Matthew 28:18-20 a Springboard to my Favorites

Matthew 28:18-20 a Springboard to my Favorites Matthew 28:18-20 18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Make Disciples Imperative 1 John 2:4 4 Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. Walk and keep per i pa tet ic /perēpəˈtedik Adjective 1. traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods. "the peripatetic nature of military life" Synonym nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant, migratory, unsettled "I could never get used to her peripatetic lifestyle" Noun 2. Aristotelian. 1. a person who travels from place to place. 2. an Aristotelian philosopher. 1

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Presupposition Revelation 22:18-21 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. End Genesis 1:26 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Us Genesis 50:20 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Evil Isaiah 45:7 7 I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the LORD, who does all these things. Evil Exodus 3:14 14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" evgw, eivmi in the Septuagint LXT Exodus 3:14 kai. ei=pen o` qeo.j pro.j Mwush/n evgw, eivmi o` w;n kai. ei=pen ou[twj evrei/j toi/j ui`oi/j Israhl o` w'n avpe,stalke,n me pro.j u`ma/j 2

Exodus 4:11 11 Then the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Who makes? Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Transplanted Alfred Edershiem The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah 1886 Light in the Bible Daniel 2:20-22 20 Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. 21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; 22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. Luke 2:25-32 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29 "Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel." Simeon waiting on the Lord John 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made 3

through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Moving into the Gospel John and the Feast of Tabernacles The Temple being lit up for the Feast John 8:12 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 Pa,lin ou=n auvtoi/j evla,lhsen o` VIhsou/j le,gwn( VEgw, eivmi to. fw/j tou/ ko,smou\ o` avkolouqw/n evmoi. ouv mh. peripath,sh evn th/ skoti,a ( avllv e[xei to. fw/j th/j zwh/jå You can stand on the first century steps that Jesus walked on at the south end of the Temple Mount. Veiled reference to the pillar of cloud and fire. John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58 ei=pen auvtoi/j VIhsou/j( VAmh.n avmh.n le,gw u`mi/n( pri.n VAbraa.m gene,sqai evgw. eivmi,å Is there a pattern here I, I am They picked up stones to kill him. Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 Dikaiwqe,ntej ou=n evk pi,stewj eivrh,nhn e;comen pro.j to.n qeo.n dia. tou/ kuri,ou h`mw/n VIhsou/ Cristou/ 4

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Not 1 Corinthians 3:16 Galatians 2:20 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Personal Galatians 4:4-5 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Omnibus or History Ephesians 1:3-6 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. Sovereignty Ephesians 4:11-14 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. You are disciples, you are and should be doing the work of the ministry. Titus 2:9-15 9 Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave 5

himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. 15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. Good for the JW s Hebrews 1:8 8 But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. God the Father calling Jesus God. 1 John 5:13 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. To the ones who are believing Revelation 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8 VEgw, eivmi to. :Alfa kai. to. +W( le,gei ku,rioj o` qeo,j( o` w'n kai. o` h=n kai. o` evrco,menoj( o` pantokra,twrå Revelation 21:6 And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. Revelation 21:6 kai. ei=pe,n moi( Ge,gonanÅ evgw, ÎeivmiÐ to. :Alfa kai. to. +W( h` avrch. kai. to. te,lojå evgw. tw/ diyw/nti dw,sw evk th/j phgh/j tou/ u[datoj th/j zwh/j dwrea,nå Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Revelation 22:13 evgw. to. :Alfa kai. to. +W( o` prw/toj kai. o` e;scatoj( h` avrch. kai. to. te,lojå 6