Mark 16:15-20

God doesn’t want any person to  perish. He wants all of His creation to hear the  Good News and be able to choose life or death in Christ. 

Jesus chooses His apostles, the original 12 while He   walked oh earth, and after as in Paul, an apostle born after His ascension into heaven. 

Acts 1:2 | until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

Those who believe in Christ will be saved.

These signs were evident in the early church. Casting out demons demonstrated victory over Satan. Speaking with new tongues began at Pentecost. Healing the sick occurred in several instances. Taking up serpents occurred in Paul’s encounter with a poisonous snake, which did not produce ill effects. The NT does not record Christians drinking anything deadly without harm. The final sign that Jesus was the Son of God is that He was received up into heaven to be seated at the right hand (the position of authority and power) of God. The obedience of Christ’s disciples who went out and preached everywhere challenges us to engage in that same endeavor. We can be confident that as the Lord was working with them, He will also work with us. NKJ Bible.

gospel (Gk. euangelion) Strong’s #2098: This Greek word was originally used to describe the “good news” of military victory brought from a messenger to his commander. It then came to mean simply a “good message.” In the NT it means the Good News of salvation: Jesus Christ came to earth to conquer the sin and evil which plague this world by living a sinless life and sacrificially offering Himself on the Cross. In obedience to Christ’s command, the apostles continued to share this Good News with the rest of the world because it is Christ’s life-giving message to a world that is dying in its sins.

Mark 16:15-20

15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 

19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Matthew 28:19 | Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 1:2 | until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

Acts 5:12 | And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch.

Acts 5:16 | Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.