Saint Peter's Last Words before he was crucified!

The crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio. When writing his Second Epistle, Peter knew that he would soon be put to death. This painting depicts how Peter is traditionally believed to have been killed—by being crucified upside down (see 2 Peter 1:14–15; see also John 21:18–19).

It is the saddest feeling to know that you will be gone, leaving behind the ones you genuinely love.  Saint Peter is at the end of the road here, and he is saying his farewell.  Imagine the things that went through his mind, he knew he had very little time, and he needed to finish his admonition to the people that he loved.  In 2 Peter verses 2-8 it says: 

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the ^aknowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us ^aall things that pertain unto ^blife and ^cgodliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us ^dto glory and ^evirtue:

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious ^apromises: that by these ye might be ^bpartakers of the ^cdivine ^dnature, having ^eescaped the ^fcorruption that is in the world through ^glust.

5 And beside this, giving all ^adiligence, add to your faith ^bvirtue; and to virtue ^cknowledge;

6 And to knowledge ^atemperance; and to temperance ^bpatience; and to patience ^cgodliness;

7 And to Godliness ^abrotherly ^bkindness; and to brotherly kindness ^ccharity.

8 For if these things be in you, and ^aabound, they make you that ye shall neither be ^bbarren nor ^cunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Peter's admonitions:

1) May grace and peace be multiplied among you through the knowledge of
God and Jesus Christ

2) May the power of God gives you life, Godliness, glory, and virtue

3) May ye be partakers of the divine nature, escape corruption and lusts

4) Give all diligence, add to your faith virtue and knowledge

5) Add to knowledge, temperance, patience, and Godliness

6) Add to Godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity

7) If these things are in you, you will not be barren or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Peter knew that the only way to continually have peace and grace is to have a knowledge of God and Jesus Christ.  Because of grace and peace, they will have the power of God, which will give them life, Godliness, glory, and virtue.  If we think about Godliness, it does signify everything good.  I mean forgiveness, fasting, repentance, love, virtue, peace, and glory, and the list goes on.   Peter obviously repeated himself here, but it is because it is what's important to him that the members really understand what it is to love God and follow Him.  In verse 4, he said:  "May ye be partakers of the divine nature."  He is obviously referring to have Godliness again.  Divine nature includes love, brotherly kindness, charity, patience, peace, knowledge, forgiveness, and the lists goes on and on.  Everything good comes from God, and everything evil comes from Satan.

I'm in Hawaii right now, but I can genuinely relate to what Peter went through.  Before we left for Hawaii, I gathered my family, and we had a heart to heart family home evening.  It was the first time that I've ever leave my children behind, and I take a trip thousands of miles away from them.  I had mixed feelings about the journey because I couldn't bear the thought of what if anything happened to my kids while I was away.  I wouldn't ever forgive myself.  It is the saddest feeling to have.  I can imagine what Peter went through.

Peter was ready to go, yet he had mixed feelings because he knew he was leaving the people he loved behind.  He had so little time to teach them all the things he knew and the things that will be for their benefit.  Peter can only show, hoping that they will follow and do what is right.  It is the same exact feeling that I felt.  My job only to teach.  The choices of doing what I taught is all up to my kids.

I do testify to the truthfulness of the scripture.  I'm genuinely grateful for Peter's testimonies.  He's a beacon of change and devotion.  I mean, at first, he would deny Jesus Christ, and now he's willing to just die for Him.  I feel truly blessed to keep learning about Jesus Christ.  I know and testify that Peter didn't just warn the people of his time, but he had me in mind.  I could use his counsels.   May we continuously strive to know and follow God's will for us.