2 Peter 3:1-15
End of the Road
September 20, 2020 / 2 Peter 3:1-15End of the road
Faith Under Fire Series (2 Peter) — Week 3
September 20, 2020
Dr. Clayton Chisum
The last two weeks, we’ve been in 2 Peter looking at how our Faith is Under Fire
- The Truth on Trial (evidence for the accuracy of the Bible)
- Counterfeit Culture (the reality of false teachers and the need for authentic biblical Christianity)
Today, we will see that false teachers had been denying a biblical promise:
Jesus is !
2 Peter 3:1-15
John 14:3
#1 says it (2 Peter 3:1-2)
- We need to be (v.1)
- Sometimes we lose focus and need a refresher.
- We need to (v.2)
- The Bible says much about the end of the road
Old Testament:
Isaiah 13:10-13 |
Joel 2:31 |
Isaiah 24:19-23 |
Micah 1:3-5 |
Isaiah 34:1-4 |
Zephaniah 1:14-18 |
Isaiah 51:6 |
Zephaniah 3:8 |
Isaiah 66:15-16 |
Zechariah 14:3-5 |
Ezekiel 30:3 |
Malachi 4:1-5 |
Daniel 7:9-14 |
New Testament:
Matthew 16:27 (Jesus) |
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 |
Matthew 24:29-30 (Jesus) |
1 Thessalonians 3:13 |
Matthew 25:31 (Jesus) |
1 Thessalonians 4:14-16 |
Matthew 26:64 (Jesus) |
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8,10 |
Mark 13:3-27 (Jesus) |
2 Timothy 4:1,8 |
Luke 12:40 (Jesus) |
Titus 2:13 |
Acts 3:17-21 |
Revelation 1:7 |
1 Corinthians 4:5 |
Revelation 16:15 |
1 Corinthians 15:23-28 |
Revelation 19:11-16 |
- 23 of the 27 books in the New Testament talk about Jesus’ return
- In the 260 chapters of the New Testament, there are about 300 references to Jesus coming back again.
#2 mock it (2 Peter 3:3-4)
- Their (v.3)
- They don’t want any consequences to their sin, so they deny the return of Christ.
- Their (v.4)
- They don’t see God in the past, so they deny his intervention in the future.
#3 supports it (3:5-10)
- God is (2 Peter 3:5-7)
- God is (2 Peter 3:8)
- Psalm 90:4
- God is (2 Peter 3:9)
- 1 Timothy 2:3–6; Romans 2:4
- God is (2 Peter 3:10)
- Matthew 24:42–44
So, am I ? (2 Peter 3:14-15)
“Be ready because Christ is coming back!”