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The Fundamentals And at the end of the New Testament, a whole book—Reve lation—is taken up with the expansion of the now familiar thought and tells in detail how Christ will come, and what the kingdom will be. In addition to the above, Gospels, Epistles and Revelation speak of a work to be accomplished, which is preliminary to the coming and kingdom, and which, in the divine economy, makes the one and the other possible. As these passages are more than interesting, as they are vital to our subject, we make a selection from them, quoting them without comment: “The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” “Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring; and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold [flock] and one Shepherd.” “Go ye there fore, and teach [disciple] all nations.” “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” “Ye are witnesses of these things.” “Ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” “Delivering thee from the people [the Jews], and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee; to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins.” “That by me the preaching might be fully known and that all the Gentiles might hear.” “Blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.” “And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come.” “A great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and peoples, and tongues.” Impressive as these passages of Scripture are, and clear as their teaching is to the effect that missionary service is re lated to all the world and is for the purpose of gathering to God an innumerable number of people in preparation for the King and the kingdom, there is yet another passage which is
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