In this section, the bad guys are called mockers. The word for mocker is built on a root word which means to play as a child, to sport, or to jest. It connotes making fun of someone or something by diminishing its significance and not taking it or him seriously. Peter wants you to know how to deal with such people.--1 - Remember the words spoken beforehand -1-2--2 - Know this...Mockers will come -3-4--3 - Truth escapes their notice -5-7--4 - Do not let this escape your notice -8-9-