In this Epistle St. Peter says (chap. 3.), Behold this second Epistle I
write to you: and before (chap. 1. 14), Being assured that the laying
away of this my tabernacle is at hand. This shews, that it was written
a very short time before his martyrdom, which was about thirty-five
years after our Lord’s Ascension. In this Epistle he admonishes the
faithful to be mindful of the great gifts they received from God and to
join all other virtues with their faith. He warns them against false
teachers, by describing their practices and foretelling their
punishments. He describes the dissolution of this world by fire and the
day of judgment.