Seven letters to seven churches, each meant for all of them, and for us. To congregations under pressure, from persecuted Smyrna to self-satisfied Laodicea, the living Jesus says three things. He knows us, even our little power. He calls us to repent of drifting, compromise, and comfort. And he makes us conquerors by his own victory: “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered.” He is knocking. Open the door.

Old, alone, and banished to Patmos, John asks what his churches under pressure are asking: is Jesus really Lord? Can he protect his people? Revelation answers with a person, not a puzzle. The living Jesus has freed us from our sins by his blood, he is coming with the clouds, and he walks among his churches now. "I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades." Look at him, and fear not.

Waiting for Christ's return means being a repenting, holy, forward-looking, and growing people. The final sermon in the Opening Up 2 Peter series.

The Lord is not slow but patient. 2 Peter 3:8–13 explains the Second Coming, the day of the Lord, and God's promise of new heavens and a new earth.

Scoffers ask, “Where is the promise of his coming?” 2 Peter 3:1–7 calls believers to remember the sure truth of Christ's return in a scoffing age.