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Verse 19. _WE HAVE ALSO A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY_] εχομεν
βεβαιοτεροντονπροφητικονλογον. We have
the prophetic doctrine more firm or more confirmed; for in this sense
the word βεβαιοω is used in...
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WE HAVE ALSO A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY - That is, a prophecy
pertaining to the coming of the Lord Jesus; for that is the point
under discussion. There has been considerable diversity of opinion in...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE GRACIOUS PROVISIONS OF GOD
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. God's gracious provisions in Christ (2 Peter 1:1)_
2. The development of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:5)
3. The promises o...
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THE MAN WHO OPENED DOORS (2 Peter 1:1)
_ 1:1 Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, writes this
letter to those to whom there has been allotted a faith equal in
honour and privilege wit...
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So this mikes the word of the prophets still more certain for us; and
you will do well to pay attention to it, as it shines like a lamp in a
dingy place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star rises...
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A MORE SURE, &C. = the prophetic (Greek. _prophetikos_. See Romans
16:26) word (App-121.) more sure.
WHEREUNTO. to which.
THAT YE TAKE HEED. taking heed; "in your hearts" should follow here.
LIGHT....
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_We have also a more sure word of prophecy_ Better, AND WE HAVE YET
MORE STEADFAST THE PROPHETIC WORD. The force of the comparative must
have its full significance. The "prophetic word" was for the Ap...
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ΚΑῚ ἜΧΟΜΕΝ. It is best to connect this sentence with the
preceding. “The vision and the voice confirmed, and still confirm to
us the authority of the prophets.” Other commentators make these
words the...
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DISCOURSE: 2423
THE TESTIMONY OF PROPHECY
2 Peter 1:19. _We 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...
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WE HAVE ALSO A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHESY;— It would swell this note
into a very considerable treatise, if we were to give the numerous
interpretations and different opinions on this much-controverted...
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2 PETER 1:19 AND WE HAVE THE WORD OF PROPHECY MADE MORE SURE;
WHEREUNTO YE DO WELL THAT YE TAKE HEED, AS UNTO A LAMP SHINING IN A
DARK PLACE, UNTIL THE DAY DAWN, AND THE DAY-STAR ARISE IN YOUR HEARTS:...
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We 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:
WE - all...
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VERSE 19. AND WE HAVE A MORE SURE WORD.
The language of the Common Version is in this place ambiguous. The
thought is more clearly expressed either in the Revised Version or by
Rotherham. The latter...
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1 The introduction of the name Simeon, before Peter, and slave in
addition to apostle, gives us a clue to the character of this second
epistle. The emphasis is laid on practice rather than precept. It...
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GREEETING. THANKSGIVING. EXHORTATION TO PROGEESS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM
ONE WHO REMEMBERS JESUS CHRIST
2 Peter 1 may be subdivided into two parts: (_a_) 2 Peter 1:1,
greeting followed by a declaration...
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WE HAVE ALSO A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY] RV 'And we have the word of
prophecy made more sure,' i.e. OT. prophecy, which is confirmed by
this sight and sound: cp. 2 Peter 3:2.
A LIGHT THAT SHINETH IN...
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JESUS WILL RETURN
PETER’S SECOND LETTER
_HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
THE WRITER
Peter wrote this letter. His name used to be Simon, but Jesus changed
it to Peter (John 1:42...
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(16-21) The certainty of Christ’s coming again is the basis of these
exhortations; and that certainty is proved (1) by the Transfiguration,
which was an anticipation of His coming again in glory; (2)...
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WE HAVE ALSO A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY. — Rather, _And we have
the prophetic word more sure_ (so Rheims alone); or, _And we have, as
something more sure, the prophetic word,_ as a second proof of t...
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CHAPTER 22
THE LAMP SHINING IN A DARK PLACE
2 Peter 1:19
THE rendering of the first words in this passage must be reckoned
among the distinct improvements of the Revised Version. As the
translation...
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βεβαιότερον -g0-. Originally a legal term. See note 2 Peter
1:10; _cf._ Philippians 1:7; 2 Corinthians 1:21. τὸν
προφητικὸν λόγον, _i.e._ all in the O.T. scriptures
that points to the Coming of the Me...
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_The Transfiguration confirms Prophecy_. “Thus we have still further
confirmation of the words of the prophets, a fact to which you would
do well to give heed, as to a lamp shining in a murky place, m...
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“EYE-WITNESSES OF HIS MAJESTY”
2 Peter 1:12
Peter could never forget what the Master had predicted of his death.
See John 21:18. Oh, that in our death, whatever be its mode, we may
glorify God! The f...
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This Epistle was addressed to the same persons as was the first. Its
purpose was to strengthen them in view of dangers threatening them
within the Church. The apostle addressed them as having 'like pr...
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RELIABLE TRUTHS
Peter has been talking about writing this epistle to them so they
would remember the important doctrines he, and others, had previously
taught them. Now, he tells the reason for wantin...
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(11) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; (12) whereunto ye do
well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place,
until the day (l) dawn, and the (m) day star arise in your he...
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And we have the surer word of prophecy, or to make our testimonies and
preaching of Christ more firm. The revelations of God made to the
prophets, and contained in the holy Scriptures, give us of all...
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"We 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: (20) Knowin...
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In the second Epistle of Peter (and here I must be brief, because of
the hour; and I may be brief because Jude will afford us a further
consideration of it) we have the same substantial truth of God's...
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_PROPHECY THE GUIDE TO CHRIST_
‘Prophecy, whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light
that shineth in a dark place.’
2 Peter 1:19
Such is St. Peter’s description of prophecy. He speaks...
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_THE COMING DAWN_
‘Until the day dawn.’
2 Peter 1:19
‘The day.’ What day? The day of all days for this world is the
Advent of Christ. That day which will throw over this earth a light
never seen bef...
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_THE DAY STAR_
‘And the day star arise in your hearts.’
2 Peter 1:19
We should leave our subject very incomplete if we did not go on from
‘the day dawn’ to ‘the day star.’ It fills up the interim,...
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19._We have also. _He now shews that the truth of the gospel is
founded on the oracles of the prophets, lest they who embraced it
should hesitate to devote themselves wholly to Christ: for they who
wa...
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The Second Epistle of Peter is even more simple than the First. Like
those of Jude and John, it is written essentially with a view to the
seducers, who, with large promises of liberty, beguiled souls...
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Ver. 19 WE HAVE ALSO A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY,.... Though this
word of prophecy is generally understood of the writings and
prophecies of the Old Testament concerning Christ, yet different ways
ar...
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We 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:
Ver. 19. _A...
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2 Pet. 1:19. "_ We have also a more sure word of prophecy, whereunto
ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark
place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your heart...
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_We have also_ Peter speaks here in the name of all Christians, _a
more sure word_ Than that voice from heaven, or any particular
revelation, not in itself, but more satisfactory to us, as being less...
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MORE SURE; better fitted to carry universal conviction, because it is
more comprehensive, resting not on a single revelation, but on a whole
system of revelations.
WORD OF PROPHECY; the prophecies of...
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WE 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;...
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The sure word of prophecy:...
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Peter writes not only as an apostle (as in his first epistle), but as
a bondman and apostle. So authority is not only stressed, but
lowliness of subjection, a precious reminder in days of deter-mined...
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_ 2 Peter 1:19 ‘And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to
which you do well to pay attention as to. lamp shining in. dark place,
until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hear...
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16-21 The gospel is no weak thing, but comes in power, Romans 1:16.
The law sets before us our wretched state by sin, but there it leaves
us. It discovers our disease, but does not make known the cur...
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Peter having proved the certainty of the evangelical doctrine, by
their testimony that had seen Christ's glory in his transfiguration,
and heard the Father's testimony of him, now proves the same by t...
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2 Peter 1:19 so G2532 have G2192 (G5719) prophetic G4397 word G3056
confirmed G949 which G3739 do G4160 ...
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HIS HONOUR AND GLORY IS ALSO WITNESSED TO BY THE PROPHETS (2 PETER
1:19).
And all this had been previously confirmed by the prophets which had
prophesied of His coming and His glory. This was no Hell...
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‘And we have more sure the word of prophecy, to which you do well
that you take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the
day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts,'
The words and ex...
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2 Peter 1:19. AND WE HAVE MORE SURE THE PROPHETIC WORD. Such is the
literal rendering of a clause the exact point of which is not a little
uncertain. The context, specially what is said in 2 Peter 1:2...
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The writer next expresses his resolution to use the brief portion of
life now remaining to him in recalling the attention of his readers to
the great truths to which he has been referring, and in maki...
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THE WORD OF PROPHECY
(τον προφητικον λογον). "The prophetic word." Cf. 1
Peter 1:10, a reference to all the Messianic prophecies.MADE MORE SURE
(βεβαιοτερον). Predicate accusative of the comparati...
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WHEREUNTO
That is, made more sure by fulfilment in part. Fulfilled prophecy is a
proof of inspiration because the Scripture predictions of future
events were uttered so long before the events transpi...
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2 Peter 1:16. _For 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._
There is need in th...
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2 Peter 1:9. _But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot
see afar off,_
He is short-sighted; he has some light, and some physical sight, but
he cannot see to a distance; spiritually, he is...
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2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the
righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:_
Peter here...
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CONTENTS: The great Christian virtues. God's Word exalted.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter.
CONCLUSION: The Christian should be diligent to add one Christian
grace to another that he may bring glory...
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2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter,_ the Greek is Symeon, as in two other
places of the Greek text. _To them that have obtained like precious
faith,_ the christians of every name. _Through the righteousness of...
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EVEN MORE CONFIDENT. _Johnson_ says: "No class of evidence had more
power with Jews than to show them that Jesus was the Christ (Messiah)
of whom the prophets spoke." The things mentioned in 2 Peter 1...
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 1:19 THE PROPHETIC WORD MORE FULLY
CONFIRMED. Some have understood this to mean that Peter’s experience
of the Transfiguration provides confirmation of OT prophecy, making
the...
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 1:12 Peter’s Reminder to the Churches.
Peter contrasts the truth about Christ and the falsehood of man-made
myths. In light of this certain truth, the church should focus on
li...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
2 Peter 1:16. FABLES.—Legends, myths. With special reference to the
narrative of the marvels of the Transfiguration. COMING.—Whether
this looks backward or onward is n...
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EXPOSITION
2 PETER 1:1
SIMON PETER. "Symeon" seems to be the best-supported spelling in this
place. The same form of the name is found in Luke 2:25 and Acts 13:1;
it also occurs in...
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Second Peter.
Simon Peter (2 Peter 1:1),
The name Simon, of course, was the given name. Peter is the name that
Jesus gave to him. He is,
a bondslave and an apostle (2 Peter 1:1)
It seems that bond...
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1 John 5:10; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 3 John 1:6; Acts 15:29; Acts 17:11;...
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We have also a more sure word of prophecy [κ α ι ε χ ο μ ε ν
β ε β α ι ο τ ε ρ ο ν τ ο ν π ρ ο φ η τ ι κ ο
ν λ ο γ ο ν]. The A. V. is wrong, since more sure is used
predicatively, and word has the def...
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A CALL TO GREATER THINGS
2 Peter 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The author of the Epistle. It is most refreshing and certainly
inspiring to open the Bible and find an Epistle which is indited by
the Hol...
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And we — St. Peter here speaks in the name of all Christians. Have
the word of prophecy — The words of Moses, Isaiah, and all the
prophets, are one and the same word, every way consistent with itself....
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Observe here, That the Scriptures, or written word of God, are. more
sure word to us than any voice from heaven, or revelation whatsoever;
not that there was any uncertainty in the Lord's voice uttere...