1. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter …

3. Lesson 1 – General Introduction Outline Of 2nd Peter  True Knowledge In Which To Grow 1:1-21  False Teachers Who Were To Come 2:1-22  Sure Promise In Which To Hope 3:1-18

4. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22  Peter just detailed “true” prophecy 1:19-21  He now details “false” prophecy  Specifically, Peter discusses false teachers Ê Their dangerous methods vv. 1-3a Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9 Ì Their failed promises vv. 10-19 Í Their own lost condition vv. 20-22

5. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  Judgment “…from long ago is not idle”  Destruction “…is not asleep”  God will not let error escape judgment  The individual teacher is not marked out for judgment, but those who fit this description cp. Jude 4

6. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv. 4-8 1) Angels who sinned v. 4  Not in need of salvation Heb 2:16  Yet, accountable for their conduct Jude 6  “Hell” = torments Lk 16:23 (not Gehenna)

7. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv. 4-8 2) Antediluvian world v. 5  People were warned…Noah “preached”  God showed great patience 1 Pet 3:20  Their rejection brought doom Gen 6:3, 5-7

8. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv. 4-8 3) Sodom & Gomorrah vv. 6-8  Exceeding wickedness Gen 13:13 Jude 7  Judgment an “example to all…thereafter”  Righteous are “vexed” by their bad choices

9. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv. 4-8  In all 3 examples, God did 2 things…  He “did not spare” or “condemned” the guilty  He “preserved” or “rescued” the righteous

10. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  Who is the “first line of defense” against false teachers & false teaching?  WE ARE !! 1:5, 16-21 2 Thess 2:10-12  Peter encourages faithful saints who believe and practice truth Ù in the end, God will deal with false teachers and their error

11. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv. 10-19  They themselves…  …“indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires” v. 10a cp 1 Pet 4:2-3  …“despise authority” v. 10b Jude 8  …“revile angelic majesties” vv. 10c-11 Jude 9  …are like “unreasoning animals” v. 12

12. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv. 10-19  They themselves…  …“revel in daytime” v. 13a cp. Jn 3:19-20  …“are stains & blemishes” v. 13b cp. 1 Pet 1:19 Eph 5:27  …“have eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin” v. 14a cp. Mt 5:28

13. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv. 10-19  They themselves…  …“entice unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed” v. 14b cp. 2 Tim 3:6  …“have forsaken the right way, going the way of Balaam” vv. 15-16 Num 22 (Illustrates the power of false teaching)

14. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv. 10-19  Having described their ungodly character, Peter now emphasizes the “ emptiness” of what they promise vv. 17-19 Jude 12-13  “Springs without water” (Disappointing to those desiring a drink)

15. Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv. 10-19  Having described their ungodly character, Peter now emphasizes the “ emptiness” of what they promise vv. 17-19 Jude 12-13  “Mists driven by a storm” (Promising rain blown away by the winds)

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