Those early Christians had only a limited understanding of the outworking of Jehovah’s purpose, even as Paul later acknowledged regarding prophecy: “We have partial knowledge and we prophesy partially; but when that which is complete arrives, that which is partial will be done away with. ”
همان طور که پولُس رسول در رابطه با نبوّت‌ها اذعان کرد ،‏ آن مسیحیان درکی محدود از عملکرد یَهُوَه در تحقق مقصودش داشتند .‏