Kingdom of Heaven, Part 1

In our daily readings, Yahusha is about to start His earthly ministry and, with that, will proclaim the gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven (a.k.a. the Kingdom of Elohim [in English translations he is always referred to only by His titles–God, LORD, and the Lord–rather than any of His names, which to me is sacrilegious]). Old Testament prophecy is being fulfilled with Yahusha’s birth and His proclamation of the Kingdom “at hand.” This is why “New Testament” is a misnomer. Yahusha is fulfilling OT prophecy and is, therefore, continuing the OT covenant (or testament), so no “new testaments” have started. I think it’s critical to see this continuation because it’ll make what happens in the book of Acts so much clearer for you. Does it make sense to you that the gospels are a continuation of the Old Testament rather than a “New” Testament?

If you have any questions about this, please comment below.

“New Testament” Videos

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/new-testament-overview/ (8 min., 17 secs)

The gospels as they appear in the reading schedule:

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/john/ (8:45, part 1; 8:32, part 2)

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/luke/ (8:17, part 1; 7:48, part 2)

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/matthew/ (8:17, part 1; 7:10, part 2)

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/mark/ (9:32) I encourage you to also watch the first video on the page this link takes you to (it’s 5:32 long, has “Book” in the top left corner), but the one that goes with the poster is the second video. Just so you’re not confused.

The first five books of (what’s known as) the New Testament are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts. The reason I say “what’s known as” the Old and New Testaments is that when you add everything up, it becomes clear that the Old Testament continues through the gospels and into the book of Acts. I’ll show this to you as we read through the gospels for the next 46 days. And then I’ll show you the shift in the book of Acts. Seeing this shift answers so many questions and does away with so many supposed contradictions, I think you’ll just love it!

Get yourself ready for the wild ride through the gospels!

Esther and Malachi

… bring us to the end of what’s known as the Old Testament.

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/esther/ (9 min., 14 secs)

https://thebibleproject.com/explore/malachi/ (7:9)

My post for the One Year Chronological Bible Reading Plan, Part 12 is going to be PACKED full of stuff! It’ll have your October reading schedule, video links for the Bible Project’s New Testament Overview, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and some informational commentary from yours truly about what’s going on in the first five books of what’s known as the New Testament. It’s fabulously fascinating, in my opinion! Stay tuned…