In the prophecy of Jerusalem's destruction Christ said, "Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." This prophecy will again be fulfilled. The abounding iniquity of that day finds its counterpart in this generation. So with the prediction in regard to the preaching of the gospel. Before the fall of Jerusalem, Paul, writing by the Holy Spirit, declared that the gospel was preached to "every creature which is under heaven." Col. 1:23. So now, before the coming of the Son of man, the everlasting gospel is to be preached "to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." Rev. 14:6, 14. God "hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world." Acts 17:31. Christ tells us when that day shall be ushered in. He does not say that all the world will be converted, but that "this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." By giving the gospel to the world it is in our power to hasten our Lord's return. We are not only to look for but to hasten the coming of the day of God. 2 Peter 3:12, margin. Had 634 the church of Christ done her appointed work as the Lord ordained, the whole world would before this have been warned, and the Lord Jesus would have come to our earth in power and great glory.

I profetien om Jerusalems ødelæggelse sagde Kristus: "Fordi lovløsheden tager overhånd, vil kærligheden blive kold hos de fleste. Men den, som holder ud indtil enden, han skal frelses. Og dette evangelium om Riget skal prædikes over hele jorden til et vidnesbyrd for alle folkeslagene; og så skal enden komme." Denne profeti vil atter blive opfyldt. Den tids overvældende ugudelighed finder sit modstykke i vor generation. Ligesådan med forudsigelsen om forkyndelsen af evangeliet. Før Jerusalems fald erklærede Paulus, som skrev under Helligåndens tilskyndelse, at evangeliet var blevet "prædiket for enhver skabning under himmelen". Kol. 1,23. På samme måde skal nu, før Menneskesønnen kommer, det evige evangelium prædikes for "alle folkeslag og stammer og tungemål og folk". Åb. 14,6. 14. Gud har "fastsat en dag, da han vil dømme jorderig med retfærdighed". Apg. 17,31. Kristus siger os, hvornår denne dag indledes. Han siger ikke, at hele verden vil blive omvendt, men at "dette evangelium om Riget skal prædikes over hele jorden til et vidnesbyrd for alle folkeslagene; og så skal enden komme". Ved at give evangeliet til verden står det i vor magt at fremskynde vor Herres genkomst. Vi skal ikke blot afvente, men fremskynde Guds dags komme. Dersom Kristi menighed havde udrettet det, som Herren har forordnet, så ville hele verden allerede nu have været advaret, og vor Herre Jesus ville være kommet til vor jord i kraft og megen herlighed.