FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN THE TRUTH

2 Peter 1:12-21

12 So I will always remind you of these things,

Even though you know them

AND ARE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED

IN THE TRUTH YOU NOW HAVE.

13 I think it is Right to Refresh your Memory

As long as I live in the Tent of this body,

14 Because I know that I will soon put it aside,

As our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

15 And I will make every effort

To see that after my Departure

You will always be able to remember these things.

16 We did not follow Cleverly Invented Stories

When we told you about the Power,

And Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

BUT WE WERE EYEWITNESSES TO HIS MAJESTY.

17 For He received Honor and Glory from God the Father

When the Voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory,

Saying,

'THIS IS MY SON, WHOM I LOVE;

WITH HIM I AM WELL PLEASED.'

18 We ourselves head this Voice

That came from Heaven

When we were with Him on the Sacred Mountain.

19 AND WE HAVE THE WORD OF THE PROPHETS

MADE MORE CERTAIN,

And you will do well to Pay Attention to it,

AS TO A LIGHT SHINING IN A DARK PLACE,

UNTIL THE MORNING STAR RISES IN YOUR HEARTS.

20 ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND

THAT NO PROPHECY OF SCRIPTURE CAME ABOUT

BY THE PROPHET'S OWN INTERPRETATION.

21 FOR PROPHECY NEVER HAD ITS ORIGIN

IN THE WILL OF MAN,

BUT MEN SPOKE FROM GOD

AS THEY WERE CARRIED ALONG BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.

(2 Peter 1:12-21)