³ and how this secret was made known to me through a revelation, just as I wrote about briefly in the past. ⁴ By reading this, you will be able to grasp my understanding of the secret about the Messiah,^{[a] 5} which in previous generations was not made known to human beings^[b] as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s^[c] holy apostles and prophets. This is that secret:^[d]