2Pet 3:2 Cross References

2 Peter 3:2

2: I want you to remember and understand what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.

But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you,

It would be better if they had never known the right way to live than to know it and then reject the holy commandments that were given to them.

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "No, don't worship me. For I am a servant of God, just like you and other brothers and sisters who testify of their faith in Jesus. Worship God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus. "

So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's house. He told them about the Kingdom of God and taught them about Jesus from the Scriptures--from the five books of Moses and the books of the prophets. He began lecturing in the morning and went on into the evening.

"Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today.
You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, 'Through your descendants all the families on earth will be blessed.'
When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways."

For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his prophets.

This salvation was something the prophets wanted to know more about. They prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you, even though they had many questions as to what it all could mean.
They wondered what the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward. They wondered when and to whom all this would happen.
They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached to you in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.

Because of that, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. Pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a light shining in a dark place--until the day Christ appears and his brilliant light shines in your hearts.
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophets themselves
or because they wanted to prophesy. It was the Holy Spirit who moved the prophets to speak from God.

But we belong to God; that is why those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

Then Jesus quoted passages from the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining what all the Scriptures said about himself.

But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had declared about the Messiah beforehand--that he must suffer all these things.

He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name."

And remember, the Lord is waiting so that people have time to be saved. This is just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him--

We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.

Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true."

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