The Gospel
according to
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Was conceptualized in heaven
Long before they were born.
The Gospel
is the Good News
About our Saviour, Jesus Christ,
It was he who died on the cross
To pay our sin’s price.
But from the dead he arose
Praises to God we shout and sing
That Jesus, our Lord and Saviour
Is our soon coming King.
Back in the Old Testament
Long before Jesus had come
Prophets character sketched him
With accurate information.
One of these was Isaiah
From whose writings we often quote,
The other prophet was Zechariah,
Of him too we should take note.
Isaiah was more extensive
In his fore telling of the Christ
But Zechariah’s
nonetheless
Will also adequately suffice.
God gave to Zechariah
Precise insight into His plan
And in chapter
6 verse 12
We have “Behold
the man!”
An on the “nail-head” caption
Regarding the humanity of Christ,
The title to the Gospel
of Luke
So apt and so precise.
Or check Isaiah
42 verse 1
Where there is yet another instant
When God reveals his purpose
Embodied in “Behold
my servant.”
Isaiah must have been unaware
And pretty much in the dark
That he was writing the caption
Of the Gospel
according to Mark.
In Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9
To our attention the prophet brings
Jesus as he comes riding on a colt
Entitled, “Behold
thy King!”
Zechariah surely did not know
Though he captioned this preview
Of the Gospel
that was ascribed
To the tax collector, Matthew.
Last but not least we explore
The most debated of them all
As we turn to Isaiah
40 verse 9
And there see, “Behold
your God!”
Could Isaiah have known, I doubt
That in his mind it had dawned
That several centuries before the time
He had cited the Gospel
of John.
As one studies these four Gospels
Apparent differences will appear
Hence the need to have right focus
With the Spirit to guide you there
The one who came was fully God
And yet, he was fully man
To bridge the gap betwixt us and God
This was the Divine plan.
He was the King of all kings
But his splendor was laid aside
As he became the servant of all
Then was finally crucified.
He was the God-man
who came to us
His servant-king’s
name was Jesus
He came to minister, not to be minister to
The Gospel
shows this as his purpose.
For the four Gospels
is really one
Depicting the Lord as the risen Christ
Who died to save us from our sin
In offering himself as our sacrifice.
It is the Trinity at work
To ensure God’s salvation plan,
It’s the chronicles of His Son’s life
And his redemption of man.
Stewart Russell © January 2018
