2 Peter 2:4-10

B. The Consequences of False Teaching 2:4-10a

Peter next described the consequences that follow false teaching to help his readers see the importance of avoiding it.

"Verses 4-10a form one long, complex conditional sentence; 2 Peter 2:4-8 form the conditional statement, and 2 Peter 2:9-10 a the conclusion. This long sentence skillfully combines the different aspects involved in God’s judicial dealings with mankind." [Note: Hiebert, Second Peter . . ., p. 95.]

"Now Peter will give us three examples of apostates in the past. His first example is of the angels who sinned (2 Peter 2:4), and it is an example of how the Devil works. His second example is that of the world of Noah’s day (2 Peter 2:5), and it is the example of the world. The third example (2 Peter 2:6) is the turning of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, and that is the example of the flesh." [Note: McGee, 5:734.]