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[[File:Saint Peter.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Peter the Apostle.  Painting: Peter Paul Rubens]]

[[File:Saint Peter.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Peter the Apostle.  Painting: Peter Paul Rubens]]

The '''Second Epistle of Peter''', also abbreviated as simply '''2 Peter''', is a book of the [[New Testament]] of the [[Holy Bible]].  Written, at least in part, by the apostle [[Peter]], the letter denounces false teachers who pervert the teachings of [[Jesus Christ]] and his [[apostles]].  Saint Peter also discusses the end of the world, employing the beautiful phrase, “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (2 Peter 3:8), and explaining that God wishes all to be saved.

The '''Second Epistle of Peter''', also abbreviated as simply '''II Peter''', is a book of the [[New Testament]] of the [[Holy Bible]].  Written, at least in part, by the apostle [[Peter]], the letter denounces false teachers who pervert the teachings of [[Jesus Christ]] and his [[apostles]].  Saint Peter also discusses the end of the world, employing the beautiful phrase, “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (2 Peter 3:8), and explaining that God wishes all to be saved.

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