Condemnation or Reward 2 Peter 3 1 -14

Condemnation or Reward 2 Peter 3: 1 -14

“looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Pet. 3: 12) The Christian “looks forward to” and “hastens” (desire earnestly) the day of God! Why? 1. The heavens and earth will be dissolved (v. 12) • “This world is not my home” 2. Look for a “new” [recently made, unused, not renovated, sjw] heavens and earth where righteousness dwells (v. 13)

“NEW” HEAVENS AND EARTH ONLINE BIBLE GREEK LEXICON: 1 a) as respects form 1 a 1) recently made, fresh, recent, unused, unworn 1 b) as respects substance 1 b 1) of a new kind, unprecedented, novel, uncommon, unheard of “NEW” (Strong’s 2537) in: “new tongues” (Mk. 16: 17); “new garment” (Lk. 5: 36); “new wineskins” (Lk. 5: 38); “new covenant” (Lk. 22: 20); “new commandment” (Jn. 13: 34); “new tomb” (Jn. 19: 41); “new man” (Eph. 4: 24); “new name” (Rev. 2: 17); “new Jerusalem” (Rev. 3: 12): “new song” (Rev. 14: 3)

“looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Pet. 3: 12) The Christian looks forward to and “hastens” (desire earnestly) the day of God! Why? 1. The heavens and earth will be dissolved (v. 12) • “This world is not my home” 2. Looks for a “new” [recently made, unused, not renovated, sjw] heavens and earth where righteousness dwells (v. 13) • Nothing to defile (Rev. 21: 27) 3. To see Jesus • “looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2: 13)

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Heb. 9: 27) “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad” (2 Cor. 5: 10) Romans 14: 9 -12

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day 2. Satan Will Be Judged On That Day “The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever” (Rev. 20: 10)

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day 2. Satan Will Be Judged On That Day 3. The Heavens And The Earth Will Pass Away “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up” (2 Pet. 3: 10)

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day 2. Satan Will Be Judged On That Day 3. The Heavens And The Earth Will Pass Away 4. There Will Be A Resurrection Of The Dead “being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead” (Acts 4: 2) “And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, ‘We will hear you again on this matter’” (Acts 17: 32)

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day 2. Satan Will Be Judged On That Day 3. The Heavens And The Earth Will Pass Away 4. There Will Be A Resurrection Of The Dead 1 Cor. 15: 12 -14, 21, 42 Philippians 3: 9 -14 “…leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment” (Heb. 6: 1, 2)

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day 2. Satan Will Be Judged On That Day 3. The Heavens And The Earth Will Pass Away 4. There Will Be A Resurrection Of The Dead 5. There Will Be A Separation of the Just From the Unjust “I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust” (Acts 24: 15) John 5: 25 -26 “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats” (Matt. 25: 32)

Judgment Day Facts 1. There Will Be A Judgment Day Revelation 20: 11 -15 2. Satan Will Be Judged On That Day • Dead, small and great (v. 12) 3. The Heavens And The Earth Will Pass Away 4. There Will Be A Resurrection Of The Dead 5. There Will Be A Separation of the Just From the Unjust 6. Judged By Books • Great white throne (v. 11) • Standing before God (v. 12; cf. 2 Cor. 5: 10) • Judged according to their works by the things written in the books (v. 12) • Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire (v. 14) • Anyone not found in the book of life… (v. 15; cf. 3: 5)

You A Day of “CONDEMNATION” or “REWARD”

Choice #1: CONDEMNATION unbelieving • Rev. 21: 8 • Jn. 3: 18 evil doers disobedient • 1 Pet. 3: 12 • 1 Pet. 4: 17 • 2 Thess. 1: 8 “The Son of“For the believes in His angels, condemned; but Man will send went LORD and they begin the “He “ For time has of. Him therethe inon the you “And while theyout lest for judgment towill gather out of His who the eyes come buy, are any of “Beware, brethren, to is not be bridegroom kingdom all things that those who ears arewhowentwith lawlessness, and will righteous, And. God; and ready practice came, and offend, His werecondemnedtheirthe heatevil heartnotunbelief is departing from us the house of and those open to already, anwho does of believe in if it begins in with cast them intofirst, furnace ofbefaceand theinbe wailing ofnot prayers; But the of the door who do the what has not There will the is against becausethe will fire. believed LORD was shut” gnashing of teeth” him to he wedding; end of those name and living God” (Heb. 3: 12) those who do evil” (1 Pet. (Jn. 3: 18) (Matt. of God” obey begotten Son 13: 41, (1 Pet. 4: 17) only the gospel of God” 42)3: 12) (Matt. 25: 10) cause offenses unprepared • Matt. 25: 1 -13 • Matt. 13: 24 -30, 36 -43: Rom. 16: 17, 18 fallen away • Heb. 3: 12 • Gal. 5: 4

Choice #2: REWARD Obedience • Heb. 5: 9 • Matt. 7: 20 -29 Holy Conduct • 2 Pet. 3: 11 -14 • Rev. 2: 10 REWARD • Rev. 22: 20, 21 • 2 Pet. 3: 12 • 2 Thess. 1: 7

Who Are You? “Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God” (Is. 50: 10) Hear • Matt. 11: 15 Believe • Heb. 11: 6 Repent • Acts 3: 19 Confess • Matt. 10: 32 Be Baptized • Matt. 28: 18 -20; Mk. 16: 15, 16; Acts 2: 38

"Be saved from this perverse generation“ (Acts 2: 40)