There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God.

I want you to remember, my friends, what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses. They were all under the protection of the cloud, and all passed safely through the Red Sea.

Now, concerning what you wrote about the gifts from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know the truth about them, my friends.

A thousand years to you are like one day; they are like yesterday, already gone, like a short hour in the night.