And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
They're basically saying, 'Where's this promise about Jesus coming back? Our ancestors have been gone forever, and honestly, everything's still exactly the same as it's always been since the world started.'
Some people think because Jesus hasn't returned yet, he never will, but God's timing isn't our timing.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Peter wrote his second letter to warn and encourage early Christians who were encountering skeptics and false teachers. These scoffers were ridiculing the promise of Christ's return by arguing that the world had remained unchanged since creation, implying that no divine intervention was coming. This context reflects the growing challenges in the early church, where delays in expected events led some to question biblical prophecies.
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