2 Peter 1:19
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Peter points to the confirmed word of prophecy as a lamp shining in darkness until the day dawns and the morning star rises within.
What Does 2 Peter 1:19 Mean?
Having appealed to what he saw, Peter turns to the prophetic Scriptures, now made even more sure by their fulfillment in Christ. Believers "do well" to heed this word, treating it "as unto a light that shineth in a dark place." The darkness lasts "until the day dawn, and the day star arise" in the heart.
Scripture is the lamp for a world still in night. Until the full day of Christ's coming breaks, the prophetic word guides the believer through the dark, and the "day star" — the morning star that heralds dawn — speaks of Christ Himself rising in fullness. Peter urges careful attention to this lamp; we are not left to grope in the dark or chase clever fables. The Word lights the path now, and the believer waits for the dawn. There is both present guidance and future hope here: a light to walk by today, and a promised morning when the Lord Himself will fill the heart.
In the Original Language
phosphoros (φωσφόρος), 'day star' — the light-bringer or morning star that heralds the coming day.