The last chapter of 2 Peter focuses on the day of the Lord. It is described as the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men (3:7), the day of the Lord (3:10), the coming day of God (3:12), and in the very last verse, 3:18, it is the day of eternity. Peter stressed that even if some people scoff, the Lord is coming again. He judged the world the first time by water, and the next time it will be by fire. Then he said if this is coming, what kind of people aught we to be? The answer is we should live holy and righteous lives, so we are ready when our Lord and Savior returns. Peter also said, "The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance" (v. 9). This shows us God's heart. He spoke of "our dear brother Paul's letters (v. 15-16), and said that people twist his words like they do Scripture, which shows us that Paul's letters are becoming held up like Scripture. He also said that His letters are hard to understand, which could also mean obscure or ambiguous. Probably one of the issues in Paul's letters, that we know people have twisted to their own desires is they use justification by faith and not by works as a way of living their lives in an ungodly manner. Peter said as Christians we are to live in God's grace and His righteousness, until He comes again.
