in the last days
2 Pet
prophecy of scriptures
false teachers and their destruction
the day of the Lord
in this book, Peter was addressing Christians. He talked briefly about what the last days will be like. -also refers to the coming of judgement day where each of us has to give an account to God.
last days are coming.... Christians read about it in the bible..there have already been signs that the end is near. so what do we do?
2 Pet Chpt 3v3 "First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, " where is this 'coming' he promised? .........................................................................................v8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise (i think of this refers to judgement day), as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.But the day of the Lord will come like a thief (no one will know when!). The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed like fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming..........................................v14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.therefore dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(sorry for skipping some verses, not that they are not important, but cos i find it too troublesome to type everything out. pls go read 2 Peter for the complete picture.)
after i finished reading, a sense of urgency and fear gripped me. 2 things
1) will we be ready when the Lord returns? 2) who else should we intecede for?it is not for us to guess or to know when Jesus is coming back. we will not know and we need not know.
our concern should be our walk with God. where is it now? holy, godly?
our concern should be the same as our Lord's concern, salvation.
indeed if the last days are coming, shouldn't we start and continue to intercede and pray for the salvation of those we know and love?
if we love them, we should intecede and pray for their salvation
surely we do not want them to perish, do not want to say when the time comes, "i wished i had told them about Jesus."
let's not wait for that day to start in order for us to start praying and interceding.
for ourselves, let us evaluate our walk with the Lord, constantly. so that we do not lose sight of God and who we are called to be.
1 Pet 4:7-8 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.(If you want to know more, get a bible today.)
