Brother John Formsma recently posted the following article on Twitter. He has given me permission to do minor editing and reprint it here. The views John presents fit well into inmillennialism. In addition, they agree with some scholars of the highest order. For example, see John Lightfoot on the “New Heavens…
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In three previous posts (here, here, and here), I showed that Peter did not predict the end of the physical creation in 2 Peter 3:10–13. My Supplement to these posts provides clues that he was describing God’s final judgment upon the Jewish nation. Peter’s prophecies included things after the judgment,…
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In my last post (here), I listed four points that show Peter was not speaking of the literal heavens passing away in 2 Peter 3:10–13. I discussed the first point and will now look at the other three. 2. Peter specifically linked the judgment of the scoffers, the day of…
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The points I made in my last post (here) are enough to establish the legitimacy of interpreting particular biblical language in a non-literal way. However, I need to prove it is legitimate to do so regarding the new heavens and earth of 2 Peter by making the following points: Peter had…
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Much confusion exists regarding the Day of the Lord and the New Heavens and Earth of 2 Peter 3. The Apostle Peter did not write confusing statements, but we have obscured his meaning. If Peter heard your views about this passage, would he agree with them? Or would he scoff?…