in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise Until the day dawn - Until you have the clearer light which shall result from the dawning of the day. The A. V is wrong, since more sure is used predicatively, and word has the definite article. The point of comparison is between the necessary obscurity of prophecy, and the clearness of events when they actually occur - a difference like that which is observable in the objects around us when seen by the shining of the lamp and by the light of the sun. The verb is compounded of διά, through, and αὐγή, sunlight, thus carrying the picture of light breaking through the gloom. Answer: Second Peter 1:20 says, “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.” Actually, 2 Peter 1:20 emphasizes the source of Old Testament prophecies, not who has the right to interpret the Bible today. righteousness, who was already risen upon them; nor the grace of 2 Peter 1:19 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto y ye do well that ye take heed, as unto z a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and a the day star b arise in your hearts: Christ in the air, on earth, and in heaven; and that there will Until the day shall dawn, and we shall see objects by the clear light of the sun, they are to be our guide. Compare the "dry places" Lu 11:24 (namely, unwatered by the Spirit), through which the unclean spirit goeth. No comma at dawn; “in your hearts” belongs to both “dawn” and “arise,” if to either. Compare Revelation 2:28; Revelation 22:16. clear, as for saints to be agreed in the sense of them; and much be known by men, had it not been foretold by God; and it is made He had seen our Lord Jesus Christ receive honor and glory from God the Father in the holy mount; he had been dazzled and carried out of himself by visions and voices from heaven; but, nevertheless, even when his memory and heart are throbbing with recollections of that sublime scene, he says, 'we have something surer still in the prophetic word. Isa 66:14, 15, "When you see this, your heart shall rejoice … For, behold, the Lord will come." Until the day dawn.—Literally, until the day beam through the gloom. The Power of God’s Promise. 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. It is not intended to be the “final word” because of its limitations. heed unto", as a lamp, light, and torch, to direct us to it, to The day, when it dawns upon you, makes sure the fact that you saw correctly, though indistinctly, the objects revealed by the lamp. (Confirming One’s Calling and Election. They had had one illustrious proof respecting his advent as a glorious Saviour by his transfiguration on the mount; and the apostle here says that the prophecies abounded with truths on these points, and that they ought to give earnest heed to the disclosures which they made, and to compare them diligently with facts as they occurred, that they might be confirmed more and more in the truth. Until you see the indications of that approaching day in which all is light. This is associated with the coming of the day of the Lord, as being the earnest of it. Michael Meurett 598 views. (1) The presence and work of false teachers. Oral teachings and traditions of ministers are to be tested by the written word (Ac 17:11). Indeed, even our hearts shall not fully realize Christ in all His unspeakable glory and felt presence, until He shall come (Mal 4:2). of 19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 10 Best Second Peter Commentaries. Here, again, the meaning may be two-fold: (1) Christ’s return in glory to illumine the wilderness of this world, to clear off its obscurities, and show the way through its mazes; or (2) the clearer vision of the purified Christian, whose eye is single and his whole body full of light. Therefore we can readily understand how the long line of prophetic scriptures, fulfilled in so many ways in the life of Jesus, would be a mightier form of evidence than the narrative of one single event in Peter's life" (Lumby). So the word is a lamp to us still, until "the day" burst forth fully at the second coming of "the Sun of righteousness." in your Commentary on 2 Peter 1:12-15 (Read 2 Peter 1:12-15) We must be established in the belief of the truth, that we may not be shaken by every wind of doctrine; and especially in the truth necessary for us to know in our day, what belongs to our peace, and what is opposed in our time. Only here in New Testament. If 1Peter was a field manual for believers, 2Peter continues in showing how we are to live out our faith. It will be "as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds." hearts, and by their understandings, as being come to pass, they The period referred to here by the approaching day that is to diffuse this light, is when the Saviour shall return in the full revelation of his glory - the splendor of his kingdom. 21:28 ) and so the Ethiopic here renders it, "and redemption, Barnes's 2-peter 1:19 Bible Commentary 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. Exhortation to Christian Virtue. There is perhaps no study more worthy of the attention of Christians than that of the prophecies. Commentaries on 2 Peter/Jude. Theywere Christians who lived in the country that we now call Turkey. 2 Peter 1:19-21. All rights reserved. 2 Peter 1:19–21 19 And g we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention h as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until i the day j dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy … more are they in the dark about the time of his coming. The apostle directs the mind onward to a period when all shall be clear - to that glorious time when the Saviour shall return to receive his people to himself in that heaven where all shall be light. Peter now continues with an implication of his Mount of Transfiguration experience. Now prophecy is the surest evidence and best light the saints have concerning this matter, "until the day dawn"; not the Gospel day, so much spoken of by the prophets, that had dawned already; rather a more clear knowledge of Christ, and Gospel truths, which will be in the spiritual kingdom and reign of Christ hereafter; or else the latter day glory, at the personal coming of Christ, when the light of the moon shall be as that of the sun, and that of the sun shall be sevenfold as the light of seven days; yea, when there will be no need of sun or moon, but Christ shall be come, and be the light of his people; see Isaiah 30:26 after which will follow the everlasting day of glory, when all darkness will be gone, and saints shall see face to face, and know as they are known: and the day star arise in your hearts; or "the sun", as the Syriac version renders it; not Christ, the morning star, the dayspring from on high, and the sun of righteousness, who was already risen upon them; nor the grace of God implanted in their hearts, by which they were already called out of darkness, and made light in the Lord; but as the day star is the bringer of light, as the word used signifies, or the forerunner of the day, so it here intends the immediate signs and forerunners of the coming of Christ; which when observed in their hearts, and by their understandings, as being come to pass, they may lift up their heads with joy, because their redemption draws near, Luke 21:28 and so the Ethiopic here renders it, "and redemption, arise for you in your hearts". Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Revelation 21:23 Prophecy, like the Baptist, is a “lamp that is lighted and shineth,” preparatory to the Light. 2 Peter 1:19 - Until the day dawn - THERE awaits the believer such a day as earth never saw, but as earth will surely see—the daybreak of glory. 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 have also a more sure word of prophecy. See Aeschylus, "Agamemnon," 245. 2 Peter 1:19-21. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. CHAPTER 1. Tim Hegg brings out Peter's message, reassuring believers of their faith and walk with God. They make objects distinct which were before unseen; they enable us to behold many things which would be otherwise invisible. But it may be a safe and sure guide; and a man who has to travel in dark and dangerous places, does well to "take heed" to his lamp. Whereunto ye do well, that ye take heed as unto a light when there will be no need of sun or moon, but Christ shall be Of which our word phosphorus is a transcript. A lamp is of great value in a dark night, though it may not disclose objects so clearly as the light of the sun. In a dark place.—This translation is somewhat doubtful. Now The object of the apostle in this representation seems to have been, to state that the prophecies do not give a perfect light, or that they do not remove all obscurity, but that they shed some light on objects which would otherwise be entirely dark, and that the light which they furnished was so valuable that we ought by all means to endeavor to avail ourselves of it. Whereunto ye do well that ye take heed.—Or, and ye do well in giving heed to it—a gentle mode of exhortation, by assuming that the thing urged is being done. prophecy is the surest evidence and best light the saints have California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. This encouraging series focuses on Peter's understanding of what it means to remain in the truth of our Master. The prophecy concerning Christ's second coming is as "as a light"; it is a revelation of that which was in the dark, lay hid as a secret and mystery in the heart of God; and which could not be known by men, had it not been foretold by God; and it is made as prophecy in all other cases is, by throwing light, as to this affair, into the mind of him, or them, to whom it is revealed; and is a light to them to whom it is delivered, and which they should attend unto, as to a lamp or torch to guide and direct them; though in some sense it is but a feeble one, and is as a light "that shineth in a dark place"; meaning not the world, which is a place of darkness, ignorance, and error; nor merely the state of the saints in general in this life, who, at most and best, see but through a glass darkly; but has a particular respect to the darkness which attends the saints, concerning the second coming of Christ, and which will especially attend them a little before that time. second coming of Christ, and which will especially attend them a Yet the purpose of the two letters is quite different. come, and be the light of his people; see ( Isaiah 30:26 which is a place of darkness, ignorance, and error; nor merely If such a comparison was designed, the most obvious of these interpretations would be, that the prophecy was more certain proof than was furnished in the mount of transfiguration. In our darkness they are a cheering lamp to guide our feet, till that illustrious day shall dawn. II. The fulfilment of prophecy so far in Christ's history makes us the surer of what is yet to be fulfilled, His consummated glory. The Greek admits of three constructions: (1) with “take heed “; (2) with “dawn” and “arise”; (3) with “knowing this first.” The last is not probable. Lit., light-bearer, like Lucifer, front lux, light, and fero, to bear. The point to which the prophecies related, and to which Peter referred, was the great doctrine respecting the coming of the Messiah, embracing perhaps all that pertained to his work, or all that he designed to do by his advent. near, ( Luke Though Peter regarded the testimony which he and James and John bore to the glory of the Saviour, from what they saw on the holy mount, as strong and clear confirmation that he was the Son of God, yet he could not but be aware that it might be suggested by a caviller that they might have agreed to impose on others, or that they might have been dazzled and deceived by some natural phenomenon occurring there. well for ourselves to keep up our faith, hope, and expectation of As unto a light that shineth in a dark place - That is, the prophecies resemble a candle, lamp, or torch, in a dark room, or in an obscure road at night. The New Testament, as we have it, was to them non-existent. He does not mean to say that "the word of prophecy," or Scripture, is surer than the voice of God heard at the Transfiguration, as English Version; for this is plainly not the fact. 19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. and is a light to them to whom it is delivered, and which they There has been considerable diversity of opinion in regard to the meaning of this passage. The reference here is to the morning light as compared with a lamp; and the meaning is, that we should attend to the light furnished by the prophecies until the truth shall be rendered more distinct by the events as they shall actually be disclosed - until the brighter light which shall be shed on all things by the glory of the second advent of the Saviour, and the clearing up of what is now obscure in the splendors of the heavenly world. A peculiar expression. Whether this refers, as some suppose, to his reign on earth, either personally or by the principles of his religion universally prevailing, or, as others suppose, to the brighter revelations of heaven when he shall come to receive his people to himself, it is equally clear that a brighter time than any that has yet occurred is to dawn on our race, and equally true that we should regard the prophecies, as we do the morning star, as the cheering harbinger of day. that shineth We have also a more sure word of prophecy; and we have the word of prophecy made more sure, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. with great power, to raise the dead, and judge mankind; and Whereunto ye do well that ye take heed - They are worthy of your study, of your close and careful investigation. should attend unto, as to a lamp or torch to guide and direct 1John 2:8.) “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, meant to serve until the Day break and the Day-Star arise in your hearts. (11) The truth of the gospel is by this revealed, in that it agrees wholly with the foretellings of the prophets. hearts. The body is but a tabernacle, or tent, of the soul. 2 Peter 1:19 REV and Commentary - and since we have a more reliable prophetic word, you will do well to pay attention to it - Bible verse What does 2 Peter 1:19 mean? when the light of the moon shall be as that of the sun, and that 1. ) ( Isaiah darkness will be gone, and saints shall see face to face, and Read Introduction to 2 Peter “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.” And so . Prophecy assures us that Christ's sufferings, now past, are to be followed by Christ's glory, still future: the Transfiguration gives us a pledge to make our faith still stronger, that "the day" of His glory will "dawn" ere long. “His word, shining as a lamp in a chamber;” too slight a parallel to this passage to be relied upon as evidence that Theophilus knew our Epistle. concerning this matter, "until the day dawn"; not the Gospel day, Meantime we should avail ourselves of all the light which we have, and should apply ourselves diligently to the study of the prophecies of the Old Testament which are still unfulfilled, and of those in the New Testament which direct the mind onward to brighter and more glorious scenes than this world has yet witnessed. best, see but through a glass darkly; but has a particular forerunner of the day, so it here intends the immediate signs and (2) they were "recorded," and might be the subject of careful comparison with the events as they occurred. 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. dark—The Greek implies squalid, having neither water nor light: such spiritually is the world without, and the smaller world (microcosm) within, the heart in its natural state. The word was the "lamp (Greek for 'light') heeded" by Old Testament believers, until a gleam of the "day dawn" was given at Christ's first coming, and especially in His Transfiguration. here with Christ a thousand years, after which the Gog and Magog 2 Peter 1:19 ‘And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.’ ‘And so we have the prophetic word’-‘the message of the prophets’ (Gspd)/(NEB) (Romans 16:26) light"; it is a revelation of that which was in the dark, lay hid '...It was not the miracles of Christ by which he came to know Jesus, but the word of Christ as interpreted by the spirit of Christ" (Samuel Cox). a more sure—rather as Greek, "we have the word of prophecy more sure (confirmed)." will be in the spiritual kingdom and reign of Christ hereafter; The prophecy concerning Christ's second coming is as "as a 2 Peter 1:19 New International Version (NIV). in your hearts—Christ's arising in the heart by His Spirit giving full assurance, creates spiritually full day in the heart, the means to which is prayerfully giving heed to the word. Arise in your hearts - on your hearts; that is, sheds its beams on your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 Context. of prophecy concerning Christ's second coming is to be "taken and Christ, this being setting our seals to them as true; and it, unmoved. Aristotle opposes it to bright or glistering. 17 For 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. In your hearts.—It is difficult to determine to what these words belong. THE MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY 19 We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts: 20 knowing this first, that no … The reality of that event confirms the Old Testament prophecies. may lift up their heads with joy, because their redemption draws (12) The doctrine of the apostles does not contradict the doctrine of the prophets, for they confirm each other by each others testimonies, but the prophets were like candles which gave light to the blind, until the brightness of the gospel began to shine. know as they are known: and the day star arise in your hearts; them; though in some sense it is but a feeble one, and is as a See Doddridge, in loc. “In a waste place” would perhaps be safer; and the image would then be that prophecy is like camp-fires in the desert, which may keep one from going utterly astray, till sunrise frees one from difficulty. 1 * Symeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of equal value to ours through the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus Christ: 2 may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge * of God and of Jesus our Lord. Compare Kuinoel on Matthew 17:1, following. Easy Bible Commentary-2 Peter #3 - Duration: 21:41. (l) A more full and open knowledge, than was under the shadows of the law. But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. (See Note on John 5:35.) But it seems probable that no comparison was intended, and that the thing on which Peter intended to fix the eye was not that the prophecy was a better evidence respecting the advent of the Messiah than other evidences, but that it was a strong proof which demanded their particular attention, as being of a firm and decided character. And the day star arise.—An amplification of “until the day dawn.” “Day star” occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. as prophecy in all other cases is, by throwing light, as to this The general meaning is, that the fact that he had come as the Messiah was disclosed in the mount by such a manifestation of his glory, and of what he would be, that they who saw it could not doubt it; the same thing the apostle says was more fully shown also in the prophecies, and these prophecies demanded their close and prolonged attention. Salem Media Group. Rev. 1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:. Christ calls Himself “the bright morning star” (Revelation 22:16). The lectionary text for this week provides a compelling commendation to Christians to do what is right even if it brings suffering. after which will follow the everlasting day of glory, when all Compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 13:9-10. Prophecy holds out clearly that Christ Now till this time the sure word of prophecy concerning Christ's second coming is to be "taken heed unto", as a lamp, light, and torch, to direct us to it, to encourage us to love it, long for it, and hasten to it: and in so doing we shall "do well"; it will be well for the glory of God and Christ, this being setting our seals to them as true; and well for ourselves to keep up our faith, hope, and expectation of it, unmoved. will come again; that he will come in great glory, in his What does 2 Peter 1:19 mean? 2 Peter 1:19: We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in … A.D. 170, has (Autolycus II. Mark Dunagan Commentary on the Bible. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 2 Peter 2 – The Rise and Fall of False Teachers A. light "that shineth in a dark place"; meaning not the world, A list of the best commentaries on 2 Peter/Jude ranked by scholars, journal reviews, and site users. The Transfiguration confirms Prophecy . Compare the different word in Matthew 28:1, and Luke 23:54, ἐπιφώσκω. The Lord Jesus. The latter seems to accord better with the words which follow. Until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts; καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον τὸν προφητικὸν λόγον, ἐπόπται γενηθέντες τῆς ἐκείνου μεγαλειότητος, ποιεῖ δὲ διαφορὰν καὶ τὸ λαμπρὸν ἢ στίλβον εἶναι τὸ μιγνύμενον ἢ ποὐναντίον αὐχμηρὸν καὶ ἀλαμπές, We have also a more sure word of prophecy, And we have yet more steadfast the prophetic word, 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. It is a subtle association of the idea of darkness with squalor, dryness, and general neglect. arise for you in your hearts". 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