who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;
to be testified in due time: The Revised Version renders this "the testimony to be born in its own time." This due time (season) seems to refer to the period beginning with Jesus’ death, marking the end of the Mosaic period and lasting through the Christian age until time shall be declared no more. Thus, the substance of the gospel message is that Christ gave himself as a ransom. It is that message, proclaimed by the apostles, that preachers are to affirm during the Christian Age.