When we rightly divide the word as Paul commands us to, we see that while the 'great commission' found in the gospels is not directed at born again Christians in the Church Age, that will be fulfilled by the 144,000 during the time of Jacob's trouble, we do in fact have a commission to send forth the gospel of the grace of the God into all the world. Yes, the hour is way late and time is almost gone, but while we remain on this earth, the call to send forth the gospel stands in full effect. The Lord used my recent trip the B&LMF Scripture Conference in Tennessee to confirm this fact for me afresh, and this is the burden of my heart for this bible study on missions in the end times.
"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them." Acts 16:9,10 (KJB)
On this episode of Rightly Dividing, we are looking at the incredible need for the gospel of the grace of God as found in the King James Bible to still be sent forth into all the world, this is the commission we have been given as Church Age believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul was given a vision from God, what we call the 'Macedonian call', and Paul's call to us to 'preach the word!' remains in effect even in these late hours in which we live. It is the overarching desire of my heart to 'spend and be spent' on the battlefield for Jesus Christ, and as the Lord allows, for all of us to have crowns at the Judgment Seat of Christ. |
