This text speaks clearly that today He manifests in us, and through us with the Word, to purify the Church Peter also prophetizes about the fake teachers who appeared inside the church. 2nd Peter 2:
1- But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2- And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
3- And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Peter, when established the Universal Priesthood (saint and real), established by God and not by men.
Peter speaks of how Judaism stumbled in the keystone (Christ).

He says that, now they, stumbled in the word, and is clear that he is talking about the peak of the Bible, in the 2nd shack and finishes chapter 2 of his 1st letter, speaking of a church, where Jesus is the only pastor and bishop, the Supreme Pastor, the High Priest, the head of a Church, where each member has his role and practices the role of a Priest or Levite (Deacon), and no one is bigger than the other. Jesus speaks very clear when censures the scribes and Pharisees (represents all who pretend to be Christians) and alerts his disciples. Matt. 23:
8- But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.
11- But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. (Is there text clearer than that?).
12- And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.