MATT MARK LUKE JOHN 1 STORY 1 AUTHOR MATT MARK LUKE JOHN

Why are there 4 ? Four is the Creation Number

• 4 physical elements • 4 things make up the universe

• 4 directions • ’ clothes into 4 parts

• 4 seasons of the year • 4 manifestations of God on earth • 4 phases of the moon • The 4 winds • 4 divisions of the day • 4 angels at the 4 corners of earth

• 4 dimensions • Material universe completed on day 4

• 4 rivers in Eden • 4th Commandment about creation Revelation ch.4 Ezekiel ch.1 Isaiah ch.6

Numbers ch.2 The in the Camp of Israel

Banner: Lion Ox Man Eagle Camp side: East West South North

Tribe: Judah Ephraim Reuben Dan Meaning: Praise Fruitful Behold, a Son Judge

The Gospel in the Four Living Creatures

Face: Lion Ox Man Eagle Signifying: King of Earth Service Son of Man King of heavens

Attributes: Power Sacrifice Humanity Discernment

Jesus: Conquering Suffering Born of a Descended King Servant Virgin from Heaven

Each of the four Gospels focus on a unique aspect of the sacrifice and

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• Matthew's focus is on Christ being the son of David and a King

• Mark highlights the suffering servant aspect of his ministry

• Luke showcases him as the Perfect Man • John proclaims Jesus is the One and Only begotten Son of God. MATT MARK LUKE JOHN Jesus is: Messiah Servant Son of Man Son of God Genealogy: Legal ----- Blood line Eternal

What Jesus: Said Did Felt Was Style: Groupings Snapshots Narrative Mystical To the: Jew Roman Greek Church

Ends with: Resurrection Ascension Promise Promise of the Spirit of the Return (Sets up Acts) (Sets up Rev.) The 1st Gospel Written

Mark 1:1 “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Just taking 34 groups of these 7’s: If you had 1 million supercomputers (trying to construct these passages with the constraints of 7’s) And you allowed them to make 400 million tries per second… It would still take 4,300,000 years! This is DESIGN – not chance – definitely not written by man Interesting Occurrences in the last 12 vs of Mark: All of these constraints are exact multiples of 7 The number of words; Total vocabulary; Number of letters; The number of vowels; The number of consonants; The number of words found earlier; Number of words found only here; The total number of words; Words in the address of Jesus; Words in the rest of the passage; Number of words in Verses 9-11; Number of words in Verses 12-18; Number of words in Verse 12; Number of words in Verses 13-15; Number of words in Verses 16-18; Number of words in Verses 19-20; Total word value is 106,663; Vs 9-11 is 17,213; Vs 9 is 11,795; Vs 10 is 5,418; first word is 98; the mid- word is 4,529; last word is 791; Vs 11 is 11,795; Vs 12-20 is 86,450; Total vocabulary; Words not found earlier in Mark; Words found later in the N. T.; occurrences; numeric value; Vs 20 vocabulary; found previously; found only here; Total word forms = 133; Value of total = 89,663; Occur once = 112; Occur more than once = 21; Occurring sixty-three times; Total occurrences = 175; Total value = 103,663 Number of words not attributed to Jesus; Chances of these above: 1 in 4,116,956,037,952,111,668,959,660,849 Yet, take this number and multiply it by itself 41 more times – because: There are actually 75 multiples of 7 in this passage! “My friend of the world, whoso you are: Either Jesus Christ is mistaken, or you are. The answer that neither might be is only evading the issue, not settling it. But the ages have decided that Jesus Christ was not mistaken. It is for you to decide whether you shall continue to be.”

Ivan Panin 1855 - 1942 Inter-Testament Heptadic Bridges: Word OT + NT = Total ‘hallelujah’ 24 4 28 7 x 4 ‘hosanna’ 1 6 7 7 x 1 ‘shepherd’ 12 9 21 7 x 3 ‘Jehovah Sabaoth’ 285 2 287 7 x 41 ‘corban’ 82 2 84 7 x 12 ‘milk’ 44 5 49 7 x 7 ‘Isaac’ 112 14 126 7 x 18 ‘Aaron’ 443 5 448 7 x 16 ‘Abaddon’ 6 1 7 7 x 7 ‘Christ at right hand of God’ 2 19 21 7 x 3 ‘after Melchizedek’ 1 6 7 7 x 1 ‘stone…refused…headstone’ 1 6 7 7 x 1 ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’ 1 6 7 7 x 1 ‘uncircumcision of the heart 6 1 7 7 x 1

• Believed to have been written in Antioc (Acts 11:19-30)

• Between 50 – 60 AD – After Mark

• Codex (book) not scroll – the Jesus Papyri – Matt 26:23, 31

• Matches Textus Receptus – more reliable than the Alexandrian Codices • An original or 1st copy – while they were all alive. • Matthew, called Levi before following Jesus - means ‘gift of God’

• Tax collectors had to know shorthand – required of customs officials

• Contains more references to money than the other gospels • Matt burned his bridges with the Roman economy, at great risk – 1st thing he did was throw a great party at his house!

• Familiar with Jewish history & customs… Levi was from Capernaum • Well acquainted with the OT The Audience • Purpose: to prove Jesus is the Jewish Messiah & King

• Focuses Genealogy as “son of David” (9x) & descendant of Abraham

• Matthew presents Jesus as Israel’s Messianic King 12 times

• 1st book of NT – bridges OT & NT - 53 OT citations & 70 allusions

• Presents Jesus as King – but a different kind – the Kingdom of Heaven

• ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ (33x) – in no other NT book

• John the Baptist announces the Kingdom is near

• Jesus teaches the Kingdom parables

• Giving the keys of Kingdom to Peter • Magi ask for King of the Jews Visit of the Magi Isaiah 60:6 During Millennial Kingdom:

“they shall bring gold and frankincense.” AMP

No MyrrhMyrrh Gold Frankincense • Uses ‘righteousness’ more than any of the other gospels combined • Matthew’s gospel is the teaching gospel • Not chronological, but topical – making it perfect for teaching • Breaks down into 5 discourses : • Sermon on Mount concluding with 7:28 • Mission Sermon concluding with 11:1 • Sermon in Parables concluding with 13:53 • Sermon on Discipleship concluding with 19:1 • Sermon on the End Times concluding with 26:1 • If you take out the discourses – it becomes the shortest Gospel What’s unique?

• Unique: Magi; Flight to Egypt; Bethlehem Massacre; Return to Nazareth

• Unique Parables & Miracles (dealing with money):

• Hidden treasures, Pearl, Laborers in Vineyard, Talents, Coin in Fish

• 6 Events of Final Week Unique to Matt:

• Conspiracy & Suicide of Judas Dream of Pilate’s Wife

Resurrection of Saints Suggested Plot about Jesus’ Body The Watch at the Tomb Earthquake at Resurrection Morning What’s unique?

• Only gospel that has the in its entirety

• Only gospel which gives the baptismal formula

• Only gospel with the Lord’s Prayer

• Matthew writes more about Jewish law than any other gospel • Only gospel that speaks directly of the church • “That it might be fulfilled” only in Matthew – bridging gap from OT 1st Question of OT: God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” Gen 3:9 Deals with 1st Adam

1st Question of NT: “Where is He that is born King of the Jews?” Matt 2:2

Deals with last Adam (1 Cor 15)

Try to Create (from fiction) a Genealogy… with:

The number of words exactly divisible by 7 The number of vowels and the number of consonants exactly divisible by 7 The number of words that begin with a vowel exactly divisible by 7 The number of words that begin with a consonant exactly divisible by 7 Number of words that occur more than once exactly divisible by 7 Number of words that occur in more than one form exactly divisible by 7 Number of words that occur in only one form exactly divisible by 7 The number of nouns that occur exactly divisible by 7 The number of words that are not nouns exactly divisible by 7 The number of names exactly divisible by 7 - With only 7 other kinds of nouns The number of male names exactly divisible by 7 The number of generations exactly divisible by 7 Do all of this in Greek - much more rigid and difficult to make fit than English. All of these exact multiples Matthew 1:1-16 of 7 are found here:

Problem with Jeremiah 22:30 ? The Blood Curse Only solution is a Virgin Birth Birth of Jesus • 161 words 7 x 23 Matthew 1:18 – 25 • 105 word forms 7 x 15 • Vocabulary of 77 7 x 11 • Words of the angel 28 7 x 4 • A value of 52,605 7 x 7515 • 35 word forms 7 x 5 • With value of 65,429 7 x 9347 MATT MARK LUKE JOHN