Track 8 on The ❤️ Of Missions
Go Into All Nations
Built on Matthew 28:18–20, Luke 24:46–49, and John 20:21–22
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The study behind the song
Built on Matthew 28:18–20, Luke 24:46–49, John 20:21–22, Acts 1:8, Matthew 9:37–38, and John 4:35.
Doulos of Jesus captions this song "From the heart of The LORD," and the verses are voiced by the risen Christ himself. He opens with his words to John in Revelation 1: "I am the First and the Last... alive forevermore." Then he gathers his own calls to mission: fields white for harvest in John 4, too few laborers in Matthew 9, and the Son of Man who came to serve and give his life as a ransom in Mark 10.
The second verse moves to Easter evening. In Luke 24 Jesus shows that the Messiah had to suffer and rise, and that repentance must be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. In John 20 he sends his disciples as the Father sent him. The third verse waits for power from on high, as in Acts 1:8, and rests on the authority and presence promised in Matthew 28.
The chorus is the disciples' answer: go, stop stalling, and carry the light until the church stands in every tribe and tongue. The song closes with his breath on them and one word: Go.
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Lyrics
I am the First and the Last, the One who died and is alive forevermore. Look up from your small routines and lift up your eyes to the horizons. The harvest fields are white and heavy, bending under the weight of the wind, but the laborers are few and the day is short. Pray therefore to the Lord of the Harvest to thrust out workers into His fields. I did not come to be served, but to serve and to give My life as a ransom for the many. From the streets of Jerusalem to the ends of the earth, My heart beats for the lost, the broken, and the forgotten.
Go therefore into all the nations! Take the light to the dark locations! From the shores to the mountain peaks, we will preach the truth He speaks! No more looking back or stalling, we are answering the calling! Till the global church is standing, we obey the King’s commanding!
Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for Me to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day. And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins must be proclaimed in My name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things, not to keep them hidden in a secret room, but to shout them from the housetops. As the Father has sent Me, even so I am sending you into the storm. I have broken the chains of death, I have paid the ultimate price, and My heart breaks for the millions who have never heard My name. Drop your nets, leave your comfort, and follow Me into the deep.
Go therefore into all the nations! Take the light to the dark locations! From the shores to the mountain peaks, we will preach the truth He speaks! No more looking back or stalling, we are answering the calling! Till the global church is standing, we obey the King’s commanding!
Behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you, but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses to the uttermost parts of the earth. Do not fear the empires, do not fear the rulers, and do not fear the graves, for all authority in heaven and on earth has been given unto Me. Go through the jungles, walk through the crowded cities, cross the wide oceans, and carry the banner of My grace. I am with you always, even unto the end of the age. My heart is moving forward, and My church is marching out.
Go therefore into all the nations! Take the light to the dark locations! From the shores to the mountain peaks, we will preach the truth He speaks! No more looking back or stalling, we are answering the calling! Till the global church is standing, we obey the King’s commanding!
Proclaim the victory. Preach the Name. To every tribe. To every tongue. The harvest is ready. The King is on the throne.
He breathed upon them and said.
Go.
Amen.
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