The apostles no longer hesitated; they could not withstand God. Peter and James, who at that time were the only apostles in Jerusalem, gave the right hand of fellowship to the once fierce persecutor of their faith; and he was now as much beloved and respected as he had formerly been feared and avoided. Here the two grand characters of the new faith met—Peter, one of the chosen companions of Christ while he was upon earth, and Paul, a Pharisee, who, since the ascension of Jesus, had met him face to face, and had talked with him, and had also seen him in vision, and the nature of his work in Heaven.{LP 36.2}

Apostlene tøvede ikke længere; de kunne modstå Gud. Peter og Jakob, som på det tidspunkt var de eneste apostle i Jerusalem, gav fællesskabets højre hånd til den tidligere voldsomme forfølger af deres tro, og han var nu ligeså elsket og respekteret som han tidligere var frygtet og blev undgået. Her mødtes to store karakterer for den nye tro - Peter, en af de udvalgte Kristi medfølgere, medens han var på jorden, og Paulus, en farisæer, som siden Jesu himmelfart, mødte ham ansigt til ansigt, og hade talt med ham, og havde også set ham i et syn, og arten af hans arbejde i Himlen.