And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come (Matt. 24:14).
Modern methods of transportation and communication have made it possible for gospel messengers and the gospel message to go quickly to earth's remotest bounds. The everlasting gospel will be preached for a witness, a testimony, to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people (Rev. 14:6). Then, just as certainly as the gospel preaching goes to the world, "shall the end come."
The apostolic preaching of the gospel, as it went out from old Jerusalem to the civilized world of that time (Rom. 10:18; Col. 1:6, 23), was followed by the destruction of Jerusalem as a symbol of the world itself. When the gospel witness goes forth again, this time to all the world, the end of the world or age will come, and the kingdom of glory will be set up. The Lord shall reign "from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth" (Zech. 9:10).
What preachers we should be in such an hour as this! Someone asked an old Scotch woman what she thought of Robert Murray McCheyne's preaching. She hesitated a moment, then replied, "He preaches as if he was a-dyin' to have you saved." And so should we preach, for "the Lord is at hand" (Phil. 4:5).
Long they've toiled within the harvest,
Sown the precious seed with tears;
Soon they'll drop their heavy burdens
In the glad millennial years;
They will share the bliss of heaven,
Nevermore to sigh or moan;
Starry crowns will then be given,
When the King shall claim His own.
__L. D. Santee
MEDITATION PRAYER: "They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power" (Ps. 145:11).
Modern methods of transportation and communication have made it possible for gospel messengers and the gospel message to go quickly to earth's remotest bounds. The everlasting gospel will be preached for a witness, a testimony, to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people (Rev. 14:6). Then, just as certainly as the gospel preaching goes to the world, "shall the end come."
The apostolic preaching of the gospel, as it went out from old Jerusalem to the civilized world of that time (Rom. 10:18; Col. 1:6, 23), was followed by the destruction of Jerusalem as a symbol of the world itself. When the gospel witness goes forth again, this time to all the world, the end of the world or age will come, and the kingdom of glory will be set up. The Lord shall reign "from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth" (Zech. 9:10).
What preachers we should be in such an hour as this! Someone asked an old Scotch woman what she thought of Robert Murray McCheyne's preaching. She hesitated a moment, then replied, "He preaches as if he was a-dyin' to have you saved." And so should we preach, for "the Lord is at hand" (Phil. 4:5).
Long they've toiled within the harvest,
Sown the precious seed with tears;
Soon they'll drop their heavy burdens
In the glad millennial years;
They will share the bliss of heaven,
Nevermore to sigh or moan;
Starry crowns will then be given,
When the King shall claim His own.
__L. D. Santee
MEDITATION PRAYER: "They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power" (Ps. 145:11).
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