April 7, 2019 9:32 am
This study is going to go on for a while! I hope to use this page to list links to the post as they are written. Several TV programs on Christian networks prompted my study, especially one show on the Sid Roth program. As usual, I started with my concordance, dictionaries, and the Bible Gateway app. I found that Matthew has the most references to the kingdom and Luke is second. An argument over the terms kingdom of heaven or God had been a big deal. But since the same stories in different gospels use different terms it hopefully has settled that they are talking about the same thing.
Much of my study will revolve around the Gospel of Matthew. Here are my reasons for that decision.
In reading Matthew and focusing on the word kingdom, I circled the word by using Bible Gateway as an aid, it seemed that there were five sections of teaching on the kingdom.
The first two blocks of teachings start with messages about John the Baptist and Repent. The third one begins with Jesus going home (Nazareth) and being rejected by the town.
This third block contains the feeding of the 5000, which is in all four Gospels and covers Holy Week. I will use these two events to frame this third block. Comparing and injecting teaching/parables and events from the other Gospels that occur during this time is proving interesting. Themes and ideas are repeated but they get more intense with each block. My next post will be about Joseph of Arimathea (from Luke). I am starting with the third block because of Holy Week, Passover/Easter, and Pentecost. I will list and link them from this page. (Note this is missing teachings, thank you for your patience. My thinking changed and I added a fifth block.)
First Block – The First Block of Teaching on Kingdom, Elisha, Elijah, Elijah- Questions/Answers, John the Baptist
Second Block – Matthew 11, Matthew 12 + 13, Juxtaposition of Tell/Don’t Tell,
Third Block
Joseph of Arimathea – Easter 2019
The Thief – Easter 2019, On His Way to Jerusalem
Fourth Block – Fourth Block of Teaching
On His Way to Heaven, On His way to Jerusalem
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