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.
What, х eis (G1519) tina (G5100)] - 'in reference to what;' the time absolutely; what was to be the era of Messiah's coming.
What manner of time - what features should characterize the thee of His coming. "Or" implies that some prophets, when not permitted to discover the exact time, searched into its characteristics. х Kairon (G2540): "time," season, the fit epoch in God's purposes.]
Spirit of Christ ... in them - (Acts 16:7; in 'Aleph (') A B D E, 'the Spirit of Jesus:' Revelation 19:10.) So Justin Martyr, 'Jesus was He who communed with Moses, Abraham, and the patriarchs.' Clemens Alexandrinus calls Him 'the Prophet of prophet, and Lord of all the prophetic spirit.'
Did signify х edeelou (G1213)] 'did intimate ' Did signify, х edeelou (G1213)] - 'did intimate.'
Of, х ta (G3588) eis (G1519) Christon (G5547) patheemata (G3804)] - 'the sufferings appointed unto,' or foretold, in regard to Christ, the anointed Mediator, whose sufferings are the price of our "salvation" (1 Peter 1:9-10); the channel of "the grace that should come unto you."
The glory, х doxas (G1391)] - 'glories,' namely, of His resurrection, His ascension, His coming kingdom, the consequence of the sufferings.
That should follow, х meta (G3326) tauta (G5023)] - 'after these sufferings' (1 Peter 3:18-22; 1 Peter 5:1). Since "the Spirit of Christ" is the Spirit of God, Christ is God. Because the Son of God was to become our Christ, He manifested Himself, and the Father through Him, in the Old Testament, and by the Holy Spirit eternally proceeding from the Father and Himself, spake in the prophets.