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2 PETER 2:4 seirai/j {C}
The textual evidence is singularly evenly balanced between seirai/j
and siroi/j. The latter reading, despite its being supported by a A B
C 81vid copsa _al,_ was regarded by...
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Verse 4. _FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS_] The angels were
originally placed in a state of probation; some having fallen and some
having stood proves this. How long that probation was to last to th...
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FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS THAT SINNED - The apostle now
proceeds to the proof of the proposition that these persons would be
punished. It is to be remembered that they had been, or were even
th...
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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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_For if God spared not the angels that sinned_ Better, SPARED NOT
ANGELS, there being no article in the Greek. Here the nature of the
sin is not specified. We may think either of a rebellion of angels...
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4 sqq. ΕἸ ΓᾺΡ Ὁ ΘΕΌΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. to the end of 2 Peter
2:10. The sentence has a different climax to that which we expect. The
_protasis_ is, roughly, this: “Speedy punishment awaits these men.
For if God d...
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ΆΜΑΡΤΗΣΆΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. (adj.) от_
ΆΜΑΡΤΆΝΩ (G264) грешить,
ΈΦΕΊΣΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΦΕΊΔΟΜΑΙ (G5339)
с _gen._ щадить. Ind. используется в _conj._ 1
типа, предполагающем реальность
у...
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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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FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS— Some think the sense is suspended
till we come to 2 Peter 2:9 and the reddition to be looked for there;
that is, _If God spared not the angels who sinned,_ &c. _the L...
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2 PETER 2:4 FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT ANGELS WHEN THEY SINNED, BUT CAST
THEM DOWN TO HELL, AND COMMITTED THEM TO PITS[61] OF DARKNESS, TO BE
RESERVED UNTO JUDGMENT;
[61] Some manuscripts have chains.
_E...
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For 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;
IF. The consequent member of the sentence is virtu...
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VERSE 4. FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS THAT SINNED.
You know that God spared not the angels who rebelled. He subjected
them to punishment. They were cast out of heaven and into darkness.
They are...
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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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The Apostle here follows Jewish tradition (cp. Revelation 20:1), as it
is given in the book of Enoch, from which St. Jude expressly quotes....
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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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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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(4-8) Three instances of divine vengeance, proving that great
wickedness never goes unpunished....
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FOR IF GOD. — The sentence has no proper conclusion. The third
instance of God’s vengeance is so prolonged by the addition
respecting Lot, that the apodosis is wanting, the writer in his
eagerness hav...
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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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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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εἰ γὰρ ὁ θεός … introducing a series of conditional
sentences. The apodosis is found in οἶδεν κύριος … of 2
Peter 2:9. σειραῖς. No doubt a rendering of δεσμοῖς in
Jude 1:6, agreeably to the practice o...
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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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For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to
(c) hell, and delivered [them] into (d) chains of darkness, to be
reserved unto judgment;
(c) So the Greeks called the deep dunge...
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If God spared not the Angels, &c. St. Peter here brings these examples
of God's justice. 1. Towards the rebellious angels that fell from
heaven; 2. that of the general flood, or deluge; 3. when he des...
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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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4._For if. _We have stated how much it behoves us to know that the
ungodly, who by their mischievous opinions corrupt the Church, cannot
escape God’s vengeance; and this he proves especially by three...
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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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FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS THAT SINNED..... By whom are meant
the devil and his angels; who are spirits created by God and as such
were good; their first estate which they left was pure and holy...
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For 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;
Ver. 4. _If God spared not the angels_] Though...
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_For if_ Or _since_, as ει γαρ may be here rendered; _God spared
not the angels that sinned_ “The angels seem to have been placed
originally in a state of trial. Those who stood are called in
Scriptur...
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FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS; verses 2Pe 2:4-8 are all connected
with verse 2 Peter 2:9, thus: "For if God spared not the angels-and
spared not the old world-and turning the cities of Sodom and Go...
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Examples from History:...
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FOR 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;...
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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 2:4 ‘For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but
cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved
for judgment;'_
‘FOR' -Peter argues from Old Testament precede...
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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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FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT THE ANGELS THAT SINNED, BUT CAST THEM DOWN TO
HELL: elsewhere called _the deep,_ LUKE 8:31, and _the bottomless
pit,_ REVELATION 9:1, REVELATION 11:7 17:8 20:1,3. This implies a...
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Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book X
fire of judgment, and the rayless scenery of gloomy Tartarus,[67]
Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments
Wherefore, in order to teach us this, he uses the exam...
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2 Peter 2:4 For G1063 if G1487 God G2316 not G3756 spare G5339 (G5662)
angels G32 sinned G264 ...
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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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‘For if God did not spare not angels when they sinned, but cast them
down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be
reserved for judgment;
The first example is the angels who sinned b...
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2 Peter 2:4. FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT ANGELS WHEN THEY SINNED. This
rendering (which is adopted by the R. V.) comes nearer the original
than that of the A. V. It is not merely that _those_ of the angels...
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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 2:4
We get but few glimpses into other worlds. What we have seen of them
suggests that their moral history strongly resembles our own. Sin and
suffering, holiness and joy these seem to be the...
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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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GOD DID NOT SPARE. "The punishment of these false teachers and those
who follow them is both certain and sure! Even the angels, of such
high rank, were punished by God when they sinned!" See Jude 1:6...
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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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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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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 John 3:8; 2 Peter 2:11; 2 Peter 2:5; 2 Peter 2:9; Deuteronomy 29:20;...
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The angels. No article. Angels. So Rev. Compare Jude 1:6.
Cast them down to hell [τ α ρ τ α ρ ω σ α ς]. Only here in
New Testament. From Tartarov, Tartarus. It is strange to find Peter
using this Paga...
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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...
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Cast them down to hell — The bottomless pit, a place of unknown
misery. Delivered them — Like condemned criminals to safe custody,
as if bound with the strongest chains in a dungeon of darkness, to be...
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Are fallen angels bound or are they free to tempt human beings?
PROBLEM: Peter affirms in this passage that God cast the fallen angels
“down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be
r...
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Our apostle having asserted in the foregoing verse, that the judgment
of the wicked in general lingereth not, and that the damnation of
seducers in particular slumbereth not; he comes here in these ve...