2 Peter 3:1-2

1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

² that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

This letter was written to the same audience as the first letter—”the pilgrims of the Dispersion” (1 Peter 1:1) = Jews. This letter was not written to the Body of Christ, and while it contains a wealth of doctrine for all dispensations, we need to keep in mind that we are not the primary audience and that there many be things that do not directly apply to us.

stir up (v.1) = wake out of sleep, arouse

pure (v.1) = uncontaminated, sincere. Perhaps referring to those who hadn’t been corrupted by the false teachers of chapter 2.

Peter is about to speak to his countrymen in “word pictures” with the hope of jogging their memory concerning “the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior.” The image the apostle puts before them is the end times. But before he begins, Peter wants his readers to be well aware that what he is about to reveal to them is based upon the teachings of the Old Testament prophets and the earthly ministry of Christ to the twelve. — Sadler, page 222.

mindful (v2) = remember

Peter’s emphasis on the unity of the Old Testament [Jewish Scriptures] with the [Jewish] apostolic writings is reminiscent of 1 Peter 1:10-12; 2 Peter 1:19-21. — Guthrie, page 1256

commandment (v.2) — All the things that Christ, during His earthly ministry, taught to the 12 Jewish apostles (Galatians 2:7-9).