Which New Testament passages echo Isaiah 66:19's theme of global proclamation? Isaiah’s Vision of Worldwide Glory “I will set a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations … to the distant islands that have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations.” (Isaiah 66:19) Jesus Echoes the Prophets • Matthew 24:14 — “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” • Matthew 28:18-20 — “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations … teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you.” • Mark 13:10 — “The gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.” • Mark 16:15 — “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” • Luke 24:46-47 — “Repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” Acts: The Mission in Motion • Acts 1:8 — “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” • Acts 8:4-8 — scattered believers “went about preaching the word,” carrying the message beyond Jerusalem. • Acts 13:47 — “For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” • Acts 28:28 — “Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!” Paul’s Letters: A Gospel for Every Nation • Romans 10:18 — “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” • Romans 15:20-21 — Paul’s ambition “to preach the gospel where Christ was not known,” echoing Isaiah 52:15. • Colossians 1:5-6, 23 — the gospel “is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world,” already “proclaimed in all creation under heaven.” • 1 Timothy 2:3-4 — God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Revelation: The Harvest of the Nations • Revelation 5:9 — “You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” • Revelation 7:9 — “A great multitude that no one could count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne.” • Revelation 14:6 — an angel “having the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” Key Takeaway Isaiah foresaw God’s glory proclaimed among far-flung peoples; Jesus commissioned it, Acts records its launch, the epistles explain its scope, and Revelation shows its fulfillment—one unbroken thread of global proclamation running from prophecy to consummation. |
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