To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
"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.] 