'Prelude to World War 3'
Mat 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 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, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Our Lord's final commandment was the Great Commission, whereby we are to reach all men with the gospel of Christ, and then make disciples of them by teaching them to observe all the commandments, words and teachings of Jesus.
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
God is One but He reveals Himself to men as
1. God the Father so that we fathers (including church and Christian leaders) can learn from Him how to be the loving father, who will not only provide, protect, teach and empower his children but also to correct their mistakes, and judge and chastise their disobedience so that they will bear the peaceable fruit of righteousness.
Heb 12:11. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
2. God the Son (the Word made flesh) so that all Christians can learn from Jesus
a) how to please the Father
John 8:29 "And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
b) how to obey the Father's commands and will from His perfect obedience
Phi 2:5-8 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
c) how to love one another as He had loved us
John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
3. God the Holy Spirit so that we can encourage, comfort, guide and help others as the Holy Spirit has guide us.
John 14:15-16 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—"
John 16:13 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come."
Jesus the Name above all Names
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
We can also baptize new converts in the name of Jesus, the name above all names.
Phi 2:9-11 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
Jesus was the name given by God the Father to His Son born of the virgin Mary. Jesus, the name above all names, is the name of God (the triune Godhead) and our Lord Jesus has manifested and revealed Jesus the name of God to His disciples.
John 17:5-6 "And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
