Why I Am Compelled To Share The Truth Of God’s Word To The ‘Ends Of The Earth’

[Hol]

Jesus’ last command to His disciples—before ascending into Heaven some 40 days after His victorious resurrection from the grave—were: “You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to preach the Gospel of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ near the southernmost point of South America—literally the ends of the earth.

The Holy Spirit moved mightily during the two-night Esperanza Ushuaia Festival, as hundreds of people in the capacity-filled auditorium and overflow area repented of their sins and professed Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

During my evangelistic visit to this Argentinian city, often called the “End of the World” and just 650 miles away from the frozen continent of Antarctica, I thought about the beginnings of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s (BGEA) global mission to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

It all came about because my father took Christ literally when He said in Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.”
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After conquering sin and the grave, our Lord and Savior quickly and emphatically declares, in no uncertain terms, that His mission for His disciples then—and His followers now—is to take the Gospel to every nation on the globe until He returns to rapture His Bride, the church.

https://harbingersdaily.com/why-i-am-compelled-to-share-the-truth-of-gods-word-to-the-ends-of-the-earth/

 

[dwb]

Jesus’ last command to His disciples—before ascending into Heaven some 40 days after His victorious resurrection from the grave—were: “You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

This is timely because because I heard a brief conversation about this on a show last night. A question was brought up as to why the disciples did not go out and try to spread the word similar to the Apostle Paul. For the most part they stayed close to Jerusalem for many years. The answer given was two fold (1) they were waiting for Christ to return to help Him set up His Kingdom, as they thought He would be coming back quickly (as in months or a few years). And (2) their ministry was to the circumcision where as Paul's was to the gentiles.

 

[Margery]

my father took Christ literally when He said in Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.”

So glad he did!

Nephew and I were talking about evangelism and how important it is.