THIS

Second Epistle was written soon after the former, and seems to have

been designed to prevent a mistake, which might arise from some

passages in the former epistle, concerning the second coming of Christ,

as if it were near at hand. The apostle in this epistle is careful to

prevent any wrong use which some among them might make of those

expressions of his that were agreeable to the dialect of the prophets

of the Old Testament, and informs them that there were many

intermediate counsels yet to be fulfilled before that day of the Lord

should come, though, because it is sure, he had spoken of it as near.

There are other things that he writes about for their consolation under

sufferings, and exhortation and direction in duty.