254 Inasmuch 



dentials as the Good Shepherd; His taking it 



again represents His power, as the Chief Shepherd, 



to preserve and keep His flock unto that kingdom 



which is the good pleasure and gift of the Father. 



The Great The third and fourth the Great Commission 



anTthl 8 F?nai and the Final Instruction are so closely related 



Instruction pufpose t j iat t ft ey may fa ^ft to 



represent two phases of one command. 

 Four Notes of The Great Commission is marked by four 

 Commission notes: it is imperative in its form, &quot;Go&quot;; it is 

 universal in its scope, &quot;all the nations&quot;; it is 

 guaranteed in its resources and direction &quot;all 

 authority hath been given unto Me. . . . Lo, I 

 am with you alway &quot; ; it is continuous in its obliga 

 tion &quot;unto the end of the world.&quot; The Great 

 Commission, closes the Gospel of St. Matthew. 

 St. Mark evidently has it in mind when he brings 

 his record to an end with the words: &quot;and they 

 went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord 

 working with them, and confirming the word by 

 the signs that followed.&quot; The Gospel according 

 to St. John was, on any theory of its date, written 

 after the Great Commission had been acted upon, 

 and the Church planted in many lands; but that 

 Evangelist reports, as we have seen, the Inter 

 mediate Statement, and emphasizes the command 

 John iv:35 &quot;Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that 

 they are white already unto harvest.&quot; St. Luke, 

 while noting certain elements of the world-wide 

 message as, &quot;repentance and remission of sins&quot;; 

 in His Name&quot; ; &quot; ye are witnesses of these things 

 ends his Gospel with the Apostles, filled with 



