There really is absolutely no point trying to predict when the Day of the Lord will come, for it will come like a thief, ie when people least expect it. Paul said the same (1 Thessalonians 5:2), as did John (Revelation 3:3), and Jesus (Revelation 16:15, Matthew 24:39). When it does come there be no mistaking it, for the old heavens and earth will be swept away.
Peter then turns to the question that really matters. How should we live then? The answer is that we ought to live holy and godly lives. In fact this will speed the coming of the Lord. The fact that there will be a new heaven and a new earth does not mean that this earth has no importance. There is work to be done here and now, and we ought to get on with it.
So we should make every effort to live lives pleasing to God. Every day of "delay" in the coming of the Lord means a day when more people can get saved. Peter then refers again to Paul's letters, implicitly equating them with Scripture.
Peter closes by summing up his message. We are not to be carried away by false or silly teachings, but to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus, ie living more and more Christlike lives.
Peter then turns to the question that really matters. How should we live then? The answer is that we ought to live holy and godly lives. In fact this will speed the coming of the Lord. The fact that there will be a new heaven and a new earth does not mean that this earth has no importance. There is work to be done here and now, and we ought to get on with it.
So we should make every effort to live lives pleasing to God. Every day of "delay" in the coming of the Lord means a day when more people can get saved. Peter then refers again to Paul's letters, implicitly equating them with Scripture.
Peter closes by summing up his message. We are not to be carried away by false or silly teachings, but to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus, ie living more and more Christlike lives.
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