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NASB | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation." |
Subject: Where do I go from here? |
Bible Note: Greetings Treadway! I would like to second what Hank had to say to you my friend! Stay around! We enjoy honest questions! :-) You were asking about different takes on 1 Pet. 1:10-13. I'm assuming from your previous posts that you feel that v. 12 is refering to the second coming of Christ. Allow me to touch on that issue. First of all, for study purposes, I would recommend staying away from the Living Bible for this one reason: It is a paraphrase, not a translation. Much of what the Living Bible says in this passage is simply not in the Greek text. Here is the text of this passage from the NASB: "10 As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful search and inquiry, 11 seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven_things into which angels long to look. 13 Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." The context of 1 Peter 1 deals with the blessings of salvation even in the midst of suffering. The first century church was suffering extensively. Peter wanted to remind them that their salvation has both a present blessing (in the sense that we have been born again, and are being protected by God's power) and a future blessing (our inheritance which is being reserved in heaven for us)(vv. 3-4). Because of this salvation, even suffering can be endured. This is the context of 1 Pet. 1:10-13. Peter is refering to the fact that Christians are the present receipients of the blessings prophesied in the Old Testament. Specifically, 1st century Christians have actually seen and experienced the death and resurrection of Christ (v. 11). Nothing in this passage says that the return of Christ would happen 'soon' or in their lifetime. In fact, v. 13 is a good argument that Peter did not expect Christ to return in short order because all of the commands given in v. 13 indicate that these suffering Christians need to prepare to endure for the long haul. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |