2 Peter 1:20-21 is one of the most important statements about biblical interpretation: No prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit who breathed the Word interprets the Word – not John Darby, not C.I. Scofield.
The Scofield Reference Bible is the clearest modern example of this danger. Darby’s dispensational framework was embedded directly into the footnotes, and generations of readers absorbed it as if it were Scripture. The notes are not neutral. They impose a theological lens that, in many cases, contradicts what the text plainly says.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped. The text is sufficient.
The path forward is the ancient one: read Scripture in context, as a whole, in community, submitting to the Holy Spirit as the illuminator. The Word of God does not need our help. It needs our trust. Ave Christus Rex.