Even these words fail of expressing the greatness and the glory of God’s purpose to be accomplished through His people. Not to this world only but to the universe are we to make manifest the principles of His kingdom. The apostle Paul, writing by the Holy Spirit, says: “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be [made] known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.” Ephesians 3:8-10. {6T 13.1}

Selv disse ord formår ikke at udtrykke storheden og herligheden i Guds forsæt, som skal fuldbyrdes gennem hans folk. Ikke for denne verden alene, men for universet skal vi åbenbare hans riges principper. Ved Helligånden skriver apostelen Paulus: »Mig, den allerringeste af alle hellige, blev denne nåde givet at forkynde hedningerne evangeliet om Kristi uransagelige rigdom og at oplyse, hvorledes den frelsesplan er, der fra evighed har ligget gemt som en hemmelighed hos Gud, alle tings Skaber, for at Guds visdom nu i al dens mangfoldighed ved kirken [menigheden] skulle gives til kende for magterne og myndighederne i den himmelske verden.« Ef. 3,8-10.