“Be Prepared For Some Good News!”

Monday, June 17, 2013

Was the gospel preached before the day of pentecost?

Sincerely,
Gospel Guardian

Dear Gospel Guardian,

Jesus lived as a Jew, spoke to Jews, answered Jewish questions, and preached Christianity.  Jesus preached the good news of the kingdom which was to come.  Matt 4:23, Matt 9:35, Matt 11:5, Mk 8:35, Lk 4:18-19, and Lk 7:22 all say that Jesus came preaching the gospel to His kinsmen.  Jesus preached that there was a change coming and that all the world needed to be prepared for it.  Jesus preached the message of a kingdom that was soon to be, the kingdom of Christ that He would buy with His own blood (Acts 20:28).  That kingdom didn’t actually come into the day of Pentecost, but Jesus preached the good news (‘gospel’ means ‘good news’) before that day.

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