1 Peter 1:10-12

1 Peter 1:10-12

[10] Of  which  salvation  the prophets  have enquired  and  searched diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the grace  that should come unto  [11] Searching  what,  or  what manner  of time  the Spirit  of Christ  which  was in  them  did signify,  when it testified beforehand  the sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the glory  that should follow.  [12] Unto whom  it was revealed,  that  not  unto themselves,  but  they did minister  the things,  which  now  reported  by  them that have preached the gospel  with  the Holy  Ghost  sent down  from  heaven;  which things  the angels  desire  to look  into. 

What does 1 Peter 1:10-12 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Peter reminded his readers that the prophets had predicted that Jesus Christ"s life, as their own lives, would include suffering followed by glory. He mentioned this to encourage them to realize that their experience of suffering for their commitment to follow God faithfully was not abnormal.
"To the elaborated and elevated declaration of his eschatological vision in 1 Peter 1:6-9, Peter now adds an explanatory postscript in a more didactic style. He pauses to measure the greatness of the salvation mentioned in 1 Peter 1:5; 1 Peter 1:9 with a brief but wide-ranging reflection on the past and present. The curiosity of "prophets" ( 1 Peter 1:10) and "angels" ( 1 Peter 1:12) underscores the mystery of the divine plan: God in his sovereignty has long kept secret the salvation soon to be revealed to his chosen ones (cf. Ephesians 3:4-6)." [1]
These verses reveal a chiastic structure centering on the idea that God clarified what had formerly been unclear to the prophets.