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2Pet. 1:13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you; 1:14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 1:15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
1:16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

The truth is not from man, the truth was not from the apostle Peter before God anointed him upon Christ ascension into heaven, and the out pouring of the Holy Spirit upon on those in the upper room. The truth they received was Christ Jesus indwelling them with his eternal life making them the light of this world. The life of Christ has no death in it, his life is incorruptible. Hence, Peter could compare his life in the flesh, as short, a mist, a flower in its glory fading within days. Yes, Peter was reminded us our life on earth in a fleshly tent will soon be folded up, it is not long like many think, it quickly fly's away, and is set upon hurtful things. Sober up, think, the apostle Peter is reminding the brothers and sisters they won't be here long by comparing their lives with the glory of Christ eternal life they have received in their tent as God's children.

Isa. 40:5 The glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it."
40:6 The voice of one saying, "Cry!" One said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
40:7 The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass. 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever."

James 1:11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

1 Peter 1:24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

Moreover, Peter then ties this thought of shortness of life on earth with not following cunningly devised fables, but why? The flesh is short, but it is tenacious in deceiving us it will fight to hang on to one thread of life because of the unrighteousness of the fallen flesh it puts itself at the center, it makes its need greater than God's purposes, thinking without its constant teaching, and pounding of words people with not follow or listen, and for the flesh that is true. But Peter knows all that he has received has been through the Holy Spirit not from his fallen flesh, which is dead in Christ. The Spirit is eternal, it never goes away long after the tent is fold up leaving this earth, who than will teach, will God be found a liar, will God did if man is not there to remind us? No! The flesh will died by not Christ , not God.

Ephesians 2:9 not of works, that no one would boast.

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

So Peter reminds us we have received the life of Christ, the truth in us that is eternal, we did not need to rely upon man, or his cunning fables to learn of the Christ. In other words, the truth does not have to be spice up, made to taste good, making it more creative, entertaining. Those desires are the cunning of the fallen flesh, that has put itself as more important than God and Holy Spirit teaching.

Galatians 6:8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.

2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

Let us sober up, let us think with a spirit mind of Christ if this life quickly goes than where is are hope if all depends upon us? If we think all depends upon us to brings ones to Christ, to make sure that they don't leave Christ, and obey Christ than whom is going to resurrect you when you die? Sober up to righteousness and truth, put faith not in the tent, but in the life in the tent which is everlasting and you will have life when the tent is gone.

John 5:21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

John 5:24 "Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

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