The apostle Peter had had a long experience in the things of God. His faith in God's power to save had strengthened with the years, until he had proved beyond question that there is no possibility of failure before the one who, advancing by faith, ascends round by round, ever upward and onward, to the topmost round of the ladder that reaches even to the portals of heaven.

Apostlen Peter havde et langt livs erfaring om de ting, der hører Guds rige til. Hans tro på Guds magt til at frelse var blevet stærkere med årene, indtil han havde bevist som noget, der var hævet over al tvivl, at der ikke findes mulighed for mislykkede bestræbelser for den, som går frem i tro, stadig stigende opad og fremad indtil stigens øverste trin, som når til selve Himmelens porte.