The Risen Lord Commissions the Disciples

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The Risen Lord Commissions the Disciples

• Matthew 2811-20

Presented by Bob DeWaay December 18, 2005
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The Guards as Witnesses

• Matthew 2811
• Now while they were on their way, behold, some
  of the guard came into the city and reported to
  the chief priests all that had happened.

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Jewish Leaders Pay to Have the Truth Suppressed

• Matthew 2812, 13
• And when they had assembled with the elders and
  counseled together, they gave a large sum of
  money to the soldiers, and said, You are to say,
  His disciples came by night and stole Him away
  while we were asleep.

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The Guards Know the Truth but Prefer Money over
Faith

• Matthew 2814, 15
• And if this should come to the governor's ears,
  we will win him over and keep you out of
  trouble. And they took the money and did as they
  had been instructed and this story was widely
  spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

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The Disciples Meet God on a Mountain and Worship

• Matthew 2816, 17
• But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee,
  to the mountain which Jesus had designated. And
  when they saw Him, they worshiped Him but some
  were doubtful.

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Theme in Matthew Jesus is the Greater Moses

• Matthew 51 Jesus Gives His Law from a
  Mountain.
• Matthew 243 Jesus Teaches His Disciples from a
  Mountain
• Matthew 171-6 Jesus Takes Three With Him up a
  Mountain and Shines with Gods Glory
• Matthew 2816-20 Jesus Commissions His
  Disciples from a Mountain.

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Theme in Matthew Jesus is the Greater Moses

• Deuteronomy 1814, 15
• For those nations, which you shall dispossess,
  listen to those who practice witchcraft and to
  diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has
  not allowed you to do so. The Lord your God will
  raise up for you a prophet like me from among
  you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to
  him.

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Jesus is the One Moses Predicted To Whom They
Should Listen

• Matthew 175
• While he was still speaking, behold, a bright
  cloud overshadowed them and behold, a voice out
  of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son,
  with whom I am well-pleased listen to Him!

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The Universal Authority of the Risen Lord

• Matthew 2818
• And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying,
  All authority has been given to Me in heaven and
  on earth.

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Jesus Command to Make Disciples

• Matthew 2819, 20
• Go therefore and make disciples of all the
  nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
  and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
  observe all that I commanded you and lo, I am
  with you always, even to the end of the age.

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Old Testament Allusions

• all that I commanded you
• Exodus 72
• You shall speak all that I command you, and
  your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he
  let the sons of Israel go out of his land.

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Old Testament Allusions

• all that I commanded you
• Deuteronomy 13
• And it came about in the fortieth year, on the
  first day of the eleventh month, that Moses spoke
  to the children of Israel, according to all that
  the Lord had commanded him to give to them,

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Old Testament Allusions

• all that I commanded you
• Deuteronomy 308
• And you shall again obey the Lord, and observe
  all His commandments which I command you today.

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Old Testament Allusions

• I am with you
• Genesis 2624
• And the Lord appeared to him Isaac the same
  night and said, I am the God of your father
  Abraham Do not fear, for I am with you. I will
  bless you, and multiply your descendants, For the
  sake of My servant Abraham.

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Old Testament Allusions

• I am with you
• Jeremiah 4628
• O Jacob My servant, do not fear, declares the
  Lord, For I am with you. For I shall make a full
  end of all the nations Where I have driven you,
  Yet I shall not make a full end of you But I
  shall correct you properly And by no means leave
  you unpunished.

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God With Us

• I am with you
• Matthew 123
• Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and
  shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name
  Immanuel, which translated means, God with us.

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Breaking Down Key Issues

• What does it mean that Jesus has all authority
  and when did He get it?
• Does go mean that all Christians are expected
  to move elsewhere?
• What does it mean to make disciples?
• Who is to be baptized and by what formula?
• What is to be taught to disciples?
• What does it mean to observe?

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What does it mean that Jesus has all authority
and when did He get it?

• Daniel 714
• And to Him the son of man was given dominion,
  Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples,
  nations, and men of every language Might serve
  Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion
  Which will not pass away And His kingdom is one
  Which will not be destroyed.

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What does it mean that Jesus has all authority
and when did He get it?

• Isaiah 97
• There will be no end to the increase of His
  government or of peace, On the throne of David
  and over his kingdom, To establish it and to
  uphold it with justice and righteousness From
  then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of
  hosts will accomplish this.

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Does go mean that all Christians are expected
to move elsewhere?

• Go is a participle and is not imperative. It
  could be better translated, Having gone, make
  disciples.
• Make Disciples is the imperative verb.

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What does it mean to make disciples?

• Disciples are made first through conversion by
  gospel preaching, and then nurtured through the
  pure teaching of the Word.
• Discipleship is a major theme in Matthew.

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Who is to be baptized and by what formula?

• Believers are to be baptized.
• The Bible does not state one consistent baptismal
  formula to be uttered.
• Name is singular the Trinitarian statement
  shows Unity and plurality in the Godhead.

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What is to be taught to disciples?

• Disciples are life long learners who are taught
  all of the revealed, authoritative Words of God.
  (Hebrews 11, 2)

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What does it mean to observe?

• The Greek word for observe means to guard or
  keep.
• We are to guard the integrity of Gods Word and
  keep His commandments by Gods grace.

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For More Information

• http//cicministry.org/scholarly.php
• The Dominion Mandate and the Christian
  Reconstruction Movement
• This article deals with the misuse of the Great
  Commission by those who teach dominion theology.

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