Matthew 24-28: New Testament Commentary

MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

The Old Testament looked forward to the final King of kings who would bring everlasting salvation and peace. In his Gospel, Matthew demonstrates that Jesus Christ is that King, perfect in His eternal glory and majesty. As the King's ambassadors, Christians today will find in Matthew great motivation for heartfelt worship and service. Join John MacArthur as he explains each verse of Matthew 24–28 in a way that is both doctrinally precise and intensely practical. Taking into account the cultural, theological, and Old Testament contexts of each passage, MacArthur tackles interpretive challenges and fairly evaluates differing views, giving the reader confidence in his conclusions. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series comes from the experience, wisdom, and insight of one of the most trusted ministry leaders and Bible scholars of our day. Each volume was written to be as comprehensive and accurate as possible, dealing thoroughly with every key phrase and word in the Scripture without being unnecessarily technical. This commentary will help to give a better, fuller, richer understanding of God's Word, while challenging the reader to a vibrant personal spiritual walk. A great resource for pastors, teachers, leaders, students, or anyone desiring to dig deeper into Scripture

Genres: Reference, Christian, Theology, New Testament

368 pages, Hardcover

First published November 8, 1989

About the author

John F. MacArthur, Jr. was a United States Calvinistic evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You and as the editor of the Gold Medallion Book Award-winning MacArthur Study Bible. MacArthur was a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California beginning in 1969, as well as President of The Master’s College (and the related Master’s Seminary) in Santa Clarita, California.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Text-centered, application-oriented, concice commentary. I started reading it because I was studying ch24-25, then read the rest just because. Deals generally well with the text and has helpful illustrations and anecdotes that to the book's credit don't take the focus away from the text itself. He chooses not to deal with certain interpretive issues, likely to limit the length and keep the book accessible to laymen.

The reason I didn't give it five stars is because it 1) fails to adequately discuss the extent to which the language in Matthew 24 may be figurative, simply assuming the correct interpretation to be the literal one without discussion, and 2) often reads later Jewish traditions and quotations from individual rabbis as if they represented the norm for Jewish thought and practice at Jesus' time.

Still, I give it four stars because it sticks to the text and generally deals well with interpretation and application.

[Dylan Kochan · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review about his Matthew 1-8 commentary applies here - this part specifically is riddled with pre-tribulation, pre-millennial eschatology. The emphasis is very heavy on this interpretative framework, so heavy that he does not engage well with other views. I disagree with the view at this stage of my journey...but what drags this review down is his rigid reading of eschatological passages. Otherwise...there is still some to be gleaned.