But the disciples had not yet received the complete fulfillment of Christ’s promise. They received all the knowledge of God that they could bear, but the complete fulfillment of the promise that Christ would show them plainly of the Father was yet to come. Thus it is today. Our knowledge of God is partial and imperfect. When the conflict is ended and the Man Christ Jesus acknowledges before the Father His faithful workers, who, in a world of sin, have borne true witness for Him, they will understand clearly what now are mysteries to them. {8T 267.3}

Men disciplene havde endnu ikke oplevet Kristi løftes fuldstændige opfyldelse. De modtog al den viden om Gud, de kunne bære, men den fuldstændige opfyldelse af løftet om, at Kristus tydeligt ville vise dem Faderen, havde de endnu i vente. Således er det også i dag. Vor kundskab om Gud er stykkevis og ufuldkommen. Når striden er endt og mennesket Jesus Kristus overfor Faderen vedkender sig sine trofaste tjenere, som i en syndig verden har båret et sandt vidnesbyrd om ham, vil de fuldt ud forstå det, der nu er et mysterium for dem.