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Verse 6. _THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRHA_] See the notes on Genesis
19, for an account of the sin and punishment of these cities.
_MAKING_ THEM _AN ENSAMPLE_] These three words, υποδειγμα
παραδειγ...
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AND TURNING THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRHA INTO ASHES - Genesis
19:24. This is a third example to demonstrate that God will punish the
wicked. Compare the notes at Jude 1:7. The word here rendered
“...
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II. THE EVIL TO COME THROUGH FALSE TEACHERS
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The source of the evil (2 Peter 2:1)_
2. The lessons from the past. (2 Peter 2:4)
3. The description of the apostates (2 Peter 2:11)...
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As there were false prophets in Israel, so there will arise false
teachers among the faithful. (Writing from the assumed standpoint of
the apostolic age, he projects their coming into the future; in 2...
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FALSE PROPHETS (2 Peter 2:1)
_ 2:1 There were times when false prophets arose among the people,
even as amongst you too there will be false teachers, men who will
insidiously introduce destructive he...
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If God did not spare even angels who had sinned, but condemned them to
the lowest hell and committed them to the pits of darkness, where they
remain kept for judgment; if he did not spare the ancient...
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TURNING... INTO ASHES. Greek. _tephroo._ Only here.
CONDEMNED. App-122.
OVERTHROW. Greek. _katastrophe._ See 2 Timothy 2:14.
MAKING. having made.
ENSAMPLE. Greek. _hupodeigma._ See John 13:15.
UN...
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_and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes_ The
parallelism with Luke 17:26-29 continues and here runs on side by side
with Jude (2 Peter 2:7), who omits, however, any reference to the
d...
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ΠΌΛΕΙΣ ΣΟΔΌΜΩΝ. The genitive, as in _urbs Romae_, is of
apposition.
ΤΕΦΡΏΣΑΣ. Examples are quoted from Dion Cassius describing an
eruption of Vesuvius, and from Lycophron (who in his so-called play
t...
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5, 6. As in the next chapter, the destructive agencies of water and
fire are here placed side by side....
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DISCOURSE: 2424
GOD THE PUNISHER OF SIN
2 Peter 2:4. If God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them
down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be
reserved unto judgment; and...
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AND TURNING THE CITIES, &C.— Strabo says, that all the ground
thereabouts, was τεφρωδη, _reduced to ashes or cinders.
Condemned_ is here put for punishment, which commonly follows
condemnation, and is...
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2 PETER 2:6 AND TURNING THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH INTO ASHES
CONDEMNED THEM WITH AN OVERTHROW, HAVING MADE THEM AN EXAMPLE UNTO
THOSE THAT SHOULD LIVE UNGODLY;
_Expanded Translation_
and he re...
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And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned
them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after
should live ungodly;
WITH - `TO overthrow' (Alford). ENSAMPLE...
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VERSE 6. AND TURNING THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH.
These cities were destroyed for the wickedness of the people who lived
therein, God giving thereby an example or a warning to all who should
sub...
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The program of prophecy has gradually become clearer with added
revelation. The preexile prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Joel,
Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah know only...
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WARNING AGAINST A THREATENED PLAGUE OF BRUTAL FALSE TEACHERS
As of old there were false as well as true prophets, so it will be
now. This leads the Apostle to speak about the false teachers, who if
th...
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Neither here nor elsewhere in Holy Scripture is it said that these
cities were submerged. Zechariah 2:9 is against such a belief....
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JESUS WILL RETURN
PETER’S SECOND LETTER
_HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 2
FALSE TEACHERS
Much of this chapter is similar to the letter of Jude. Some of the
words are almost the same. Pe...
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AND TURNING.... — The construction still depends upon the “if”
in 2 Peter 2:4. (See Note on Jude 1:7.)
CONDEMNED THEM WITH AN OVERTHROW. — Or, perhaps, _to an overthrow,_
like “condemn to death” in Ma...
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(4-8) Three instances of divine vengeance, proving that great
wickedness never goes unpunished....
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CHAPTER 23
THE LORD KNOWETH HOW TO DELIVER
2 Peter 2:1
THIS second chapter contains much more of a direct description of the
heretical teaching and practices from which the converts were in
danger,...
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πόλεις Σοδ. καὶ Γομορρ. Not genitive of apposition,
but cities of the district, where Sodom and Gomorrah were situated.
_cf._ Jude 1:7. Σ. καὶ Γ. καὶ αἱ περὶ αὐτὰς
πόλεις καταστροφῇ κατέκρινεν.
καταστ...
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2 Peter 2:4-10 _a_. _A historical illustration of the Divine judgment
on the wicked, and care of the righteous_.
“God spared not angels who sinned, but having cast them into
Tartarus, gave them over t...
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DOOM AND DELIVERANCE
2 Peter 2:1
Already the early Church was threatened with destructive heresies
introduced by men who desired only their self-aggrandizement. All the
Apostles give warning against...
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Turning to the subject of the perils threatening the Church, two are
referred to - false teachers, and a materialization of mind which
follows on such teaching. As in old days there were false prophet...
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THE DOOM AWAITING FALSE TEACHERS
Angels were created by God to serve him and do his bidding (Hebrews
1:7; Hebrews 1:14). To prove punishment surely waited for the false
teachers mentioned in verse 3,...
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"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there
shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable
heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring u...
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In the second Epistle of Peter (and here I must be brief, because of
the hour; and I may be brief because Jude will afford us a further
consideration of it) we have the same substantial truth of God's...
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6_The cities of Sodom. _This was so memorable an example of Divine
vengeance, that when the Scripture speaks of the universal destruction
of the ungodly, it alludes commonly to this as the type. Hence...
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The next two Chapter s set before us, on the other hand, the two forms
of evil that characterise the last days the false and corrupt teaching
of bad men, and the unbelief which denies the return of th...
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AND TURNING THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRHA INTO ASHES,.... By
raining brimstone and fire upon them from heaven, Genesis 19:24 which
soon reduced them to ashes, with Admah and Zeboiim, Deuteronomy 29...
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And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned
_them_ with an overthrow, making _them_ an ensample unto those that
after should live ungodly;
Ver. 6. _And turning the cities_] Bury...
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_And turning the cities of Sodom, &c., into ashes_ When the
inhabitants of those places were sunk into the lowest degeneracy; _and
condemned them with an overthrow_ Punished them with utter
destructio...
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SODOM AND GOMORRAH; GENESIS 19:16-25....
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AND TURNING THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH INTO ASHES, CONDEMNED
THEM WITH AN OVERTHROW, MAKING THEM AN ENSAMPLE UNTO THOSE THAT AFTER
SHOULD LIVE UNGODLY;...
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Examples from History:...
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But the true government of God has been hated and rejected -even by
men claiming to be Christian. Peter, a true prophet, has forewarned of
this in this chapter; and the day has come of which he has pr...
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_ 2 Peter 2:6 ‘and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example
to those who would live ungodly thereafter;'_
‘SODOM AND GOMOR...
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1-9 Though the way of error is a hurtful way, many are always ready
to walk therein. Let us take care we give no occasion to the enemy to
blaspheme the holy name whereby we are called, or to speak ev...
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THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRHA; which being the chief of the five,
include Admah and Zeboim, Zoar, the fifth, being spared for Lot's
sake, GENESIS 14:18, compared with GENESIS 19:25. CONDEMNED THEM...
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1 Clement
On account of his hospitality and godliness, Lot was saved out of
Sodore when all the country round was punished by means of fire and
brimstone, the Lord thus making it manifest that He doe...
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2 Peter 2:6 and G2532 turning G5077 cities G4172 Sodom G4670 and G2532
Gomorrah G1116 ashes G5077 (G5660) condemned...
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‘And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned
them with an overthrow, having made them an example to those that who
live in and ungodly way,'
A third example of God's judgment wer...
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EXAMPLES OF GOD'S JUDGMENT ON LICENTIOUS BEHAVIOUR AND HIS DELIVERY OF
THE RIGHTEOUS (2 PETER 2:4).
Peter now calls on a number of examples from the Old Testament which
demonstrate the truth of what...
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The second chapter of the Epistle stands entirely by itself. It is of
so peculiar a character, that some have doubted whether it belonged
originally to this Epistle, or could have been written by the...
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2 Peter 2:6. AND TURNING THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH INTO ASHES,
CONDEMNED THEM WITH AN OVERTHROW, HAYING MADE THEM A TYPE OF THOSE
THAT SHOULD LIVE UNGODLY. The term used for the ‘overthrow'
(=c...
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TURNING INTO ASHES
(τεφρωσας). First aorist participle of τεφροω, late word
from τεφρα, ashes (in Dio Cassius of an eruption of Vesuvius,
Philo), here alone in N.T.THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH...
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2 Peter 2:6
I. Our text shows that God's severity on sin is an awful fact. St.
Peter points (1) to the vengeance He executed on the sinning angels.
Every argument which can be applied against the ulti...
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2 Peter 2:1. _But there were false prophets also among the people,_
How true that is still! Be not startled, brethren, as though some
strange thing had happened to us in this generation. It always wa...
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CONTENTS: Warnings concerning apostate teachers.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Noah, Lot, Balaam.
CONCLUSION: Where God sends His true messengers with His Word, the
devil always sends some to seduce and...
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2 Peter 2:1. _False teachers who bring in damnable heresies._ Sects
leading to perdition, and to the extreme of punishment. Who were they?
They were yet to come, in part; the roots only began as yet t...
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SODOM AND GOMORRAH. See Jude 1:7 and note. The presence of only ten
righteous men in these cities would have prevented their destruction.
The destroying fire was symbolic of eternal punishment....
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 2:6 Third minor premise: If (A) God
condemned SODOM AND GOMORRAH, then (B) how much more certain it is
that the same thing will HAPPEN TO THE UNGODLY who reject the gospel....
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 2:4 Peter turns to a detailed argument
proving God’s certain judgment on the false teachers. Four times he
uses a lesser-to-greater method of argument (if A is true, how much
m...
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 2:1 Evaluation of False Teachers. In this
third main section of his letter, Peter criticizes the false teachers,
using biblical illustrations to do so....
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MISCHIEF-MAKERS AND MISCHIEF-MAKING
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE subject treated in this chapter is the mischievous influence of
corrupting doctrine. And false doctrine is constantly treated i...
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EXPOSITION
2 PETER 2:1
BUT THERE WERE FALSE PROPHETS ALSO AMONG THE PEOPLE; rather, as in
the Revised Version, _but there arose false prophets also among the
people. _The transition is simple and na...
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False prophets have always been around. Now they don't wear signs,
"I'm a false prophet". They come in sheep's clothing. They look like
sheep. They come sometimes dripping with love and phrases of lov...
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1 Corinthians 10:11; Amos 4:11; Deuteronomy 29:23; Ezekiel 16:49;...
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Turning into ashes [τ ε φ ρ ω σ α ς]. Only here in New
Testament.
Having made them an example [υ π ο δ ε ι γ μ α τ ε θ ε ι
κ ω ς]. Compare 1 Peter 2:21. The word for example is condemned as
unclassic...
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TIMELY WARNINGS
2 Peter 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
It has been said that "to be forewarned is to be forearmed." If God
had not told us the things which would surely come, to pass, we would
not be prepa...