2 Petrus 3:1
Ini sekarang, kekasihku, surat kedua yang kutulis untukmu di mana aku mengobarkan pikiran tulusmu dengan cara mengingatkan,
(a) Kesayangan; Lihat masuk for 1 Pet. 2:11.
(b) Surat kedua. Since this is Peter’s second letter “to you,” we can conclude that it went to the same place as his first one, namely to the believers scattered throughout the Roman provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia (1 Pet. 1:1).
(c) Mengaduk. I’m trying to awaken your good and pure minds.
(d) Pikiran tulus Anda. Hatimu berada di tempat yang benar dan kamu teguh dalam kebenaran, tetapi aku ingin mengingatkanmu tentang beberapa hal. Melihat masuk for 2 Peter 1:12.
(e) By way of reminder. I want to remind you how to walk in this new life that God has given us (chapter 1), and I want to remind you of what the prophets and apostles said about being ready for the Lord’s return (chapter 3).
2 Petrus 3:2
bahwa Anda hendaknya mengingat kata-kata yang diucapkan sebelumnya oleh para nabi suci dan perintah Tuhan dan Juruselamat yang diucapkan oleh para rasul Anda.
(a) Remember. To remember the words of the Old Testament prophets, the Lord, and the New Testament apostles is to remember or be mindful of what God has said in scripture. In context, we are to be mindful of what the Bible says about the Lord’s final coming (see 2 Pet. 3:4, 10).
(b) Perintah Tuhan. Be ready for the Lord’s return (Luke 12:36, 40).
There are several great commands of the Lord in the New Testament. There is the command of God to believe in his Son Jesus Christ (1 John 3:23), and the command of Jesus to “Love one another, as I have loved you” (John 13:34). But the context indicates that this command has to do with the final coming of the Lord (see 2 Pet. 3:4, 10). It is the Lord’s oft-repeated instruction to be ready and waiting for his return (Matt. 24:42–44, 25:13, Mark 13:33–35, 37, Luke 12:40, 21:36¬–37, 40).
(c) Rasul. In their epistles the apostles remind us to be ready and eagerly await the return of the Lord (Rom. 8:23, 8:25, 1 Cor. 1:7, 1 Thess. 1:10, Php. 3:20, Jas. 5:7–8, Jude 1:21, Rev. 3:11).
Bacaan lebih lanjut: "90 kitab suci tentang kedatangan terakhir Yesus”
2 Petrus 3:3
Ketahuilah ini pertama-tama, bahwa pada hari-hari terakhir para pengejek akan datang dengan ejekan mereka, mengikuti nafsu mereka sendiri,
(a) This first of all. The first thing you need to know about the return of the Lord is that there will be some who don’t believe Jesus is coming back at all.
(b) Hari terakhir began when Jesus commenced his earthly ministry. Peter believed he was living in the last days (Acts 2:17, 1 Pet. 1:20), as did Paul (2 Tim. 3:1), James (Jas. 5:3) and John (1 John 2:18). We are still living in the last days. See masuk for Heb. 1:2
(c) Pengejek akan datang. Para pengejek di hari-hari terakhir bukanlah hal baru.
In New Testament times there were some who doubted whether the Lord would ever would (see next verse) and others who said he already had (2 Tim. 2:18).
The wrong way to read this scripture is to apply it exclusively to our generation. “We have skeptics and mockers, therefore Jesus is on his way.” But Peter’s warning covers the entire period of the last days. His warning was for his generation and our generation and every generation until the return of the Lord.
Bacaan lebih lanjut: "Pasar untuk prediksi buruk”
(d) Following after their own lusts. Living without any regard for the things of the Spirit.
2 Petrus 3:4
dan berkata, “Di manakah janji kedatangan-Nya? Sejak para ayah tertidur, semuanya berlanjut seperti sejak awal penciptaan.”
(a) Janji kedatangannya. The Old Testament prophets and Jesus himself all spoke of his future return to earth (e.g., Matt. 16:27, 24:27, 37–39, Luke 17:28–30, John 14:3).
(b) Yang akan datang. Kata aslinya (parousia) berasal dari kata oriental yang digunakan untuk menggambarkan kunjungan kerajaan seorang raja atau kaisar. Itu adalah gambaran yang tepat tentang kedatangan Tuhan yang terakhir dan mulia. Melihat masuk for Matt. 24:37.
(c) Para ayah tertidur. Our ancestors died. The prophets and apostles who foretold of the Lord’s coming died without seeing the fulfillment of the promise.
(d) Semua berlanjut. Generations come and go and there is still no sign of the Lord’s return. This leads mockers to ask, “Where is this so-called coming of the Lord?”
2 Petrus 3:5
Karena ketika mereka mempertahankan ini, itu luput dari perhatian mereka bahwa dengan firman Tuhan langit sudah ada sejak lama dan bumi dibentuk dari air dan oleh air,
(a) They maintain this. They mock on purpose. They consciously reject God’s word.
(a) Itu luput dari perhatian mereka. The mockers seem to forget that the same God who spoke the universe into existence also spoke about judgment and destruction (see 2 Pet. 3:7). We would do well to heed what God has said.
(b) Firman Tuhan is powerful, creative, and sustains all things (Gen. 1:3, John 1:1, Heb. 1:3). What God says always comes to pass. So when God speaks, we should pay attention. Listen to God and don’t heed the mockers.
2 Petrus 3:6
yang melaluinya dunia pada saat itu dihancurkan, dibanjiri air.
Kebanjiran. What God made with a word he destroyed with a word (Gen. 6:17).
Many years earlier, Peter had asked Jesus about his future return to earth (Matt. 24:3). The Lord replied that his coming would be like the days of Noah and the days of Lot (Matt. 24:37–39, Luke 17:26–30). From this Peter understood that the Lord’s return would be sudden and disruptive like the flood of Noah and the destruction of Sodom.
2 Petrus 3:7
Tetapi dengan firman-Nya langit dan bumi yang sekarang ini disimpan untuk api, disimpan untuk hari penghakiman dan kehancuran orang-orang fasik.
(a) Dengan kata-katanya. Kata yang sama yang menciptakan bumi (ayat 5) dan menghancurkannya dalam banjir (ayat 6) suatu hari akan membakarnya dengan api (lihat ayat 10).
(b) Dicadangkan untuk api. The heavens and the earth will be destroyed by fire and replaced with new versions of each (2 Pet. 3:10, Rev. 21:1).
The Lord often spoke of fire in connection with Judgment Day (Matt. 5:22, 13:42, 50, 18:9, 25:41, Mark 9:43, Luke 12:49, 17:29–30, John 15:6), and Peter develops that fiery theme here. But what does it mean to say the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire?
Mereka yang memilih interpretasi preteris mengatakan bahwa nubuatan ini digenapi dalam penghancuran Yerusalem oleh Romawi. Mereka mencatat bahwa “langit dan bumi” adalah ungkapan singkatan untuk bait suci, tempat duduk surgawi Allah di bumi (lihat masuk for Matt. 5:18). But the context here is Judgment Day and the destruction of the ungodly. In contrast with the fall of Jerusalem, which was preceded by wars and lawlessness (Matt. 24:6, 12), the return of the Lord will occur during a time of peace (Matt. 24:37). The former event was well-signposted, but the Lord will return unexpectedly like a thief in the night (2 Pet. 3:10).
Peter is speaking of a destructive end-of-days event. Just as the earth was destroyed by water (see previous verse), it will be destroyed by fire (2 Pet. 3:10). But that does not mean the earth will cease to exist (Ecc. 1:4). Just as the earth survived the flood, we can look forward to a new earth after the fire (see masuk for 2 Pet. 3:13).
(c) hari penghakiman; Lihat masuk for 2 Peter 2:9.
(d) Destruction. Kata aslinya (apoleia), which appears five times in this epistle (twice in 2 Pet. 2:1, 2:3, 3:7, and 3:16), is related to another word (apollumi) which means to destroy fully. There is no coming back from this kind of destruction.
(e) Destruction of ungodly men. Those who reject Life reap death. Those who reject the gift of life shall perish in the ultimate or second death (John 5:40, 10:28, Rev 2:11).
There are two outcomes for humanity: eternal life, for those who believe in Jesus, and death for those who don’t (John 3:16). These stark outcomes were preached by all the apostles including Paul (Rom. 6:23, 2 Th. 1:8–9), James (Jas. 4:12), John (1 John 3:15, Rev. 11:18, 21:8), and Peter (2 Pet. 2:6, 12). People don’t go to hell for their sins, because all our sins were dealt with at the cross. But those who reject the Author of Life reject life itself and will be lost forever.
Bacaan lebih lanjut: "Alternatif ke neraka”
2 Petrus 3:8
Tetapi jangan biarkan satu fakta ini luput dari perhatianmu, kekasihku, bahwa di hadapan Tuhan satu hari sama seperti seribu tahun, dan seribu tahun seperti satu hari.
(a) Kesayangan; Lihat masuk for 1 Pet. 2:11.
(b) Seribu tahun. God does not measure time the same way we do (Ps. 90:4).
God’s schedule is not our schedule and his patience is long. In his eschatological parables, Jesus told stories of masters, noblemen, and bridegrooms being gone a long time (Matt. 24:48, 25:5, 25:19). We need to wait patiently for the Lord’s return.
2 Petrus 3:9
Tuhan tidak lamban dengan janji-Nya, seperti yang dianggap beberapa orang sebagai kelambatan, tetapi sabar terhadap Anda, tidak ingin seorang pun binasa tetapi semua orang datang untuk bertobat.
(a) His promise to return; see 2 Pet. 3:4.
(b) Pasien; Lihat masuk for 2 Pet. 3:15.
(c) Not wishing. God doesn’t want anyone to perish yet people perish every day. This shows us that not everything that happens is God’s will. Much of the world remains under the influence of the evil one and the powers of darkness (1 John 5:19).
God gave humanity authority over the earth and we opened the door to sin and death. We can’t blame God for all the pain and suffering in the world. That’s on us. But even though we made a mess of his beautiful creation, our Redeemer is making all things new (see 2 Pet. 3:13).
Bacaan lebih lanjut: "Is God sovereign?”
(d) Tewas. God doesn’t want anyone to die but desires all to be saved (1 Tim. 2:4). This is why he delays the final Judgment – to give us time to preach the gospel and to give others time to heed it.
(e) Tobat is the ability to receive the truth that sets us free. It’s a change of mind that causes us to see as God sees and think as God thinks. Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin. Like faith, repentance is a response to God’s love and grace (Rom. 2:4).
Lihat masuk untuk Pertobatan.
2 Petrus 3:10
Tetapi hari Tuhan akan datang seperti pencuri, di mana langit akan berlalu dengan gemuruh dan unsur-unsurnya akan dihancurkan dengan panas yang hebat, dan bumi serta pekerjaannya akan terbakar habis.
(a) Hari Tuhan is the day when Jesus will be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels (2 Th. 1:7). This day is also known as the day of judgment (see masuk for 2 Pet. 2:9).
(b) Seorang pencuri. Jesus is no thief, but he will break into our world in a sudden and thief-like way (Matt. 24:43, 1 Th. 5:2, Rev. 3:3). “Behold, I am coming like a thief” (Rev. 16:15).
(c) Langit akan berlalu. From the Lord’s own lips, Peter heard that heaven and earth will pass away (Matt. 24:35). The sinful earth passing away we can understand, but why heaven or surga? Peter is referring to the temple, say some. Yet this is unlikely since the context is the day of the Lord or Judgment Day (2 Pet. 3:7, 12). The word for heavens (ouranos) is sometimes translated as sky. It’s the same word John uses when he says the sky will vanish like a rolled-up scroll (Rev. 6:14; see also Is. 34:4). Perhaps Peter is saying our polluted atmosphere will be replaced with something new. Just as the land will be made new, so too the sky and the air that we breathe will be replaced, reset, or refreshed in some way (2 Pet. 3:13).
(d) Unsur-unsurnya akan dihancurkan. Kata asli untuk elemen (stoicheion) dapat berarti elemen fisik, tetapi juga dapat merujuk pada prinsip atau aturan dasar untuk bertahan hidup di dunia yang tertawan oleh dosa (lihat masuk for Gal. 4:3). The old world order, which is subject to principalities and powers, will be destroyed or melted or dissolved with intense heat (2 Pet. 3:12). Things which are temporal and cursed will be replaced by things which are eternal and blessed.
(e) Bumi… terbakar. The land that was stained by sin will be scoured by fire and made new.
Note that it is bumi that is burned up, not Dunia. Peter has already mentioned how “the world”, “the ancient world” and “the world of the ungodly” was destroyed by a flood (2 Pet. 2:5, 3:6), but here he uses a different word; not kosmos, yang artinya dunia, tapi ge, which is sometimes translated as land or ground (e.g., Matt. 27:45). First Adam cursed the ground with his disobedience (Gen. 3:17), but Last Adam blessed the earth with his obedience.
God’s wonderful creation is going to be liberated from its bondage to decay (Rom. 8:20–21). The world will not be obliterated in a firestorm for “the earth remains forever” (Ecc. 1:4). But those parts of the earth that have been harmed by sin will be made new (Rev. 21:5). How this plays out is yet to be seen, but we can be confident that the world that God gave us will be transformed into a beautiful and eternal home. It will be even better than Eden because the ruler of the new earth will not be fallen Adam but Jesus himself (see masuk for Rev. 21:3).
2 Petrus 3:11
Karena semua hal ini akan dihancurkan dengan cara ini, orang seperti apa yang seharusnya Anda lakukan dalam perilaku suci dan kesalehan,
(a) Semua hal ini. The heavens, earth, the elements (see previous verse) and the ungodly will be destroyed (2 Pet. 3:7).
(b) Hancur dengan cara ini. Dengan api; lihat ayat sebelumnya.
(c) Perilaku suci dan kesalehan. When we who are holy conduct ourselves in holiness, we provide the world with a prophetic picture of the new world to come. See masuk for 2 Peter 3:13.
2 Petrus 3:12
menantikan dan mempercepat datangnya hari Tuhan, yang karenanya langit akan dihancurkan dengan api, dan unsur-unsurnya akan meleleh dengan panas yang menyengat!
(a) Mempercepat. Kita mempercepat kedatangan Tuhan kembali dengan menjalani kehidupan suci yang mengarahkan orang-orang kepada Bapa suci kita.
Those who insist that Peter’s prophecies of fiery destruction were fulfilled when the Romans burned Jerusalem have a difficult time explaining this verse. “New Testament believers hastened the coming of the Lord by crying out to God for justice, and their prayers were answered when the Romans slaughtered the Jews.” Such an interpretation is at odds with the evidence (this letter was sent to Christians who lived nowhere near Judea) and contrary to the heart of a gracious and forgiving God (2 Pet. 3:9).
(b) Hari Tuhan atau hari Tuhan juga dikenal sebagai hari penghakiman (lihat masuk for 2 Pet. 2:9).
(c) Dihancurkan dengan cara dibakar; Lihat masuk for 2 Peter 3:7.
(d) Elemen; Lihat masuk for 2 Peter 3:10.
2 Petrus 3:13
Tetapi sesuai dengan janji-Nya kita sedang mencari langit baru dan bumi baru, di mana kebenaran berdiam.
(a) Janjinya of new heavens and a new earth (e.g., Is. 65:17, 66:22, Acts 3:21, Rom. 8:19–21, Rev. 21:1, 5).
(b) Kami sedang mencari. Every believer is looking forward to the day when this broken and cursed world will be made new. On that day there will be no more death, or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things will have passed away (Rev. 21:4).
(c) New heavens and a new earth. Zaman yang kekal, tempat Tuhan tinggal bersama umat manusia di bumi.
Dalam perumpamaan Wahyu, langit dan bumi baru sesuai dengan Kota Allah alias Yerusalem baru atau gereja. Ada simetri yang indah di sini. Sama seperti bait suci Yerusalem dikenal sebagai “langit dan bumi” dalam perjanjian lama (lihat masuk for Matt. 5:18), in the new covenant, the church represents the new heaven and earth (Rev. 21:1). But the church is just the trailer, not the movie.
On the Mount of Transfiguration, Peter got a preview of Christ’s kingly glory (2 Pet. 1:16). In the same way, the church presents the world with a glimpse of the new world to come (Eph. 3:10). One day God will bring an end to all those things that oppose his good will and heaven and earth will be made new. It is a day to look forward to (see next verse).
(d) Righteousness dwells. The present world is marred by sin, but the new earth will be the home of righteousness. In that blessed realm there will be no more sorrow or suffering or harm or death (Is. 65:25, Rev. 21:4, 27).
2 Petrus 3:14
Oleh karena itu, yang terkasih, sejak engkau mencari hal-hal ini, rajinlah untuk ditemukan oleh-Nya dalam damai, tanpa noda dan tanpa cela,
(a) Kesayangan; Lihat masuk for 1 Pet. 2:11.
(b) Anda mencari hal-hal ini. As believers we are looking forward to the day when the Lord will return and wipe away every tear and make all things new (Rev. 21:4).
(c) Be diligent. Make this a priority. See masuk for 2 Pet. 1:10.
(d) Peace comes from having a mind submitted to the Spirit and a heart that has found its rest in the Lord (Is. 26:3, Rom. 8:6, Php. 4:7).
(e) Spotless and blameless. Since Jesus makes us spotless and blameless, the call to be found spotless and blameless is a call to be who we are in Christ. In Christ you are holy, so be holy and have nothing to do with the destructive desires of the flesh. See also the masuk for 1 Pet. 1:15.
2 Petrus 3:15
dan menganggap kesabaran Tuhan kita sebagai keselamatan; sama seperti juga saudara kita yang terkasih, Paulus, menurut hikmat yang diberikan kepadanya, menulis kepadamu,
(a) Kesabaran. We may be impatient for the Lord’s return, but he is in no hurry at all. Time is on his side, and the longer he waits, the bigger his family grows. Like a mustard seed that grows into a great tree, God’s kingdom is growing every day (Matt. 13:32).
(b) Penyelamatan. God’s patience means more people get saved (2 Pet. 3:9).
(c) Our beloved brother Paul. The apostle Paul rebuked Peter for withdrawing from the Gentiles and then wrote about Peter’s shameful behavior in a letter (see masuk for Gal. 2:11–12). To his eternal credit, Peter harbored no ill will towards Paul, but called him a beloved brother. Truly, Peter had a teachable spirit and a heart inclined towards grace.
(d) Kebijaksanaan yang diberikan kepadanya. Paul, who was well known to the churches in the regions around Asia and Galatia, had made similar claims regarding the patience of the Lord (e.g., Rom. 2:4, 9:22, Heb. 10:36).
(e) Menulis untuk Anda. Which letters from Paul is Peter referring to? Given his audience, he could be referring to Paul’s letters to the Galatians (who lived in Galatia), the Ephesians and the Colossians (who lived in Asia).
2 Petrus 3:16
seperti juga dalam semua suratnya, berbicara di dalamnya tentang hal-hal ini, di mana ada beberapa hal yang sulit dipahami, yang diselewengkan oleh orang-orang yang tidak terpelajar dan tidak stabil, seperti yang mereka lakukan juga pada bagian Kitab Suci lainnya, untuk kehancuran mereka sendiri.
(a) Semua suratnya. Peter wrote his second letter shortly before his execution in AD64 (see masuk for 2 Pet. 1:14). At that time, Paul’s letters had been circulating for ten years or more and they were well known in the early church. Since Peter had read all of Paul’s letters, we might conclude that Paul had died and was no longer writing.
(b) Hal-hal ini. Pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini tentang kedatangan terakhir Tuhan.
(c) Sulit dimengerti. Peter is not referring to the gospel of grace, which he understood perfectly (1 Pet. 1:13, 5:12). The context suggests he was referring to those parts of Paul’s eschatological teachings which are hard to understand and open to misinterpretation (e.g., the apostasy and the man of lawlessness; see 2 Th. 2:1-8).
(d) The untaught and unstable distort. False teachers who don’t know what they are talking about hijack Paul’s words to say things Paul never said. This is particularly true when it comes to the man of lawlessness (see masuk for 2 Th. 2:3).
This passage is not talking about confused or uneducated Christians. Peter is pointing back to the villains of the previous chapter. He’s talking about wolves in sheep’s clothing who infiltrate the church to attack the flock.
(e) Sisa Kitab Suci. Peter considers Paul’s letters as equal in authority to the Old Testament.
Kita mengenal surat-surat Paulus karena ada di dalam Alkitab. Tetapi pada abad pertama, surat-suratnya tidak lebih dari potongan-potongan perkamen yang diedarkan di gereja-gereja. Namun bahkan kemudian mereka diakui sebagai diilhami secara ilahi dan kitab suci.
(f) Untuk kehancuran mereka sendiri. Their downfall is their own fault and not God’s punishment.
2 Petrus 3:17
Oleh karena itu, Anda yang terkasih, mengetahui hal ini sebelumnya, waspadalah agar Anda tidak terbawa oleh kesalahan orang yang tidak berprinsip dan jatuh dari keteguhan Anda sendiri,
(a) Kesayangan; Lihat masuk for 1 Pet. 2:11.
(b) Waspadalah. Watch what you hear or read. Listen to unstable teachers and you may become unstable yourself.
(c) Nakal atau guru yang tidak stabil adalah mereka yang memutarbalikkan ajaran Perjanjian Baru (lihat ayat sebelumnya).
(d) Jatuh dari keteguhanmu sendiri. Mendengarkan guru-guru palsu yang menyalahgunakan Injil kasih karunia dapat membuat Anda merasa cemas dan tidak aman. Jadi jangan dengarkan mereka, tetapi bertumbuhlah dalam kasih karunia dan pengetahuan tentang Yesus (lihat ayat berikutnya).
Bacaan lebih lanjut: "Bisakah Anda jatuh dari posisi aman Anda?”
2 Petrus 3:18
tetapi bertumbuh dalam kasih karunia dan pengetahuan tentang Tuhan dan Juruselamat kita Yesus Kristus. Bagi Dia kemuliaan, sekarang dan sampai selama-lamanya. Amin.
(a) Tumbuh. We are exhorted to grow in grace and we do this by growing in our revelation knowledge of Jesus Christ. As we allow the Holy Spirit to reveal good things to us about the Lord, we grow in grace.
Believers who have little understanding of God’s grace remain immature and susceptible to bad teaching (2 Pet. 2:14). The remedy is not to run after the latest teaching, but to crave the pure milk of the word so that you may grow (1 Pet. 2:2). Jesus is the Living Word and the Bread of Life, and the more we feed on him the more we grow.
(b) Berkah; Lihat masuk for 1 Pet. 5:5.
(c) Juruselamat Yesus. Peter ends his epistle the way he started it, by declaring that Jesus is equal with God (see masuk for 2 Pet. 1:1). Jesus is the Savior and God is our Savior (Jude 1:25). Truly the Father and the Son are One (John 10:30).
(d) Kejayaan; Lihat masuk for 2 Pet. 1:3.
(e) Hari kekekalan is the day eternity begins. It is Judgment Day, or the day of the Lord when Jesus is revealed from heaven. See masuk for 2 Peter 2:9.
(f) Amin. Jadilah itu.
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