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knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
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Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.
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For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
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And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
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And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
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knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
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for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.