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Chapter 86—“Go ... Teach All Nations”
This chapter is based on
Matthew 28:16-20
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Standing but a step from His heavenly throne, Christ gave the
commission: “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.” “Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Mark 16:15
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again the words were repeated, that the disciples might grasp their
significance. Upon all the inhabitants of the earth was the light of
heaven to shine in clear, strong rays.
The commission had been given to the Twelve in the upper
chamber, but it was now to be given to a larger number. At the
meeting on a mountain in Galilee, all the believers who could be
called together were assembled. The angel at the tomb reminded
the disciples of His promise to meet them in Galilee. The promise
was repeated to the believers at Jerusalem during Passover week,
and through them it reached many who were mourning the death of
their Lord. With intense interest all looked forward to the interview.
From every direction, with wondering hearts they came.
At the time appointed, about five hundred believers collected
in little knots on the mountainside, eager to learn all that could be
learned from those who had seen Christ since His resurrection. From
group to group the disciples passed, telling all they had seen and
heard of Jesus, and reasoning from the Scripture as He had done
with them.
Suddenly Jesus stood among them. No one could tell whence or
how He came. Many had never before seen Him, but in His hands
and feet they beheld the marks of the crucifixion; and when they saw
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Him, they worshiped Him.
But some doubted. So it will always be. There are those who find
it hard to exercise faith, and they place themselves on the doubting
side. They lose much because of their unbelief.
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