Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Peter 3:4

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming ? for since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation .

Questioning, or denying the great Truths of the Gospel, thereby to encourage themselves in walking after their own Lusts.

His coming to judge the World, q. d. his promised coming doth not appear, the promise of it is not fulfilled.

Who died in the Faith of Christ's coming, and had the Promise of it.

I. e. Died; the usual Phrase of Scripture, which these Scoffers seem to speak in derision; q. d. it is so long since the Fathers fell asleep (as you call it) that it were more than time for them to be awakened, whereas we see the contrary

I. e. The World continues to be the same it was, and hath the same Parts it had; we see nothing changed, nothing abolished, but still Nature keeps its old Course. Thus they argue, That because there had been no such great Change, therefore there should be none; because Christ was not yet come to Judgment, therefore he should not come at all; not considering the Power of God, who is as able to destroy the World, as to make it, nor the Will of God revealed in his Word concerning the end of it.

Marginal references: Isa. 5.19. Jer. 17.15. Ezek. 12.22.; Viz. Christ mentioned, v. 2. Possibly these Scoffers might drop the Name of Christ by way of Contempt, not vouchsafing to mention it, as the Iews did, Iohn 9.29. q. d. Where is the Promise of his coming, whom you expect?