Good News for All Nations

Jesus gives the Holy Spirit to his people, empowering them to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to the Nations of the Earth . The Messiah is identified in the  Second Psalm  as the Messianic King destined to reign over the Nations of the Earth. In the New Testament, he is anointed by the Holy Spirit at his baptism, equipping him to proclaim the “ Kingdom of God ” to Israel. He gave his disciples the Gift of the Spirit enabling them to announce his message and sovereignty to all nations.

The New Testament applies messianic promises from the Psalms to Christ's present reign.  He is the Lord and our Messiah! Since his Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, Jesus has reigned as absolute Lord over the Earth, indeed, over the Cosmos. He is seated on David's Messianic Throne. The Messiah rules from “ Mount Zion ” as promised. Because of his “ obedience until death ,” Christ is the “ Ruler of the Kings of the Earth .” Before his Ascension, he declared, “ I have all authority in Heaven and on Earth .”  His present sovereignty is limitless.

Благая весть, провозглашенная Иисусом, предлагает спасение мужчинам и женщинам каждой нации, этнической группы и народа . Иисус провозгласил перед своим вознесением на Небеса: “ Дана Мне всякая власть на небе и на земле, поэтому идите и делайте учениками все народы ”. Затем он послал своих учеников возвестить миру Благую весть об этом спасении. После его смерти и Воскресения всерьез началась Эра Спасения .

The Good News announced by Jesus offers salvation to men and women of every nation, ethnic group, and people . Jesus declared before his ascension to Heaven, “ All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me, therefore, go and make disciples of all nations .” He then sent his disciples to announce the Good News of this salvation to the world. Following his Death and Resurrection, the  Age of Salvation  began in earnest.

The submission of Jesus to an unjust death is the pattern of the love and service to others that his disciples are called to imitate . The obedience of Jesus to his Father becomes the model for how we emulate him. His willing submission to death on the Roman Cross is the pattern for the conduct and attitude of his disciples. His elevation to the Messianic Throne resulted from his submission to “ death upon a cross .” Conforming our lives to this example is how we learn to “ follow him wherever he goes .”