During these days that Christ spent with His disciples, they gained a new experience. As they heard their beloved Master explaining the Scriptures in the light of all that had happened, their faith in Him was fully established. They reached the place where they could say, "I know whom I have believed." 2 Timothy 1:12. They began to realize the nature and extent of their work, to see that they were to proclaim to the world the truths entrusted to them. The events of Christ's life, His death and resurrection, the prophecies pointing to these events, the mysteries of the plan of salvation, the power of Jesus for the remission of sins--to all these things they had been witnesses, and they were to make them known to the world. They were to proclaim the gospel of peace and salvation through repentance and the power of the Saviour.

I løbet af disse dage, som Kristus tilbragte sammen med sine disciple, opnåede de nye erfaringer. Når de hørte deres elskede Mester udlægge skrifterne, belyst af alt det, som var sket, blev deres tro på ham fuldstændig grundfæstet. De nåede dertil, hvor de kunne sige: "Jeg kender ham, som jeg har sat min lid til." 2Tim. 1,12. De begyndte at fatte deres opgaves natur og udstrækning, at se, at de skulle forkynde de sandheder, som var blevet dem betroet, for verden. Begivenhederne i Kristi liv, hans død og hans opstandelse, profetierne, som pegede frem til disse begivenheder, frelsesplanens mysterium, Jesu magt til at forlade synder, til alt dette havde de været vidner, og de skulle lade verden få del i deres viden. De skulle forkynde evangeliet om fred og frelse gennem anger og Frelserens magt.