 In 2 Peter 1, starting with verse 16, Peter writes this. He says, For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. That's one thing about the New Testament you've got to know. It is based on eyewitness testimony. These things actually happened. There were living eyewitnesses, so many of them,