We know this for certain.
Jesus said in Matthew 23:14
14 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.
Not until then. The Jesus Film is now awailable in more than 2000 languages.
We know this for certain.
Jesus said in Matthew 24:14
14 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.
Not until then. The Jesus Film is now awailable in more than 2000 languages.
HAS THE GOSPEL BEEN PROCLAIMED TO THE WHOLE WORLD?
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14)
There are several reasons why this passage has already been fulfilled:
1. At least 6 times the inspired apostle Paul proclaimed that this had been fulfilled by the time he was writing―Romans 1:8; 10:18; 16:25-26; Colossians 1:6, 23; 1 Thessalonians 1:8. See also Acts 1:8; 19:10 and 1 Timothy 3:16.
2. The word “world” in this passage (Matthew 24:14) is the Greek word “OIKOUMENE,” which is often translated the Roman world. It is not the whole globe, in which case the Greek word “kosmos” would have been used. See Luke 2:1; Acts 11:28; 17:6; 24:5.
3. Jesus restricted fulfillment of this prophecy to his generation (Matthew 24:34).
4. The context of the “END” was the end of the Old Covenant Age when the temple would be destroyed (Matthew 24:1-2).