彼后一章说到神圣的供备。这供备包括两件事:生命与光。一章上半强调神圣的生命,下半强调神圣的光。神圣的生命包含在那已分给我们的信里,神圣的光包含在神的话里,在旧约申言者和新约使徒的话里。所以,生命与光是神圣供备的两个组成要素。
彼后二至三章说到神的行政。在关于彼得前书的信息中,我们说了许多话论到神行政的审判。彼后二至三章继续给我们看见,神如何施行祂行政的审判。我们在彼后二章看见神对假教师的审判,(1~3,)神自古以来对天使和人的审判,(4~9,)假教师的邪恶及其在神审判下的刑罚。(10~22。)
The first chapter of the Epistle of 2 Peter is on the divine provision. This provision includes two matters: life and light. The first part of chapter one emphasizes the divine life, and the second part emphasizes the divine light. The divine life is contained in the faith that has been allotted to us, and the divine light is contained in God's word, in the word of the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament apostles. Therefore, life and light are the two components of the divine provision.
Chapters two and three of 2 Peter are on God's government. In the messages on 1 Peter we had much to say regarding God's governmental judgment. Chapters two and three of 2 Peter continue to show us how God exercises His governmental judgment. In 2 Peter 2 we see God's judgment on the false teachers (2:1-3), God's judgment of old on both angels and men (vv. 4-9), and the evils of the false teachers and their punishment under God's judgment (vv. 10-22).