The advantage we have over those who lived in pre - Christian times is that we no longer have to be content with seeing just “a shadow ” of God’s purposes.
نَتَمَتَّعُ ٱلْيَوْمَ بِٱمْتِيَازٍ لَمْ يَحْظَ بِهِ مَنْ عَاشُوا قَبْلَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ .‏