Journey through the second letter of Peter

1. The Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Paul’s Letters
Powerful Letters
Revelation
A New Testament Journey
Lesson 23: II Peter – Darkness before Dawning

2.  Hebrews – The Real Deal
 James – All or nothing
 1 Peter – Dimensions of Suffering
 2 Peter – Darkness before Dawning
 1 John – Enjoy Fellowship
 2 John – Love in Truth
 3 John – Model the Gospel
 Jude – Keep your Position

3. EVENT TIMELINE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

4.  Objectives
 Introduction
 Living in Light – Ch 1
 Lying Leaders – Ch 2
 Leaving no Lost – Ch 3
 Last Days – Ch 3
 Looking to the Lord – Ch 3
 Discussion

5. To:
 Differentiate between spiritual light and darkness
 Identify people living in light and darkness by their
characteristics and their consequences
 Identify areas in our lives still in darkness, so that
we can bring them into the light
 Patiently strive to bring as many to the light as we
possibly can

6.  Peter’s last letter is addressed to all believers
unlike the first addressed specifically to the
Jews.
 As he boldly anticipates death, he prepares us to
live in the light and handle the “dark ages”.
 He has read Paul’s letters and refers to them in
this letter

7. 2 Peter 1:19 So we have the
prophetic word made more sure, to
which you do well to pay attention as
to a lamp shining in a dark place,
until the day dawns and the morning
star arises in your hearts.

8.  Diligence in the bible
dictionary is
“Conscientious hard work
and perseverance,
particularly with regard to
a relationship with God”.
 Diligence needs to be
coupled with divine
power to be effective else
can go in vain.
 https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/
dictionary-of-bible-themes/5833-
diligence

9. 2 Peter:3 seeing that His divine
power has granted to us everything
pertaining to life and godliness,
through the true knowledge of
Him who called us by His own glory
and excellence. 4 For by these He
has granted to us His precious and
magnificent promises, so that by
them you may become partakers
of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption
that is in the world by lust 5 Now for
this very reason also, applying all
diligence, in your faith

10. Divine
Power,
Diligence
Practice
Path to
Love
Path to
purity
Pave the
way
Protected

11. • be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling ; ..for
as long as you practice …, you will never stumble 2 Peter 1:10
Practice
• 5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your
faith supply moral excellence, and,,…love. 2 Peter 1:5-7
Path to
Love
• I will also be diligent that at any time after my departure you will
be able to call these things to mind. 2 Peter 1:15
Pave the
way
• be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error
of unprincipled men 2 Peter 3:17
Protected
•be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless, 2
Peter 3:14
Path to
Purity

12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqNN9f4g
6rY
Parable of the dirty well
Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life. Prov 4:23

13. •2 Peter 1:8 For if these qualities are yours
and are increasing, they render you
neither useless nor unfruitful in the true
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Productivity
•2 Peter 1:11 for in this way the entrance
into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly
supplied to you.
Eternity

14.  Read 2 Peter ch 2.
What are the
characteristics of the
lying leaders? Discuss
 What do we learn
about Lot in this
passage?

15. Deception,
Destruction
Secret
heresies
Exploit
for greed
Daring,
self willed
Revile
angel
majesties
Indulgent,
Sensual
Enticing
unstable
souls
Forsake
way, go
astray

16. • there will also be false teachers among you, who
will secretly introduce destructive heresies, 2 Peter 2:1
Secret Heresies
• in their greed .. exploit you with false words 2:3,
loved the wages of unrighteousness 2 Peter 2:14
Exploit for Greed
• .. indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise
authority. Daring, self-willed.. 2 Peter 2:10 a
Daring, self willed
• they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,
2 Peter 2:10 b
Revile angelic
majesties
• They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime.
.., 14 having eyes full of adultery 2 Peter 2:13,14a
Indulgent, sensual
• never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a
heart trained in greed,.. ; 2 Peter 2:14
Enticing unstable
souls
• 15 forsaking the right way, they have gone astray 2 Peter
2:15
Forsake way, go
astray

17. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God
did not spare
angels when they
sinned, but cast them
into hell and
committed them to
pits of darkness,
reserved for judgment;

18.  their destruction is not
asleep. V 3
 born as creatures of
instinct to be captured and
killed, v 12
 Face the fate of fallen
angels, ungodly, Sodom
and Gomorrah, etc. v 4-6
 17 These are springs
without water and mists
driven by a storm, for
whom the black
darkness has been
reserved. V 17

19. 2 Peter 2:9 then the
Lord knows how to
rescue the godly
from temptation, and
to keep the
unrighteous under
punishment for the
day of judgment

20. 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the
Lord will come like a thief, in
which the heavens will pass away
with a roar and the elements will
be destroyed with intense heat,
and the earth and its works will
be burned up.

21. 2 Peter 3:6 through which the world
at that time was destroyed, being
flooded with water. 7 But by His
word the present heavens and
earth are being reserved for fire,
kept for the day of judgment and
destruction of ungodly men.

22.  There are many ‘day of the Lord’s covered in
the bible or is it that “day” refers to God’s
judgement over time because a day for God
can even be a thousand years for us..
 These are prototypes or warnings of the final
destruction
 The one mentioned by Peter seems to be the
culmination where heaven and earth the
destroyed by fire ushering in the new heavens
and earth.

23. 2 Peter 3:8 But do not let this
one fact escape your
notice, beloved, that with the
Lord one day is like a thousand
years, and a thousand years like
one day.

24. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord
is not slow about
His promise, as some
count slowness, but is
patient toward
you, not wishing for
any to perish but
for all to come to
repentance.

25.  Will the earth become
so corrupt that it will
reach a stage where no
more are left to be
saved? That has been
the trend in the past. It
seems to be the trend
in the future?
 Do we carry the
patience of God in
seeking to save the
lost?
 Discuss on the verse
above Ch 3:9.

26. 2 Peter 3:13 But according to His promise we are
looking for new heavens and a new earth, in
which righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved,
since you look for these things, be diligent to
be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless

27.  Living in Light – Ch 1
 Lying Leaders – Ch 2
 Leaving no Lost – Ch 3
 Last Days – Ch 3
 Looking to the Lord – Ch 3

28.  How do we live in the light in
the midst of darkness?
 Share new insights you have
gained from this book.

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