Prophecy-Matthew 24:14: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world [oikoumene] as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
Fulfillment-Romans 10:18: “But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: ‘Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world [oikoumene].’”
Prophecy-Mark 13:10: “And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations [ethnos].”
Fulfillment-Romans 16:25–26: “…the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations [ethnos] according to the commandment of the everlasting God.”
Prophecy-Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world [kosmos] and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Fulfillment-Colossians 1:6 “…the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to you, as it has also in all the world [kosmos].
Prophecy-Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature [ktisei].”
Fulfillment-Colossians 1:23: “…the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature [ktisei] under heaven…”
Prophecy-Acts 1:8: “…and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth [ge]“
Fulfillment-Romans 10:18: “But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: ‘Their sound has gone out to all the earth [ge], and their words to the ends of the world.’”
The biblical evidence is clear. The gospel had gone out to all the world by AD 70…just like Jesus had prophesied!
But the Word of God is living, and it also applies to us. The are numerous people alive today who have not hear the gospel, it is the Body of Christ’s responsibility to preach the gospel to all the world. The disciples obeyed the great commission, what about us?