2 Peter 1

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¹Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

6 sermons on 2 Peter 1:1

“Even as it is said over here at Peter, and II Peter agrees with the Apostle Paul who wrote this beautiful, ah description in II Peter 1:1 [1] Simon Peter, a servant, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious Faith with us through the Righteousness of God,”
The Righteousness of GodLee Vayle, December 4, 1966
“Now, let's see if we can put them together, we go back to 2 Peter 1:1-12”
A Spirit Manifested LifeLee Vayle, January 18, 1978
“Now, let's bring it all together, (hopefully) 2 Peter 1:1-12”
The Spirit Manifested LifeLee Vayle, July 2, 1978
"To them that have obtained like precious faith with us, through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ." [2 Pet 1:1b] You will notice, where He is putting one and the other, not pitting one against the other.
GloryLee Vayle, June 22, 1983
“Let’s read 2 Pet 1:1-11 to begin with because here’s where we’re going to look for our keys.”
Rapture #15Lee Vayle, December 31, 1983
“Real faith is in 2 Peter, and we’re looking at 2 Pet 1:1-5.”
Seed of Discrepancy #11Lee Vayle, March 26, 1995

²Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3 sermons on 2 Peter 1:2

“Under 2 Peter 1:2-7”
What Thus Saith the Lord means to MeLee Vayle, May 15, 1977
“Now he said, “Grace and peace to be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ.” [2 Pet 1:2] You can't have one without the other.”
GloryLee Vayle, June 22, 1983. Names it 3 times.
“We’re going to go right back, then, to 2 Pet 1:2:”
Rapture #10Lee Vayle, November 16, 1983

³According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

⁴Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

4 sermons on 2 Peter 1:4

"God has given us exceeding great and precious promises." [2 Pet 1:4a]
Faith Series #4 (God is a Good GodLee Vayle, October 20, 1965
“Now, let's go to It, 2 Peter 1:4”
Adoption Part 2Lee Vayle, January 1, 1972
“Of the new birth and how a man must be changed into the likeness of Christ to become partaker of the Divine Nature (II Peter 1:4), scarcely anything is said.”
There is a Real BodyLee Vayle, November 30, 1979
“Of the new birth and how a man must be changed into the likeness of Christ to become partaker of the Divine Nature (II Peter 1:4), scarcely anything is said.”
An Exposition Of The Seven Church AgesWilliam Branham

⁵And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

1 sermon on 2 Peter 1:5

“And as in 2 Peter 1:5:”
Anointed Ones at the End Time #20Lee Vayle, May 27, 1987

⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

1 sermon on 2 Peter 1:6

“That’s why the Bible said: “Add in the stature of man ‘godliness’” [2 Pet 1:6] It means, though we were the seed of God, we were not anything like God, in our ways.”
Identification #7Lee Vayle, May 2, 1999

⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

1 sermon on 2 Peter 1:7

“If you’d come seeking the Holy Spirit, and let Him, the faith that you’ve got in Him add to that virtue, and to that brotherly kindness (II Peter 1:7), until you’re built in the full stature of Christ, then the last thing is love, which God, the Holy Spirit, seals you to your destination.”
All ThingsWilliam Branham, November 24, 1962

⁸For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

2 sermons on 2 Peter 1:9

“Now notice, look at the difference here between 2 Peter 1:9”
Established in Present Day Truth ( 0270A)Lee Vayle, February 19, 1970
“Now, look at the difference between this and in 2 Peter 1:9.”
Established in the Present TruthLee Vayle, July 10, 1971

¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

11 sermons on 2 Peter 1:10

"Make your calling an election sure." [2 Pet 1:10] How do you know you're one of them?
The Holy Spirit in Baptism and RestorationLee Vayle, April 26, 1970
“Now reading in 2 Peter 1:10-21,”
Established in the Present TruthLee Vayle, July 10, 1971
“Not to expedite the Rapture, but to "make your calling an election sure." [2 Pet. 1:10] But of course, if you're just fritting around on a date you're going to be in trouble in '78 with me, '79 and '80.”
Question AnsweredLee Vayle, February 12, 1978
“Over here in 2 Peter 1:10, that's the stature of a perfect man.”
Hope of His Calling #7 (2481) - NLV.Lee Vayle, July 12, 1981
“Now he says here: [2 Pet 1:10]”
Rapture #10Lee Vayle, November 16, 1983
“Well, let’s go and find out. 2 Peter 1:10:”
Rapture #21Lee Vayle, January 22, 1984

See all 11 sermons on 2 Peter 1:10

¹¹For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2 sermons on 2 Peter 1:11

“Okay, let me see, I want to...1 Peter and...no let me see, I want 2 Peter this time. 2 Pet 1:11.”
Who Is This Melchisedec #6Lee Vayle, August 17, 1988
“It says here in verse 11: [2 Pet 1:11]”
Facts of Our Faith #1Lee Vayle, February 2, 1991

¹²Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them , and be established in the present truth.

5 sermons on 2 Peter 1:12

“Now, that he said that, now back to our text, in the Book of Peter, notice the words, "that you be established in the present truth." [2 Pet 1:12] Now, this word 'established' is the very same word that's used…interpreted as 'steadfast' in 1 Peter 5:9”
Established in the Present TruthLee Vayle, July 10, 1971
“Back to 2 Peter 1:12.”
GloryLee Vayle, June 22, 1983
“Well they’ve got to be scoffing at the very thing that Peter outlines here in 2 Pet 1:12‑21.”
Rapture #8Lee Vayle, October 23, 1983. Names it 2 times.
“Now, let’s go to 2 Pet 1:12-13.”
Rapture #15Lee Vayle, December 31, 1983
“Now, we notice carefully, and we take this to be a categorical and axiomatic statement based on Is 41:21-24, Col 1:16, 17, Rom 1:18, 2 Pet 1:12 and so on.”
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 12Lee Vayle, January 19, 1992

¹³Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

¹⁴Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

1 sermon on 2 Peter 1:14

“Let’s see if we can find this in 2 Pet 1:14.”
Things That Are To Be #8Lee Vayle, April 17, 1994

¹⁵Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

15 sermons on 2 Peter 1:15

“Now, 2 Peter 1:15-21.”
False Anointed OnesLee Vayle, November 16, 1969
“Listen to 2 Peter 1:15-21”
Tracing Spiritual PerversionLee Vayle, June 11, 1970
“Something like Peter. 2 Peter 1:15-17”
Promise of the SpiritLee Vayle, November 15, 1970
“It is a tie-post that is a cornerstone of first, 2 Peter 1:15-21.”
What Thus Saith the Lord means to MeLee Vayle, May 15, 1977
“In 2 Peter 1:15-21”
The Prophet and the Works of GodLee Vayle, July 25, 1982
“And with that, you come up with 2 Peter 1:15-21… Amos 3:6 … Exodus 19:16-20, Numbers 12:5-8 … Daniel 7:9-14.”
Why He is Here #5aLee Vayle, October 20, 1982. Names it 2 times.

See all 15 sermons on 2 Peter 1:15

¹⁶For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

12 sermons on 2 Peter 1:16

“We'll go to 2 Peter 1:16”
Camp Meeting (Grenthal # 1)Lee Vayle, July 13, 1977
“Let’s go to 2nd Peter 1: 16.”
The Parousia (Toledo)Lee Vayle, December 18, 1977
“There are actually twenty-four verses in the New Testament where the word 'Parousia' is found, (and I'll give them to you quickly and don't look them up) Matthew 24:3, verse 27 also, 37 also, verse 39 also. 1 Corinthians 15:23 ~ 1 Corinthians 15:17 ~ 2 Corinthians 7:6-7 also, 2 Corinthians 10:10 ~ Philippians 1:26 ~ Philippians 2:12 ~ 1 Thessalonians 2:19 ~ 3:13 ~ 4:15 ~ 5:23 ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:1 ~ 8-9 (those three verses there) James 5:7-8 ~ 2 Peter 1:16, ~ 3-4, and verse 12, also 1 John 2:28.”
Appearing and Coming # 2Lee Vayle, March 9, 1980
“2 Pet 1:16.”
Presence #1Lee Vayle, May 6, 1981. Names it 3 times.
“The more so in as much as there is in 2 Pet 1:16, also a peculiar fitness in our English word 'presence'.”
Presence #2Lee Vayle, May 9, 1981. Names it 4 times.
“The question naturally arises why not always render it as 'presence' in as much as there is in 2 Pet 1:16, a particular fitness in our English word 'presence'.”
Presence #3Lee Vayle, May 13, 1981. Names it 2 times.

See all 12 sermons on 2 Peter 1:16

¹⁷For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

2 sermons on 2 Peter 1:17

“Okay, over here: 2 Peter 1:17.”
GloryLee Vayle, June 22, 1983
“Now, let’s keep reading 2 Pet 1:17.”
Rapture #15Lee Vayle, December 31, 1983

¹⁸And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

1 sermon on 2 Peter 1:18

“And he says here in 2 Peter 1:18,”
Recognition of God in This HourLee Vayle, July 14, 1985

¹⁹We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

18 sermons on 2 Peter 1:19

“Now, notice these come out of 2 Peter 1:19-21”
Established in Present Day Truth ( 0270A)Lee Vayle, February 19, 1970
“But he said, “We have a more, sure word of prophecy…” [2 Pet 1:19] And that is, this word here.”
Questions and Answers # 3Lee Vayle, November 4, 1970
“He said, “We’ve got a more, sure Word of prophecy, the Word of the living God.” [2 Pet 1:19] What about your experience?”
The Spirit of the Age # 1Lee Vayle, December 31, 1980
“We are seeing over here Philippians 2:9-11 again.”
Ephesians # 8Lee Vayle, July 26, 1981. Names it 3 times.
“Jude 11. 2 Pet 1:19-21 and compare the whole thing with chapter 2:1-16.”
Presence #15Lee Vayle, September 5, 1981
“Let's go to 2 Peter 1:19-21.”
The Presence (Beaumont Tx 3881A) - NLV.Lee Vayle, November 12, 1981

See all 18 sermons on 2 Peter 1:19

²⁰Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

10 sermons on 2 Peter 1:20

“Now if you want to find that, that’s Second Peter 1:20 and 21.”
Christ Is Revealed In His Own WordWilliam Branham, August 22, 1965
“Let’s go to 2 Peter 1:20-2, that Peter is a good man,”
William Marrion Branham 20th Century ProphetLee Vayle, June 26, 1974
“2 Peter 1:20-21.”
Ephesians # 3Lee Vayle, May 23, 1981
“But, the day will dawn, and the Day Star arise in the hearts, knowing this first: "that no prophecy of the Scripture, is of any private interpretation. [2 Pet 1:20] Well, how in the world is it going to come?”
2 Peter Thoughts on the ComingLee Vayle, June 15, 1983
“Now, knowing this, "no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation." [2 Pet 1:20] In other words, God is not going to get a man to interpret this.”
GloryLee Vayle, June 22, 1983
“So, 2 Pet 1:20‑21: That’s that prophet.”
Rapture #10Lee Vayle, November 16, 1983

See all 10 sermons on 2 Peter 1:20

²¹For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

12 sermons on 2 Peter 1:21

“It’s Second Peter, the 1st chapter, 21st verse.”
A GuideWilliam Branham, October 14, 1962
“Now if we read in Second Peter 1:21, It said, “Man of old, moved by the Holy Ghost, wrote the Bible.””
The Voice Of The SignWilliam Branham, March 13, 1964
"Because holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." [2 Pet 1:21] And again the Holy Ghost spoke by the mouth of David.
Second Coming of ChristLee Vayle, January 22, 1970
“Well, we all know how it is going to come, it's going to come as according to Deuteronomy 18:19-22, Amos 3:8, 2 Peter 1:21, and Hebrews 1:1.”
Voice of OmnipotenceLee Vayle, June 23, 1976
“Second Peter 1:21”
What Thus Saith the Lord means to MeLee Vayle, May 15, 1977
“Let’s go back to 2 Peter 1:21 we find the very thought again.”
Omnipotence Has SpokenLee Vayle, February 8, 1978

See all 12 sermons on 2 Peter 1:21

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