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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 to chains of darkness, reserving them for judgment.
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10 Απρ 2023 · (NLT - Tyndale House) Phillips: For if God did not spare angels who sinned against him, but banished them to the dark imprisonment of hell till judgment day: (New Testament in Modern English)
Peter with this verse cited some historical examples of God’s judgment and condemnation of the wicked (noting also that the righteous were spared), these being: (1) the example of the sinning angels; (2) the case of Noah and his generation; (3) the example of Sodom and Gomorrah; and (4) the deliverance of Lot.
1. David Guzik commentary on 2 Peter 2, in which Peter talks about the presence and work of false teachers in the church and God's sovereignty over them.
What does 2 Peter 2:4 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
Sodom and the neighbouring cities were no more secured by their regular government than the angels by the dignity of their nature or the old world by their vast number. 2. God can make use of contrary creatures to punish incorrigible sinners. He destroys the old world by water, and Sodom by fire.
Echoing Habakkuk 2:3, Peter assures us that God will judge the ungodly and save the righteous (cf. 2Pet 2:9–10). God is waiting because he desires that all would repent. He “takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked” (Ezek 33:11) and pleads with sinners to receive his mercy (Isa 55:1–11; 65:1–5).
