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Title: Holy Blitzkrieg
Text: II Peter 3:8-13
FCF: We often struggle enduring in faith and obedience due to the long delay of God’s coming.
Prop: Because God’s delay is in patience but His judgment will be devastating, we must live purely and steadfastly until He returns.
Scripture Intro:
[Slide 1] Turn in your bible to II Peter 3.
Last week, we saw how God’s people must remind themselves of the predictions of God and the command of Christ. They must do this while understanding above all, that they will face strong opposition from those questioning what the Lord has made plain. Our takeaway was that we needed to be people of the book, constantly reminding ourselves of what God has promised and what He has commanded us.
Well, that same message carries on throughout the end of the book. Trusting what God has said and obeying what He has commanded becomes the drum that Peter beats 3 times as he ends his letter. But the reasons we must trust what God has said and obey what He has commanded are abounding.
Today He will give us two more reasons which when put together can best be described as Holy Blitzkrieg.
It is fitting that this is Dean’s first Sunday away from us and I am talking about World War 2. Anyway… Blitzkrieg is the Nazi form of assault on an opponent that is a surprise attack dealt with unrelenting force over a short period of time. The basic strategy is to shock and overwhelm the enemy to the extent that they are beaten before the fighting truly begins. This method of warfare was highly effective against troops expecting trench warfare from World War 1. A long and drawn-out battle gaining little to no ground. Ultimately blitzkrieg helped Germany to secure most of the world before the tide turned.
God’s nature and judgment are the focus of Peter’s argument today. God is not like us, and that impacts both when and how He will come in judgment. Explaining all this will naturally lead Peter to share with his audience what sort of people they should be. And we will benefit from his answer.
I am in II Peter 3 and I’ll start reading in verse 8. I am reading from the CSB today but you can follow in the pew bible on page 1371 or in whatever version you prefer.
Transition:
So much to cover today, so let’s get right into it.
I.) Because God is not like us, we must live purely and steadfastly until He returns. (8-9)
a. [Slide 2] 8 – Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact:
i. After assuring his readers that there will be a judgment coming upon the ungodly just like the flood before, only this time in fire, Peter now desires for them to pay attention to a particular truth.
ii. He doesn’t want them to miss an old Jewish axiom that he will give them and then expand on.
b. [Slide 3] With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
i. This comes from Psalm 90:4, where it says “in your eyes 1000 years are like yesterday that quickly passes.”
ii. Peter actually adds a second phrase on the end of this which inverts the idiom.
iii. What does this mean?
iv. Some have suggested that this is actually spelling out a time-table for the events of the judgment.
1. Rabbinical tradition refers to a millennia as a day and a day to a millennia.
2. Indeed, some Rabbis taught that the earth would endure for 6000 years and then the Sabbath rest and judgment from God.
3. [Slide 4] This is echoed in the epistle of Barnabas 15:4 where Barnabas says “in six thousand years the Lord shall bring all things to an end; for the day with Him signifies a thousand years; and this He himself bears witness, saying ; behold, the day of the Lord shall be as a thousand years. Therefore, children, in six days, that is six thousand years, everything shall come to an end.
4. Although early church fathers were fairly agreed that the Epistle of Barnabas was not divinely inspired, they are also agreed that it was actually written by the apostle and contains great truths often quoted by Clement and Origen.
v. So, is this what is happening here? Is Peter setting down a time that the Lord would return?
vi. [Slide 5] Although as mostly premillennial people, we may find this option VERY attractive. It violates the first, second, and third rule of biblical interpretation. Do you know what those rules are?
1. [Slide 6] Context is King
2. [Slide 7] Context is King. Any guesses on the third one?
3. [Slide 8] Context is King. Hey I thought you said you’ve never heard of them.
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By Christopher FreemanTitle: Holy Blitzkrieg
Text: II Peter 3:8-13
FCF: We often struggle enduring in faith and obedience due to the long delay of God’s coming.
Prop: Because God’s delay is in patience but His judgment will be devastating, we must live purely and steadfastly until He returns.
Scripture Intro:
[Slide 1] Turn in your bible to II Peter 3.
Last week, we saw how God’s people must remind themselves of the predictions of God and the command of Christ. They must do this while understanding above all, that they will face strong opposition from those questioning what the Lord has made plain. Our takeaway was that we needed to be people of the book, constantly reminding ourselves of what God has promised and what He has commanded us.
Well, that same message carries on throughout the end of the book. Trusting what God has said and obeying what He has commanded becomes the drum that Peter beats 3 times as he ends his letter. But the reasons we must trust what God has said and obey what He has commanded are abounding.
Today He will give us two more reasons which when put together can best be described as Holy Blitzkrieg.
It is fitting that this is Dean’s first Sunday away from us and I am talking about World War 2. Anyway… Blitzkrieg is the Nazi form of assault on an opponent that is a surprise attack dealt with unrelenting force over a short period of time. The basic strategy is to shock and overwhelm the enemy to the extent that they are beaten before the fighting truly begins. This method of warfare was highly effective against troops expecting trench warfare from World War 1. A long and drawn-out battle gaining little to no ground. Ultimately blitzkrieg helped Germany to secure most of the world before the tide turned.
God’s nature and judgment are the focus of Peter’s argument today. God is not like us, and that impacts both when and how He will come in judgment. Explaining all this will naturally lead Peter to share with his audience what sort of people they should be. And we will benefit from his answer.
I am in II Peter 3 and I’ll start reading in verse 8. I am reading from the CSB today but you can follow in the pew bible on page 1371 or in whatever version you prefer.
Transition:
So much to cover today, so let’s get right into it.
I.) Because God is not like us, we must live purely and steadfastly until He returns. (8-9)
a. [Slide 2] 8 – Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact:
i. After assuring his readers that there will be a judgment coming upon the ungodly just like the flood before, only this time in fire, Peter now desires for them to pay attention to a particular truth.
ii. He doesn’t want them to miss an old Jewish axiom that he will give them and then expand on.
b. [Slide 3] With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
i. This comes from Psalm 90:4, where it says “in your eyes 1000 years are like yesterday that quickly passes.”
ii. Peter actually adds a second phrase on the end of this which inverts the idiom.
iii. What does this mean?
iv. Some have suggested that this is actually spelling out a time-table for the events of the judgment.
1. Rabbinical tradition refers to a millennia as a day and a day to a millennia.
2. Indeed, some Rabbis taught that the earth would endure for 6000 years and then the Sabbath rest and judgment from God.
3. [Slide 4] This is echoed in the epistle of Barnabas 15:4 where Barnabas says “in six thousand years the Lord shall bring all things to an end; for the day with Him signifies a thousand years; and this He himself bears witness, saying ; behold, the day of the Lord shall be as a thousand years. Therefore, children, in six days, that is six thousand years, everything shall come to an end.
4. Although early church fathers were fairly agreed that the Epistle of Barnabas was not divinely inspired, they are also agreed that it was actually written by the apostle and contains great truths often quoted by Clement and Origen.
v. So, is this what is happening here? Is Peter setting down a time that the Lord would return?
vi. [Slide 5] Although as mostly premillennial people, we may find this option VERY attractive. It violates the first, second, and third rule of biblical interpretation. Do you know what those rules are?
1. [Slide 6] Context is King
2. [Slide 7] Context is King. Any guesses on the third one?
3. [Slide 8] Context is King. Hey I thought you said you’ve never heard of them.