KL Paulson 12-1993OUTLINE: The Gospel Of Matthew Chapters 21-28 MATTHEW 21 I. CHRIST RIDES INTO JERUSALEM UPON A DONKEY (1-11)
A. Triumphal Entry
B. Verses 1-11 Fulfills 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." (Zechariah 9:9)II. DRIVES THE SELLERS AND BUYERS OUT OF THE TEMPLE OF GOD (12-16)
A. Second Cleansing Of The Temple
B. Compare Verse 13 With Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11
III. WITHERS THE FIG TREE (17-22)
A. Miracle
IV. PUTS TO SILENCE THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE ELDERS (23-27)
A. Christ's Authority Challenged.
V. AND REBUKES THEM BY THE SIMILITUDE OF THE TWO SONS (28-32)
A. Unique To The Gospels
VI. AND THE WICKED HUSBANDMEN WHO SLEW SUCH AS WERE SENT TO THEM (33-46)
A. Parable
B. Compare Verse 42 With Psalm 118:22
"The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner." (Psalm 118:22)C. Compare Verse 44 With Isaiah 8:14
MATTHEW 22 I. THE PARABLE OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON (1-8)
A. Unique To The Gospels
II. THE VOCATION OF THE GENTILES (9-11)
III. THE PUNISHMENT OF HIM THAT WANTED A WEDDING GARMENT (11-14)
A. Unique To The Gospels
IV. TRIBUTE OUGHT TO BE PAID TO CAESAR (15-22)
V. CHRIST CONFUTES THE SADDUCEES FOR THE RESURRECTION (23-33)
A. Compare Verse 32 With Exodus 3:6,15
VI. ANSWERS A LAWYER, WHICH IS THE FIRST AND GREAT COMMANDMENT (34-40)
A. Compare Verse 37 With Deuteronomy 6:5
1. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." (Matthew 22:37) 2. "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." (Deuteronomy 6:5)B. Compare Verse 39 With Leviticus 19:18
1. "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (Matthew 22:39)
2. "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD." (Leviticus 19:18)VII. AND PUZZLES THE PHARISEES BY A QUESTION ABOUT THE CHRIST (MESSIAH) (41-46)
A. Compare Verse 44 With Psalm 110:1
1. "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?" (Matthew 22:44) 2. "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." (Psalm 110:1)MATTHEW 23 I. CHRIST ADMONISHES THE PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE GOOD DOCTRINE, NOT THE EVIL EXAMPLES, OF THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES (1-4)
A. Unique To The Gospels
II. HIS DISCIPLES MUST BEWARE OF THEIR AMBITION (5-12)
III. HE DENOUNCES EIGHT WOES AGAINST THEIR HYPOCRISY AND BLINDNESS (13-33)
A. Compare Verse 23 With Leviticus 27:30; Micah 6:8
1. "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." (Matthew 23:23) 2. "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" (Micah 6:8)IV. AND PROPHESIES OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM (34-39)
A. Compare Verse 35 With Genesis 4:8; II Chronicles 24:20-21
Abel And Zechariah
B. Compare Verse 39 With Psalm 118:26
MATTHEW 24 I. CHRIST FORETELLS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE (1-2)
II. WHAT AND HOW GREAT CALAMITIES SHALL BE BEFORE IT (3-28)
A. Compare Verse 15 With Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
"the abomination of desolation"
B. Compare Verse 21 With Daniel 12:1
"great tribulation"
C. Compare Verse 24 With Deuteronomy 13:1
"false prophets", "great signs and wonders"
III. THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING TO JUDGMENT (29-35)
A. Compare Verse 29 With Daniel 8:10; Joel 3:15-16; Amos 8:9
B. Compare Verses 29-30 With Isaiah 13:9-10; Ezekiel 32:7-8; Zephaniah 1:14-16
C. Compare Verse 30 With Daniel 7:13
IV. AND BECAUSE THAT DAY AND HOUR ARE UNKNOWN (36-41)
A. Compare Verse 37 With Genesis 6:11-13; 7:7,21-23
The Wicked Days Of Noah
V. WE OUGHT TO WATCH LIKE FAITHFUL AND WISE SERVANTS, EXPECTING EVERY MOMENT OUR LORD'S COMING (42-51)
MATTHEW 25 I. THE TEN VIRGINS (1-13)
A. Unique To The Gospels
II. AND OF THE TALENTS (14-30)
A. Unique To The Gospels
III. ALSO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAST JUDGMENT (31-46)
A. Unique To The Gospels
B. Verses 31 Fulfills Isaiah 9:6-7; Daniel 7:13-14
1. "(6)For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (7)Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." (Isaiah 9:6-7) 2. "(13)I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (14)And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." (Daniel 7:13-14)C. Compare Verses 31 With Zechariah 14:5b
D. Compare Verses 46 With Daniel 12:2
"everlasting punishment", "life eternal"
MATTHEW 26 I. CHRIST FORETELLS HIS OWN DEATH (1-2)
II. THE RULERS CONSPIRE AGAINST HIM (3-5)
III. THE WOMAN ANOINTS HIS FEET (6-13)
IV. JUDAS BARGAINS TO BETRAY HIM (14-16)
V. CHRIST EATS THE PASSOVER (17-25)
VI. INSTITUTES HIS HOLY SUPPER (26-29)
A. Compare Verse 28 With Exodus 24:8; Leviticus 4:18-20; Jeremiah 31:31; Zechariah 9:11
VII. FORETELLS THE DESERTION OF HIS DISCIPLES, AND PETER'S DENIAL (30-35)
A. Verse 31 Fulfills Zechariah 13:7
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones." (Zechariah 13:7)VIII. PRAYS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE (36-45)
IX. AND BEING BETRAYED BY A KISS (46-56)
A. Verse 56 Fulfills Zechariah 13:7
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones." (Zechariah 13:7)X. IS LED AWAY TO CAIAPHAS THE HIGH PRIEST (57-68)
A. Compare Verse 64 With Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13
XI. AND DENIED OF PETER (69-75)
MATTHEW 27 I. CHRIST IS DELIVERED BOUND TO PONTIUS PILATE THE GOVERNOR (1-2)
II. JUDAS HANGS HIMSELF (3-10)
A. Unique To The Gospels
III. PILATE, ADMONISHED OF HIS WIFE (11-19)
A. The Dream of Pilate's Wife
1. Unique To The Gospels
IV. AND BEING URGED BY THE MULTITUDE, WASHES HIS HANDS, AND LOOSES BARABBAS (20-26)
V. CHRIST IS STRIPPED, CROWNED WITH THORNS, MOCKED, SPIT UPON AND SMOTE (27- 32)
A. Mockery By Soldiers.
VI. CRUCIFIED (33-38)
VII. REVILED (39-49)
A. Verse 35 Fulfills Psalm 22:18
"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture." (Psalm 22:18)
B. Verses 39-43 Fulfills Psalm 22:7-8
"(7)All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, (8)He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him." (Psalm 22:7-8)C. Verse 46 Fulfills Psalm 22:1
1. "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46) 2. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?" (Psalm 22:1)VIII. DIES, AND IS BURIED (50-61)
IX. HIS SEPULCHRE IS SEALED AND WATCHED (62-66)
A. Pilate's orders to seal and guard the sepulchre.
B. Unique To The Gospels
MATTHEW 28 I. CHRIST'S RESURRECTION IS DECLARED BY THE ANGEL OF THE LORD TO THE WOMEN (1-8)
A. Verse 1-6 Fulfills Psalm 16:10; Isaiah 53:10
1. "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." (Psalm 16:10) 2. "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand." (Isaiah 53:10)B. Verses 2-4 Tomb Opened.
II. HE HIMSELF APPEARS UNTO THEM (9-10)
III. THE CHIEF PRIESTS GIVE THE SOLDIERS LARGE MONEY TO SAY THAT HE WAS STOLEN OUT OF HIS SEPULCHRE (11-15)
A. Unique To The Gospels
IV. CHRIST APPEARS TO HIS ELEVEN DISCIPLES (16-17)
A. On A Mountain In Galilee
B. Unique To The Gospels
V. AND SENDS THEM (THE LOCAL CHURCH) TO TEACH, BAPTIZE AND DISCIPLE ALL NATIONS (18-20)