Bringing proof that the end is near, that we stand in the great final judgment, and of our need to turn our eyes heavenward, to that judgment and the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, our only savior. And a call for God's last and greatest army, the 144,000, to arise and give the world its final warning. The King, Christ Jesus, comes! [Note: a static presentation of what I have on YouTube & the second attempt at this blog.]
Why four Gospels?, part 3
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Recall our previous findings:
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of John
Genealogy
- beg. w. Abraham - inc.
Royal Line
Birth
-
no
mention of birth place!
No mention of
shepherds!
Visited by wise men (kings)
- called a king
- given royal gifts
Christ lives the life of a fugitive from a rival king in Egypt
NO Genealogy!
NO Birth!
Genealogy
- inc. first man - avoids royal line
Birth
- born in a stable
Visited by common shepherds
No mention of
wise men!
Christ lives the life of a common Jewish male
- circumcised at 8 days - dedicated as the firstborn -
experiences his first Passover at 12 yrs. old
NO Genealogy!
NO Birth!
Lion (king)
Bull calf (servant/sacrifice)
Man (man)
Eagle (God)
Clearly, Matthew is the lion (or king) and Luke is the man.
But what of Mark and John? How can we be sure that Mark is the bull and
John is the Eagle?
Clearly, John is the Eagle as this Gospel is the one which most readily
shows Jesus to be God. Note the following verses in the Gospel of John.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. ... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth." John 1:1,14
"Jesus answered, ... Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw
it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years
old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at
him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the
midst of them, and so passed by." John 8:54-59
So John is the eagle or God... but how can we be sure that Mark is the bull? Look at the following listings of miracles and parables for the three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
According to...
The Oxford cyclopedic concordance: containing new and selected helps to the
study of the Bible, arranged in one alphabetical order, with illustrations
and a new series of maps, London, New York, and Toronto: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press,
1900, p. 191.
Table of Our Saviour's Miracles.
Parable
Mat.
Mark
Luke
1. Recorded in one Gospel only.
1. Two blind men healed.
9:27
2. A dumb demoniac healed.
9:32
3. Stater in the mouth of the fish.
17:24
4. The deaf and dumb man healed.
7:31
5. A blind man healed.
8:22
6. When Christ passed unseen through the multitude.
4:30
7. Draught of fishes.
5:1
8. Raising the widow's son.
7:11
9. Healing the crooked woman.
13:11
10. Healing the man with the dropsy.
14:1
11. Healing the ten lepers.
17:11
12. Healing the ear of Malchus, servant of the high priest.
According to... The Oxford cyclopedic concordance: containing new and selected helps to the study of the Bible, arranged in one alphabetical order, with illustrations and a new series of maps, London, New York, and Toronto: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1900, pp. 218-219.
Table of Our Saviour's Parables.
Parable
Mat.
Mark
Luke
1. Recorded in one Gospel only.
1. The tares.
13:24
2. The hid treasure.
13:44
3. The goodly pearl.
13:45
4. The draw-net.
13:47
5. The unmerciful servant.
18:23
6. The labourers in the vineyard.
20:1
7. The two sons.
21 :28
8. The marriage of the king's son.
22:2
9. The ten virgins.
25:1
10. The talents.
25 :14
11. The sheep and the goats.
25:31
12. The seed growing secretly.
4:26
13. The householder.
13:34
14. The two debtors.
7:41
15. The good Samaritan.
10:30
16. The importunate friend.
11:5
17. The rich fool.
12:16
18. Servants watching.
12:35
19. The wise steward.
12:42
20. The barren fig tree.
13:6
21. The great supper.
14:16
22. Tower; king going to war.
14:28
23. The piece of money.
15:8
24. The prodigal son.
15:11
25. The unjust steward.
16:1
26. The rich man and Lazarus.
16:19
27. Unprofitable servants.
17:7
28. The unjust judge.
18:2
29. The Pharisee and publican.
18:10
30. The pounds.
19:12
2. Recorded in two Gospels.
31. House on rock, and on the sand.
7:24
6:47
32. The leaven.
13:33
13:20
33. The lost sheep.
18:12
15:4
3. Recorded in three Gospels.
34. Candle under a bushel.
5:15
4:21
8:16
35. New cloth on old garment.
9:16
2:21
5:36
36. New wine in old bottles.
9:17
2:22
5:37
37. The sower.
13:3
4:3
8:5
38. The mustard-seed.
13:31
4:30
13:18
39. The wicked husbandmen.
21:33
12:1
20:9
40. The fig tree and all the trees.
24:32
13:28
21:29
If we compare the counts of parables to miracles for the three Synoptic Gospels, taking miracles to be a measure of action and parables to be a measure of intellect, then...
Intellect versus Works in the Synoptic Gospels.
Tot.
Mat.
Mark
Luke
Parables (The Oxford cyclopedic concordance, 1900)
40
21(53%)
9(23%)
27(68%)
Parables (Evans, The book of books, 1902)
40
21(53%)
8(20%)
26(65%)
Miracles (The Oxford cyclopedic concordance, 1900)
30
20(67%)
18(60%)
21(70%)
Miracles (Evans, The book of books, 1902)
30
20(67%)
18(60%)
21(70%)
Notice that while Matthew, Mark, and Luke have all roughly the same number of miracles, there is a huge discrepancy between Mark and Matthew and Luke in the number of parables. Mark has a similar number of works but less intellect in comparison to Matthew and Mark. This is further seen in the fact that both Matthew and Luke contain the "Sermon on the Mount" and "Eulogy for John Baptist" while Mark does not. Of the three Synoptic Gospels, Mark definitely appears to be the animal/calf of the three, having equal works but less intellect.
In summary:
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of John
Genealogy
- beg. w. Abraham - inc.
Royal Line
Birth
-
no
mention of birth place!
No mention of
shepherds!
Visited by wise men (kings)
- called a king
- given royal gifts
Christ lives the life of a fugitive from a rival king in Egypt
NO Genealogy!
NO Birth!
Genealogy
- inc. first man - avoids royal line
Birth
- born in a stable
Visited by common shepherds
No mention of
wise men!
Christ lives the life of a common Jewish male
- circumcised at 8 days - dedicated as the firstborn -
experiences his first Passover at 12 yrs. old
NO Genealogy!
NO Birth!
the Word (vs. 1:1)
the "I AM" (vs. 8:58)
20 miracles
21 parables
Sermon on the Mount
(ch. 5-7)
Eulogy for John
(vss. 11:7-19)
18 miracles 9/8 parables NO Sermon the Mount
NO Eulogy for John
21 miracles
27/26 parables
Sermon on the Mount
(vss. 6:17-49)
Eulogy for John
(vss. 7:24-35)
Lion (king)
Bull calf (servant/sacrifice)
Man (man)
Eagle (God)
Notice now, that this assignment of the four creatures of Revelation 4 to the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, explains one of the main features of the Gospels, that of the three Synoptic Gospels. Each of the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, is an earthbound creature while John is a heaven soaring creature.
Sky/Heaven: (Gospel of John)
Eagle (John) (north; God)
Earth: (Synoptic Gospels)
Calf (Mark) (west; sacri-fice/servant)
Lion (Matthew) (east; king)
Man (Luke) (south; man)
Lastly, as the Gospels are all about Jesus thus...
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of John
...tell of the four-fold nature of Jesus Christ...
Text: none Quote: MEPHISTOPHELES. Well, we'll consider: thou canst gather My views, when next I venture in. Might I, perhaps, depart at present? FAUST. Why thou shouldst ask, I don't perceive. Though our acquaintance is so recent, For further visits thou hast leave. The window's here, the door is yonder; A chimney, also, you behold. MEPHISTOPHELES. I must confess that forth I may not wander, My steps by one slight obstacle controlled,--- The wizard's-foot, that on your threshold made is. FAUST. The pentagram prohibits thee? Why, tell me now, thou Son of Hades, If that prevents, how cam'st thou in to me? Could such a spirit be so cheated? MEPHISTOPHELES. Inspect the thing: the drawing's not completed. The outer angle, you may see, Is open left---the lines don't fit it. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Taylor, Bayard, tr., Faust: a Tragedy , auth. ed., London; New York: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1889, p. 40 . Online Source: a
Text: "At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim shall come against him:..." Daniel 11:29,30 "And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him:..." Daniel 11:40 Quote: The Jesuits and their friends ascribe the French Revolution to their suppression. Steinmetz, Andrew, History of the Jesuits: from the foundation of their society to its suppression by Pope Clement XIV.; their missions throughout the world; their educational system and literature; with their revival and present state , 3 vols., London: Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty, 1848, vol. 3, p. 621 . Online Source: archive.org/details/historyofjesuits03stei Book Images:
Study: " Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women ..." Daniel 11:37 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry ..." 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Is the Roman Catholic against marriage? Does it disregard the desire of women? Does it disregard this God inbuilt desire for the binding of man and wife... and hence disregard marriage? Indeed it does! And what a price the church and the world has paid for this dishonour. It is written in countless books and upon the lives of countless individuals. This is just another sign of the church's contempt for the Creator. The other sign is its disregard of the Sabbath. Both institutions, the seventh-day Sabbath and marriage, were established by the Creator at Creatio
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