<p>2:6- see on 2 Tim. 2:14.</p><p><em>And turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemning them to destruction, having made them an example to those that should live ungodly lives</em>- According to Gen. 18:17-19, the reason God told Abraham what He would do with Sodom was because Abraham would teach others, and his descendants would teach others. This implies that Sodom's destruction was to be a special lesson for all generations. And 2 Pet. 2:6 says the same- Sodom was to be a perpetual &quot;example unto those that after should live ungodly&quot;; in this sense Sodom was &quot;set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire&quot; (Jude 7). The fire was &quot;eternal&quot; in the sense that the example of destruction was to be to all generations. This paves the way for Sodom's destruction to be understood as a particularly significant type of the last days.</p><p>This warning is in the context of the upcoming destruction of Jerusalem in AD70. Peter saw Jerusalem, the &quot;holy city&quot; of Judaism, as spiritually Sodom- just as Isaiah did (also Rev. 11:8). Yet Judaism prided itself on separation from Gentiles and obedience to Divine law. All this was covering up an utterly &quot;filthy&quot; and &quot;unGodly&quot; interior.</p>