They had been spiritually refined in order to make their service to God even more acceptable to him. What the apostle Paul had foreseen centuries before in a vision began to be fulfilled in a limited way.
(‏ اش ٤ :‏ ​ ٢ ،‏ ٣ ؛‏ مل ٣ :‏ ​ ١ -‏ ٤‏ )‏ وَهٰكَذَا بَدَأَتْ تَتَحَقَّقُ جُزْئِيًّا رُؤْيَا شَاهَدَهَا ٱلرَّسُولُ بُولُسُ قَبْلَ قُرُونٍ .‏