Mockers In The Last Days Series

1. I’ve shared this before but it’s worth repeating again, I really believe we’re living in the LAST DAYS.

• The FINAL DAYS leading up to the coming of the Lord, the rapture of the church!

• We’re seeing things in our generation that were never seen.

• Israel, Technology, Knowledge Increasing, false teachers, etc.

IT’S CLEAR: Jesus said…

Matthew 24.36 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

• Yet there is that expectancy that we know the times & seasons!

• To live expectantly for the return of Jesus Christ.

It’s a BLESSED hope.

Titus 2.13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

It’s a JOY-FILLED hope.

Isaiah 25.9 And it will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."

It’s a PURIFYING hope.

1 John 3.3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

It’s a MOTIVATING hope!

1 Peter 1.7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

We believe, as did the early church, in the anytime, soon, imminent return of Jesus Christ! – it’s just so awesome!

• And then there is v1…

I. (3:1-4) QUESTION GOD’S PROMISES

1. (1-2) Another Reminder.

a. Don’t forget guys all that we’ve already learned.

b. Repetition is something Peter used a lot to make sure we learned & grasped & understood his teachings.

c. Flip back to 1:12-15

d. He saw it as NEGLIGENCE if he didn’t continually remind us.

NOTE: So much of Bible study is repetition!

• God reminding us of His love, His Grace, His mercy.

• God reminding us of His holiness and His commands for us to live holy and righteous lives.

APP: The cradle of every cult and false teaching is the sinful desire in man to want new truths tailored to our wills not God’s.

• False teaching is birthed just the way Paul described:

2 Timothy 4.3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

It’s not NEW TRUTH that God will give us. He’s not going to make up new doctrine to satisfy curiosities.

• It’s NEW EXPERIENCES IN ESTABLISHED TRUTHS that the Lord is giving us day by day.

• NEW TRUTH, NEW TRUTH! NO, just live out the truths that you already know and watch the Lord do a wonderful work!

• And notice… the truths came by the Holy Prophets, the apostles, directly from Jesus Himself!

2. (3-4) Where is the promise of His coming?!

a. This questioning of the promise of God not only hits at the reality of His soon return…

b. But it’s also the birthplace of the spiritually bankrupt theory of evolution!

c. Oh everything just continues on as it always has been.

d. But Peter says, NO! The world was created by a MIGHTY ACT of God and God is in control!

But SCOFFERS & MOCKERS will come!

• They’ll say there is no God.

Psalm 53.1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."…

• They’ll say that man just oozed up from some slime and an eyeball formed.

• And then that eyeball grew a head and into a monkey…

• Then it’s convenient to say you’re not accountable to God.

• You’re just another animal so live like one!

• But the Bible says… Old Testament & New Testament.

• Man was created in the image of God and is accountable to God who created him!

Notice too that the mockers come against the promise of Jesus soon return!

• We’ve all heard this haven’t we? Oh that coming of Jesus thing!

• My grandma taught me that and hers and where is HE?

• We can answer that… He’s in heaven preparing to come again!

II. (3:5-8) QUESTION GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

3. (5-6) Willfully forget.

a. God judged this world with a flood but those who come mocking willfully forget & deny this truth.

NOW as Christians, we can’t pick and choose what to believe and what not to believe.

• Well I believe in a flood but not that Jonah story.

• You know, I really like the story about Joseph, but not Red Sea.