To Every Nation and Tribe and Language and People

Sermon Synopsis:  The message of Revelation portrays God as a globalist, or at least as an inveterate internationalist.  There is no national or ethnic preference—no “(fill in the blank) First.”  The ending of Revelation speaks of “the healing of the nations” (pl), not the healing of the nation (sing).  Will God’s outreach to the nations succeed?  Passages largely overlooked in the book suggests that we are in for a surprise.