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Second Peter 2:1-22

II Peter 2:1-3:

2:1But lying-prophets also came-to-pass among the people, as also lying-teachers will be among you, the-people-who will lead-in-beside (you) sects of destruction, and denying the Master having bought them, leading quick destruction on themselves; .2and many-people will follow-out with their licentiousnesses, because-of whom the way of the truth will be blasphemed; .3and they will merchandize you in covetousness with molded words, to whom the judgment from-old is not workless and their destruction is not drowsy.

A "lying prophet" is a false prophet, one who claims to speak God's words being revealed to him/her concerning the past, present and/or future – but a lying prophet does not speak the only true God’s words to the people, instead he/she speaks lies, false statements. This is in contrast to the true prophets and their prophecies referred to in II Peter 1:20 and 21. Continuing from the end of II Peter chapter 1, Peter writes:

But lying-prophets also came-to-pass (became, came to be) among the people (referring to the mass or group of people collectively as one unit),

…and a lot of people will follow-out (come after, go from everything that has happened)…

[Reference: Jeremiah 23:9-18, 28:9-17; Matthew 7:15, 10:25 and 33, 13:27 and 37, 24:11 and 24; John 3:16; Acts 3:13 and 14, 13:6; Romans 5:6-8, 13:13; I Corinthians 6:20, 7:23; Galatians 2:4, 3:13, 4:3-5, 5:19 and 20; Ephesians 4:11 and 19; Colossians 2:8, 20-23; I Timothy 2:6, 5:8; II Timothy 2:12 and 13, 3:5, 4:3; Hebrews 2:9; James 4:13; I Peter 3:18, 4:3; II Peter 1:16; I John 2:2; Jude 1:4; Revelation 5:9.]

Verses 4-10(a):

.4For if God did not spare angels having sinned but He gave (them) over to bands of thick-darkness having confined (them) being kept into judgment; .5and He did not spare the old world but He kept-watch (regarding the) eighth-person (who was) Noah a herald of righteousness, having led a flood on a world of not-reverential-people; .6and He condemned (the) cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having made (them) into-ashes, having put2 (them as) a pointing-out of the (things) being about-to (come) to not-reverential-people; .7and He rescued righteous Lot being worn-down by the behavior of the rejecters in licentiousness, .8for the righteous-person dwelling-down among them day from day in observance and hearing used-to-torment (his) righteous soul by (their) lawless works – .9(the) Lord knew2 to rescue reverential-people from temptation, but to keep unrighteous-people being curtailed into (the) day of judgment, .10(a)but especially the (people) journeying behind flesh in (their) intense-yearning of (the) act-of-staining and despising lordship.

In truth, if God (since it is a fact that God)…

…then (it is also a fact that): the Lord knew and continues to know (perceives, sees to the end of perceiving and knowing with His mind) …

In verse 4 above, the verb translated “confined” is the Greek verb tartaroo which was used by some people to refer to the Greek mythological prison of the Titans or giants, but in fact it refers to the confinement of the angels which caused the corruption of mankind’s genetics prior to the flood. The children (progeny, descendants) of these fallen angels (which manifested themselves in the form of fleshy humans with super-human powers or supermen) and female human-beings were known as the “fallen-ones” in Hebrew (nephilim). Anyone stained by this genetic deformity (genetic engineering) could not be saved to God at any time because they did not have the same genetic make-up as the original man (Adam) that God had created.

Noah and the other 7 with him were the only people just prior to the flood that were not tainted by the fallen angels and therefore they were saved. Noah himself of course was the one among them who was a herald of righteousness. It should be noted that spirit-being angels are forbidden to leave their dwelling-place and the instructions God gave them to live-by as spirit-being angels; they were/are not supposed to interfere with mankind reproducing themselves. The devil (satan) initiated this among the angels that followed him in order to stop the coming of the Christ by his fallen race – but his plan did not succeed because Jesus Christ was born, lived, died, and has been resurrected (refer to I Peter 3:18-20).

Sodom and Gomorrah were cities that were in existence during Abraham's lifetime, but while Abraham was living God caused Sodom and Gomorrah to be burned-up because of the evils (such as homosexuality, lesbianism, different flesh, idolatry, etc) that the people in those cities were doing against God. God first made known to Abraham, via one of His ruling angels, what would happen, and Abraham had time to ask about any righteous people still living in those cities. God, via two of His angels, had Abraham's brother's son, Lot, and his wife and two daughters rescued out from Sodom.

An angel is a spirit-being whose office and character is one of a messenger in official service via words and/or actions. The word "angel" comes from the Greek word aggello which means to tell or deliver a message and therefore an angel could be called a "messenger." Those angels who have continued to take their instructions from the only true God are also now under the command of the Lord Jesus Christ. But those angels who have refused to take their instructions from God and have instead decided to follow the devil are known as devils (devil-spirits, demons, evil, unclean or unholy spirits). The devil (satan, the snake/serpent, etc) was once one of God's angels, but he rebelled against God wanting to take God's place and he continues attempting to do so. We should also note that the Bible shows us that no human-being was or is or will-be a spirit-being angel! Refer to Hebrews chapter 1 for further information regarding angels.

[Reference: Genesis chapters 6-8, 13:13, chapters 18 and 19; Matthew 6:13, 10:15, 11:23 and 24, 12:36, 24:38 and 39, 25:41 and 46; Luke 17:26-29; Acts 4:21, 10:2 and 7; Romans 1:26-32; I Corinthians 10:13; Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 1:16; Titus 1:15; Hebrews 11:7, 12:15 and 18, 13:2; James 1:12-15; I Peter 1:6, 3:18-20, 4:2, 3 and 12; II Peter 1:4, 3:6 and 7; Jude 1:6-8.]

Verses 10(b)-16:

.10(b)Self-delighted daring-people – they do not tremble-at blaspheming glories; .11where angels being with greater strength and ability do not carry blasphemous judgment against them. .12But these-people, as natural wordless living-beings having been born2 into capture and corruption, blaspheming in which-things they do not-know, also will be corrupted in their corruption, .13treating-themselves-unrighteously with (the) compensation of unrighteousness, leading (their minds to regard) the luxurious-living delight in a day.
Spots and blemishes – (they are) living-luxuriously in their deceits feasting-together with you, .14having eyes full of an adulteress and restless of sin, enticing souls not-set-fast, having a heart having been exercised2 of covetousness.
Children of a curse – .15leaving-down (the) straight way they were caused-to-wander, having followed-out with the way of Balaam of Bosor who loved1 (the) compensation of unrighteousness, .16but he had a refutation of (his) own aside-from-law, a soundless donkey having precisely-spoken in (the) sound of a man hindered the aside-from-thought of the prophet.

Peter continues by providing more information about the unrighteous-people being curtailed into the day of judgment, but especially the people journeying behind flesh in their intense-yearning of the act-of-staining and despising lordship. He also uses many comparisons, figures of speech, such as a metaphor (a declaration that one thing is or represents another thing), to emphasize and illustrate by demonstration exactly what he means.

…where angels, which are presently and actively being (existing) with comparatively more-great (larger in quantity and quality, etc) inherent strength and able-power (capability) than these people…

But these-people…

Continuing to describe these people:

Continuing to describe these people, Peter uses the phrase “children of a curse.” When the Bible refers to someone or something as being "sons" or "children" of such-and-such which is intangible, for example "children of a curse" we must recognize that this is a figure of speech. The word "curse" denotes the quality of these "children" and the phrase indicates their essence, making a distinction regarding them from those who are not children of a curse.

A ‘curse’ refers to what is spoken against another that would be harmful to the recipient if/when it would come to pass. It can be a judgment pronounced by God down against a person, thing, or situation who/which would violate what He says – or for men, an imprecation made against another, prayer or supplication for something to come to pass against some person, thing, or situation, invoking something against another that would be harmful to the recipient if/when it would happen.

The essence of the children of a curse is that they speak curses and they are also the recipients of curses coming to pass.

[Reference: Exodus 20:6; Numbers chapters 22-24, 31:8 and 16; Deuteronomy 6:5, 10:12, 23:4 and 5; Joshua 13:22, 24:9; Nehemiah 13:2; Micah 6:5; Matthew 5:27and 28, 6:24, 22:37-39; Romans 1:18-32; I Corinthians 13:4-7; II Corinthians 11:3; Galatians 6:7 and 8: Ephesians 4:22, 5:27; II Thessalonians 1:7, 2:10; Titus 1:7; Hebrews 9:14, 13:11; James 1:14 and 27, 4:4, 5:5; I Peter 1:11 and 12; II Peter 1:16, 3:16; Jude 1:8-12; Revelation 2:14.]

Verses 17-22:

.17These-people are waterless springs and fogs being driven by a storm, for whom the thick-darkness of the darkness was kept2; .18for precisely-speaking super-projections of futility they entice with licentiousnesses in intense-yearnings of flesh the (people) fleeing a little from the (people) behaving in wandering, .19promising freedom to them, themselves being-from-the-beginning slaves of corruption – for to whom someone was caused-to-be-inferior2, to this-person he was enslaved2.20for if having fled-from the stains of the world in full-knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ but having been weaved-in again to these, they were caused-to-be-inferior2; the last-things became2 worse-than the first-things to them, .21for it used-to-be a stronger-thing for them not to have fully-known2 the way of the righteousness than having fully-known (it) to return out-from the holy commandment having been given-over to them. .22The-thing of the true proverb came-together2 to them, “A dog having turned onto (his) own vomit” and “A sow having washed into a rolling of muck.”

These people are (represented by, they are in comparison to)…

…in truth, to whom (or to which) someone was caused-to-be-inferior and is still inferior (in a lower position and state than what he was in previously), to this person (or thing) he was enslaved (made a slave of) and he is still enslaved…

The-thing of the true proverb (something spoken by the way, aside from ordinary speech, the true figure of speech) came-together and is still come-together to them (moved in conjunction with them, happened to them)…

[Reference: Proverbs 26:11; Jeremiah 45:6; Matthew 7:6, 22:37-39; John 8:32-36, 13:34, 15:12; Romans 6:16, 8:2 and 21, 13:8-10 and 14; I Corinthians 7:19 and 22, 14:37; II Corinthians 3:17 and 18; Galatians 2:4, 5:1 and 13-16; Ephesians 2:3; Philippians 3:2; I Timothy 6:14 and 15; Hebrews 6:4-8, 7:18-22, 10:26-31 and 39; James 1:14 and 25; I Peter 1:1-5, 2:16, 4:1-6; II Peter 1:1-4, 3:2, 15 and 16; I John 3:23, 4:21. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (2) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]


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