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15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my1 decease.  

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow acunningly devised fables when we made known to you the bpower and ccoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were deyewitnesses of His majesty.  
17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: a“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”  
18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on athe holy mountain.  
19 1And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a alight that shines in a dark place, buntil cthe day dawns and the morning star rises in your dhearts;  
20 knowing this first, that ano prophecy of Scripture is of any private1 interpretation,  
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What Does 2 Peter 1:17 Mean?



2 Peter 1:16-21

Peter is probably referring here to the transfiguration recorded in Matthew 17, Mark 9 and Luke 9. Peter, James, and John were eyewitnesses to that event, and it confirmed to them the prophecies made of old. He then urges us to press forward in faith knowing that the guarantee of the prophecies in God's Word is that they originated in God, not in men. The prophets spoke or wrote as God motivated them by His Holy Spirit. God's very words came through them to us. The Scriptures are not the invention of creative and imaginative men. They are not fairy tales, and we can trust them right on up to the return of Christ and our resurrection because the reputation and power of God are their surety.

John W. Ritenbaugh
God's Promises Are Sure!

Related Topics: God's Promises | God's Word | Power of God | Prophecies of Christ's Return | Prophecies of Jesus Christ | Prophecy | Resurrection | Return of Jesus Christ | Transfiguration | Word of God




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