Peter used picture language to describe the false teachers. People go to a well to get water. The water keeps them alive. Some wells contain no water. They may look good but a dry well is not useful. The false teachers did not give anything valuable to Christians. But Jesus promised that he would make people alive for ever. Jesus also described how the Holy Spirit would live inside people. The Holy Spirit would be like the water that always flows (John 4:13-14; John 7:37-38).

A mist is not wet enough to make the land wet. And a strong wind can quickly blow the mist away. This is picture language. It shows that the false teachers are not useful. They have no power to help other people. The place of ‘black darkness’ probably refers to the darkest place in *hell. The false teachers will have the same punishment as the wicked *angels (2:4).

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