In his last words to his disciples before he returned to heaven, Jesus instructed them to be witnesses of him “to the most distant part of the earth. ”
(‏ لو ٤ :‏ ٤٣‏ )‏ وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَعُودَ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ ،‏ أَوْصَى تَلَامِيذَهُ أَنْ يَكُونُوا شُهُودًا لَهُ « إِلَى أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ » .‏