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Romans 9:28. For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness,
Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.
Will The Lord cut short the work because of wickedness in the world,
or lawlessness within the church?
2 Peter 3:
11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God,
because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and
the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Many modern translations of verse 12 make a statement rather than propose a question, such as the NIV:
2 Peter 3:12. as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.
That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements
will melt in the heat.
Suggesting that we desire to see the day of the Lord and may in so doing,
“speed its coming”. This would seem to contradict the previous statement:
2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
As well his conclusion:
V. 15: and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation.
Does a church overly concerned with the second coming hasten the day? Does a church overly concerned with seeing “signs of the times” become a sign of the times?
Amos 5:18. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
For what good is the day of the Lord to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.
Matthew 24:12. And because lawlessness will abound,
the love of many will grow cold.
1 Peter 4:17. For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
Because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.
Will The Lord cut short the work because of wickedness in the world,
or lawlessness within the church?
2 Peter 3:
11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God,
because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and
the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Many modern translations of verse 12 make a statement rather than propose a question, such as the NIV:
2 Peter 3:12. as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.
That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements
will melt in the heat.
Suggesting that we desire to see the day of the Lord and may in so doing,
“speed its coming”. This would seem to contradict the previous statement:
2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
As well his conclusion:
V. 15: and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation.
Does a church overly concerned with the second coming hasten the day? Does a church overly concerned with seeing “signs of the times” become a sign of the times?
Amos 5:18. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
For what good is the day of the Lord to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.
Matthew 24:12. And because lawlessness will abound,
the love of many will grow cold.
1 Peter 4:17. For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
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