Matthew recorded the following declarations, one a commitment and one a commission, bookends Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection:

This Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14

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. Matthew 28:18-20

It is worth noting that “nations” in the latter verse is ethnos, referring to tribal, ethnolinguistic people groups. So every tongue and tribe is meant to receive the same kind of incarnate witness Jesus provided when He took on flesh and dwelt amongst us to declare the Father. If we take Matthew 28:19 to mean we are meant to conquer and subdue geopolitical nations, we are no longer bearing witness to Jesus, but rather Muhammed. Who knew culture wars could so easily conflate Christianity with Islam? - Stephanie Quick, Culture Wars and the Way of the Cruciform