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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. |
Bible Question: Matthew 24:14 is it before the Rapture or after? Or both? Or one more than the other? |
Bible Answer: Hi Brian, There are two occasions given in the Bible which declare the univeral proclaimation of the Gospel. The first is in Colossians: Colossians 1:3-6 (3) We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying continually about you, (4) hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love toward all the saints, (5) because of the hope being laid up for you in Heaven, which you heard before in the Word of the truth of the gospel, (6) coming to you, as also in all the world, and it is bearing fruit even also among you, from the day in which you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; This tells us that the truth of the Gospel has come to all the world. The second is in the Revelation: Revelation 14:6-7 (6) And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an everlasting gospel to proclaim to those dwelling on the earth, even to every nation and tribe and tongue and people, (7) saying in a great voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him, because the hour of His judgment has come; also, Worship "Him who has made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea," and the springs of waters. We know that Paul's time is past, and that the rapture hasn't come yet, so the Gospel is preached to all the world before the rapture. Concerning the statement in the Revelation, there is a great deal of dispute over this, and a lot depends on when you understand the rapture to occur. If you believe, as I do, that the purpose of the rapture is to remove the church before God's wrath is upon the earth, then this must happen after the rapture, since it is given in sequence following the sounding of the trumpets, and the opening of the Sixth seal, which all are God's wrath. The rapture must precede these. The Church is caught up to be with Jesus, then the Seventieth Week of Daniel begins. In the middle of this "week", this world-wide declaration of the Gospel occurs. And then will come the end. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |