through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,

and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,

and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; 'A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, 'A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on,

for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;