God's Plan For the Nations

Abstract

"God's ultimate purpose in the universe is the healing of the nations (Re 22:2). This is clearly seen by tracing God's interaction with the nations of the earth from Genesis to Revelation. I demonstrated this vital truth in the June 2000 issue of the Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology by answering from the Scriptures four questions: 1) What are "the nations"? 2) Where did the nations originate? 3) Why do the nations need healing? 4) What is God's plan for healing the nations? Covering the period from Seth to Solomon, I demonstrated that God's plan to heal the nations began in Genesis 3: 15 with the enigmatic promise to send :~n "offspring" of Eve to remedy the problem created by the original sin (NIV). To ensure that the knowledge of the Holy One would not be lost by the nations of the earth following their dispersion at Babel, God selected Abraham and his descendants to bear witness to El Elyon. God Most High (Ge 14: 18; Ps 47:2)"