2 Peter 3:3

“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,”

"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts," - 2 Peter 3:3
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What does 2 Peter 3:3 mean?

2 Peter 3:3 (KJV) states, "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts." This verse is a part of the second letter that the apostle Peter wrote to the church. Peter was addressing the issue of false teachers who were…

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The Scoffers of the Last Days: A Call to Perseverance

In the letter of second Peter, we find a profound warning that resonates loudly in our contemporary world: "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts" (2 Peter 3:3, KJV). This verse serves as both a foresight into human…

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Prayer for Strength and Discernment in the Last Days

Heavenly Father, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your guidance and strength as I navigate through the challenges of these last days. Your Word in 2 Peter 3:3 reminds me, “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own…

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2 Peter 3:3 - "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,"
2 Peter 3:3-4 - "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 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."
"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 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." - 2 Peter 3:3-4
2 Peter 3:6 - "Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:"
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
2 Peter 3:10 – "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar."
1 Peter 3:2 - "While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear."
2 Peter 3:2 - "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:"
2 Peter 3:5 - "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:"
2 Peter 3:8 - "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."
2 Peter 3:13 - "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
Acts 3:3 - "Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms."
2 Peter 3:11 - "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,"
2 Peter 3:18 - "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."
2 Peter 3:14 - "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."
"If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." - 1 Peter 2:3
"Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:" - 2 Peter 3:6
1 Peter 3:3 - "Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;"
2 Peter 3:4 - "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."
1 Peter 2:2-3 - "Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good."
I Peter 1:3
2 Peter 3:12 - "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?"
2 Peter 3:7 - "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."
"While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear." - 1 Peter 3:2
Mark 3:16 - "And Simon he surnamed Peter;"
2 Peter 3:11 being holy and being godly. Reflections of our father in heaven
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:"
2 Peter 3:9 - "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."
"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." - 2 Peter 3:8