http://www.christmasincyberspace.com/reflections/a-thousand-years-are-like-a-day/ A Christian Perspective Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:10:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.christmasincyberspace.com/reflections/a-thousand-years-are-like-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-328 William Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:57:30 +0000 http://www.colocationcentral.net/?p=80#comment-328 The writings of Peter are often misunderstood and therefore applied to times and events of which the writer knew nothing and said even less. He is careful to tell us that his second epistle is a reminder and reiteration of what he wrote in the first. In that, he said that his readers (noted in 1:1) were currently suffering for a little while, but would receive relief at the soon to come parousia. He noted that the "end of all things had drawn near" (1 Peter 4:7) and that the time had come for the judgment to begini (4:17). Thus, it is incorrect to apply the language in either espistle to events outside the time and life experiences of those to whom the epistle was first written, a common error of most commentators. The writings of Peter are often misunderstood and therefore applied to times and events of which the writer knew nothing and said even less. He is careful to tell us that his second epistle is a reminder and reiteration of what he wrote in the first. In that, he said that his readers (noted in 1:1) were currently suffering for a little while, but would receive relief at the soon to come parousia. He noted that the “end of all things had drawn near” (1 Peter 4:7) and that the time had come for the judgment to begini (4:17). Thus, it is incorrect to apply the language in either espistle to events outside the time and life experiences of those to whom the epistle was first written, a common error of most commentators.

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