What is the gospel of the kingdom, and who will preach, and who will accept it?
The gospel of the kingdom, simply put, announces the imminent coming of Christ as Messiah, His authority, and the consequent need to repent. John the Baptist had already announced the coming kingdom: Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh’ (Matt. 3:2). The Lord Himself preached the gospel of the kingdom (e.g. Matt. 4:23). As part of His great prophetic discourse on the Mount of Olives, the Lord foretold His disciples that this gospel of the kingdom would be preached again, not in a limited circle, but in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end’ (Matt.24: 14). This last phrase makes clear that the global announcement of the coming king(dom) will take place at the end, i.e. just before the Lord’s appearing in power. This gospel will be believed by Jews who will be added to the remnant’ (see Q 25) and by a large number of people from various nations (Rev. 7:9-17).
