Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 68: 2 Peter The Challoner Revision This eBook was produced by David Widger from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia and Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome "The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 68: 2 Peter" is part of the biblical canon, specifically the second epistle attributed to St. Peter, and it falls under the category of religious scripture, likely written in the early Christian era. This epistle serves as a letter to the early Christian community, addressing crucial themes of faith, morality, and the anticipation of the second coming of Christ, warning believers of the dangers posed by false teachers and encouraging them to lead virtuous lives. The content of 2 Peter focuses on several key admonitions. St. Peter reminds the faithful of the divine gifts they have received and the need to cultivate virtues alongside their faith to secure their salvation. He warns against false prophets and their destructive messages, drawing parallels to past biblical judgments against wickedness. The epistle culminates in an exhortation to holiness and vigilance regarding the end times, stressing that while the day of the Lord may seem delayed, it will come unexpectedly, and believers should prepare by living blamelessly and growing in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bible. Peter, 2nd BS Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 41670 2025-08-04T05:40:37.777059 text/html 41491 2025-01-11T03:20:16.660324 text/html 83329 2025-08-04T05:40:41.354040 application/epub+zip 82165 2025-08-04T05:40:39.356057 application/epub+zip 82164 2025-08-04T05:40:38.323058 application/epub+zip 210573 2025-08-04T05:40:42.838047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204083 2025-08-04T05:40:40.746055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156673 2022-09-04T10:03:22.473975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31944 2025-08-04T05:40:37.512068 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26867 2020-12-26T15:41:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16157 2025-08-04T05:40:42.970061 application/rdf+xml 16893 2025-08-04T05:40:38.830042 image/jpeg 3998 2025-08-04T05:40:38.568073 image/jpeg 11371 2020-12-26T15:41:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 79399 2025-08-04T05:40:37.782060 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog