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NASB | Matthew 24:14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:14 "This good news of the kingdom [the gospel] will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end [of the age] will come. |
Subject: Every NATION or every PERSON? |
Bible Note: Greetings brother Jeff and God bless! You said "Consider the conversion of Paul (Saul). It was a very dramatic event. He was not alone. Yet in the company of men, he was the only one to hear the “voice” and “words” of Christ and be called. Why did the Lord not give all who were there the opportunity to hear and believe on that dusty road to Damascus? We can wonder, but it is not our place to question who and why God calls this one and that one He does not. " Acts 9:7 says "The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one." I'm assuming by your statement that you mean Paul is the only one that Christ called. Is that correct? Also, the scriptures do not say the others were not called but it doesn't say they were either. So, does that mean the others were not given the opportunity to hear and believe? According to Acts 9:7 they did hear. God bless! Steve |