1. the gospel according to
“Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me.”
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
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Luke
1:1-37
Mal. 3:1
Mal. 4:5-6

2. the gospel according to
Theophilus ~ lover of God
Eyewitnesses ~ autoptēs – autopsy (to see for oneself)
Luke
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3. the gospel according to
Instructed ~ katēcheō – "catechism" (kata, according to + ēchos, sound)
Luke
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4. the gospel according to
Zacharias = God remembers; Elizabeth = God's oath
It had been 400 years!
Luke
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5. the gospel according to
“Asking, and it will be given to you; seeking, and you will find; knocking, and it will be opened to you."
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
Luke
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Matt. 7:7

6. the gospel according to
John ~ Iōannēs (yo-ON-nace) – Yahweh is a gracious giver
Luke
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7. the gospel according to
And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
Luke
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Matt. 11:14
John 1:21

8. the gospel according to
Gabriel ~ Man of God
Luke
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9. the gospel according to
NJV, NASB ~ How can this be
NIV ~ How will this be
KJV ~ How shall this be
Luke
Future tense
1:1-37

10. the gospel according to
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus…
… (He) has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ…
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(We can) come boldly before the throne of grace…
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness…
In Him we have redemption through His blood…
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"I will never leave you nor forsake you."
2 Pet. 1:3
Heb. 13:5
Eph. 2:6
Eph. 1:3
Eph. 1:7
2 Cor. 5:21
Heb. 4:16
…(We have) the righteousness of God in (Christ Jesus)