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1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

2Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

2Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

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4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;

4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;

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6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men

6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men

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8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)- 9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.

8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)- 9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.

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10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority.

10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority.

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False Prophet’s NatureFalse Prophet’s Nature

   Brute beasts Brute beasts 2:122:12   Stains upon Christianity Stains upon Christianity 2:132:13   Dried-up springs of water Dried-up springs of water 2:172:17   Unstable, storm-driven clouds Unstable, storm-driven clouds 2:172:17   Dogs returning to their vomit Dogs returning to their vomit 2:222:22   Hogs wallowing in the mud Hogs wallowing in the mud 2:222:22

False Prophet’s SinsFalse Prophet’s Sins

Propagating destructive heresiesPropagating destructive heresies 2:12:1 Denying ChristDenying Christ 2:12:1 MaterialismMaterialism 2:3a, 142:3a, 14 Lust and adulteryLust and adultery 2:10, 142:10, 14 Pride and arrogancePride and arrogance 2:102:10 Scoffing at the “glorious ones”Scoffing at the “glorious ones” 2:102:10 BlasphemyBlasphemy 2:122:12 Seducing the unstableSeducing the unstable 2:14b, 182:14b, 18 BoastingBoasting 2:182:18 Hypocritical lyingHypocritical lying 2:19-212:19-21

Judgment of False ProphetsJudgment of False Prophets

They will be judged not by angels (2:11)They will be judged not by angels (2:11) They will experience a swift and They will experience a swift and

terrible end (2:1)terrible end (2:1) They will be caught and destroyed like wild They will be caught and destroyed like wild

beasts (2:12)beasts (2:12) They will be destroyed (2:3)They will be destroyed (2:3) They will reap all that they have They will reap all that they have

sowed (2:13)sowed (2:13) They will be consigned to the blackest darkness They will be consigned to the blackest darkness

(2:17)(2:17)

Four Select StatementsFour Select StatementsFrom II Peter 2From II Peter 2

““bringing upon themselves swift destruction” bringing upon themselves swift destruction” ““Their condemnation from long ago is not Their condemnation from long ago is not

idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”idle, and their destruction is not asleep.” ““For if God did not spare angels when they For if God did not spare angels when they

sinned, but cast them into hell and committed sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment…”kept until the judgment…”

““For them the gloom of utter darkness has For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved…”been reserved…”

HELLHELL

Sheol - abode of the dead (OT)Sheol - abode of the dead (OT)

Hades Hades -- place of the dead (NT) place of the dead (NT)

Gehenna Gehenna -- valley of (the son of) Hinnom valley of (the son of) Hinnom, , fig. hellfig. hell

Tartarus Tartarus -- to incarcerate in Tartaros to incarcerate in Tartaros

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Dante’s Dante’s Inferno Inferno and Jonathan Edward’s and Jonathan Edward’s SermonsSermons

William Booth - founder of Salvation ArmyWilliam Booth - founder of Salvation Army

In churches across America, hell is being In churches across America, hell is being frozen out as preachers find themselves frozen out as preachers find themselves increasingly hesitant to sermonize on the increasingly hesitant to sermonize on the outpost for lost souls. outpost for lost souls.

Why????Why????

Gallop poll 2001 – 71% believed in hellGallop poll 2001 – 71% believed in hellEmphasis in preaching – here and nowEmphasis in preaching – here and nowToo negativeToo negativeConsumer ChristianityConsumer ChristianityFicklenessFickleness "It's a failure of nerve by churches that "It's a failure of nerve by churches that

are not wanting to take on a non-popular are not wanting to take on a non-popular stance." Hunsinger stance." Hunsinger

Why Preach on Hell?Why Preach on Hell?Hell is a Biblical subjectHell is a Biblical subject

enough to goenough to go into the fiery into the fiery hellhell Mt 5:22Mt 5:22 whole body to be thrown into whole body to be thrown into hellhell Mt 5:29Mt 5:29 for your whole body to go into for your whole body to go into hellhell Mt 5:30Mt 5:30 destroy both soul and body in destroy both soul and body in hellhell Mt 10:28Mt 10:28 eyes and be cast into the fiery eyes and be cast into the fiery hellhell Mt 18:9Mt 18:9 as much a son of as much a son of hellhell as yourselves as yourselves Mt 23:15Mt 23:15 you escape the sentence of you escape the sentence of hellhell Mt 23:33Mt 23:33

Why Preach on Hell?Why Preach on Hell?Hell is a Biblical subjectHell is a Biblical subject

your two hands, to go into your two hands, to go into hellhell Mk 9:43Mk 9:43 your two feet, to be cast into your two feet, to be cast into hellhell Mk 9:45Mk 9:45 two eyes, to be cast into two eyes, to be cast into hellhell Mk 9:47Mk 9:47 has authority to cast into has authority to cast into hellhell Lk 12:5Lk 12:5 ourour life, and is set on fire by life, and is set on fire by hellhell Jas 3:6Jas 3:6 but cast them into but cast them into hellhell 2Pe 2:42Pe 2:4

NASV Exhaustive ConcordanceNASV Exhaustive Concordance

What does the Bible say?What does the Bible say?

Old Testament – very little on heaven Old Testament – very little on heaven or hell, but what it does say is that or hell, but what it does say is that individuals are responsible to God.individuals are responsible to God.

Hell is a place of disintegration.Hell is a place of disintegration.Hell is a place of separation.Hell is a place of separation.Hell is a place of remembering.Hell is a place of remembering.Hell is a place where Jesus as Lord Hell is a place where Jesus as Lord

is acknowledged by everyone.is acknowledged by everyone.

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