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NASB | 2 Peter 2:4 ¶ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 2:4 ¶ For if God did not [even] spare angels that sinned, but threw them into hell and sent them to pits of gloom to be kept [there] for judgment; |
Subject: Why angels are not forgiven? |
Bible Note: Mommapbs, This is an excellent question. I do not think that the bible gives a direct answer. However, to add to Scribes good answer, I will try to give my opinion based on scripture also. 1. Notice that man is saved from sin by the death of Christ on the cross. But, we still do not escape physical death. Our physical bodies die with our corruption, while our spirit lives on without corruption. Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 2. The cross does not save our corrupted physical bodies. 1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 3. The angels were created spirits only, they had no other nature. While they are temporarily transformed into physical beings, they can not die physically. Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 4. The sinning angels' corruption is contained in their spiritual essence. They have no alternate essence to contain their corruption. 1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 5. Christ cannot die spiritually, as is required to die for spirit beings. 1Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 6. Even if Christ could die spiritually, He would be required to become “part of” , as well as, die for each angel separately, since they were created separately, as opposed to our human family tree from Adam. Christ became part of our human family tree (this was required). Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 7. Especially in my opinion: God’s mercy was not extended to angels that sinned , since they were in heaven with no room for doubt. Their sin of pride and rebellion amounted to attempting to rob a bank in the very presence of the Judge, jury, and police. Could they ever truly repent without biding their time while seeking an opportunity to rebel again a few million years or so later? I invite anyone to feel free to shoot down my statements. I could easily be wrong. Pastor Glenn |