The Second Coming of Christ and Missions (1)
Richard Smit examines the theological connection between Christ's imminent second coming and the missionary mandate, arguing that the gospel's proclamation to all nations (Matthew 24:14) is divinely ordained to precede the end times. The article emphasizes that faithful Reformed missionaries must include eschatological truth in their preaching as part of the whole counsel of God, making missions and eschatology inseparably linked in God's redemptive plan.
We are reminded, according to I John 2:18 that we live in the last time. That we are living at the very end of time is becoming more evident according to the God-ordained signs of the second coming of Christ. This certain and imminent return of our Lord has a significant relation to and an important effect upon faithful mission work in our day and age. That there is an important relation between the second coming of Christ and missions was revealed by Jesus Himself in Matthew 24:14, where He...
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