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This paper argues that God has a plan and purpose for the conclusion of our present age. This future will not be ethereal or nondescript as Scripture outlines coming prophetic events with great detail and specificity. Dr. Glaser, in a thorough exposition of Matthew 28:18-20, concludes that Jesus linked the proclamation of the Gospel with His second coming by commanding His disciples to make disciples throughout world “until the end of the age.” Therefore, Jesus and the disciples were very concerned about the world to come and Dr. Glaser suggests that the future hope of a literal Messianic kingdom is woven into the very core of both Testaments but is presently minimized by a rising eschatological cynicism within today’s church. Dr. Glaser develops the task given to the disciples known as the Great Commission through a careful exegesis of the text and discussion 29 et al.: Entire Issue Published by Digital Commons @ Biola, 2015 2 The Journal of Messianic Jewish Studies Volume 1, 2015 of the frst century Jewish understanding of what it meant to “make disciples.” Further, Glaser demonstrates that the term συντελείας used in Matthew 24:3 and 28:20 in and translated as “end” would best be viewed as the consummation of a series of eschatological events surrounding the Second Coming of Jesus. Glaser dismisses the notion that the “end of the age,” as the phrase is so ofen translated, should be understood by today’s disciples as simple words of comfort or a conclusion to what has gone before, but rather to an unfolding of “end times” events inclusive of the restoration of Israel, various eschatological judgments and the penultimate return of Christ. Dr. Glaser argues that Jesus encouraged the disciples to look towards the events of the συντελείας, the consummation of the age, thereby creating a greater sense of urgency and providing the motivation for fulflling the Commission. He further suggests that when the events of the future are de-literalized and downplayed that the burden for bringing the Gospel to those without Jesus is diminished