2 Peter 1:16

Peter and the other *apostles had told people that Jesus would return. The *Greek word for ‘return’ means ‘the splendid arrival of a king’. It describes the way that Jesus will return. He will have great *glory and power. The false teachers said that this was not true. They said that Peter and the *apostles made up these clever stories. But Peter denied this. He told them what had happened to Jesus. You can read about it in Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-9 and Luke 9:28-36. Jesus’ face shone like the sun. His clothes became as bright as light. Peter and two other *apostles, James and John, were witnesses to this. They saw for themselves the ‘splendid greatness’ of Jesus. They had seen what Jesus will be like when he returns.