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Introduction
Psalm 86:9: All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.
Africa: Cyrene (Libya) (ca. 30 AD).
Mark 15: 21: A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
Jerusalem, Samaria (ca. AD 30).
Acts 8: 25: After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
Africa: Ethiopia (ca. 33-35 AD).
Acts 8: 26 - 27: Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road - the desert road - that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship.
Europe: Rome, Greece (ca. 50-300 AD).
Acts 16: 9 - 10: During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
First Pentecost with an ‘International’ Gathering: Jerusalem (ca. AD 30-33).
Acts 2: 6: When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.
The Good News - For The Whole World (Believers to Go and Tell until Christ returns).
Acts 1: 8: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
The Great Commission To The World.
Matthew 28: 18 - 19: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Revelation 7: 9: After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.