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2 Peter 1:19 also gives another word for the Bible. He calls it
“a lamp shining in a dark place”. He says, “You have the
prophetic word, you have the Bible and you have the lamp but
is it more sure? Is it more sure because now you have a
revelation of Jesus?” In verse 19 he says, “Pay attention to the
lamp,” until what? “Until the day star arises in your heart.”

Do you understand what the day star is? Revelation 22:16, “I,
Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the
churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright
morning star.” Jesus calls Himself “the morning star” Jesus is
the Day Star. The day star is the last star and it says, “Goodbye
night; hello day!” It closes the night and it opens the day. Peter
says, “Pay attention to this book until the day star arises in your
heart and that will become a new day for you.” Many people
only have the prophetic word. It can’t be more true. So, they
study the prophetic word and they have good doctrine and they
teach that Jesus is coming back and they teach that Jesus is God
and they teach the virgin birth and the bodily resurrection. They
have the prophetic word but they aren’t seeing Jesus. They have
no revelation.

Jesus said, “Pay attention to this book until the day star rises in
your heart.” Brothers and sisters in Christ, are you seeing Christ
in the Bible? The indwelling Holy Spirit takes the written word
and unveils the Living Word. And the Living Word reveals
God. God has called us to know Him and He has made every
provision to make this Bible live. If you just study the Bible to
know the Bible, you are going to become more proud because
knowledge puffs up. You study the Bible to know Jesus
through the indispensable principle. You trust the Holy Spirit
to show you Christ.

Just before Peter died he looked back thirty years and said, “I’ve
learned the secret. It’s not only the prophetic word but the
prophetic word made sure in a present revelation.” That’s a
foundation, just like faith is a foundation. We need to see Jesus
by God’s revelation. Don’t go around judging those who just