2 Peter 1:12-21
Prophecy of Scripture
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 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 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 heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and 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 of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
John 21:15-25
Jesus Reinstates Peter
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”
20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) 21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
St. Peter before he died wanted to remind us of the importance of Jesus being in our lives...Peter knew he was soon going to die, because Jesus had told him he would...In the Gospel According to John, Jesus says "Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”...Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God."....Jesus is telling us that Peter's death would be one where his arms would be stretched out and in his death it would glorify God...
St. Peter writes in his second epistle says that he wants to keep reminding us of the things that Jesus had done while He was still on earth...The things that Jesus had done were firmly established in Truth...I think these words get often overlooked and need repeated...What Jesus had done while He was on earth are now so firmly established in the truth all of us now have...Jesus birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension are firmly established in all of the Disciples who was with Him...It was firmly established truth of all who followed Him...It was firmly established truth in all those who knew Him...Peter continues by writing and saying that he thinks it is right to refresh our memories as long as he would live in the tent of his body...Our body is just a tent for our soul...And before Peter died he would continue to remind us about Jesus and what He had done...Peter knew that death was upcoming, because as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to him....So before his death he wanted to make every effort to see that after he died, we would always be able to remember these things about Jesus...
For Peter and the Disciples did not follow cleverly devise any made up stories when he and the others told us about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but they were actual eyewitnesses of His Majesty....Peter and the other Disciples were with Jesus for three years...They knew Jesus...And Peter remembers the miraculous time when Jesus received honor and glory from God the Father, and when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My Son, whom I LOVE; with Him I AM well pleased.” ...Peter said, "We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with Him on the sacred mountain."...
And St. Peter calmly continues in his epistle about the Bible and Scripture and said, "We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts...Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things...For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."...
St. Peter wrote these words before his death...The prospect of death can be agonizing, fearful, threatening, and frightful...But as we read St. Peter's words, we don't read of feel any terror or fear at all...Death gives us a fear of the unknown...I do not believe that Peter had this fear of the unknown, because he had seen Jesus overcome death...The closeness of his death, is and was a reason for him to write about Jesus...Peter's approaching death made him want to talk about Jesus...Death is like this, in wanting to talk about our Master...Peter is ready to go to Jesus...He was ready for his earthly life journey to end, and ready to meet again with the One he loved...