Chapter 37—Extension of the Work In Foreign Fields
The word comes to me in the night season to speak to the churches
that know the truth: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory
of the Lord is risen upon thee.”
Isaiah 60:1
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The words of the Lord in the fifty-fourth chapter of Isaiah are for
us: “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains
of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy
stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and
thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be
inhabited. Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou
confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame.... For thy Maker is
thine husband; the Lord of hosts is His name; and thy Redeemer the
Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall He be called.”
Isaiah 54:2-5
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And the words of Christ to His disciples are also for His people
today: “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh
harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth
receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that
soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”
John 4:35, 36
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God’s people have a mighty work before them, a work that must
continually rise to greater prominence. Our efforts in missionary lines
must become far more extensive. A more decided work than has been
done must be done prior to the second appearing of our Lord Jesus
Christ. God’s people are not to cease their labors until they shall
encircle the world.
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The vineyard includes the whole world, and every part of it is to be
worked. There are places which are now a moral wilderness, and these
are to become as the garden of the Lord. The waste places of the earth
are to be cultivated, that they may bud and blossom as the rose. New
territories are to be worked by men inspired by the Holy Spirit. New
churches must be established, new congregations organized. At this
time there should be representatives of present truth in every city, and
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