And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings (Rev. 10:11).
A worldwide message, like fire, like a rainbow, like the sun, but "clothed with a cloud"; a message declaring that time should be no longer; a message from a little book that had been closed but that was now open--evidently the book of Daniel. "And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter" (Rev. 10:10). What a picture of the Great Disappointment that followed the Advent movement of the early 1840s! Sweet anticipation, bitter reality. So it was with the first disciples. They expected our Savior to become king of Israel, but instead, the cross was His throne. After that first disappointment they had a worldwide work to do, scattering the gospel throughout the earth.
And now there is another work to do. "Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings." This is a worldwide work preparatory to the coming of the Lord in power and glory to bring an end to sin, pain, and death. "Go ye into all the world" is His command, "and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15. Our Savior also declared, "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached is all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matt. 24:14).
The need for Christian missions is greater than ever before. Millions have never heard the story of Jesus. We have the gospel, and it is our duty to take it to others until the work is done.
Upon the tomb of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey is this inscription, "Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold" (John 10:16). It is for those other sheep that the call must still go out, that we must "prophesy again" to many nations, and tongues, and kings.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations" (Ps. 108:3).
A worldwide message, like fire, like a rainbow, like the sun, but "clothed with a cloud"; a message declaring that time should be no longer; a message from a little book that had been closed but that was now open--evidently the book of Daniel. "And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter" (Rev. 10:10). What a picture of the Great Disappointment that followed the Advent movement of the early 1840s! Sweet anticipation, bitter reality. So it was with the first disciples. They expected our Savior to become king of Israel, but instead, the cross was His throne. After that first disappointment they had a worldwide work to do, scattering the gospel throughout the earth.
And now there is another work to do. "Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings." This is a worldwide work preparatory to the coming of the Lord in power and glory to bring an end to sin, pain, and death. "Go ye into all the world" is His command, "and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15. Our Savior also declared, "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached is all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matt. 24:14).
The need for Christian missions is greater than ever before. Millions have never heard the story of Jesus. We have the gospel, and it is our duty to take it to others until the work is done.
Upon the tomb of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey is this inscription, "Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold" (John 10:16). It is for those other sheep that the call must still go out, that we must "prophesy again" to many nations, and tongues, and kings.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations" (Ps. 108:3).
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