Christ will appear in glory with His full salvation for those who love Him

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在三章十六节彼得说到“这些事”。彼得在他仅有八章的两封书信里，说到神的整个经纶，从创世以前已过的永远，（彼前一2，20，）说到将来永远的新天新地。（彼后三13。）他从以下四方面揭示，众申言者所豫言、众使徒所传讲（彼前一10～12）神经纶中重要的事：

（一）从三一神一面说：

父神在永远里照着祂的先见拣选了一班人，（彼前一1～2，二9，）并且呼召他们进入祂的荣耀。（五10，彼后一3。）基督在创世以前，是豫先被神知道的，却在这末后的时期才显现出来；（彼前一20；）祂已经凭祂的代死，（二24，三18，）藉祂生命中的复活，并大能里的升天，（一3，三21～22，）救赎并拯救了神所拣选的人。（一18～19，2。）从天上差来的那灵，已经圣别并洁净基督所救赎并拯救的人。（2，12，22，四14。）（天使也渴望详细察看这些事─一12。）三一神的神能已将一切关于生命和敬虔的事赐给他们，（彼后一3～4，）要保守他们得着完全的救恩。（彼前一5。）神也藉着祂一些不同的行政审判（17，二23，四5～6，17，彼后二3～4，9，三7）管教他们，（彼前五6，）又藉着祂全般的恩典成全、坚固、加强他们，给他们立定根基。（10。）主对他们恒忍，使他们都有机会悔改得救。（彼后三9，15。）然后，基督要显现在荣耀里，给那些爱祂的人带来完全的救恩。（彼前一5，7～9，13，四13，五4。）

In 3:16 Peter speaks of "these things." In his two Epistles of only eight chapters Peter has covered the entire economy of God, from eternity past before the foundation of the world (1 Pet. 1:2, 20) to the new heavens and new earth in eternity future (2 Pet. 3:13). He unveils the crucial things related to God's economy, which the prophets prophesied and the apostles preached (1 Pet. 1:10-12), from four sides as follows: 

(1) From the side of the Triune God: 

God the Father has chosen a people in eternity according to His foreknowledge (1 Pet. 1:1-2; 2:9) and has called them to His glory (1 Pet. 5:10; 2 Pet. 1:3). Christ, foreknown by God before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times has redeemed God's chosen people (1 Pet. 1:18-19, 2) by His vicarious death (1 Pet. 2:24; 3:18) through His resurrection in life and ascension in power (1 Pet. 1:3; 3:21-22). The Spirit, sent from heaven, has sanctified and purified those whom Christ has redeemed (1 Pet. 1:2, 12, 22; 4:14). (The angels long to look into these things--1 Pet. 1:12.) The Triune God's divine power has provided them with all things relating to life and godliness (2 Pet. 1:3-4), guarding them unto full salvation (1 Pet. 1:5). God also disciplines them (1 Pet. 5:6) by some of His varied governmental judgments (1 Pet. 1:17; 2:23; 4:5, 6, 17; 2 Pet. 2:3, 4, 9; 3:7), and He will perfect, establish, strengthen, and ground them by His all grace (1 Pet. 5:10). The Lord is longsuffering toward them that they all may have opportunity to repent unto salvation (2 Pet. 3:9, 15). Then Christ will appear in glory with His full salvation for those who love Him (1 Pet. 1:5, 7-9, 13; 4:13; 5:4).