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    It is not the case that 2 Peter 2:1,3 argues destruction of the wicked

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    • 1.The text emphasizes judgment without specifying annihilation; 'destruction' may mean ruin of character or eternal separation, not cessation.
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    • 2.Context focuses on false teachers' judgment, not a universal argument about all wicked; the scope is narrower than claimed.
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    • 3.Ancient Greek 'apoleia' (destruction) was often metaphorical for loss or shame, not necessarily literal extinction of being.
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    • 1.2 Peter 2:1 explicitly mentions 'destructive heresies' and 'denying the Master,' indicating false teachers face divine destruction.
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    • 2.2 Peter 2:3 states God's 'judgment from long ago is not idle' and 'destruction does not sleep,' suggesting punishment is certain.
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    • 3.The passage parallels fallen angels and Sodom's fate, biblical examples of God destroying the wicked comprehensively.
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