Supplemental Notes: The Gospel of Matthew compiled by Chuck Missler © 2006 Koinonia House Inc. Audio Listing Introduction and Matthew 1 Introduction and Background. The Birth of Jesus Christ. Matthew 2 Visit of the Magi. Massacre at Bethlehem. Flight to Egypt. Return into Nazareth. Matthew 3 - 4 John the Baptist. The “Lamb of God”? The Two Messiah view. Acknowledgments Temptations and their principal source. The ownership of the nation(s). The cost of discipleship: leaving as well as cleaving. These notes have been assembled from speaking notes and related materials which had been compiled from a number of classic and Matthew 5 - 7: The “Sermon on the Mount” Part 1 contemporary commentaries and other sources detailed in the bibliog- raphy, as well as other articles and publications of Koinonia House. The Beatitudes. The Similitudes. The Lord’s Prayer. Treasure in Heaven. While we have attempted to include relevant end notes and other references, we apologize for any errors or oversights. Matthew 5 - 7: The “Sermon on the Mount” Part 2 The complete recordings of the sessions, as well as supporting dia- grams, maps, etc., are also available in various audiovisual formats from The Golden Rule. False Teachers. The Law of Christ. the publisher. Matthew 8 - 9 Calming the Storm. Demoniac at Gadara. The Call of Matthew. Jairus’ Daughter. Woman with the issue of blood. Matthew 10 - 11 The Twelve sent out. John the Baptist: response. Matthew 12 Sabbath issues. The Unpardonable Sin. Page 2 Page 3 Audio Listing Audio Listing Matthew 13 Matthew 24: The Olivet Discourse The Kingdom Parables. The Four Soils. Tares and the Wheat. The This is one of the most important prophetic passages in the New Testament. Leaven. Beginning of Sorrows. Abomination of Desolation. The Siege of Jerusa- lem. Matthew 14 - 15 Matthew 24 vs. Luke 21 The Murder of John the Baptist. Five Thousand Fed. Traditions of Judaism vs. Commandments of God. Four Thousand Fed. Matthew 24 and Luke 21: Are they the same? Different occasion? Different audiences? Different emphasis? Matthew 16 - 17 Matthew 25 Peter’s Confession of Faith. The Transfiguration. The Tribute Money. The Ten Virgins. The Ten Talents. The “Sheep & Goat” Judgment. Matthew 18 Matthew 26: The Last Seder The Gnostic Gospels. Dealing with Torts. Due Process. Forgiveness. Prediction of Jesus’ suffering and death. His anointing at Bethany. Matthew 19 - 20 Judas’ betrayal. The Passover meal. The Lord’s Supper. The King’s instructions on Marriage and Divorce. The Rich Young John 13 - 17: The Upper Room Discourse Ruler. The Laborers in the Vineyard. Foot Washing. The Harpazo. The Vine and the Branches.What to Matthew 21: The Triumphal Entry Expect. Jesus’ Prayer. Relationship with the World. The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. Supplemental Study: The 70 Weeks Matthew 26: Gethsemane & the Jewish Trials of Daniel. The Destiny of Israel. The Garden of Gethesmane. Jesus’ arrest and accusations. Peter’s de- Matthew 21 - 22 nial. Annas and Caiaphas. Legal Irregularities. Lessons from Peter. Cleansing of the Temple. The Fig Tree. Rejection of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 27: The Crucifixion Matthew 23 The Roman Trials. Pontius Pilate. Herod. Barabbas. Jesus’ Death. Eight Woes. The Purpose of all History. The Tragedy of all History. The Matthew 28: The Resurrection Triumph of all History. Appearances of Jesus after His Resurrection and its significance. Page 4 Page 5 The Gospel of Matthew: Session 1 The “Jesus Papyri” Introduction & Matthew 1 A segment of the Greek text of Matthew’s Gospel appears to have been dated before 66 A.D. Three fragments, with text on both sides (codices Is the Canon Complete? The Old Testament ended with: = pages), a total of 24 lines, contains a segment of Matthew 26:23, 31 (corresponds to the Textus Receptus). • Unexplained Ceremonies (Sacrificial Rituals) • Unachieved Purposes (Covenants) Technology to the Rescue • Unappeased Longings (Poetical books) • Unfulfilled Prophecies (over 7,000…) A Scanning Laser Microscope can differentiate between 20 µmeter layers of the papyrus, measuring the height and the depth of ink, as well The Key as the angle of the stylus used by the scribe. Dr. Carsten Thiede, using a scanning laser microscope, and comparing with four other manu- Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are scripts—at Qumran (dated to 58 A.D.); at Herculaneum (dated prior to 79 they which testify of me! A.D.); at Masada (dated to between 73-74 A.D.); and at the Egyptian town John 5:39 of Oxyrynchus (65-66 A.D.)—Concluded that this is either an original of Emmaus Road Matthew’s Gospel, or an immediate copy, written while Matthew and the other disciples and other eyewitnesses were still alive. And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Integrated Design Luke 24:27 The New Testament These 66 separate books, penned by over 40 different individuals over several thousand years, evidences a design that anticipates, in detail, Historical Books 5 events before they happen, from outside our time domain! The Gospels 4 Acts 1 Epistemological Approach Interpretive Letters 21 Paul’s Epistles 14* Hebrew Christian Epistles 7 Establish Establish The Revelation 1 the Integrity the Identity of 27 of Design Jesus Christ The Old Testament was compiled over several thousand years; the New Testament was compiled within one lifetime: The Four Gospels (Luke in two volumes) and the Pauline Corpus (and other epistles) were Authentication circulated with LXX for instruction & worship—Luke and Paul rely on contemporary eyewitnesses! Authentication Codes? Conspicuous NT Omissions An automatic security monitor, watching over every single letter of the text, that doesn’t rust or wear out, running continually over several • Nero’s persecutions after 64 A.D. • Execution of James, 62 A.D. thousand years… the Fingerprint signature of the Author; a non- • Jewish Revolt against Romans, 66 A.D. • The Destruction of compromisable design. For instance, “sevens” in the Bible occur in over Jerusalem, 70 A.D. 600 passages; some overt, some structural, and some hidden. Are these underlying Heptadic structures used as a signature? Page 6 Page 7 Design Challenge: A Genealogy Heptadic Structures • The number of words must be divisible by 7, evenly. • Vocabulary: 72 words • The number of letters must also be divisible by 7, evenly. • Gematrical values: • The number of vowels and the number of consonants must also be Total: 42,364 = 7 x 6,052 divisible by 7. • The number of words that begin with a vowel must be divisible by 7. a – b 9,821 = 7 x 1,403 • The number of words that begin with a consonant must be divisible g – d 1,904 = 7 x 272 by 7. • The number of words that occur more than once must be divisible e – x 3,703 = 7 x 529 by 7. q – r 19,264 = 7 x 2,752 • The number of words that occur in more than one form must be s – c 7,672 = 7 x 1,096 divisible by 7. • The number of words that occur in only one form must be divisible Remainder of Chapter 1 (Versus 18 – 25 by 7. • The number of nouns shall be divisible by 7. 161 words: 7 x 23 • Only 7 words shall not be nouns. • The number of names shall be divisible by 7. 105 forms: 7 x 15 • Only 7 other kinds of nouns are permitted. 77 vocabulary: 7 x 11 • The number of male names shall be divisible by 7. • The number of generations shall be divisible by 7. Words of the Angel: 28 words: 7 x 4 This is the genealogy of Jesus Christ as found in Matthew 1:1-11 (in value: 52,605 7 x 7,515 Greek)! 35 forms: 7 x 5 Greek Alphanumerics value: 65,429 7 x 9347 a 1 i 10 r 100 Chances of Multiples of 7 b 2 k 20 s j 200 For 2 72 = (7 x 7) 49 g 3 l 30 t 300 For 3 73 = (7 x 7 x 7) 343 d 4 m 40 u 400 For 4 74 = (7 x 7 x 7 x 7) 2,401 For 5 75 16,807 e 5 n 50 f 500 For 6 76 117,649 7 j* 6 x 60 c 600 For 7 7 823,543 For 8 78 5,764,801 z 7 o 70 y 700 For 9 79 40,353,607 h 8 p 80 w 800 79 chances = 40,353,607 attempts @ average of 10 minutes/attempt = * q 9 Q 90 §* 900 403,536,070 minutes or 3,362 years! *Vau (6), koppa (90), and samsi (900), later became extinct. (It gets worse…) Page 8 Page 9 Chances of Multiples of 7 Dr. Ivan Panin For 2 72 = (7 x 7) 49 The numeric structure of the Bible has been much studied and the For 3 73 = (7 x 7 x 7) 343 subject of numerous volumes in the past, but none are more provocative For 4 74 = (7 x 7 x 7 x 7) etc. 2,401 than the works of Dr. Ivan Panin. For 5 75 16,807 For 6 76 117,649 Ivan Panin was born in Russia on December 12, 1855. Having partici- For 7 77 823,543 pated in plots against the Czar at an early age, he was exiled and after For 8 78 5,764,801 spending some years in study in Germany, came to the United States and For 9 79 40,353,607 entered Harvard University. After graduation in 1882, he converted from For 10 710 282,475,249 agnosticism to Christianity.