Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
"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)." [Note: Michaels, p. 38.] 