Today we close our series An Ordinary Man: The Life and Writings of the Apostle Peter by looking at one of Jesus’ most certain yet most ignored promises: His return.

Peter reminds us in 2 Peter 3:3–15 that scoffers will say, “Where is this coming he promised?” But history itself proves that God interrupts the ordinary with unexpected, world-changing events—the creation, the flood, the incarnation, the resurrection. The greatest of these “black swan” events will be the second coming of Christ: sudden, spectacular, and absolutely certain.

For those in Christ, His return as Judge is good news—because we are forgiven and clothed in His righteousness. But for those who reject Him, it will be a day of unpreparedness and regret. Peter’s message is simple: expect the unexpected, and live ready.

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