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THINGS ANGELS LONG TO SEE
Passage:
1 Peter 1:10-12
Key verse: 12a
NIV
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke(A) of the grace that was to come to you,(B) searched intently and with the greatest care,(C) 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ(D) in them was pointing when he predicted(E) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,(F) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you(G) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.(H) Even angels long to look into these things.
Cross references
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ESV
10 Concerning this salvation, (A)the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring (B)what person or time[a] (C)the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating (D)when he predicted (E)the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. 12 (F)It was revealed to them that (G)they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you (H)by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, (I)things into which angels long to look.
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- 1 Peter 1:11 Or what time or circumstances
Cross references
- 1 Peter 1:10 : 2 Pet. 1:19; [Dan. 8:15; Matt. 13:17; Luke 10:24]
- 1 Peter 1:11 : Dan. 9:24-26
- 1 Peter 1:11 : Rom. 8:9; [2 Pet. 1:21]; See Acts 16:7
- 1 Peter 1:11 : See Matt. 26:24
- 1 Peter 1:11 : Isa. 52:13–53:12; Luke 24:26; Acts 3:18
- 1 Peter 1:12 : Dan. 12:4, 9, 13
- 1 Peter 1:12 : [Matt. 13:17; Heb. 11:39, 40]
- 1 Peter 1:12 : Acts 2:2-4
- 1 Peter 1:12 : [Dan. 8:13; 12:5-7; Eph. 3:10]
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Source: BibleGateway
1. More privileged than the prophets
The prophets were the great men of the Old Testament. They knew God and they knew his ways of working. They knew that he would keep his promises to David and Abraham to send the Savior; they knew that the Christ must suffer and be glorified. They longed to see him. We can know the grace of God's forgiveness through the death and resurrection of Jesus. We can know personally the greatness of his power and love. The prophets who looked forward to these days were really serving us when they wrote about him.
2. More privileged than angels
Jesus did not come as an angel. He came as a man, and he lived among men. He came to be our friend and our mediator before the Father. Angels can never really know him or experience his grace and his saving love.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for the great privilege of serving these times--my own generation--with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
One Word: The greatest privilege--to know Jesus
