2Peter
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.
Concerning
the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ that have been made known by the
Apostle Peter and the others included in the pronoun "we", and of
whose majesty they were eyewitnesses too - what does it* (i.e. the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ) refer to?
1.
Many say it* refers to the single event of transfiguration that happened on the
holy mount spoken of later in verse 18.
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Could such a broad statement "we made known unto you the power and coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ" be a
reference to ONE SINGLE SPECIFIC EVENT, the transfiguration?
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Apparently MANY are convinced that it is so.
-
Perhaps they are distracted by the echo of the "holy mount" coming
from verse 18.
2.
Some say it* refers to the second coming of Christ at the end of the gospel
age.
- This is even more puzzling... concerning the power and coming of the Lord Jesus Christ,
the Apostles were the EYEWITNESSES of the majesty of the LORD Jesus Christ.
- The
second coming was a long way off; the Apostles couldn't possibly be
eyewitnesses of it, could they?
3.
Others say it* refers to the first coming and the ministry of redemption
accompanying it, displaying both the power and majesty of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
(We
will just have to ignore those who couldn't care less, and think we are
hair-splitting doctrinaires.
What
do you say, and why not the other two?
Thank
you.
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PJ
Walters
When
and where did they make it known?
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Pj
Walters to that I add, who are they? Who do the pronoun "we" refer
to?
Yours
is a good question.
PJ
Walters
Peter,
James, and John are good possibilities.
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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.
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More
likely, the "we" is equivalent to "us" here, and the "they" collectively refers to the
Apostles.
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When
and where did they make known the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ? In
all places and throughout their ministry in obedience to the command given to them
in Mt 28:19-20.
PJ
Walters
Good
thoughts to ruminate.
Bill Taylor
Well,
the three - Peter, James, and John - certainly didn't make the power and coming
of the Lord known when they first saw it: Luke 9:36 KJV "And when the
voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man
in those days any of those things which they had seen." What they made
known after His death, resurrection, and ascension was that He had a glorious
being shown to them in power when He "came" in that sense for them to
be witnesses of. They were not telling cunningly devised fables, but an
accurate account according to the power of eyewitnesses to His glory!
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Bill
Taylor, thank you for the excellent comment.
