Sam Frost on 2 Peter 3:1-13

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B><U>Sam Frost</U></B></div> <div> <B>B.A., M.A., is a pastor at Christ Covenant Church, St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as a writer and speaker on the early church and its transforming hope.  He has authored the book, </B><I><B>Misplaced Hope</B></I><B>.  He and his family live in Orlando, Florida.  The articles we present here are from his newsletter called "The Millennial Post" which is free upon request by contacting Sam at P.O. Box 531074, St. Petersburg, FL, 33747.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Brush Script MT" ><B>Restoration Ministries</B></FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Restoration Ministries"><U>home</U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0bff8900.jpg" border=0 width="504" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> _________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Delay of His Coming</B> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Delay of His Coming"><U>(2 Peter 3:1-13)</U></A>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>"Where is the promise of His coming?" some scoff.  Who are these scoffers and how does Peter explain the delay of Christ's coming?</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Heavens and Land Destroyed</B> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heavens and Land Destroyed"><U>(2 Peter 3:1-13)</U></A>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Many today look for a total demolition of the physical earth and heaven.  But does the biblical language bear out such a concept?</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Were the Scoffers Right?</B> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Were the Scoffers Right?"><U>(2 Peter 3:1-13)</U></A>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Scoffers in Peter's time were mocking the delay in Christ's coming.  Were they right?  Was Peter wrong in proclaiming Christ's imminent return?</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">"Seeing" the New Jerusalem</B>  <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seeing the New Jerusalem"><U>(2 Peter 3:1-13)</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >  <B>Many complain that when they look at the world today, they can "see" no evidence of a New Jerusalem.  If the New Jerusalem is here, how do we "see" it?</B></FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>