Study of First Peter Lesson
10
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It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in
these things
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What was revealed to them?
- that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these
things
Their
ministry had a purpose beyond their own time frame.
They were
giving some extensive revelation related to the first advent, coming of the
Messiah but would not see it.
Prin: The details of the Prophetic word, prophecy found in
the OT are important to us if we are to be adjusted advancing believer.
which now have been announced to you through those who preached
the gospel to you
Through
the agency of those who preached, euvaggeli,zw (vpamgm-p) this is the
word that indicates they communicated the good news of the gospel, so it refers
to those who initially evangelized these particular churches that Peter is
writing.
The
next phrase brings into view the ultimate teacher, the Holy Spirit's ministry.
by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -
instrumental of means, en by means of the
Holy Spirit
- The ministry of
the Holy Spirit in view here is two fold, first to illuminate the message of
truth to the ones who were the agents who communicated the gospel. [so illumination]
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Secondly, the ministry of conviction of the hearers of the gospel communicated.
The last phrase adds an
interesting observation.
things into which angels long to look.
What about the angels?
Who are they? Fallen or elect?
This longing, the desire
to have a better more complete perspective says they had a holy curiosity to
observe and delight in the glories of Christ and His ministry to the church,
His bride.
They find a fuller realization, that is of what Christ is doing, as they
observe the lives of growing and advancing believers throughout the history of
the church. Eph 3:8-10
Rem: Angels rejoice when
someone believes in Christ
Lk 15:10
They also observed
Christ's ministry very closely 1 Tim 3:16
Observations
1. These OT prophets through the message
revealed to them that they taught and inscripturated under the guiding of God
the Holy Spirit became aware that there was a gap, a time period between the
sufferings and the glories of Christ and they desired to know its impact.
2. We noted in our study of Daniel that there
was clearly prophesied about a time between the cutting off of the Messiah and
the making of the covenant with
3. This gap or delay between the sufferings and
the glories was also pictured in the schedule of the feast days that they were
to observe.
Feast
Days Schedule overview (Lev. 23)
#1. Passover Lev. 23:4-5
- observed on the 14th of Nisan - started their
calendar year
- commemorates the redemption from
#2. Unleavened Bread 23:6-8
- The bread speaks of fellowship, communion
- This feast is to demonstrate that as a believer
our whole life is to be lived in fellowship with Christ (that's the objective, the provision is
there) separated from sin!
#3. First fruits 23:9-14
- this takes place on
the 16th of Nisan right after Passover and the beginning of
unleavened bread
- It typifies Christ in resurrection (1 Cor
#4. Pentecost - Feast of Weeks or harvest
- Pentecost foreshadows the church age that
follows the age of
- These 2 loaves of bread contained leaven
(symbol of the corruption of the sin nature) and indicates that the nation
Israel would be dominated by the sin nature, under the influence of evil during
the time of the first advent.
#5. Trumpets 23:23-25
- Prefigures
- This feast takes place on the first day of
the 7th month, Tishri
- The long interval between Pentecost and
Trumpets depicts the gap we noted in Daniel, the time of the church age, not
understood by the OT prophets.
#6. The Day of Atonement 23:26-32 (also Lev 16)
- the most solemn
feast, observed on the 10th
of Tishri
- Importance of forgiveness and cleansing in
preparation for the return of the Messiah
#7. Tabernacles of Booths
- this is the last and
most joyous of the feasts
- Prospective in that it is looking ahead to
the
- It is retrospective since it also commemorated their
redemption from
These
feasts give a thumbnail sketch of
1. Passover - deliverance from bondage in
2. Unleavened bread - doctrine is the issue,
living by the Word
3. First Fruits - pledge of provision - the
coming harvest
4. Pentecost - the nation
5. Gap of time before the feast of Trumpets
which points to the regathering of
6. Day of Atonement - preparation for the return
of the Messiah.
7. Tabernacles or booths - remembers the
deliverance from
4. So from Moses the first prophet on through
John the Baptist there was for the thinking types an awareness of this gap of
time referred to but not explained.
5. So as Peter mentions in doing their job as a
prophet they were ultimately serving the royal family believers in terms of 1st
and 2nd Advents info.
6. Next came the
apostles who served the church by explaining the present age in relationship to
what the prophets had communicated related to the sufferings and the glories
putting it all in the proper perspective.
7. We must not forget the important ministry of illumination of the truth by the Holy Spirit who was sent to lead us into all truth. John 16:13