Gospel of The Lord Jesus Christ and the Kingdom (and the Atonement, "Christ died for the sins of the world) |
What is the Gospel? Everyman's Bible at Bible.org introduces the answer with: {https://bible.org/article/what-gospel} "The term gospel is found ninety-nine times in the NASB and ninety-two times in the NET Bible. In the Greek New Testament, gospel is the translation of the Greek noun euangelion (occurring 76 times) “good news,” and the verb euangelizo (occurring 54 times), meaning “to bring or announce good news.” Both words are derived from the noun angelos, “messenger.” In classical Greek, an euangelos was one who brought a message of victory or other political or personal news that caused joy. In addition, euangelizomai (the middle voice form of the verb) meant “to speak as a messenger of gladness, to proclaim good news.”1 Further, the noun euangelion became a technical term for the message of victory, though it was also used for a political or private message that brought joy." Free PDF Downloads on the Gospel 1. The Gospel of Mark, Condensed Version with Comments, title CUP OF WATER: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God..." (Mark 1:1) 2. Gospel In Isaiah. "Matthew quotes from Isaiah approximately 17 times. Paul in Romans and Hebrews quotes from Isaiah approximately 17 times. A coincidence, I doubt it, Paul like Jesus planned ahead. And of course those 17 quotes of Matthew from Isaiah are primarily from Jesus Himself. Paul, I think, wanted to follow the example of Jesus who quoted often from the Prophet Isaiah; however, Paul did not want to go beyond His Master Teacher, the Lord Jesus Christ. And you will be surprised to know that Paul, the frequent quoter of OT Scriptures in most of his 14 books, only quotes from Isaiah in Hebrews and Romans. {That sounds like a plan also, right! Whether the Holy Spirit gave Paul that plan, Jesus gave Paul that plan in Saudi Arabia, or Paul developed that plan when back at Tarsus after His conversion and time with Jesus in Arabia, is not nearly as important as it is that we see that this is the way the Bible is!}" The “Gospel” you find in 61:1 is the Hebrew equivalent of “good tidings”, and the similarity of the healing acts of Jesus concerning the blind, lame, and deaf of both Isaiah 35:5-6 and Matthew 11:5 are obvious. a. Matthew 11:5: “The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.” b. Isaiah 61:1,2: “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound...” c. Isaiah 35:5-6: “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.” {Notice the eloquence of Isaiah with the same thoughts. The context of Isaiah 35 leaves little doubt that Isaiah is a book of salvation.} 3. Gospel of the Kingdom. "Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1: 14,15) 4. The Forever Kingdom. {Also a free download, THE FOREVER KINGDOM is a complete PDF book. 2 pdf downloads are required as shown below as the book is 300 pages lone and with colorful graphics.} (1) The Forever Kingdom Part 1. (2) The Forever Kingdom Part 2. 5. See the Gospel in the Complete Christmas Story. 6. "Come and See" the Christ in the Gospel of John. "In Hebrews chapter 1: God speaks through His Son; His Son is the heir of all things; through Him all the worlds were made; He is the brightness of His glory, the express image of His person, the power to keep the world going, the one who alone purged our sins, and sat down at the right hand of the Father. In John chapter 1: the Word was with God, was God, and all things were made through Him; the world did not know it’ s own creator; however, to those who believed He gave the privilege to become children of God; this “Word” became flesh and dwelt among men; man saw the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." |