Mateus 28
David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
Mateus 28
Guzik notes that "Jesus’ resurrection proved that His death was an actual propitiation for sin and that the Father had accepted it as such. The cross was the payment, the resurrection the receipt, proving that the payment was fully accepted." Come (deute), see the place where He was lying (keimai) - The angel backs up his declaration that He is not here by making sure the women witness that the tomb is empty. Altough the women must have seen Jesus grave clothes, there is no mention of the clothes seen by Peter and John (Jn 20:6-7+). R T France makes a good point that "The invitation to see the place where he lay is appropriately addressed to the same people who had watched the body being deposited – so there is no possibility of a mistake.” (See The Gospel According to Matthew) David Turner feels like that are a minimum of 8 "witnesses" (some inanimate) to Jesus' resurrection in Matthew 28 - There are multiple witnesses to the resurrection in this passage. The Father is the ultimate witness because his power is the presupposition of everything that happens here. The Father’s agency is implied by all the passive verbs that describe Jesus’s resurrection and exaltation (Mt 28:6–7, 18; cf. 16:21; 17:2, 9, 23; 20:19; 26:32). The glorious angel announces the resurrection as the Father’s agent (Mt 28:6a). The empty tomb itself says nothing but signifies everything about the resurrection (Mt 28:6b). The faithful women hurry to announce the resurrection to the disciples (Mt 28:8). Jesus Himself meets the women on their way and reiterates that He will meet the disciples in Galilee (Mt 28:9–10). Even the guards are unintentional evangelists (ED: BUT ALL THEY WOULD TESTIFY IS THE TOMB WAS EMPTY. THEY HAD NOT SEEN JESUS); their announcement to the leading priests confirms their worst fears (Mt 28:11). Beyond these direct witnesses to the resurrection, there are two additional factors. The earthquake that rolls away the stone is a portent of an epochal event (Mt 28:2). Even the religious leaders’ conspiracy to deny the resurrection bears indirect and ironic witness that it is true (Mt 28:11–15). (SEE Matthew - Page 679 - Google Book) C H
Mateus 28
Guzik - His presence means privilege, because we work with a Great King. Paul understood this principle well in 1 Corinthians 3:9+, where he wrote: For we are God’s fellow workers. Since Jesus promised, “I am with you always,” then we work together with Him in all our service. We certainly work for Jesus, but more than that, we work with Jesus. Always - Literally "all days" Every day of our life! D A Carson adds "All dominates Matthew 28:18-20 and ties these verses together: all authority,all nations,all thing, all the days.” To the end of the age: What age? The one we are living in now. The same age Daniel was living in. Jews divided all time into two ages: (1). present age: wholly bad and beyond all hope of human reformation. It can be mended only by the direct intervention of God. (2). and the age to come: When God intervenes the golden age, the age to come, will arrive. The age to come is the Millennial Age, the 1000 year reign of Christ, the Messianic Kingdom, followed by the eternal age of the New Heaven and New Earth where righteousness dwells (2Pe 3:13+). Daniel 12:13+ “But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age.” Mark 10:29-30+ Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, 30 but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life. Matthew 12:32+ “Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. Matthew 13:39-40+ and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40“So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. Matthew 13:49+ “So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous, Matthew 24:3+ As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Matthew 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Luke 18:29-30+ And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.” Ephesians 1:19-21+ and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. Hebrews 6:4-5+ For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, John MacArthur on lo, I am with you - idou (lo) is an interjection frequently used in the New Testament to call attention to something of special importance. Egō eimi (I am) is an emphatic form that might be rendered, “I Myself am,” calling special attention to the fact of Christ’s own presence. Jesus was saying, in effect, “Now pay special attention to what I am about to say, because it is the most important of all. I Myself, your divine, resurrected, living, eternal Lord, am with you always, even to the end of the age.”....Always literally means “all the days.” For the individual believer that means all the days of his life. But in its fullest meaning for the church at large it means even to the end of the age, that is, until the Lord returns bodily to judge the world and to rule His earthly kingdom. (See Mt 13:37–50+, where Christ uses the phrase “end of the age” three times to designate His second coming.) (SEE The MacArthur New Testament Commentary) Though all around me is darkness And earthly joys have flown, My Savior whispers His promise— Never to leave me alone. —Anon. (Heb 13:5) Henry