Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from “I Am Going, second edition” by Daniel L. Akin, released by B&H Publishing (June 2026). After Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to his disciples and said, to them: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you.