Let Matthew 24:14 burn in our hearts. [And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.] … This good news of the Kingdom of God must be preached, if you please, by the Church in all the world for a witness to all nations. This is God’s program. This means that for the ultimate meaning of modern civilization and the destiny of human history, you and I are more important than the United Nations. From the perspective of eternity, the mission of the Church is more important than the march of armies. It is more important than the actions of the world’s capitals. As we fulfill this mission, the divine purpose for human history will be accomplished.

–George Eldon Ladd