“The meaning of this verse is that it is part of God’s eschatological purpose that before the End all nations shall have an opportunity to accept the gospel. The interval is the time of God’s patience during which men are summoned to repentance and faith; it has for its content the church’s mission to the world. That does not mean that the world will necessarily get steadily more Christian or that the End will not come till all men are converted. It is a promise that the gospel will be preached, not that it will necessarily be believed. The disciples’ witness is another characteristic of the last times.[35]”