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)