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Luke 21:20-24 — Jerusalem surrounded by armies: partial fulfillment in AD 70, not the abomination of desolation

Key difference between Mark and Luke: Luke gives a different 'sign' — armies surrounding Jerusalem, which Mike connects to AD 70, not the final abomination.

Luke 21:20-24 — Jerusalem surrounded by armies: partial fulfillment in AD 70, not the abomination of desolation

Temple Mount still controlled by non-Jewish Arabs — possible ongoing 'trampling by Gentiles'

Luke 21:25-28 — cosmic signs and visible coming after the times of the Gentiles

Matthew 10:23 — 'Son of Man coming' refers to Jesus arriving in the towns during the limited sending mission, not the second coming

Zechariah 9:9 — Ra claims it is not Messianic and requires Gentile conversion and expanded Israeli borders for fulfillment. The text contains none of those requirements.

Romans 2 and conscience: Gentiles do by nature what the law requires, showing the work of the law written on their hearts — grounds their accountability in certain knowledge, not probability

Paul's apostolic authority confirmed by Peter and James; 2 Peter calls Paul's writings Scripture

Acts 21:17-26 — Paul participates in a Nazirite vow to demonstrate continued Torah observance as a Jewish believer

The New Testament is a Jewish book written by Jews about the Jewish Messiah

Christianity is a Jewish religion; Gentiles are grafted in — not the other way around

119 Ministries asks "can truth become not-truth?" — Mike identifies this as a misleading question that conflates truthfulness with universal applicability

Walking as Jesus walked does not mean obeying the OT law — it could equally mean itinerant preaching only to Jews, or staying in Israel, which no one applies literally

Leviticus 24:22 — "same rule for sojourner and native" does not require Gentile Torah-observance; it is case law about judicial fairness in civil punishments

Zechariah 14:16 — Feast of Tabernacles observance by nations does not mean those nations are under the law

Colossians recommended as a direct scriptural answer to questions about Sabbath and the fourth commandment for Gentiles

2 Corinthians 11:24-28 — Paul's own catalog of sufferings as direct first-person evidence of his willingness to endure persecution for Christ

Psalm 22 predicts specific details of the crucifixion centuries before crucifixion existed, and implies resurrection and worldwide Gentile conversion; ancient Jewish sources also viewed it as messianic

The Sabbath is Saturday; Gentile Christians are free to observe or not observe it; the Sabbath did not move to Sunday; early church gathered on both days for different reasons

The word 'law' in 1 John 3:4 does not specifically mean the Mosaic law but any law or command God has revealed; Gentiles had moral law before Moses

Central question: Does Jesus want Gentile Christians to obey the Law of Moses today?

Hebrew Roots movement defined: a scattered, loosely organized group seeking to practice the Law of Moses

119 Ministries praised for affirming grace-alone salvation while still holding Torah-observant views

Series structure announced: Matthew teachings today, then Acts, then Epistles

The Hebrew Roots argument: Matthew 5 + Matthew 28 = all nations must obey the Law of Moses

Matthew 5 and Matthew 28 are from entirely different contexts and cannot be simply combined

Big picture point 1: The Law had a beginning—it did not exist for Adam, Noah, Abraham, or Cain and Abel

Genesis 26:5 does not prove Abraham kept the Law of Moses

Big picture point 2: The Law was given exclusively to Israel, not to all nations

Exodus 12:49 does not teach that all Gentiles were under the Mosaic Law—it refers to resident aliens within Israel

Romans 2:12 establishes that some people were never under the Law of Moses; Gentiles are accountable through conscience

OT prophets (Amos, Jonah) judged Gentile nations on moral grounds, not Mosaic Law violations

Big picture point 3: The Law was always heading toward replacement—Jeremiah 31 predicts a New Covenant unlike the old

Hebrews 9:9-10 describes Mosaic regulations as a placeholder "until the time of reformation"

Matthew 5:17 must be read pre-New Covenant: Jesus is speaking to Jews before the cross

The word "fulfill" (pleroo) in Matthew 5:17 does not mean "confirm and continue"—it means "accomplish" or "achieve its intended end"

After Jesus fulfills a prophecy, we do not continue to await its fulfillment—completion changes the expectation

Matthew 5:18 (not a jot or tittle will pass) is about how the Law will not be stripped piecemeal, not about its perpetual applicability

The Law in Matthew is not merely instructive but predictive—even ritual laws point to who Jesus is

Matthew 11:13 — "All the prophets and the law prophesied until John" — indicates a new era beginning with Jesus

Galatians 3:19, 24-25 — the Law was a temporary guardian "until the offspring [Christ] should come"

Matthew 5:19 (relaxing commandments) is anti-Pharisee polemic, not a universal command to keep the Mosaic Law

Matthew 5:20-48 shows Jesus intensifying the Law (anger=murder, lust=adultery) to reveal how far short everyone falls

The Law functions as a tutor to lead people to Christ—Sermon on the Mount sets up the gospel

Jesus's ministry was exclusively to Jews (Matt 15:24; Matt 10:5)—the Sermon on the Mount is a Jewish address, not a Gentile one

Romans 1:16 — "To the Jew first and also to the Greek" reflects a sequential gospel mission, not simultaneous Law-imposition

Summary of Matthew 5 exegesis: Law fulfilled (completed), not abolished; accomplished in totality, not stripped piece by piece; not relaxed but done

Three problems with the Hebrew Roots use of Matthew 28: it misreads Matthew 5, ignores everything Jesus commanded, and contradicts how the Apostles actually applied it

John 4:21-24 — Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that worship will shift from Jerusalem to "spirit and truth"

The New Covenant is in Jesus's blood — Luke 22:20 at the Last Supper

John 13:34 — Jesus gives a "new commandment" to love one another, which becomes the defining law of the New Covenant

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