I. The King’s antecedents and status (1:1—2:23)
II. The King’s anointing (3:1—4:11)
III. The King’s ministry (4:12—11:30)
IV. The King’s being rejected (12:1—27:66)
A. The establishment of rejection (12:1-50)
B. The unveiling of the kingdom’s mysteries (13:1-52)
C. The increase of rejection (13:53—16:12)
D. The path of rejection (16:13—23:39)
1. Before going to Judea (16:13—18:35)
2. After arriving in Judea (19:1—20:16)
3. On the way to Jerusalem (20:17—21:11)
4. In Jerusalem (21:12—23:39)
а. Cleansing the temple (21:12-16)
b. Lodging in Bethany (21:17)
c. Cursing the nation of Israel (21:18-22)
d. Tested (21:23—22:46)
(1) By the chief priests and elders concerning His authority (21:23—22:14)
(a) The shifting of the birthright (21:28-32)
(b) The transfer of the kingdom of God (21:33-46)
(c) The kingdom’s wedding feast (22:1-14)
(2) By the disciples of the Pharisees and the Herodians concerning giving tribute to Caesar (22:15-22)
(3) By the Sadducees concerning resurrection (22:23-33)
(4) By a lawyer concerning the great commandment in the law (22:34-40)
(5) Muzzling all the testers by the question concerning Christ (22:41-46)
e. Rebuking the religionists (23:1-36)
(1) Their hypocrisy (vv. 1-12)
(2) Their eightfold woe (vv. 13-36)
f. Forsaking Jerusalem with its temple (23:37-39)
E. The prophecy of the kingdom (24:1—25:46)
1. Concerning Israel (24:1-31)
а. From Christ’s ascension to the consummation of the age (vv. 1-14)
b. At the consummation of the age (vv. 15-31)
(1) The transpiring of the great tribulation (vv. 15-26)
(2) Christ’s coming to the earth (vv. 27-30)
(3) The gathering of Israel (v. 31)
2. Concerning the church (24:32—25:30)
а. Watching and being ready (24:32-44)
b. Being faithful and prudent (24:45-51)
c. A parable for watchfulness (25:1-13)
d. A parable for faithfulness (25:14-30)
3. Concerning the nations (25:31-46)
а. Christ coming to be enthroned in glory (v. 31)
b. Gathering all the nations for the exercising of judgment (vv. 32-46)
E. The completion of rejection (26:1—27:66)
1. The fourth unveiling of the crucifixion (26:1-2)
2. Plotted against by religion (26:3-5)
3. Loved by the beloved disciples (26:6-13)
4. Betrayed by the false disciple (26:14-16)
5. Keeping the last passover (26:17-25)
6. Establishing the King’s feast (26:26-30)
7. Warning the disciples (26:31-35)
8. Pressed in Gethsemane (26:36-46)
9. Arrested by religion (26:47-56)
10. Judged by the Sanhedrin (26:57-68)
11. Denied by Peter (26:69-75)
12. Judged by Pilate (27:1-26)
13. Mocked by the heathen soldiers (27:27-32)
14. Crucified (27:33-56)
а. Killed and mocked by men (vv. 33-44)
b. Judged and forsaken by God (vv. 45-50)
c. The effect of His crucifixion (vv. 51-56)
15. Buried by a rich man (27:57-66)
V. The King’s victory (28:1-20)
A. Resurrected (vv. 1-15)
B. Reigning (vv. 16-20)
