Monday, August 23 He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.​—Matt. 28:7.

[Áine]

Monday, August 23

He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.—Matt. 28:7.

 

Most of Jesus’ disciples were Galileans. So a mountain in Galilee—rather than a private home in Jerusalem—would be a reasonable place to gather with a large number of people. Also, the resurrected Jesus had already met with his 11 apostles in a private home in Jerusalem. If Jesus wanted to instruct only the apostles to preach and make disciples, he could have done that in Jerusalem instead of asking them and the women and others to meet him in Galilee. (Luke 24:33, 36) Jesus’ command to make disciples was not limited to Christians living in the first century. How do we know? Jesus concluded his instructions to his followers with the words: “I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” (Matt. 28:19, 20) Today the disciple-making work is in full swing. Think of it! Nearly 300,000 people each year get baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses and become disciples of Jesus Christ! w20.01 2 ¶1; 3 ¶5-6

[Vinnie]

Jehovah, when we can see it, seems to always have a small and large fulfillment. A present and future fulfilment of things. How amazing the preaching work that was started in the first century didn't die out and become forgotten over the centuries but in this time of the end  is having it's large future fulfilment.