(Acts 13: 47-49) - PAUL THE APOSTLE OF THE GENTILES
For the Lord so commanded him: I have set thee for the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayest be unto salvation unto the ends of the earth.
And when the Gentiles heard it, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of Jehovah; and all who were ordained to eternal life believed.
And the word of the Lord spread throughout all that province.
(Acts 13: 47-49)
Dear brothers in Christ, it is with great joy that we are studying the word of God together with you, in the presence of the CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, in the presence of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and in the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT.
The PLAN OF SALVATION is a very comprehensive plan, God in his greatness, in his magnitude, he planned the PLAN OF SALVATION to embrace all mankind, then, God directed many men who became preachers of the Gospel, one for one direction, others for direction. Some to preach to the Jews, because the Jews were the cradle of the history of SALVATION, and one of the great men was the Apostle Paul, whom God assigned him to preach to the Gentiles.
The Gentiles were all those who were not Jews. That it did not belong to the nation of Israel, because those of the nation of Israel defended the thesis that SALVATION was only of the Jews.
But the PLAN of GOD is that the Gospel be preached to the whole world, to all nations, to all tribes, to any person who is human, the Gospel will attain it in one way or another. God always gives a way for the Gospel to reach all, therefore, JESUS CHRIST said: "AND THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM WILL BE PREPARED IN TESTIMONY FOR ALL PEOPLE, THEN THEN THE END WILL COME."
You see, dear brethren, that the end of the kingdom of the evil one must take place, that the Gospel must be preached to the whole world, that is why the LORD has deigned thousands of men to preach the Gospel and continues to elect men and women to continue in the WORK OF THE LORD.
In today's study, we are studying in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, verse 47-49. Where GOD calls the Apostle Paul to preach to the Gentiles, which meant to preach to the whole world, because all world are considered Gentiles to the Jewish nation.
In verse 47, it is recorded thus: "FOR THE LORD HATH GIVEN IT UNTO THEM, I GAVE YOU TO THE LIGHT OF THE GENTILES, SO THAT YOU MAY BE SALVATION UNTO THE CONFLICTS OF THE EARTH." So we understand that Gentiles were the whole world except the Jewish nation (the nation of Israel).
In verse 48, it is written that the Gentiles: "HEARING HIS FAITHFUL JOY, AND GLORIFIED THE WORD OF THE LORD, AND BELIEVED ALL HOW MANY HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ETERNAL LIFE."
In verse 49: "AND THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS DISCLOSED FOR ALL THAT PROVINCE". You see, dear brethren, the importance of the preaching of the Apostle Paul, we were only called to the KINGDOM OF GOD, because Paul was called to preach to us.
And those who thought they did not have the chance of SALVATION, were very happy to know that SALVATION was for all.
And God continues to call men and women to call to continue the preaching of the Gospel to the planet earth, where there is a human being, there will be the word of the Lord also. That is why the LORD has called us to freedom from the love of Christ to carry the message of SALVATION and ENTERTAIN LIFE to the whole world through the internet.
Today we have no less than 186 countries that access us and receive the message of SALVATION, THROUGH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. Therefore, we have a goal of conquering ONE MILLION SOULS FOR GOD.
AND EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS MISSION, SHARING OUR MESSAGES WITH ALL THOSE WHO ARE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP, ON YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKS. ALL TOGETHER, WE WILL COME TO THE GOAL OF A MILLION SOULS TO GOD.