2 Peter 2:5-6 does not settle the annihilationism debate

Mike reads 2 Peter 2:5-6, noting it gives two examples of divine judgment: Noah's flood and Sodom/Gomorrah's fire. He argues the text's emphasis is simply that God judges the wicked and saves the righteous — not a detailed theology of what judgment entails. Both annihilationists and traditionalists will read their prior theology into this passage. He references his friend Chris Date (an annihilationist) who has urged him not to speak carelessly on this topic, acknowledging his own confidence level on annihilationism is low due to insufficient personal research.