God revealed. God showed the prophets that what they predicted pointed forward to a future time. They looked forward to a New Age (Matthew 19:28) which would be the last days (Acts 2:16-17) and the kingdom of God's dear Son (Colossians 1:13). Which you have now heard. This is the Good News preached on Pentecost and around the world (Colossians 1:23). By the power of the Holy Spirit. The apostles and ?prophets of Christ spoke by inspiration. See John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; 1 Thessalonians 1:5. In the Christian Age, the Holy Spirit is active in the world as never before!!! Compare John 7:37-39; Ephesians 2:22; Acts 5:32; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Even the angels. Many had an exaggerated sense of the importance of angels. Here Peter shows them watching with interest as the drama of salvation unfolds! But even the angels could not understand what God was preparing to do!!! Peter's message is: This salvation is worth living for and suffering for!!!

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