Christ gave this commission to His disciples as His chief ministers, the architects who were to lay the foundation of His church. He laid upon them, and upon all who should succeed them as His ministers, the charge of handing His gospel down from generation to generation, from age to age. {8T 14.3}

Kristus gav denne befaling til sine øverste tjenere, disciplene, de bygmestre der skulle lægge grundvolden til hans kirke. På dem og på alle, der ville efterfølge dem som hans tjenere, lagde han den opgave at viderebringe evangeliget fra slægt til slægt, fra den ene tidsalder til den anden.