2Pe 1:16-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Pet 1:16-21: 1:16-21 Peter’s denunciation of the false teachers (ch 2 ) is framed by this teaching about the certainty of Jesus’ return (see also 3:1-13 ). The false teachers were probably denying the reality of Christ’s return and judgment. Peter’s eyewitness experience (1:16-18 ) and the intrinsic reliability of scriptural prophecy (1:19-21 ) make Christ’s return a certainty. Summary for 2Pet 1:16-18: 1:16-18 clever stories (literally cleverly invented myths ): The false teachers were probably charging that the message of Christ’s return was just an edifying fable with no factual truth. • We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes: At Jesus’ transfiguration (Matt 17:1-9 ; Mark 9:2-8 ; Luke 9:28-36 ), which prefigured Christ’s return by revealing Jesus as the glorious King. Peter’s confidence was not based on human speculation but on eyewitness experience.

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‏ 2 Peter 1:16-18

Summary for 2Pet 1:16-21: 1:16-21 ^a Peter’s denunciation of the false teachers (ch 2 ^b) is framed by this teaching about the certainty of Jesus’ return (see also 3:1-13 ^c). The false teachers were probably denying the reality of Christ’s return and judgment. Peter’s eyewitness experience (1:16-18 ^d) and the intrinsic reliability of scriptural prophecy (1:19-21 ^e) make Christ’s return a certainty.
Summary for 2Pet 1:16-18: 1:16-18 ^f clever stories (literally cleverly invented myths): The false teachers were probably charging that the message of Christ’s return was just an edifying fable with no factual truth.

• We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes: At Jesus’ transfiguration (Matt 17:1-9 ^g; Mark 9:2-8 ^h; Luke 9:28-36 ⁱ), which prefigured Christ’s return by revealing Jesus as the glorious King. Peter’s confidence was not based on human speculation but on eyewitness experience.