Peter's farewell letter, written near his death, warns the church against false teachers and scoffers, and grounds believers in the prophetic word and the certainty of the day of the Lord. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise."
Petrine authorship is widely held by the church but disputed by some critical scholars on stylistic grounds.
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us.”
“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish.”