{"id":7981,"date":"2023-06-17T09:04:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T15:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=7981"},"modified":"2023-06-17T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T15:04:52","slug":"2-peter-116-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=7981","title":{"rendered":"2 Peter 1:16-18"},"content":{"rendered":"

16\u00a0<\/sup>For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

17\u00a0<\/sup>For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: \u201cThis is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

18\u00a0<\/sup>And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Peter is careful to remind his countrymen that “we,” that is, the twelve apostles of the kingdom, have not followed cleverly crafted myths and legends of men. Our message is based on the living Word of God and personal experience when we made known unto you the power an coming of Christ, at which time He will establish His kingdom upon the earth<\/em>. This has been the theme of the Prophetic Program since the foundation of the world. In fact, Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied how the Lord would return with myriads and myriads of His saints to execute judgment upon the ungodly (Matthew 25:31-34<\/span><\/a> cf. Jude 1:14-15). Clearly this was and will be the hope<\/em> of Peter’s hearers both past and future.<\/span><\/h3>\n

During the earthly ministry of Christ, the Lord said to the twelve these words: “For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, there will be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” (Matthew 16:27-28<\/span><\/a>). Note the verb “see.”<\/span><\/h3>\n

Six days later the Word of the Lord was fulfilled when He took Peter, James, and John to a high mountain where He transfigured before their very eyes. This is what Peter means when he said we “were eyewitnesses of His majesty\u2014for He received from God the Father honor and glory.” They had a sneak preview of the power and glory of Christ’s Second Coming when He will return to set up His kingdom of righteousness. While they were trying to gather their wits they heard the voice of the Father say, “This is My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.”<\/span><\/h3>\n

Peter was there that fateful day\u2014he saw the transfiguration of Christ\u2014he heard the voice of the Father from the excellent glory in the mount. Be that as it may, he pointed his readers back to the Scriptures. “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed” (2 Peter 1:19). Peter did not want the faith of these dear saints to rest on his experience, or on anyone else’s for that matter; rather, he wanted it to be based upon the Word of God. To paraphrase Peter’s thought, “The Prophetic Word is a more sure foundation to which you would do well to pay very close attention.” <\/span><\/h3>\n

Peter could appeal to a wide array of Prophetic Scriptures to substantiate his teaching regarding the kingdom hope. He could easily authenticate<\/em> his message on the basis of the law and prophets. \u2014 Sadler, pages 189-190<\/span><\/h3>\n

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“He received honor and glory” (v.17). Christ was then appointed as Priest, for the subject spoken of on the Mount was the atonement which he should accomplish at Jerusalem (Luke 9:31). Compare Exodus 28:2 for the priestly garments of honor and glory. \u2014 Williams, page 1007.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Cleverly devised myths<\/em> were a feature of the theological systems of the Gnostic speculators. … Majesty<\/em> is used in the N.T. only to describe divine glory (cf. Luke 9:43; Acts 19:27<\/span><\/a>). This is … This formula of the voice from heaven, repeated at our Lord’s baptism and the transfiguration, combines the prophecies of Psalm 2:7<\/span><\/a> (the coronation of the Son of God) and Isaiah 42:1 (the ordination of the suffering Servant). \u2014 Guthrie, pages1253-1254<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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