>>>Where I disagree with our FRiend is in the context.<<<
Hi, FRiend,
How so, on the context?
Philip
You and I are not that far apart - the context is the difference. 'The whole world' is certainly bigger than you seem to assume, because the lost tribes that the disciples were sent to were, for the most part, beyond the scope of Rome.
Likewise, I see the 'last days' being a much longer period of time than what you have declared. An in-depth study of 'the last days' shows a near requirement for an extended length of time - I apply the thousand-years-to-a-day thing. I think there are two thousand years in the two last days, followed by the Day of Rest, the thousand year Sabbath reign of Messiah. Four 'days' before Messiah, two 'days' after, and the 'day' of Sabbath.