Matthew 28:18-20

Matthew 28:18-20^--"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. ¹⁹  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen"

(v19)
The Father gave all power to the Son after He achieved redemption. It had been His equality with the Father and Holy Spirit before becoming man, but He had become limited while being a man (Luke 2:40, 52; Philippians 2:7; John 8:28). Now His glory is restored (v18; John 17:5; Ephesians 1:20-23; Colossians 1:15-18)

In view of My authority, I commission you with full power of attorney to carry on the work that I have started.

Some argue that these are not names, but the dictionary  says that the word name is "any word" or "title" by which any person or thing is known. This is not just any Father, any Son, or any Holy Ghost, but it is "the Father" of Jesus Christ, and the "the Son" of the Father, and "the Holy Ghost," the third person of the Divine Trinity. Any Bible reader would know who three persons are if mentioned by these names in any scripture.

Great Commission 4fold:
1. Go. This applies to all believers, not only preachers. The invitation to salvation is for all alike, so why should not the responsibility of getting the invitation to others be for all alike? We have the same rights, privileges, promises, and provision for equipment for service, so all should help in every possible way to evangelize the world according to our ability and direction from God. There is no excuse for millions of church members leaving this work to a few only who seek to obey the great commission.

2. Teach (Gr. matheleuo, to make disciples, enroll as a learner or pupil). Used only here and in 13:52; 27:57; Acts 14:21. Not the ordinary word for teaching, as in point 4 below.

3. Baptize all disciples, Read Matthew 3:6 - Gr. baptidzo, from bapto, to dip (Luke 16:24; Revelation 19:13; John 13:26); to overwhelm with suffering (Matthew20:22-23; Luke 12:50); to bury into (Romans 6:3-7; Colossians 2:12) regardless of the element used. Also read Acts 8:38

4. Teaching (Gr. didasko, give instruction). It is trans. teach, 91 times. The idea here is more that of instructing than of enrolling disciples to be taught.
b. This means "by the authority of." Here it means by the authority of all three persons and not by the authority of Jesus only. He is the one authorizing us to recognize the others as well as Himself.
This will help us to understand Acts 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; 19:5. It is by the authority of Jesus Christ that we baptize at all, and it is by His authority that we baptize in the name of, or by the authority of all three persons.

(v20)
This states what we are to teach all nations to the end of this age - ALL THINGS whatsoever I have commanded you. No man or no church has a right to qualify or limit, or to add to or take from any of the original teachings and practices of Christ and the apostles. This means that every jot or tittle of the New Testament from Mathew 1:1 to Revelation 22:21 is the contract we are now under and all of it must be taught and practiced by Christians.

World. Gr Aion, age, not the end of the earth or man, proving that the gospel program, as originally started, was to continue until Christ comes again.