The fullness of the time had come. Humanity, becoming more degraded through ages of transgression, called for the coming of the Redeemer. Satan had been working to make the gulf deep and impassable between earth and heaven. By his falsehoods he had emboldened 35 men in sin. It was his purpose to wear out the forbearance of God, and to extinguish His love for man, so that He would abandon the world to satanic jurisdiction.

Nu var tidens fylde kommet. Menneskeslægten, der på grund af lange tiders overtrædelser var blevet fornedret, trængte til Frelserens komme. Satan havde arbejdet for at gøre svælget dybere og mere uoverstigeligt mellem jorden og Himmelen. Ved sine usandheder havde han gjort mennesker dristigere til at synde. Det var hans formål at virke opslidende på Guds barmhjertighed og at udslette hans kærlighed til mennesker, så han ville overlade verden til Satans herredømme.