15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Peter warns readers to beware of teachers who claim to be believers but present a false version of Christianity. He calls on all Christians to eagerly watch and wait for the return of the Lord. Through his words, Peter emphasizes that Christ died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God. He also encourages fervent love for one another, as love covers a multitude of sins.
Additionally, Peter explains that the word “fruit” refers to the product or result from something, such as what comes from a tree or plant. In the case of Paul, it refers to what comes from a person, specifically the fruit of the Spirit, which comes from the Spirit of God. Moreover, Peter acknowledges that Jesus affirmed him as the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and Jesus promised to build his church upon Peter, giving him authority.
However, Jesus warned them not to disclose that he was the Christ.
