2 Peter 2

ChrIII. Apostasy brought in by false teachers, Chapter 2
V. 1—“False prophets” brought in heresy to the nation Israel.
“False teachers” are the bearers of heresy and apostasy into
the church. One of the marks of identification is that they deny
Christ’s work of redemption for them.
V. 2—False followers will go after false teachers. God’s elect cannot
be permanently deceived. 1 Corinthians 11:19 explains the rea-
sons why God permits cults.
V. 3—“Covetousness” is another mark of a false teacher. The apostle
gives a list of three types of apostates in the past who will appear
in the future.
V. 4 1 – “Angels that sinned”—even some angels rebelled against God. Rebellion
against God will appear in the last days (see Psalm 2:1-3).
V. 5 2 – The ungodly of Noah’s day left God out of their lives, even in eating and
drinking and in marriage (Matthew 24:37-39).
V. 6 3 – Gross immorality characterized Sodom and Gomorrah (see Romans 1:24-32).
THRU the BIBLE NOTES & OUTLINES | 5
VV. 7, 8—This is enlightening. The record in Genesis does not make it
clear that Lot was a righteous man; in fact, it implies the opposite.
V. 9—God can and will do two things, of which Lot’s experience is
an illustration:
1 – “Deliver the godly out of temptations”
2 – Keep the unjust for judgment
V. 10—These are total apostates, hopeless.
V. 11—Angels would not presume to do such things.
V. 12—These apostates are like animals.
VV. 14-22—This is a striking, frightful, and bold description of apostates.
V. 15—“Following the way of Balaam” is being covetous, willing to sell
his gift for money.
V. 20—These apostates have a head knowledge. They know the truth
but have not received a love of the truth.
V. 22—This is a frightful and awful description of an apostate. This
is Peter’s parable of the prodigal pig—“the sow that was washed.”
The pig professed to like the father’s house, but he returned to the
pigpen of his old man. (See Jude for a more complete description
of apostates.)