A Biblical Vision, Part II: Mastering the New Testament Witness to Christ

Ses s i on 4: The Gospe l s : The Man i fes tat i on of Chr i s t , Par t I I I 117

3. Visit of the Greeks, John 12.20-50 (Jesus speaks of his death, and John provides commentary relating Jesus to the YHWH of Isaiah 6.)

C. Encounters and controversy with Jewish leaders

1. Desire for destruction and entrapment

a. Questions of Jesus’ authority, Matt. 21.23-27

b. Three parables of warning, Mark 12.1-12

(1) The two sons

(2) The wicked tenants

(3) The wedding feast

2. Jesus’ judgment on the spirituality of the Pharisees, Matt. 23.1-39

D. The Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24-25): Jesus claims to speak authoritatively about the end of time, and further claims that he himself would be at the center of these final events of human history.

1. Jesus, as Messiah, predicts the destruction of the Temple and of Jerusalem.

2. Lessons: the fig tree, Noah’s day, the thief in the night, the householder on a journey, the wise and evil stewards