15 That is why I am doing my best to make sure that each of you remembers all this after I am gone.
16 When we told you about the power and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling clever stories that someone had made up. But with our own eyes we saw his true greatness.
17 God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honoured him by saying, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”
18 We were there with Jesus on the holy mountain and heard this voice speak from heaven.
19 All this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures.
21 The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.