Prophecy:
Promises of Abraham to the Gentiles
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First-Century Fulfillment
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Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world (oikumene) for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. |
Romans 10:18
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. (oikumene)
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Mark 13:10
And the gospel must first be published among all nations. (ethnos)
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Romans 16:25-26
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations (ethnos) for the obedience of faith:
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Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, (kosmos) and preach the gospel to every creature.
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Colossians 1:5-6
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world (kosmos); and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
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Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (ktisis)
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Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature (ktisis) which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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Acts 1:8
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem , and in all Judea and Samaria , and to the end of the earth. (ge)”
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Romans 10:18
But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: “Their sound has gone out to all the earth (ge), And their words to the ends of the world.”
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