1. Peter’s Final Challenge  ( 1:1⁠–⁠21 )

a. A Greeting from Peter  ( 1:1⁠–⁠2 )

b. Partakers of the Divine Nature  ( 1:3⁠–⁠15 )

c. Eyewitnesses of His Majesty  ( 1:16⁠–⁠21 )

2. Deliverance from False Prophets  ( 2:1⁠–⁠22 )

a. False Teachers Among You  ( 2:1⁠–⁠3 )

b. Historic Evidence for Their Judgement  ( 2:4⁠–⁠9 )

c. Characteristics of the False Teachers  ( 2:10⁠–⁠22 )

3. The Return of Jesus  ( 3:1⁠–⁠18 )

a. The Coming Judgement  ( 3:1⁠–⁠7 )

b. The Day of the Lord  ( 3:8⁠–⁠13 )

c. Final Exhortations  ( 3:14⁠–⁠18 )