Main Focus
• Old Testament – Christ in Prophecy
• Gospels – Christ in History
• Acts – Christ in the Church
• Epistles – Christ in Experience
• Apocalypse – Christ in coming Glory
• Gospels – Christ in History
• Acts – Christ in the Church
• Epistles – Christ in Experience
• Apocalypse – Christ in coming Glory
Mark: ""
Written by: Mark
Chapters:16
Verses:678
| The Design of the Gospels | ||||
| Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | |
| Presents as: | Messiah | Servant | Son of Man | Son of God |
| Genealogy: | Abraham (Legal) | -- | Adam (Blood Line) | Eternal (Preexistence) |
| What Jesus | Said | Did | Felt | Was |
| To the: | Jew | Roman | Greek | Church |
| 1st Miracle: | Leper cleansed (Jew = sin) | Demon expelled | Demon expelled | Water to Wine |
| Ends with | Resurrection | Ascension | Promise of Spirit: Acts | Promise of Return: Revelation |
| Camp Side: | East | West | South | North |
| Ensign: | Judah | Ephraim | Reuben | Dan |
| Face: | Lion | Ox | Man | Eagle |
| Syle: | Groupings | Snapshots | Narrative | Mystical |
-----Mark 1-----
Voice from heaven (1st time)
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
“...a voice from Heaven 3x ”
1. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry At His baptism (Mark 1:11);
2. The beginning of the last trip to Jerusalem
At the transfiguration (Mark 9:7);
3. The beginning of the Final Week At the Temple (John 12:28).
-----Mark 2-----
Sabbath
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
-----Mark 3-----
-----Mark 4-----
What is the purpose of a parable?
"Purpose of a parable is to reveal Truth to those that want to know, and to conceal to those that do not want to know".
v.13
Jesus Calms The storm, (and the storm within His disciples)
35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
I'm reminded of a time in my life when I was around 10 years old and was in a bus that got hijacked. We were traveling at night in a bus [União Cascavel] coming back from a church conference our family had attended about 86 miles north from Cuiabá MT (Brazil). I got up to go to the restroom and the door was locked. I waited for a while but finally gave up and went and sat back down. Shortly after I sat down the man that was in the bathroom came out and rushed to the front of the bus acting as if he was sick and needed the bus driver to stop. As soon as he persuaded the driver to stop there was another man that was waiting on the road side, he boarded the bus with guns. They forced the driver to drive into a remote part of the jungle off on a dirt path where more guys were waiting in a pickup truck. They ransacked the bus taking anything they wanted. They let the air out of the tires of the bus then made there get-a-way. The whole time the words to this Sunday School song I knew kept coming to my mind, never before had the words become so real to me.
Com Cristo No Barco
With Christ in the Boat
Com Cristo no barco tudo vai muito bem,
With Christ in the Boat everything goes very well
vai muito bem, vai muito bem.
everything goes very well,everything goes very well
Com Cristo no barco tudo vai muito bem
With Christ in the Boat everything goes very well
e passa o temporal.
and the storm will pass
Passa o temporal,
Storm will pass
Passa o temporal.
Storm will pass
Com Cristo no barco tudo vai muito bem,
everything goes very well,everything goes very well
e passa o temporal
and the storm will pass.
36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
I'm reminded of a time in my life when I was around 10 years old and was in a bus that got hijacked. We were traveling at night in a bus [União Cascavel] coming back from a church conference our family had attended about 86 miles north from Cuiabá MT (Brazil). I got up to go to the restroom and the door was locked. I waited for a while but finally gave up and went and sat back down. Shortly after I sat down the man that was in the bathroom came out and rushed to the front of the bus acting as if he was sick and needed the bus driver to stop. As soon as he persuaded the driver to stop there was another man that was waiting on the road side, he boarded the bus with guns. They forced the driver to drive into a remote part of the jungle off on a dirt path where more guys were waiting in a pickup truck. They ransacked the bus taking anything they wanted. They let the air out of the tires of the bus then made there get-a-way. The whole time the words to this Sunday School song I knew kept coming to my mind, never before had the words become so real to me.
Com Cristo No Barco
With Christ in the Boat
Com Cristo no barco tudo vai muito bem,
With Christ in the Boat everything goes very well
vai muito bem, vai muito bem.
everything goes very well,everything goes very well
Com Cristo no barco tudo vai muito bem
With Christ in the Boat everything goes very well
e passa o temporal.
and the storm will pass
Passa o temporal,
Storm will pass
Passa o temporal.
Storm will pass
Com Cristo no barco tudo vai muito bem,
everything goes very well,everything goes very well
e passa o temporal
and the storm will pass.
-----Mark 5-----
-----Mark 6-----
Jesus marveled (was amazed)
Only 2 times in the Bible does it ever say “Jesus marveled/was amazed”Matthew 8:10(Marveled at the faith of a Gentile) and,
Mark 6:6 (Marveled at the lack of faith of the Jews).
Jesus feeds the 5000
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Psalms 23:2a He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
-----Mark 7-----
-----Mark 8-----
-----Mark 9-----
Voice from heaven (2nd time)
7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
“...a voice from Heaven 3x ”
1. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry At His baptism (Mark 1:11);
2. The beginning of the last trip to Jerusalem
At the transfiguration (Mark 9:7);
3. The beginning of the Final Week At the Temple (John 12:28).
kingdom of God
While reading the bible, I like to challenge myself so that it makes me mind go on a quest. I was reading and came across (Jesus talking to his disciples) ” some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come to power” Mark 9:1(also similar in Matthew 16:28 and Luke 9:27). A commentary I read said it was the transfiguration, I didn't quite agree, because of some of the other passages I looked at (if it was just the transfiguration, what disciple died before the kingdom came?). I'm gonna keep looking into this. As of right now I'm leaning towards kingdom, making Jesus King, Lord over our lives (this incorporating: believing, confessing, accepting, sanctification, taking up our cross to die daily, so that He is all that matters).
Here are some of the notes I collected: kingdom of God: within (among) you - Luke 17:21; hard for the rich to enter-Luke 18:24; belongs to such as children and babies - Luke 18:15-17; for the poor in spirit-Matthew 5:3; not in word, but in power-1 Corinthians 4:20; is like leaven-Luke 13:21(this one has me a little perplexed due to leaven is usually mentioned as a bad thing in scripture). Grain of mustard seed-Luke13:19; not for the unrighteous-1 Corinthians 6:9. .....So another thought, when Jesus was praying ” thy kingdom come” he was referring to his own death and resurrection that would provide a way for us to accept Him and the Holy Spirit could then live inside of us. Therefore, the kingdom of God would be in us (the believers, the church, the bride of Christ). Some how I feel that this its only a part of something that has many layers to where we cannot put our finger on it because of what Luke 17:20-21 says .
-----Mark 10-----
-----Mark 11-----
-----Mark 12-----
-----Mark 13-----
-----Mark 14-----
-----Mark 15-----
-----Mark 16-----
EXTRA
Old Testament Prophecies Quoted in the Gospels
• He was to be of David’s family (2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalms 89:3- 4; 110:1;132:11; Isaiah 9:6, 7; 11:1).
• He would be born of a virgin (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14).
• He would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2).
• He would sojourn in Egypt (Hosea 11:1).
• He would live in Galilee (Isaiah 9:1, 2).
• …in Nazareth (Isaiah 11:1).
• To be announced by an Elijah-like herald (Isaiah 40:3-5; Malachi 3:1; 4:5).
• Would occasion massacre of Bethlehem’s children (Genesis 35:19-20; Jeremiah 31:15).
• Would proclaim a Jubilee to the world (Isaiah 58:6; 61:1).
• His mission would include the Gentiles (Isaiah 42:1-4).
• Ministry would be one of healing (Isaiah 53:4).
• He would teach through parables (Isaiah 6:9-10; Psalms 78:2).
• He would be disbelieved, rejected by Rulers (Psalms 69:4; 118:22; Isaiah 6:10; 29:13; 53:1).
• Would make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Zechariah 9:9; Psalms 118:26).
• Betrayed by friend for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:1-13; Psalms 41:9).
• Would be like a smitten shepherd (Zechariah 13:7).
• Would be given vinegar and gall (Psalms 69:21).
• They would cast lots for His garments (Psalms 22:18).
• His Side would be pierced (Zechariah 12:10; Psalms 22:16).
• Not a bone would be broken (Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20).
• Would die among malefactors (Isaiah 53:9, 12).
• His dying words foretold (Psalms 22:1; 31:5).
• Would be buried by a rich man (Isaiah 53:9).
• Rise from dead on 3rd day (Genesis 22:4; Psalms 16:10-11; Jonah 1:17).
• Resurrection followed by destruction of Jerusalem (Daniel 9:26;11:31;12:1,11).
