Daily Discipleship - Day 343: This Gospel Will Be Proclaimed

May 3, 2026

Daily Discipleship • Day 343 • Thursday, April 8, 2027

This Gospel Will Be Proclaimed

Matthew 24:14

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Scripture
Matthew 24:14 (Greek NT / ESV) καὶ κηρυχθήσεται τοῦτο τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ εἰς μαρτύριον πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, καὶ τότε ἥξει τὸ τέλος And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Author & Audience

BibleProject — Tim Mackie and Jon Collins' biblical literacy platform, whose work on the gospel of the kingdom helps modern readers understand what Jesus meant by 'gospel' and why its global proclamation is the precondition of the end.

Word Study

εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας

euangelion tēs basileias · Greek NT

“gospel of the kingdom”

euangelion (good news) + basileias (of the kingdom). Jesus's gospel is not merely a message about how to go to heaven but the announcement of God's royal rule breaking into the world through Christ. This good news must be proclaimed (kēruchtēsetai, passive—it will be proclaimed, God will ensure it) to all nations (panta ta ethnē) before the consummation.

Reflection

From the writers we read together

BibleProject

Tim Mackie & Jon Collins; Portland, OR

“The gospel of the kingdom is the announcement that the King has come.” — BibleProject Gospel of the Kingdom series

Jesus places the global proclamation of the kingdom gospel as the final sign before the end. This is not a timetable for prediction but a commission for participation: the church is the instrument through which this proclamation happens. History is moving toward a defined endpoint, and the church is central to the journey.

BibleProject helps us see that 'the gospel' Jesus meant was richer than a four-point salvation plan—it was the announcement of the King's arrival and reign. Your participation in proclaiming this gospel—in your community, your relationships, your service—is not optional background activity. It is part of what moves history toward its destination.

Continue your study: Discipleship School — Explore the gospel of the kingdom and the church's mission in our Discipleship School curriculum.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, King of the Universe, Lord, let the gospel of Your kingdom go out—through me, through Your church, to every nation. Use my ordinary life as part of the proclamation that moves history toward Your return. Amen.

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