STUDIES ON 2 PETER
LESSON 4
ABOUT PROPHECY
2 Peter 1:16-21 (KJV)
16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:16-21 (AMP)
16For we were not following cleverly devised stories when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty (grandeur, authority of sovereign power). 17For when He was invested with honor and glory from God the Father and a voice was borne to Him by the [splendid] Majestic Glory [in the bright cloud that overshadowed Him, saying], This is My beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased and delight, 18We [actually] heard this voice borne out of heaven, for we were together with Him on the holy mountain. 19And we have the prophetic word [made] firmer still. You will do well to pay close attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dismal (squalid and dark) place, until the day breaks through [the gloom] and the Morning Star rises (comes into being) in your hearts. 20[Yet] first [you must] understand this, that no prophecy of Scripture is [a matter] of any personal or private or special interpretation (loosening, solving). 21For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so--it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit.
1. THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE CHRISTIAN CLAIM vs. 16-18
v Not stories
v Power & coming of the Messiah are real
v Eyewitnesses on the Mount of Transfiguration
v When Christ was covered with the glory of God, they heard God speak to him
v Jesus had the approval of God himself
2. HOW PROPHECY WORKS vs. 19-21
v God’s promises are made sure through prophecy
v Pay close attention to it, until Christ returns
v Understand, prophecy is not for private or special interpretation
v Why? It came from the Holy Spirit, not men only
v It wasn’t because some man willed it
GOD SAID JESUS WOULD COME – HE DID AND HE WILL – PROPHECY DOES NOT FAIL WHEN IT COMES FROM GOD.
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