2 John study section

2 John key people

Christ come in the flesh, ’the elder’ John, the elect lady and her children, and the deceivers.

Key figures

Jesus Christ

The incarnate Son whom true believers confess as having “come in the flesh”

“The elder”

The apostle John, writing with fatherly authority in his old age

The elect lady and her children

The recipients, likely a local church and its members, pictured as a family

The deceivers (antichrists)

False teachers denying that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh

The elect sister’s children

Believers of a related church who send greetings

My notes

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