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2 Peter 3
2 Peter 3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I
now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by
way of remembrance:
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Stir up = wake up
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Peter's saying here, I'm going to wake you up,
every time you study the word. The Lord's going
to give you more knowledge of His word.
2 That ye may 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:
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Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days
scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
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They could care less about God, or anyone else.
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Scoffers = mockers
4 And saying,
Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell
asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of
the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of,
that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water:
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There was a age before this earth age
6 Whereby the
world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
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He talking about the the first earth age
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Perished = to destroy fully
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Jeremiah 4:22 For my people is foolish, they
have not known me; they are sottish children,
and they have none understanding: they are wise
to do evil, but to do good they have no
knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without
form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no
light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they
trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all
the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a
wilderness, and all the cities thereof were
broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by
his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land
shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full
end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the
heavens above be black: because I have spoken
it, I have purposed it, and will not repent,
neither will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of
the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into
thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every
city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell
therein.
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same
word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of
judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, be
not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as
a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
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What is the day of the Lord?
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It's the millennium
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1000 years = Millennium
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Revelation 20 = the Millennium
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More on the Millennium = The last eight chapters of
Ezekiel
9 The
Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count
slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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God loves His children, He hopes none will
perish
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But that all should come to repentance
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We all come short and need repentance
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When you do something wrong, ask God to forgive
you
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But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in
the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and
the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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7th vials = The Elements is to destroy the evil things, the works of
this earth age that is evil.
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Melt means be dissolved
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Hebrews 12:29 For our
God is a consuming fire.
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A thief in the night = They don't know God's
Word, they don't have the seal of God in
their forehead.
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They don't know = the seals, trumpets or
vials = God' Plan
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Darkness means opposite of the truth = deception and
confusing
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4th trump = 1/3 of the Christians are
spiritually dead to GOD'S WORD.
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4th trump = It's to make a choice, choose to follow
God or Satan
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1 King 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then
follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
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Revelation 18:23 And the
light of a candle shall shine no more at all
in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard
no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the
earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let
him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:
for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six
hundred threescore and six.
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What did this verse say? The number is the number of a man.
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The name of the man is Satan = Satan's
number is 666
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His number is
666 = to know what happens at the 6th seal, 6th trumpet and 6th
vial.
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The sixth seal = Who is able to stand against Satan and his false
angels
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What's happen at the sixth trumpet?
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Satan has been cast out with his angels for five months = Satan's
tribulation
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What happen at the sixth vial?
- 6th vial - Satan's spirits of devil poured
out on the earth.
- Revelation 16 and 17 Satan lies, deception and
confusion poured out on the people, those that have not the seal of
God in their forehead.
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What beast?
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Revelation 17 = 8th king = Satan saying
he is God
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The truth shall make you free,
God uses nature
itself to relate something to you because you can identify with the things
you can see.
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2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth.
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The word beasts is
figuratively used to symbolize various
kings, leaders or nations.
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It also
describes the character of
violent and brutal men. (Revelation 17
and 13)
(Daniel 7 and
11)
Daniel 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise
out of the earth.
Bible Study Hour:
Mark of the
Beast
11 Seeing
then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of
persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the
coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire
shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent
heat?
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Fire could be comforting or for the wickedness. The Elements is to destroy the evil things, the works of
this earth age that is evil.
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Referring to
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one
accord in one place.
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The day of Pentecost
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All races were there
Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
A rushing mighty wind from heaven
Acts 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it
sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and
began to speak with other tongues
Revelation 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his
vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the
temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
7th vial poured out - this is also
the three woe to earth - The Cup of
Wrath
This cup of wrath is poured out on those that followed Satan
Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is
the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth
shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his
indignation.
The mark in the hand = you're helping Satan with his plan
Revelation 16:118 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not
since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so
great.
19 And the great city was divided into
three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great
Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup
of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the
mountains were not found.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out
of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men
blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague
thereof was exceeding great.
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look
for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
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Look for new heavens and a new earth
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things,
be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot,
and blameless.
15 And account that the longsuffering of
our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also
according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these
things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the
other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17 Ye
therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware
lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall
from your own sted fastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in
the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be
glory both now and for ever. Amen.
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