able to understand where I am going with this SD, because it will be a bit
different. The focus title is actually the
heading of some sub-points which we will begin to look at this evening after
quoting a brief section after quoting these verses. Also for those who have read many of my
Spiritual Diaries you would know that the end times teaching in the Scriptures
is really one of my favorite portions of the Bible.
“1 ¶ Beloved, I now write to you this second
epistle, in which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, 2 to be mindful of the words which were
spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles
of the Lord and Saviour… 5 For this, they
are willingly ignorant: that by the word of God the heavens were of
old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the
water, 6 by which the world that
then was, perished, being flooded with water. 7 But the heavens and the earth, which
now are kept by the same word, are reserved for fire until the
day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that one
day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a
thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is
not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness,
but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should
perish but that all men should come to repentance.”
“In refuting the blasphemous allegations presented by the false teachers,
Peter relied on four primary sources—Scripture, history, eternity, and the
character of God.”
SCRIPTURE
“1 ¶ Beloved, I now write to you this second
epistle, in which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, 2 to be mindful of the words which were
spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles
of the Lord and Saviour.”
“Peter’s
opening words of this section, This is now, beloved, the second letter, indicate
that the apostle also wrote another letter to this same audience. In fact, this expression is probably an
implicit reference to 1 Peter, his other canonical letter. The apostle’s pastoral heart and genuine
concern for his readers is expressed in the term beloved (cf. 3:8), used
so frequently by the apostles Paul and John in their New Testament writings.
“Peter
wrote both of his inspired letters in part to remind his readers of certain
basic doctrinal and spiritual truths (1:12-15; 1 Peter 1:13-16, 22-25).”
(1:12-15;
1 Peter 1:13-16, 22-25)
“12 To whom it was revealed that they were
ministering not to themselves, but to us the things which were now reported to
you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy
Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. 13 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind,
be sober, and hope to the end for the grace which is to
be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, do not conform
yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignorance; 15 but as he who called you is
holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.”
“
13 ¶ Therefore, gird up the loins
of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace which
is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, do not conform
yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignorance; 15 but as he who called you is
holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I
am holy.”
“22 Though you have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly love, love
each other fervently with a pure heart, 23 being born again, not of corruptible seed but
incorruptible, by the word of God which lives and abides for
ever, 24 for All flesh is as
grass, And all the glory of man
as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers, And its flower
falls away, 25 But the word of the
Lord endures for ever. And this is the
word by which the gospel was preached to you.”
“The expression stirring up indicates his effort
to disturb any complacency and make clear the spiritual urgency with which he
warned his audience about false teachers.
The apostle actively and aggressively opposed the heretics, hoping to
protect his flock from menacing wolves.
To do that he had to alert the sensibilities of those to whom he wrote,
revealing the truth to their sincere mind by way of reminder. At salvation, the Holy spirit gives each
believers a sincere mind, a new understanding that is purified and
uncontaminated by the seductive influences of the world and the flesh (Rom.
8:9, 11, 13-16; cf. 1 Cor. 2:12; 3:16; 6:11; Eph. 1:12-14; 2 Tim. 1:7, 14).
(Rom.
8:9, 11, 13-16; cf. 1 Cor. 2:12; 3:16; 6:11; Eph. 1:12-14; 2 Tim. 1:7, 14)
“9 For this is the word of promise: “At
this time I shall come and Sarah will have a son.’”
“11 (for the children being not yet born,
nor having done any good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election
might stand, not of works but of him who calls),
“13 As it is written, “Jacob have I loved, but
Esau have I hated.” 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness
with God? May this never be! 15 For he
says to Moses, “I shall have mercy on whomever I shall have mercy, and I shall
have compassion on whomever I shall have compassion.” 16 So then, it is not of him who
wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.”
“12 Now we have not received the spirit of
the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may know the things
freely given to us by God.”
“16 ¶ Do you not know that you are the temple
of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
“11 And such were some of you. But you were
washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”
“12 for we who first trusted in Christ should
be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also trusted, when you
heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having
believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the earnest of our inheritance until
the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his
glory.”
“7 For God did not give to us a spirit of
fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.”
“14 Guard that good thing committed to
you by the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us.”
“By reiterating spiritual truths that his readers
already knew, the apostle armed them with renewed conviction and rebuttal
against false teaching.”
Lord willing I will continue to look at this section in
tomorrow’s SD as there is much more to go over.
1/6/2026 7:43 PM
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