After the resurrection, Jesus met with His
disciples and gave them their first instructions, "As the Father has
sent me, I am sending you." (John 20:21)
Later, Jesus reappeared to His disciples and
gave them more detailed instructions concerning their mission when He said, "Go
into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." (Mark
16:15)
Did He just use "all" twice in one
sentence? I can understand all
when it's something I can see or touch, like "you spent it all?" But this one is a bit more difficult to wrap
my mind around. When Jesus talks about all the world that makes it a global
command for the more than 16,900 people groups spread throughout the
earth. But the use of all creation has
in view every person.
Sent...into all the world...to preach the good news...to all creation. Is Jesus serious? Does He realize how many people that encompasses? According to the Joshua Project, the most recent population estimate in unreached people groups is 3.14 billion. That's a lot of people.
Sent...into all the world...to preach the good news...to all creation. Is Jesus serious? Does He realize how many people that encompasses? According to the Joshua Project, the most recent population estimate in unreached people groups is 3.14 billion. That's a lot of people.
Sent...into all the world...to preach the good
news...to all creation. Is Jesus
serious? Yes, He is!
Are we?
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