2 Peter 2:12 says - “Keep your conduct honorable among the-Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, GLORIFY God in the day of visitation.”
VISITATION = https://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm - #1984 - episkopé: a visiting, an overseeing
What is this visiting/overseeing? It’s “gentiles” who this verse says will GLORIFY God during that ‘day’ of “overseeing”.
I think most genuine readers of the scripture would agree “visitation” refers to the advents of the Lord.. (Unless under the spell of an untruth or another?)
There’s this - the FOUR occurrences of this word - episkope’
Luke 19:44 “And they will level you (Jerusalem) to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation."
Acts 1:20 - (speaking of Judas, Peter said) - “For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his place become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership-episkope’.”
1 Timothy 3:1 - “This is a trustworthy saying, that if a man desires Eldership (episkope’) he desires a good work.”
And of course our verse - 2 Peter 2:12 - “Keep your conduct honorable among the-Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, GLORIFY God in the day of visitation/episkope’.”
episkope - “Definition: a visiting, an overseeing
Usage: (a) visitation (of judgment), (b) oversight, supervision, overseership... inspection, investigation.. so universally, ἐν ἐπισκοπή ψυχῶν, when he shall search the souls of men, i. e. in the time of divine judgment..”
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And let your way of life be beautiful before all children of men, those who speak wicked words of you, that they may see your beautiful works and praise God in the day of examination.” (Beautiful works/love? And services, etc of love?)
If ‘day’ of judgment (the one the Lord referred to) / “the judgment” as the Lord called it, is ONLY a time of weeping, gnashing of teeth and (some) outer darkness.. Why would the gentiles GLORIFY or end up GLORIFYING God on that ‘day’??
If those who do not yet believe, thus receiving their pardon, before their death, at resurrection are simply dumped into a purgatory/lake of fire.. In light of the description of “visitstion, overseership - episkope’.. I think it’s time to expand upon our concept.. Which of course the Spirit always builds upon the truths He teaches..
God is indeed a consuming/purifying fire.. but 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 says when the Lord returns/appears/second visitation amidst fire, it is “full and complete punishment”.
This leads me to believe that although in the “resurrection of judgment” (see Rev.20) there is surely bound to be on the part of some.. some weeping.. some gnashing of teeth - don’t forget the one unable to be forgiven sin while being in it - namely the blaspheming of God’s Spirit/hating God. And thus some gnashing of teeth and even some outer darkness on the part of some.
Surely some will rise/“come forth out of their graves/tombs” (JOHN 5:28(29) Genesis 3:4 & 19!!) and finding theirselves alive, etc. may not weep or gnash their teeth so much as greet it all as the “good news” it is! I think I know a LOT of folks that would very likely fit this category! Don’t you?
As a matter of fact, the way the “good news for all” has been corrupted / lost some if its glory and picked up some baggage over these 2000 years of being handed down through human hands, human translators and human teachers, I in all genuineness cannot blame anyone at all, for not “believing” thus having their name in the book of life right now!
The Lord said - “All in the tombs” (which are graves) “will hear His voice and will come forth” (from their graves/tombs) “those who have done good in the resurrection of life” (REV.20) “and those who have done evil, in the resurrection of judgment.” (John 5:28-29)
Peter wrote - “..For God knows how to preserve the unrighteous for CORRECTION/kolazo on day” (age?) “of judgment”. (The one Jesus referred to and talked about.)
VISITATION = https://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm - #1984 - episkopé: a visiting, an overseeing
What is this visiting/overseeing? It’s “gentiles” who this verse says will GLORIFY God during that ‘day’ of “overseeing”.
I think most genuine readers of the scripture would agree “visitation” refers to the advents of the Lord.. (Unless under the spell of an untruth or another?)
There’s this - the FOUR occurrences of this word - episkope’
Luke 19:44 “And they will level you (Jerusalem) to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation."
Acts 1:20 - (speaking of Judas, Peter said) - “For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his place become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership-episkope’.”
1 Timothy 3:1 - “This is a trustworthy saying, that if a man desires Eldership (episkope’) he desires a good work.”
And of course our verse - 2 Peter 2:12 - “Keep your conduct honorable among the-Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, GLORIFY God in the day of visitation/episkope’.”
episkope - “Definition: a visiting, an overseeing
Usage: (a) visitation (of judgment), (b) oversight, supervision, overseership... inspection, investigation.. so universally, ἐν ἐπισκοπή ψυχῶν, when he shall search the souls of men, i. e. in the time of divine judgment..”
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And let your way of life be beautiful before all children of men, those who speak wicked words of you, that they may see your beautiful works and praise God in the day of examination.” (Beautiful works/love? And services, etc of love?)
If ‘day’ of judgment (the one the Lord referred to) / “the judgment” as the Lord called it, is ONLY a time of weeping, gnashing of teeth and (some) outer darkness.. Why would the gentiles GLORIFY or end up GLORIFYING God on that ‘day’??
If those who do not yet believe, thus receiving their pardon, before their death, at resurrection are simply dumped into a purgatory/lake of fire.. In light of the description of “visitstion, overseership - episkope’.. I think it’s time to expand upon our concept.. Which of course the Spirit always builds upon the truths He teaches..
God is indeed a consuming/purifying fire.. but 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 says when the Lord returns/appears/second visitation amidst fire, it is “full and complete punishment”.
This leads me to believe that although in the “resurrection of judgment” (see Rev.20) there is surely bound to be on the part of some.. some weeping.. some gnashing of teeth - don’t forget the one unable to be forgiven sin while being in it - namely the blaspheming of God’s Spirit/hating God. And thus some gnashing of teeth and even some outer darkness on the part of some.
Surely some will rise/“come forth out of their graves/tombs” (JOHN 5:28(29) Genesis 3:4 & 19!!) and finding theirselves alive, etc. may not weep or gnash their teeth so much as greet it all as the “good news” it is! I think I know a LOT of folks that would very likely fit this category! Don’t you?
As a matter of fact, the way the “good news for all” has been corrupted / lost some if its glory and picked up some baggage over these 2000 years of being handed down through human hands, human translators and human teachers, I in all genuineness cannot blame anyone at all, for not “believing” thus having their name in the book of life right now!
The Lord said - “All in the tombs” (which are graves) “will hear His voice and will come forth” (from their graves/tombs) “those who have done good in the resurrection of life” (REV.20) “and those who have done evil, in the resurrection of judgment.” (John 5:28-29)
Peter wrote - “..For God knows how to preserve the unrighteous for CORRECTION/kolazo on day” (age?) “of judgment”. (The one Jesus referred to and talked about.)
