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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   Day 351, 17 December 2025 - 25th Day of Advent   
      
   1) 2 Peter 1, 2 Peter 2, 2 Peter 3, Jude   
      
   2 Peter 1   
      
   Salutation   
      
   1 (Titus 2:13; Ro 3:21-26; 1:1) Simon Peter, a servant and apostle   
   of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith as precious   
   as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.   
   2 (Jn 17:3; 1Pe 1:2) Grace and peace be multiplied to you through   
   the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.   
      
   [1] Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have   
   obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and   
   our Saviour Jesus Christ:   
   [2] Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and   
   of Jesus our Lord,   
      
   The Christian's Call and Election   
      
   3 (1Th 2:12; 2Th 2:14) His divine power has given to us all things that   
   pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge   
   of Him who has called us by His own glory and excellence,   
   4 (Heb 12:10; 1Jn 3:2) by which He has given to us exceedingly great   
   and precious promises, so that through these things you might become   
   partakers of the divine nature   
   and escape the corruption that is in the world through lust.   
   5 (2Pe 3:18; Php 4:8) For this reason make every effort to add virtue   
   to your faith; and to your virtue, knowledge;   
   6 (Ac 24:25; 2Pe 1:3) and to your knowledge, self-control; and to your   
   self-control, patient endurance; and to your patient endurance, godliness;   
   7 (Ro 12:10; 1Co 13:1-8) and to your godliness, brotherly kindness;   
   and to your brotherly kindness, love.   
   8 (Jn 15:2; Col 3:16) For if these things reside in you and abound,   
   they ensure that you will neither be useless nor unfruitful   
   in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.   
   9 (Eph 5:26; Heb 9:14) But the one who lacks these things is blind   
   and shortsighted because he has forgotten that he was cleansed   
   from his former sins.   
   10 (2Pe 3:17) Therefore, brothers, diligently make your calling   
   and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.   
   11 For in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord   
   and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly provided for you.   
   12 (Php 3:1; 1Jn 2:21) Therefore I will not be negligent to always   
   remind you of these things, though you know them and are established   
   in the truth that is present with you.   
   13 (2Pe 3:1; 1:14) I consider it right, as long as I live in this body,   
   to stir you up by reminding you,   
   14 (2Ti 4:6; Jn 21:18-19) knowing that soon I will take off this body,   
   even as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.   
   15 And I will also be diligent to make sure that after my death you   
   will always remember these things.   
      
   [3] According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain   
   unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to   
   glory and virtue:   
   [4] Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by   
   these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the   
   corruption that is in the world through lust.   
   [5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to   
   virtue knowledge;   
   [6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience   
   godliness;   
   [7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.   
   [8] For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall   
   neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.   
   [9] But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and   
   hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.   
   [10] Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and   
   election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:   
   [11] For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the   
   everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.   
   [12] Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of   
   these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.   
   [13] Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you   
   up by putting you in remembrance;   
   [14] Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our   
   Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.   
   [15] Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have   
   these things always in remembrance.   
      
   Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word   
      
   16 (1Ti 1:4; Lk 9:28-32) For we have not followed cleverly devised myths   
   when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,   
   but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.   
   17 (Mk 9:7; Mt 3:17; 17:5) For He received honor and glory from God   
   the Father when a voice came to Him from the majestic glory, saying,   
   "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."   
   (Mt 17:5; Mk 9:7; Lk 9:35.)   
   18 (Mt 17:6; Ex 3:5) And we ourselves heard this voice, which came   
   from heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.   
   19 (Rev 22:16; Ps 119:105; Rev 2:28) And we have a more reliable word   
   of prophecy, which you would do well to follow, as to a light that shines   
   in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises   
   in your hearts.   
   20 (2Pe 3:3; Ro 12:6) But know this first of all, that no prophecy   
   of the Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation.   
   21 (1Pe 1:11; Lk 1:70; 2Sa 23:2) For no prophecy at any time was produced   
   by the will of man, but holy men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.   
      
   [16] For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known   
   unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were   
   eyewitnesses of his majesty.   
   [17] For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came   
   such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in   
   whom I am well pleased.   
   [18] And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him   
   in the holy mount.   
   [19] We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye   
   take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn,   
   and the day star arise in your hearts:   
   [20] Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private   
   interpretation.   
   [21] For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men   
   of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.   
      
   2 Peter 2   
      
   False Prophets and Teachers   
      
   Jude 4-13   
   1 (2Pe 2:3; Jude 1:4; 1Co 6:20) But there were also false prophets   
   among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you,   
   who will secretly bring in destructive heresies,   
   even denying the Lord who bought them,   
   bringing swift destruction upon themselves.   
   2 (Ro 2:24; Ac 16:17) And many will follow their destructive ways,   
   because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.   
   3 (Dt 32:35; Ro 16:18) And in their greed they will exploit you   
   with deceptive words. Their judgment, made long ago, does not linger,   
      
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