Expectation
of Saints
"Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." 2 Pet. 3:13
Righteousness
in vs. 13 is the concluding
note. The positive is held out by Peter as the most powerful incentive of all
for living a holy life. There are new heavens and a new earth in the future.
After the judgment of wickedness and the wicked there are the new heavens and
the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness, and he might have added, the
righteous. This bright prospect is so appealing that the true saint of God is
encouraged to endure a little more and to sacrifice a little more that he might
be joined with that happy throng in the presence of the Lord forevermore.
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