The Limited Scope of the Great Commission and the Imminence of the End of the Age
Below is the 11th of multiple excerpts of commentary from Parts I and II of The Parousia , the late 19th-century masterpiece on the Second Coming by James Stuart Russell. The initial 31 posts on this blog deal with the Book of Revelation, which is cogently interpreted in Part III of Russell's magnum opus. (For all blog posts, see russellparousia.blogspot.com) "The Apostolic Commission [the Great Commission] "MATT. xxviii. 19, 20 [ Matt. 28:19 -2 0] 'Go ye therefore, and teach all (the) nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world [age, Greek: aionos] .' "MARK xvi. 15, 20 [Mark 16:15 , 20] 'And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.' 'And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming...