Sermon Notes 10/22 – The Day of the Lord

V1 – Beloved – means divinely loved one – speaks of how much the Lord loves us

-get stirred up  – to fully wake up from a deep sleep

-pure minds – means to be unmixed/free from falsehoods

vs2-3 – remember what I am sharing with you

vs3-4 Scoffers – means to make fun of and ridicule

-the scoffers said the Lord will not return

vs5 -7 – the scoffers forget about some facts which is Noah and the flood

v8 – Judgment will come in the Lord’s timing

                2 THINGS ABOUT THE LORD

***The Lord is patient – means to have a long fuse/to hold back your anger

***The Lord keeps His promises

-the Lord keeps His promises as we follow His instructions – Ex and 15:26

v9 – judgment comes after everyone gets saved

v10 – The day of the Lord – this is the day the Lord returns

       – The day of the Lord will come – this day has been determined & is a decree

       – The day of the Lord will come without warning and suddenly – like a thief ion the night

vs10-11 – speaks of a future nuclear war

verse 11 – walk in holiness in the last days

-holy – means to be set apart and to be separated

-Redemption brings separation

-the Word brings separation

-world events produce separation

-friends produce separation

-the Voice of the Holy Spirit produces separation

vs 11-12 – the entire world will be changed and renovated – not annihilated or completely destroyed

v13 – everything will be brand new

vs12- 13 – we will be looking – expecting & looking forward to:

        1. The second coming of Jesus Christ

        2. Heaven