2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

BGT 2 Peter 3:10 {Hxei de. h`me,ra kuri,ou w`j kle,pthj( evn h-| oi` ouvranoi. r`oizhdo.n
pareleu,sontai stoicei/a de. kausou,mena luqh,setai kai. gh/ kai. ta. evn auvth/| e;rga
eu`reqh,setaiÅ
VUL
2 Peter 3:10 adveniet autem dies Domini ut fur in qua caeli magno impetu transient elementa
vero calore solventur
LWB 2 Peter 3:11 Since all these things are in the process of being destroyed in this
manner, what sort of person should you become? In the sphere of a holy [spiritual]
manner of life [function inside the divine system] and godliness [residence inside the
divine system],
KW 2 Peter 3:11 All these things in this manner being in process of dissolution, what
exotic persons is it necessary in the nature of the case for you to be in the sphere of holy
behaviors and pieties,
KJV 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,
TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS
Since all the material elements of the earth and the rest of the universe is in the process of
being destroyed (Progressive Present tense) by dramatic means (Latin: dissolved), what
sort of person should we be trying to be? Should we be living like the false teachers, like
there is no tomorrow and no evaluation of our life on earth? Should we be cowering in
fear waiting for the approach of the day of the Lord? Peter tells us in one simple phrase
what the quality of believer we should be endeavoring to become. The answer to his
question is “in the sphere of a holy manner of life and godliness.” Godliness (Latin:
piety) is a reference to the filling of the Spirit, also known as residence inside the divine
system. It is a Yes or No proposition at any given time; you are either in the divine
system or in the cosmic system, filled with the Spirit or not.
A holy (Latin: sanctified) manner of life is continued function inside the divine system.
This includes your thoughts, words and behavior as a growing, maturing believer (Latin:
conversation). This is what we should be striving for, not a life of depravity according to
the lust pattern of our old sin nature. This is what the false teachers and their
reversionistic followers were doing, and Peter was trying to “snap them out of it” by the
use of eschatological doctrine. Usually the order is residence first and function second;
you have to enter your spiritual house (royal palace) first, before you can live in it dayby-day.
Peter emphasizes function first, and residence second, because it is the words and
behavior of the false teachers that are disrupting the local assemblies. If you are a
reversionist, you should be worried about the coming evaluation at the Judgment Seat of
Christ. You stand to lose everything but your naked resurrection body.
RELEVANT OPINIONS