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Markdown
19 lines
722 B
Markdown
# For we have the prophetic word made more certain
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"For the things that we saw make this prophetic message more sure". This refers to the Old Testament. Alternate translation: "the scriptures, which the prophets spoke, made"
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# to which you would do well to pay attention
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Peter instructs the believers to pay close attention to the prophetic message.
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# as to a lamp shining in a dark place until the day dawns
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Peter compares the prophetic word to a lamp that gives light in the dark until light comes in the morning. The coming of morning is a reference to Christ's coming.
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# the morning star rises in your hearts
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"Christ shines his light into your hearts like the morning star shines its light into the world"
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