First, it shall be sudden, because the houre and day thereof is not revealed, and because the most part of men expect no such thing. And it shall be full of majestie and terror, because it is the comming of the Lord not in humility, as his first comming was, but in glory. _Use._ This may serve to admonish us, to prepare our selves accordingly against this comming of the Lord. For this use the Apostle presseth and exhorteth us unto in the rest of the chapter. * * * * * Verse 11. _Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godlinesse,_ Verse 12. _Looking for, and hasting unto the comming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?_ Verse 13. _Neverthelesse, we according to his promise, looke for new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousnesse._ Verse 14. _Wherefore (beloved) seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent, that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blamelesse._ Verse 15. _And account, that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation, even as our beloved brother |Paul| also, according to the wisdome given unto him, hath written unto you._ Verse 16. _As also in all his Epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned, and unstable, wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction._ Verse 17. _Ye therefore beloved, seeing ye know |these things| before, beware lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastnesse._ Verse 18. _But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to him be glory, both now and for ever, Amen._ The Analysis.