This parable illustrates the transfer of the kingdom of God from Israel to the Gentiles. Notice in verse 43 that the parable is about the kingdom of God (the spiritual kingdom which we enter by the new birth) and not the kingdom of heaven (the earthly, physical kingdom over which...

When Jesus entered the temple after he had cleansed it, he was challenged by the chief priests and elders on his authority to cast some of them out of the temple. He responded with a question concerning the origin of John’s baptism. They refused to answer him because they didn’t...

There are three things that we need to study in this lesson concerning the fig tree that Jesus cursed on his way to the temple. We need to reconcile this passage with Mk 11:11-19, we need to study the typology of the fig tree and we need to apply the...

Below is a table showing the timeline of events from the time Jesus showed up in Bethany until his resurrection. We will refer to this chart from time to time as we continue our study in Matthew. Keep in mind that as you look at each day, the Jewish day...

What you are studying today is what has been commonly called the triumphal entry. This is the place where Jesus rides a colt into Jerusalem amidst the cries of “Hosanna to the Son of David.” The Jews who were praising him were ready to make him their king. As such,...

This story is also recorded in Mk 10:46-52 and Lk 18:35-43. It is the story of the healing of two blind men as Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem in preparation for his death. (Mat 20:29) And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. Lk 18:35 says “come...

Last week we saw that Peter and the disciples had forsaken all and were guaranteed thrones, a one hundred fold return, eternal life, and persecution. Then the Lord said that the first would be last and the last first in Matt 19:30. In this lesson, the Lord goes on to...

In this lesson we will study what the disciples were going to receive for eternal rewards as a result of forsaking all and following the Lord. Read the companion passage in Mk 10:28-31. They would receive thrones v. 28 They will sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of...

That’s what saves you! In the Bible, God gave the first commandment to man in Gen 2:17. With that commandment he also gave a warning. He said, “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou...

Here we have the case of a man living at the time of Christ’s earthly ministry wanting to figure out what he had to do in order to have eternal life. There is no discussion in this passage of the man believing on the Lord Jesus Christ in order to...