who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. [1:10–12] The prophet did not bring his own message, his own formulation of religious truth. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, he spoke the Word of God, which did not have its origin in the will of man (2 Peter 1:21) but came from God (Heb. 3:7). 2a. But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son. Although the contrast between the times before the coming of Christ and the appearance of Christ as the completion of God’s revelation