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Knowing this first (touto prōton ginōskontes). Present active participle of ginōskō. See 2Pe 1:20 for this identical phrase. Nominative absolute here where accusative ginōskontas would be regular. Peter now takes up the parousia (2Pe 1:16) after having discussed the dunamis of Christ.
In the last days (ep' eschatōn tōn hēmerōn). “Upon the last of the days.” Jud 1:18 has it ep' eschatou chronou (upon the last time). In 1Pe 1:5 it is en kairōi eschatōi (in the last time), while 1Pe 1:20 has ep' eschatou tōn chronōn (upon the last of the times). John has usually tēi eschatēi hēmerāi (on the last day, Joh 6:39.). Here eschatōn is a predicate adjective like summus mons (the top of the mountain).
Mockers with mockery (empaigmonēi empaiktai). Note Peter’s play on words again, both from empaizō (Mat 2:16), to trifle with, and neither found elsewhere save empaiktēs in Jud 1:18; Isa 3:4 (playing like children).