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3. Matthew Luke Mark John

4. I.The Bodies of Water II.The Beasts of the Throne III.The Branches of Prophecy IV.The Books themselves

5. NOTESNOTES  River represents Christ  Eden represents Heaven  The Water represents the WORD  The Garden represents the Church  (Gen 2:10) And Christ went out of Heaven to give the Word to the Church and from thence he was parted, and became into four heads.

7. I.The Bodies of Water II.The Beasts of the Throne

8. (Rev 4:6) And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lionthe second beast like a calf the third beast had a face as a manfourth beast was like a flying eagle (Rev 4:7) And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

9. THE FACE OF THE LION representing the King (Rev 5:5) And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

10. THE FACE OF THE OX representing the Servant (Php 2:7) But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

11. THE FACE OF THE MAN representing the Humanity (Gal 4:4) But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

12. THE FACE OF THE EAGLE representing GOD (Isa 7:14) Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

13. I.The Bodies of Water II.The Beasts of the Throne III.The Branches of Prophecy

14. The BRANCH representing the King I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King (Jer 23:5) Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

15. THE BRANCH representing the Servant my servant the BRANCH (Zec 3:8) Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

16. THE BRANCH representing the Humanity Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH (Zec 6:12) And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

17. THE BRANCH representing GOD In that day shall the branch of the LORD (Isa 4:2) In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

18. Matthew’s Gospel representing the King Doctrinal (type of Book) Instructional (Style of book) Wrote as a TEACHER Saw him as a King Wrote to the Jews Geneolgy? Yes - back to Abraham Unique material 42% Key words - “Kingdom” & “righteousness” “fulfilled” is used 13 times 128 O.T. Quotes more than the other three all together Royal Genealogy Abraham-land David-throne Starts with David The only account of the wise men “where is he born King of the Jews The only one that records the flight to and from Egypt The only one to record the complete sermon on the mount (The kings manifesto) or the Laws of he Kingdom (Zech. 14:4) (Ps. 2.6) Worship of the king Only 1 time in each of the other Gospels is he publicly worshiped Matthew records 10 events of those worshiping him Best account of the Crucifixion Deals mainly in that he is the one

19. Matthew’s Gospel representing the King Starts with David The only account of the wise men “where is he born King of the Jews The only one that records the flight to and from Egypt The only one to record the complete sermon on the mount (The kings manifesto) or the Laws of he Kingdom(Zech. 14:4)(Ps. 2.6) Worship of the king Only 1 time in each of the other Gospels is he publicly worshiped

20. Matthew’s Gospel representing the King Matthew records 10 events of those worshiping him Best account of the Crucifixion Deals mainly in that he is the one

21. Mark’s Gospel representing the Servant Type of book Practical Style of book Evangelistic Wrote as a PREACHER Saw him as a Servant Wrote to the Romans GENEOLOGY: No - a servant doesn’t need one UNIQUE MATERIAL 7% “straightway” used 42 times, 12 of 16 chapters start with “and” Doesn’t record a birth

22. Mark’s Gospel representing the Servant It is the shortest gospel It focus on his deeds The term Gospel is used 12 times in the 4 gospels 8 of the 12 are in Mark Mark records just 4 parables (all four deal directly with service Records 18 out 35 miracles Key verse 10:45 Mark writes not from a sequence or story stand point but writes based on events.

23. Luke’s Gospel representing the Humanity Type of gospel: Historical Type of Book: Apologetical Wrote as a HISTORIAN Sees him as a Man Wrote to the Greeks GENEOLOGY? Yes - all the way to Adam UNIQUE MATERIAL 59% Key phrase - “Son of Man”, deals with parables 7 prayers of his are recorded He is the only non-Jewish writer Focuses on his humanity

24. Gospel of John representing GOD Type; Theological Type of book: Soteriological Wrote as a THEOLOGIAN Saw him as God Wrote to the World GENEOLOGY? NO - God doesn’t have one UNIQUE MATERIAL 92% Key phrase - “Son of God”, 7 I am statements, never see the word “Prayer” in reference to Jesus There are no parables Only 8 miracles Deals with a lot of one on one (Nicodemus and woman at the well)

25. Gospel of John representing GOD Type; Theological Type of book: Soteriological Wrote as a THEOLOGIAN Saw him as God Wrote to the World GENEOLOGY? NO - God doesn’t have one UNIQUE MATERIAL 92% Deals with a lot of one on one (Nicodemus and woman at the well)