Matthew The Evangelist
Matthew The Evangelist (?-70AD) was a sovereign grace Baptist preacher. He was converted to Christ under the gospel ministry of the Lord Himself, thereafter preaching the gospel and organizing churches in Ephiopia. He it is who authored the New Testament book which bears his name.
-
The Gospel According To Matthew
This gospel record was written by Matthew. It is one of four inspired narratives recounting the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “The subject of this book, and indeed of all the writings of the New Testament, is the Gospel. The Greek word euaggelion signifies a joyful message, good news, glad tidings of good things; such as Christ was anointed to preach, the Angels brought to the shepherds, and the Evangelists, Apostles, and Ministers of Christ published to the world. (Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 52:7 Luke 2:10). And such is the account given by this inspired writer, of the…
-
40. Matthew, the Evangelist
Matthew, The Holy Evangelist, Nailed To The Ground, And Beheaded At Nad-Davar, Under King Hytacus, About A.D. 70 Matthew, also called Levi, the son of Alpheus, was a publican in Capernaum. The publicans were detested by the Jews, because the latter did not consider themselves justly bound to pay toll or tribute to any foreign prince. Matt. 9:9; Mark 3:18; Luke 5:29. As touching the condition of publicans at that time, it was such that they generally exacted more from the people than was just; on which account they were shunned by the pious, so that open sinners, who were separated from the church, were compared to publicans. Matt. 9:11; 18:17. When Matthew, or Levi, was still unconverted, and made his living in this unjust…
Further Study
The Gospel According To Matthew
