John Gill expounds on 1 Peter 1:11, emphasizing the diligent search of the prophets regarding the timing and nature of Christ's coming. He explains that the prophets were informed of the Messiah's arrival before the fall of the second temple and the cessation of Jewish governance, highlighting the contrasting conditions of peace for the nations and spiritual blindness for the Jews. Gill notes that the Spirit of Christ revealed the sufferings and subsequent glory of the Messiah, affirming Christ's eternal existence and divine nature. The sermon underscores the prophetic insights into the suffering of Christ and the glory that follows, as foretold in the Psalms.