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1. Mark, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Jesus The Servant, fishers of men, forty,
Capernaum, 4 Gospels Reflect 4
Beholds, Anointed, Messiah, Christ,
Immediately, test, tempt, Repent And
Believe, on his knees, House Churches

2. Mark, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org
(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5,
Dave

3. Most Likely The Earliest Gospel
• Luke - 60-64
• Mark – 50-60
• Within 20 years of Jesus
• It is what the first disciples of Jesus believed
• Some think that Matthew and Luke are based upon
this

4. Most Likely The Earliest Gospel
• Larry Hurtado says, “ Very possibly the oldest written
account of Jesus’ minis-try that we possess, the Gospel of
Mark is a vivid and fast-paced writing that holds the
interest of the popular reader and biblical scholar alike.
When Christians first began discussions about drawing up a
list of writings that would be regarded as authoritative for
the Christian faith ( . . . middle of the second century ) the
Gospel of Mark was among the writings selected for
inclusion in this list and is today, of course, still regarded as
one of the four ‘canonical,’ or authoritative, written
portraits of Jesus in the New Testament.
• Prof. Larry Hurtado, Mark, A Good News Commentary, p. x.

5. gracethrufaith.com, Author Of Mark
• “Mark developed his Gospel from notes he
had taken as he listened to Peter teach, so
this gospel is really Peter’s account.”
• http://gracethrufaith.com/free/mp3/mp3-the-
book-of-mark/

6. Introduction to Mark’s Gospel
Joseph David Rhodes, M.A., M. Div.,
• Adult Bible Lesson. Antioch Bible
Baptist Church
• February 19, 2006 (Original). Revised,
July, 2011.
• Park Central Baptist Church (Dallas,
Texas)
• Presenter: Joseph David Rhodes, M.A.,
M. Div.

7. Joseph David Rhodes slides will
look like this;

8. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark
• Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels. In one
recent edition of the Greek New Testament it has
only 31 pages as compared to 51 for Matthew , 54
for Luke, and 40 for John.
• It has less unique material about Jesus than any
other Gospel:
– 92 % of Mark’s material is paralleled in Matthew.
– 48 % of Mark’s material is paralleled in Luke.
– About 95 % of Mark is found in Matthew and Luke.
• It contains less of Jesus’ actual teaching than the
other Gospels.

9. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark (2)
• If the Gospel’s original ending was at 16:8 rather
than later, it records no explicit resurrection
appearances [ The ending - the last twelve verses
has been the most controversial part in textual
study in the last several centuries .]
• Mark’s Greek seems to be rougher and simpler than
either Matthew’s or Luke’s.
• Mark has the highest number of candid statements
about the humanity and self-imposed limitations of
Jesus and all too human dullness of the disciples.
• During the most of Christian history, Mark has been
least popular of the Gospels, but popularity does not
equal inspiration or value.

10. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark (2)
• The Gospel of Mark has vividness of …
• The Gospel of Mark is non-literary, having a simple and
popular style; it has affinities with the spoken Greek as
revealed by the papyri and inscriptions. Moreover, the
gospel has a Semitic flavor to it. By this is meant that
Semitic syntactical features influence the form of the
Greek. … (There are many other alleged examples of
Semitisms in the Gospel of Mark.)
• What can you infer about the author from these stylistic
features of the Gospel of Mark?

11. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark (2)
The Gospel of Mark has vividness of description…
• James and John leave their father in the boat with the
servants when they heed Jesus' call to follow him (1:20).
• James and John go with Jesus and the rest into the house
of Simon and Andrew (1:29).
• Jesus takes Peter's mother-in-law by the hand and raises
her to her feet (1:31).
• It is explained that on the evening of the Sabbath, when
the sun has set, that the sick are brought to to Jesus to be
healed (1:32).

12. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark (2)
The Gospel of Mark has vividness of description that is
consistent with its being an eyewitness account; details
that are unnecessary to the flow of the narrative are
included in the gospel. Examples include the following:
• It is explained that in the morning, long before daylight, that Jesus
gets up and goes out (1:35).
• There are so many people crowded into the house that there is no
room even near the door (2:2).
• The paralytic is carried by four men and the roof is dug out in
order to lower the paralytic down (2:3-4).
• Jesus looks around at his critics with anger (3:5).
• Jesus sits in a boat in the water and teaches the crowd of people on
the shore (4:1).

13. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark (2)
Still More Examples of the Vividness and Eyewitness
Character of Mark’s Gospel:
• Jesus is asleep on a cushion in the stern of the boat (4:37-38).
• There are about two thousand pigs into which Jesus sends the
legion of unclean spirits (5:13).
• Jesus instructs the people to sit down upon the green grass in
groups of hundreds and fifties (6:39-40).
• Jesus puts his fingers in the ears of the deaf and dumb man,
touches the man's tongue with saliva, looks to heaven with a deep
sigh and says "Ephphatha" (7:33).

14. II. Some Interesting Facts About Mark (2)
Even More Examples of the Vividness and Eyewitness
Character of Mark’s Gospel:
◊ [DLK, He goes on with even more]

15. B. Other Early Church Testimonies to Mark’s
Authorship and Purpose in Writing His Gospel. (2).
2. Justin Martyr (100 ? -177 A.D.)
However, the star orthodox “ Apostolic Father ”
Justin Martyr (ca. 155-60 A.D.), mentioned that the
Memoirs of Peter contained the description of
James and John as both “ named Boanerges,
which means ‘ sons of thunder.’ ” This phrase is
only found in Mark’s Gospel ( 3:17).2
2 Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 106, cited by James A. Brooks in
his commentary, Mark, New American Commentary (Nashville, TN.:
Broadman Press, 1991), p. 18. See also Henry Chadwick, The Early
Church. O. Chadwick, ed. The Pelican History of the Church I (Har-
mondsworth, Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1967), ch. 4, pp. 74-77.

16. Some Medieval Manuscripts:
The Book of Kells. Folio 292 R

17. Some Medieval
Manuscripts:
Lindisfarne Gospels :
(7th/8th Century). British
Library Cotton MS Nero
D.IV, f.211

18. Some Medieval
Manuscripts: Opening of
the
Gospel of St. Mark. Folio 86, The
Book of Durrow.
(Ca. 680 A.D.) Dublin Trinity
College, 51.

19. Some Ancient Manuscripts: Introduction
• Partial New Testament Papyri.
The oldest complete bibles are the Codex
Vaticanus and the Codex Sinaiticus. Older
Manuscripts are fragments of verses or chapters
of bible books. Some are named but most are
numbered. P1 (Papyri number 1) through P5300.
The following is a list of the oldest:
• [DLK omitted the list, with most of the other 90
slides. To see them go to;]
• http://www.slideshare.net/josephdrhodes98/part-i-pp-introduction-to-the-gospel-
of-mark-1st-lesson-8823340?from_search=4

20. • 7Q5 : Disputed Ms. Fragment from Qumran:
Some Ancient Manuscripts:
A Disputed Manuscript (II)
Oldest Copy of Mark’s Gospel?
Found in cave seven at Qumran was a very
small papyrus fragment consisting of five
lines of text and twenty visible letters (7Q5).
Some have argued that this is actually a
fragment of the earliest copy of Gospel of
Mark. They consider it to be part of Mark
6:52-53. If this identification is correct, then
the date of the Gospel of Mark should be
pushed back to the 40's CE, since the
fragment has been dated between 50 BCE
and 50 CE. The issue is complicated, but
suffice it to say that the evidence for the
identification of this fragment with the
Gospel of Mark falls well short of proof.

21. Mark 1:15, The Kingdom Of God
• Mark 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and
the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and
believe in the gospel.“
• Dr Couch builds a case that the theme of Mark is
“The Kingdom Of God”
• Mark uses it 14 X’s in his short gospel, but…
• Matthew uses it 4 X’s and “the kingdom of
heaven” 32 X’s
• Luke uses “the kingdom of God” 32 X’s

22. Mark 1:17,
Fishers Of Men
• Mark 1:17 And
Jesus said to them,
"Follow Me, and I
will make you
become fishers of
men.“
• [Matthew 4:19 ]

23. Who Is This Mark
• John Mark, Acts 12:12, 25, 15:37 …John who was also
called Mark…
• Traveled with Paul and Barnabas, Acts 13:5 …they also
had John as their helper…
• He was the reason for the rift between Paul and
Barnabas, Acts 15:37-39
• Seems he traveled with Peter, 1 Peter 5:13…sends you
greetings, and so does my son, Mark.
• He was reconciled to Paul, 2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is
with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is
useful to me for service.

24. Mark
• Many think that his readers were to be the Romans
• Key words are ‘immediately’, ‘straightway’, ‘and then,
and then, and then,’….
• Action, Camera, like a movie script
• Mark’s genealogy of Jesus is, Mark 1:1 The beginning
of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
• You don’t need to know much about the genealogy
of your servant

25. Mark Emphasizes Actions, Deeds
• Mark did not emphasize the fulfilled
prophecies
• But tells more of what He did and the teaching
of Jesus
• Mark shows us Jesus is the Son of God by His
actions, deeds

26. Dr. J. Vernon McGee’s Intro
• J. Vernon McGee in his Thru the Bible broadcast, in the Mark Introduction:
Characteristics, divides the New Testament Gospels as you would divide a
newspaper;
• Matthew has the advertising an announcements, Matthew has behold the
King.
• Luke has the special features such as; the birth announcements, songs of
Christmas, the parables of the good Samaritan, the prodigal son story, and
I add the Rich man and Lazarus.
• John features the editorials and the columnists. From John we get the
discourse of the bread of life, the light of the world and, the upper room
discourse.
Mark however has the flaming headlines: JESUS CAME, JESUS ONLY, AND
HE IS RISEN, theses are headlines that are emphasized in Mark.
• DLK adds that all 4 Gospels are one newspaper, but telling the story of
Jesus from different perspectives.

27. Jesus The Servant
• The Gospel of Mark focuses on the servant
hood of Jesus;
• Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not
come to be served, but to serve, and to give
His life a ransom for many.“ [Matthew 20:28, Philippians 2:7]
• Isaiah 42:1 "Behold, My Servant, whom I
uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul
delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He
will bring forth justice to the nations.

28. 4 Gospels Reflect 4 “Beholds”
• Ray Stedman in “Behold Your King” says 4 gospels reflect 4 “Beholds”;
• KJV Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having
salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
• KJV Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom
my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth
judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice
to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the
smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the
earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
• KJV Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of
hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall
grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
• KJV Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation [yeshuah]; I will trust, and not
be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is
become my salvation [yeshuah].

29. 4 Gospels, 4 Views, 4 Purposes
• Matthew= Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O
daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is
coming to you; He is just and endowed with
salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Very Jewish
• Genealogy starts at Abraham
• Presents Jesus as The King of the Jews

30. Mark Behold, My Servant
• Mark= Isaiah 42:1 "Behold, My Servant,
whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My
soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the nations.
• Suffering servant
• No genealogy needed for servants
• Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not
come to be served, but to serve, and to give
His life a ransom for many."

31. Luke Behold The Man
• Luke= Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto him,
saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts,
saying, Behold the man whose name is The
BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his
place, and he shall build the temple of the
LORD:
• Very human
• Luke’s genealogy begins with Adam

32. John Here Is Your God!
• John= Isaiah 40:9 …O Zion…O Jerusalem …Judah,
"Here is your God!" 10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come
with might, With His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His
reward is with Him And His recompense before Him. 11
Like a shepherd He will tend His flock…
• Isaiah 12:2 "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and
not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and
song, And He has become my salvation [yeshuah] ."
• Very God
• John’s genealogy begins with God, John1:-2

33. Please open your Bibles to
Mark 1:1-13

34. Mark 1:1
Anointed
Messiah Christ
by Thomas C.
Simcox, page
17, Israel My
Glory

35. Mark 1:1 Anointed Messiah Christ by Thomas C. Simcox,
page 17, Israel My Glory

36. Mark 1:2, It Is Written
• Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, "It is written,
'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.'"
• Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is
written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE,
BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF
THE MOUTH OF GOD.”
• John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of
life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he
who believes in Me will never thirst.

37. Mark 1:10, Immediately
• Mark 1:10 Immediately coming up out of the
water, He saw the heavens opening, and the
Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;
• This word “Immediately” is used in Mark more
than any other book in the NASU
• 39 X’s out of 107 NAU uses
• Only 18 X’s in Matthew, and also in Acts
• Luke only 16 X’s
• The rest of the Bible only 15 X’s

38. Mark 1:13, Tempted By Satan
• Mark 1:13 And He was in the wilderness forty days
being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild
beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.
• <3985> πειράζω peirazo
• Meaning: to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt
• Origin: from 3984…
• Root is;
• <3984> πεῖρα peira
• Meaning: a trial, an experiment
• …Usage: attempted*(1), experienced*(1).

39. Mark 1:13, Tempted By Satan
• “Satan watcheth for those vessels that sail
without a convoy.” George Swinnock
• 1 Chronicles 21:1 Then Satan stood up against
Israel and moved David to number Israel.
• Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own
assembling together…
• 1 Corinthians 16:2 …the first day of every …

40. Please open your Bibles
to Mark 1:14-28

41. Mark 1:14, Preaching The Gospel
• GML says, Today is April 15, 2013, Verse of the Day -- Mark 1:14
Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God.
• THOUGHT FOR THE DAY, Never be ashamed to proclaim the truth.
• Gospel, literally translated, means "good news." It's not good
advice on how to live, and it certainly doesn't mean we should build
a better world or personal life. It simply means God has provided a
way out of hell and into heaven as a free gift to all who trust Jesus
with their destiny. Paul said: I make known to you, brethren, the
gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which
you stand, by which you are saved. . . . Christ died for our sins...was
buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the
scriptures. — 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 We are encouraged to share this
good news in every situation where God opens a door… For I am
not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation
to everyone who believes. —Romans 1:16 ….
• www.compass.org, Good Morning Lord, Compass

42. Mark 1:15 God Repents, So It Can’t
Possibly Mean “Stop Sinning”
• Mark 1:15 …saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at hand; repent [3340] and believe in
the gospel."
• "KJV Amos 7:3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not
be, saith the LORD." [3340]
• μετανόησον verb imperative aorist active 2nd person
singular from μετανοέω
• [GING] μετανοέω
μετανοέω feel remorse, repent, lit. ‘change one's
mind’ Mt 11:21; 12:41; Mk 1:15; Lk 11:32; 13:3, 5; Ac
3:19; 8:22; 2 Cor 12:21; Rv 9:20f; 16:9. [pg 126]
• Both are the exact same word in “verb imperative, 2nd
person plural” Amos is “aorist active”, Mark= present active

43. Repent And Believe
• NAS Mark 1:15 and saying, "The time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the gospel."
• NAS Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent,
and let each of you be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ…
• What is the prerequisite to be baptized?
• Revelation 3:3 …repent. If therefore you will
not wake up, I will come like a thief…

44. Repent And Believe
• NAS Mark 1:15…the kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the gospel."
• Repent and believe are not synonyms, they are
two completely different Greek words. Yet they
are 2 sides of the same coin. You can’t have one
without the other. If you truly have a change of
thought/mind, you will believe. You also cannot
believe if you have not truly had a change of
thought/mind.
• The order is always, #1. have a change of
thought/mind, #2. then believe.

45. The Order Of Repent And Believe
• The order is always, #1. have a change of
thought/mind, #2. then believe.
• "Acts 15:7…the Gentiles should hear the word of
the gospel and believe."
• "Acts 16:30…"Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?"31 And they said, "Believe in the Lord
Jesus, and you shall be saved…
• "Acts 28:24 And some were being persuaded by
the things spoken, but others would not believe."

46. Mark 1:17,
Fishers Of Men
• Only 2 uses of it
• Matthew 4:19 And He
said to them, "Follow
Me, and I will make
you fishers of men.“
• Mark 1:17 And Jesus
said to them, "Follow
Me, and I will make
you become fishers of
men."

47. Few Uses Of “Love” In Mark
• Very few uses of “love” in Mark (4 X’s)
• Mark 10:21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love…
• The other 3 uses are quoting, “Mark 12:30,
31, 33, AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD…”

48. Mark 1:18, Immediately Left Nets
• Mark 1:18 Immediately
they left their nets and
followed Him.

49. Please open your Bibles to
Mark 1:29-45

50. Mark 1:37, I Found God!
• The phone rang. It was my friend Annette. She had
been going through a rough time. "I feel so alone," she
said. "I've even lost God and don't know how to find
him." I'd felt the same way once, and told Annette
how making a gratitude list had helped. "Write down
the numbers one through fifty down the side of a piece
of paper," I explained. "Then go back and count the
things you're thankful for. And remember, it's not the
things you're supposed to be thankful for, but the
things you really are thankful for." "Okay then, I'll give
it a try," Annette said, hanging up. Not long after, the
phone rang again. It was Annette.
• "I found him!" she exclaimed joyfully. Lora Clark

51. New Gospel Of Mark Fragment
• New discovery of early fragment of the book of Romans to be published by
academic press
• And don’t forget, we are expecting (in 2013) an academic publication about the
first century fragment of the gospel of Mark.
• From the Christian Examiner. Excerpt:
• Following the discovery of a first-century fragment of Mark’s Gospel in the Middle
East, more new information has emerged, along with two new claims. Also found
were an early sermon on Hebrews and the earliest known manuscripts of Paul’s
letters.
• Details about the finds will be published in an academic book in 2013, says Dallas
Theological Seminary’s Daniel B. Wallace, a New Testament professor. Wallace
started the buzz on Feb. 1 when, during a debate with author and skeptic Bart
Ehrman, he made the claim about the Mark fragment, which would be the
earliest-known fragment of the New Testament.
• Wallace …saying the fragments and manuscripts were found in Egypt.
• The significance of all the manuscripts, Wallace said, would be on par with the
significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
• http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new-discovery-of-early-
fragment-of-the-book-of-romans-to-be-published-by-academic-press/

52. Mark 1:40,
Falling On His Knees Before Him
• Mark 1:40, falling on his knees before Him
• 1 Kings 8:54 When Solomon had finished
praying this entire prayer and supplication to
the LORD, he arose from before the altar of
the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his
hands spread toward heaven.
• Abraham Lincoln said, “I have been driven
many times to my knees by the overwhelming
conviction that I had nowhere else to go.”

53. Mark 1:29-35, Where The Christians
Worshiped, House Churches
• Bible and Spade, Vol.
26, No. 4, Fall 2013,
Those Indefatigable
Byzantines! , Page
109, Where The
Christians Worshiped
• Romans 16:5 …the
church that is in their
house…

54. 1 Corinthians 16:19 Colossians 4:15 Philemon 1:2
Mark 1:29-35, Romans 16:5,
Where The Christians Worshiped, House Churches

55. Mark 1:21, Capernaum
• Mark 1:21 They went into Capernaum; and
immediately on the Sabbath He entered the
synagogue and began to teach.

56. Mark 1:21,
Capernaum

57. Capernaum, Har-Magedon,
Armageddon, Dr. Eli, eTeacher
What does Armageddon mean in Hebrew?
The word Armageddon has captured popular
apocalyptic imagination since ancient times. …While
the word “Armageddon” itself is Greek, before being a
Greek word it was in fact a Hebrew phrase - "Har
Maggido", meaning “Mount of Maggido.”….
Armageddon is just one example of transliteration that
took place in the Greco-Roman world. For example,
before being transliterated into Greek, the word
"Capernaum" was for many centuries simply, “Kfar
Nahum” meaning “Nahum’s Village.”

58. Mark 1:45, Spread The News
Mark 1:45 But he went out …to spread the news
around…
Why Seniors Still Need Newspaper
I was visiting my granddaughter last night when I
asked if I could borrow a newspaper.
"This is the 21st century," she said. We don't waste
money on newspapers. Here, use my iPad.“
I can tell you this. That spider never knew what hit
him.

59. THE END
• Stick close to the
LORD this week!

60. The Four Faces of Jesus, by Jack Kelley
• The Four Faces of Jesus
• Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014Israel
• Old Testament
• Past Featured
• Prophecy
• A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
• Scoffers and skeptics often ask, “Why four gospels” Couldn’t Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have agreed on their stories and written just one?” Liberal scholars further confuse the issue
by calling Matthew, Mark and Luke the “synoptic” gospels claiming that Mark wrote his first and the others all relied on it in developing their accounts. Then there’s the “Q” document
theory holding that an undiscovered “quelle” (Latin for source) document upon which all the writers relied for their information was actually the earliest gospel account.
• Remember that these hypotheses are advanced by critics who dispute the Bible’s supernatural origin and whose primary goal is to deny the importance of literal interpretation. They prey
on our ignorance so their opinions are easily put to naught when we discover the underlying purpose of the four Gospels. First we need to understand that none of them was written
solely to provide an accurate historical account of the life of Jesus. Each is directed at a specific audience with events portrayed in such a way as to be meaningful to that audience. The
role of Jesus, the use of phraseology, the inclusion or exclusion of events, and the emphasis on first and last miracles are all meant to underscore the point of the particular gospel. I’ll
show you what I mean.
• Who Was He?
• Matthew was written to the Jews. His purpose was to demonstrate who Jesus was; presenting overwhelming evidence that Jesus was Israel’s long awaited Messiah: The Lion of Judah,
the King of Israel. The genealogy in Matthew begins with Abraham and runs through King David (Matt 1:1-17). The most frequently used phrase in Matthew’s Gospel is “it was fulfilled.”
There are more references to events foretold in Old Testament prophecy and fulfilled in the Life of Jesus in Matthew than in any other gospel account. Partial copies discovered in the
caves at Qumran suggest that Matthew may have originally been written in Hebrew. The first miracle in Matthew, the cleansing of a leper, was highly symbolic for Israel. Leprosy was
viewed as a punishment for sin, and cleansing a leper signified taking away the sin of the nation. Matthew’s gospel ends with the resurrection signifying God’s promise that David’s
Kingdom would last forever.
• What Did He Do?
• Mark’s gospel is actually Peter’s account and was written to the Romans. His purpose was to portray Jesus as the obedient servant of God. Since no one cares about the heritage of a
servant there is no genealogy in Mark. The most frequently used phrase in Mark’s Gospel is “straight away” sometimes translated immediately, so Mark is called the snapshot gospel,
giving us picture after picture of Jesus in action. The first miracle is the casting out of a demon, demonstrating that the God whom Jesus served was superior to all other gods, a matter of
great importance in Rome’s polytheistic society. Mark’s gospel ends with the ascension, signifying that the servant’s job was finished and He was returning home.
• What Did He Say?
• Luke’s account portrays Jesus as the Son of Man, a title Jesus often used of Himself, and was written to the Greeks. It presents the human side of Jesus and emphasizes his teaching.
Greeks were famous for their story telling form of oratory, so the most frequent phrase in Luke is “and it came to pass.” Most movies of the life of Jesus rely primarily on Luke’s gospel
because of its flowing narrative form. Luke’s genealogy traces Jesus all the way back to Adam, the first man (Luke 3:21-38). Since the Greeks, like the Romans, were a polytheistic society,
Luke used the casting out of a demon as his first miracle, and ended his gospel with the promise of the Holy Spirit, uniting man with God.
• How Did He Feel?
• John wrote to the church describing how Jesus felt about peoples’ reaction to His ministry. His gospel is the most unique, based upon 7 miracles, 7 “I Am” statements and 7 discourses.
John pays little attention to chronology, sometimes placing events out of order (like the Temple Cleansing in Chapter 2) for their effect in presenting Jesus as the Son of God. John’s gospel
covers only about 21 days out of the Lord’s 3 1/2 year ministry. 10 chapters are devoted to one week and 1/3 of all the verses in John describe one day. His genealogy begins before time
and identifies Jesus as the Eternal One Who was with God and Who was God (John 1:1-2). The most frequently used phrase in John is “Verily, verily”, or truly, truly. His first miracle was
changing water into wine, an act of enormous symbolism by which He “revealed His Glory and His disciples put their faith in Him” (John 2:11). John’s Gospel ends with the promise of the
2nd Coming. So why four gospels? Because no single one is big enough to contain all of the attributes of Jesus. It took all four to show His four faces as The Lion of Judah, the Obedient
Servant, the Son of Man, and the Son of God. Trying to put all four perspectives into one account would have left us hopelessly confused. Understanding all of Who Jesus was and is
requires reading all four Gospels.
• Let’s Get Mystical
• In views of the Throne of God four powerful figures called cherubim are shown guarding the throne. Sometimes it appears that each of the four has a different face, and sometimes it
seems that all have four faces, but the faces are always those of a Lion, an Ox, a Man and an Eagle (Ezek. 1:10 & Rev 4:7). When the Jews camped in the wilderness after leaving Egypt,
they were instructed to set up in 4 sub-camps, one for each point of the compass with the tabernacle in the center. The first was called the Camp of Judah and included Issachar and
Zebulon. Members of those 3 tribes would look for the ensign of Judah, a flag with a large lion embroidered on it, to locate their campground. It was always due east of the tabernacle.
The second camp was named after Ephraim and included Manasseh and Benjamin. It was positioned opposite the camp of Judah to the west of the tabernacle. Ephraim’s flag depicted
the figure of an ox. The third camp was headed by Reuben and included Simeon and Gad. Reuben’s flag showed the face of a man. They were located south of the tabernacle. The fourth
camp was that of Dan with Asher and Napthali included and was located in the North. Dan’s flag pictured a large eagle.
• Looking down from above, God would see the camp of Israel with the tabernacle in the Center and the 4 sub-camps around it. The large flag waving in the East pictured the Lion, and

61. GABRIEL STONE ON DISPLAY IN
JERUSALEM, Jerusalem365 jerusalem@israel365.com via mail76.wdc01.mcdlv.net
• Allegedly discovered 13 years ago in the Dead Sea area, this 3-foot-tall stone tablet
may be the equivalent of a Dead Sea Scroll on rock. So called because it features
the archangel prominently, the stone contains an otherwise unknown prophetic
text of an apocalyptic attack on Jerusalem, with God and His angels arriving to save
the city.
• The text, unusually, is not carved into the stone but rather written upon it with ink,
in the same script as the Dead Sea Scrolls, strengthening the connection between
them. The tablet made headlines in 2008 when Hebrew University professor Israel
Knohl interpreted certain vague lines to mean “in three days you shall live,”
claiming it would revolutionize Christianity. He eventually moderated his position
on the text, but interest in the stone remained. According to curators at the Israel
Museum, only 40% of the tablet’s 87 lines are legible.
• The Gabriel Stone is currently on exhibit at the Israel Museum, along with a Dead
Sea Scroll fragment mentioning Gabriel; the 13th-century Damascus Codex; a
10th-century New Testament from Brittany, in which Gabriel predicts the birth of
John the Baptist and appears to the Virgin Mary; and an Iranian Q’uran manuscript
of the 15th or 16th century, in which the angel, called Jibril in Arabic, reveals God’s
word to the prophet Muhammad.

62. Ariel Ministries NT Outlines
http://www.arielm.org/outlines/o-
nts.pdf
• http://www.arielm.org/outlines/o-nts.pdf
• http://archive.org/details/Dr.MalCouchMark-
Introduction

63. 4 Gospels Reflect 4 “Beholds”
• Ray Stedman in “Behold Your King” says 4 gospels reflect 4 “Beholds”;
• KJV Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having
salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
• KJV Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of
hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall
grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
• KJV Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom
my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth
judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice
to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the
smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the
earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
• KJV Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid:
for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my
salvation.

64. Exodus 15:13, Your Lovingkindness
• Exodus 15:13 "In Your lovingkindness You have led the
people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You
have guided them to Your holy habitation.
• <02617a> ‫ד‬ ֶ
‫ס‬ ֶ
‫ח‬ chesed (338c)
• Meaning: goodness, kindness…
• Usage: deeds of devotion(2), devotion(1), devout(1),
faithfulness(1), favor(2), good(1), kindly(7),
kindness(32), kindnesses(1), loveliness(1),
lovingkindness(176), lovingkindnesses(7), loyal
deeds(1), loyalty(6), mercies(1), merciful(2), mercy(1),
righteousness(1), unchanging love(2).

65. Jeremiah 31:3, 20 Hosea 13:9, 14:1–4
Romans 11:26–27 Zephaniah 3:14–15,
17 Isaiah 41:8, 54:10, God’s
Lovingkindness, My Covenant,
Everlasting Love For Israel
• Isaiah 54:10 "For the mountains may be
removed and the hills may shake, But My
lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My covenant of peace will not be
shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion
on you.

66. discovery of early fragment of the
book of Romans to be published by
academic press
• New discovery of early fragment of the book of Romans to be published by academic press
• Manuscript expert Daniel B. Wallace reports on the exciting find.
• Excerpt:
• At the Society of Biblical Literature’s annual conference in Chicago last week (17–20 Nov 2012), Grant Edwards and Nick Zola presented papers on a new papyrus fragment from Romans.
They have dated it to the (early) third century, which makes this perhaps only the fifth manuscript of Romans prior to the fourth (though a couple of others are usually thought to also be
from the third century). This manuscript is part of the Green Collection (inventory #425). It will be published in the first volume of a new series by the Dutch academic publishing house, E.
J. Brill. The series, edited by Dirk Obbink and Jerry Pattengale, is called the Green Scholars Initiative: Papyrus Series. Volume one is edited by Jeff Fish of Baylor University.
• The text of the fragment is from Rom 9.18–21 and small portions of Rom 10. Edwards presented information about the paleography and provenance of the fragment, while Zola
presented his findings on the textual affinities of the papyrus.
• And don’t forget, we are expecting (in 2013) an academic publication about the first century fragment of the gospel of Mark.
• From the Christian Examiner.
• Excerpt:
• Following the discovery of a first-century fragment of Mark’s Gospel in the Middle East, more new information has emerged, along with two new claims.
• Also found were an early sermon on Hebrews and the earliest known manuscripts of Paul’s letters.
• Details about the finds will be published in an academic book in 2013, says Dallas Theological Seminary’s Daniel B. Wallace, a New Testament professor. Wallace started the buzz on
Feb. 1 when, during a debate with author and skeptic Bart Ehrman, he made the claim about the Mark fragment, which would be the earliest-known fragment of the New Testament.
• Wallace provided a few more details on his website and then a few more during a Feb. 24 interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, saying the fragments and manuscripts were found in
Egypt.
• The significance of all the manuscripts, Wallace said, would be on par with the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
• The Mark fragment is “a very small fragment, not too many verses, but it’s definitely from Mark,” Wallace said. “… To have a fragment from one of the Gospels that’s written during the
lifetime of some of the eyewitnesses to the resurrection is just astounding.”
• To date, the earliest-known fragment of the New Testament is from John’s Gospel and dates from around 125 A.D.
• The Mark fragment, Wallace said, will affirm what is already written in that portion of Mark’s Gospel.
• The paleographer who dated it, Wallace said, is “one of the world’s leading paleographers.” Wallace previously said the paleographer is certain it’s from the first century. Still, Wallace
told Hewitt, several more paleographers will look at the Mark fragment before the book is published.
• The Mark fragment will be published in a book along with six other manuscripts, Wallace said. One of those will be a second-century sermon on Hebrews 11. The significance: It shows
Hebrews — whose author is unknown — was accepted early by the church as Scripture.
• “What makes that so interesting is the ancient church understood by about A.D. 180 in what’s called … the Muratorian Canon, that the only books that could be read in churches must be
those that are authoritative,” Wallace said. “To have a homily or a sermon on Hebrews means that whoever wrote that sermon considered Hebrews to be authoritative, and therefore, it
could be read in the churches.”
• Also among the finds are second-century fragments from Luke and from Paul’s letters. Wallace did not state which letters were found.
• “Up until now, our oldest manuscript for Paul’s letters dates about AD 200, [known as] P-46,” Wallace said. “Now we have as many as four more manuscripts that predate that.”
• The transcript of the interview with Dan Wallace is here.
• http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new-discovery-of-early-fragment-of-the-book-of-romans-to-be-published-by-academic-press/

67. http://gracethrufaith.com/free/mp3/
mp3-the-book-of-mark/
• mp3: The Book of Mark
• Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Chapter 1
• Mark developed his Gospel from notes he had taken as he listened to Peter teach, so this gospel is really Peter’s account. Part 1 deals with the need for 4 gospels, showing how each was
written to a different audience and shows a different side of Jesus, and covers Chapter 1.
• Chapter 2
• Mark part 2 covers chapter 2 and explains how we’ve totally missed the point on the Lord’s teaching about the Sabbath.
• Chapters 3-4
• More deliberate healing on the Sabbath, His miraculous work attributed to Satan, and a clear explanation of what He meant by the parable of the Farmer and the four soils. Prepare to
hear something new in this episode of the Gospel According to Mark! This study covers chapter 3-4:20.
• Chapters 4-5
• Mark Part 4 Covers chapter 4:20 through 5:43 and continues Peter’s account of the Lord’s ministry. In this session we discuss the Lord calming a storm, delivering a demon possessed
man, and the highly symbolic healing of a sick gentile woman while on the way to raising a Jewish girl from the dead.
• Chapter 6
• Mark Part 5 covers chapter 6, another action packed episode in Peter’s account of the Lord’s Earthly ministry. In chapter 6 the Disciples go out alone for the first time, John the Baptist is
beheaded, Jesus feeds the five thousand and walks on water. An ordinary day for the Lord, but we should be prepared to gain fascinating new insights into these familiar stories.
• Chapter 7
• In part 6, we’ll explore Mark Chapter 7. The Lord’s ground breaking teaching on what makes something “clean” versus “unclean”, the incredible faith of the gentile Phonecian woman
(she’s the only one in the entire gospel who addressed Him as Lord) ,and the healing of a man both deaf and mute are featured.
• Chapter 8
• Part 7 in our study of the Gospel of Mark covers chapter 8. This time we’ll see the feeding of 4,000 and compare it to the earlier feeding of 5,000, a different event. We’ll also discover
why, on only one occasion, the Lord had to make two attempts to heal a blind man. And we’ll learn that some actions, while well intended and of pure motives, can actually be the work
of Satan.
• Chapter 9
• This mp3 covers chapter 9 through verse 37 and includes a discussion of two of the most remarkable miracles so far in Mark’s Gospel. First is The Transfiguration. How could Moses and
Elijah appear in their glorified states before the crucifixion? And in the healing of a demon possessed boy, why couldn’t the disciples heal him? What was going on between them and
the teachers of the Law? The conclusion is a review of what it means to be a child of God.
• Chapters 9-10
• Part 9 covers Mark 9:33 through 10:32, and illuminates 6 behavioral characteristics by which we express our gratitude for the free gift of salvation. In this installment we’re admonished
to be humble, tolerant, holy, faithful, trusting and generous. We’ll also learn how to distinguish true miracles from counterfeit ones.
• Chapters 10-11
• Part 10 Covers Mark 10:32 through the end of chapter 11 and contains discussions on the healing of Bartimaeus, the triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday, the Temple Cleansing, and the
withered fig tree. Learn why the Lord cursed the fig tree and foretold the destruction of Jerusalem.
• Chapter 12
• This study covers chapter 12 and includes some of the toughest questioning Jesus received in the days before His crucifixion. As the Passover Lamb, He was being inspected for any spot
or blemish that would disqualify Him.
• Chapter 13
• Mark Part 12 is the first of a 2 part study on the Olivet Discourse. Part 1 covers chapter 13 and deals with 3 questions. When will this (destruction of the Temple) happen? What will be
the sign of your coming? What will be the sign of the End of the Age?
• Chapter 12 part 2
• The conclusion of our 2 part study on the Olivet Discourse. The focus of this session is the timing of events of the 2nd Coming, and why the parables of the Two Servants, the 10 Virgins,
the Talents, and the Sheep and Goat judgment are not meant for the Church.
• Chapter 14
• This study covers the first 51 verses of chapter 14. It deals with the Lord’s anointing at Bethany, the Last Supper, and His arrest in Gethsemane. The highlight of the study is our proof
that the only day of the week on which the Lord could have been crucified and still fulfill all of the Passover prophecies is Thursday.
• Chapter 14-15
• Mark Part 15 begins in chapter 14 verse 53 and continues through chapter 15 verse 20. In this study we take a look at the 6 trials Jesus endured, reading the relevant passages from all

68. Mark 1:29-35, Where The Christians
Worshiped, House Churches
• Bible and Spade, Vol.
26, No. 4, Fall 2013,
Those Indefatigable
Byzantines! , Page
109, Where The
Christians Worshiped
• Romans 16:5 …the
church that is in their
house…

69. Mark 1:13, Forty
• Today is January 10, 2014, Verse of the Day -- Genesis 7:4 I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights . . .
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
• Forty is God's number for testing.
MINI BIBLE STUDY FOR THE DAY
• God is perfect in every way.
• Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. —Matthew 5:48)The Bible gives us examples of His perfection. He is:Perfect in
work."The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He. —Deuteronomy 32:4
• Perfect in knowledge.For truly my words are not false;
One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. —Job 36:4
• Perfect in law.The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul —Psalm 19:7a
• Perfect in faith.O LORD, You are my God;
I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name;
For You have worked wonders,
Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. —Isaiah. 25:1
• Perfect in patience.Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an
example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. —1 Timothy 1:16
• Perfect in love.There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in
love. —1 John 4:18
• He is also perfect in number. Every number in the Bible is inspired by God and is used consistently from Genesis through Revelation to carry specific
themes. For instance, whenever God's Word is dealing with testing, God uses the number forty.
• the sons of Israel ate the manna for forty years . . ." —Exodus 16:35. . . Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. —Exodus 24:18
• And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; —Mark 1:13
• (Moses) led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years. —Acts 7:36
• Other examples: The number eight is the number of new beginnings—eight people on Noah's ark, the eighth day begins a new week, etc. Seven is
used for completeness or perfection—seven days in a week, Israel had 70 years of Babylonian captivity. Six is short of perfection, or the number of
man (666).
• BTW—An easy way to prove the Book of Mormon is a fraud is to point out that the numbers used in it are not consistent with God's Word :-)

70. Meanings Of Numbers
• QUESTION FOR THE DAY
• Dear Compass,
• The number and scripture connections in a recent GML were fascinating. Could you define all the numbers from one to ten?
•
ANSWER:
• One - Wholeness / God
• Two - Division
• Three - Unity / Agreement
• Four - Limitation / Time / Direction
• Five - Grace / Liberty / Abundance
• Six - Man / Short of Completeness
• Seven - Complete / Rest / Blessing
• Eight - New Beginnings
• Nine - Fruitfulness
• Ten - The Whole / A Complete Unit
• Eleven - Imperfection
• Twelve - Human Government
• Thirteen - Rebellion
• Forty - Testing / Instruction
• Additional resource for this GML:
• God's Colors And Numbers In Scripture - Paul Van NoyYou can download and watch it for free by going to the "GML" folder in the Compass Digital
Store—no credit/debit card needed. Enter the discount/coupon code "GML" and it will be free.
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