2 Peter 1:13
“Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Peter feels it right, while he still lives, to keep stirring his readers up by reminding them.
What Does 2 Peter 1:13 Mean?
Peter explains why he keeps reminding them. He thinks it "meet" — fitting and right — to "stir you up," to rouse them from spiritual drowsiness, as long as he remains "in this tabernacle." The word for tabernacle is a tent, a temporary dwelling. Peter speaks of his own body as a tent he is only passing through.
Two things move Peter: the brevity of his own time and the tendency of believers to grow sleepy in their faith. He sees his remaining days as a stewardship, time to be spent rousing others toward the truths that matter. The image of the body as a tent is gentle and honest — this life is temporary lodging, not the permanent home. Knowing his stay is short, Peter does not coast; he labors to wake people up. His urgency is a model: the awareness that our days are numbered should make us more, not less, devoted to what lasts.
In the Original Language
skenoma (σκήνωμα), 'tabernacle' — a tent or temporary dwelling; Peter's image for the mortal body.