Our apology, but the audio of this Bible talk is incomplete, as the recorder ran out of space. Only the first 17 minutes is available. However, we have published it along with the following brief notes as the subject of the Gospel being for all nations is such an important truth.
The Gospel for All Nations.
Acts chapter 9, verse 32 to chapter 11, verse 18.
After this I looked, and there in front of me was a huge crowd of people. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. There were so many that no one could count them. They came from every nation, tribe and people. That’s true no matter what language they spoke. They were wearing white robes. In their hands they were holding palm branches. They cried out in a loud voice,
The Revelation, chapter 7, verses 9 and 10
“Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne.
Salvation also belongs to the Lamb.”
- God’s Miraculous Power Acts 9:32-43
At Lydda, “Jesus Christ heals you” to Aeneas, and many believe there.
At Joppa, A death, and they call for Peter, an apostle. She is raised, and many believe there. Human incapacity is no barrier to the power of God.
The helpless are helped and the hopeless are given real hope. - Man’s Prejudice and God’s Grace Acts 10:1-48
Cornelius, a good religious man, but a Gentile (a non-Jew) and not yet saved.
God is preparing him, and Peter. The vision of the great hammock full of unclean animals. We are all prone to prejudice, which God must break down. He sends him to a Gentile’s house. God does the unexpected. Peter, a reluctant evangelist, like Jonah who ran from Joppa, sees that the gospel is truly for all nations. - God’s Word Changes Us Acts 11:1-18
They praised God. They said, “So then, God has allowed even Gentiles to turn away from their sins. He did this so that they could live.”