Po co zaczynasz Vath znowu wałkować ten sam temat? Niedociągnięcia wokalne? Byłeś na koncercie MAdonny? Oglądałeś i słyszałeś Confession Tour? Oprócz efektów specjalnych Madonna spiewa kilka piosenek akustycznie. Zapoznaj się może najpierw z tematem a nie powielasz stereotypy.
Z reszta jak spiewała Cher na ostatnich koncertach?
Co do Farewell Tour - ogladalem dzieki zyczliwosci Krzyska, za co bardzo mu dziekuje. Niestety dla mnie ten koncert jest zbyt podobny do Believe Tour. W wiekszosci te same piosenki, te same aranzacje, te same efekty. Bardzo podoba mi sie za to sama Cher, jej stroje, makijaz itd.
Co do porownania koncertu z trasami Madonny. Madonna od 2001 roku miała 3 trasy: Drowned World Tour w 2001 roku, Reinvention Tour w 2004 roku i Confessions Tour w 2006 roku. Nz zadnym z nich nie ma tyle podobnych elementow co miedzy Believe a Farewell Tour. Madonna jest po prostu kreatywna.

A jej braki wokalne to powtarzany od lat stereotyp, który pozostałw glowach co ciemniejszych mas, którzy nie rozumieją, ze pracowała nad wokalem i jej możliwości są obecnie dużo wieksze. Byłem na 2 koncertach w 2004 i 2006 roku i sam wokal Madonny robi wielkie wrazenie. Z reszta nie trzeba jezdzic na koncerty. Polska telewizja transmitowała przeciez Live8, gdzie mozna było zobaczyc i usłyszeć Madonne. Prasa całego świata wystawiła jej rewelacyjne recenzje za ten występ, bardzo chwaląc m.in. jej wokal.

Hmm. wyczerpujący post Dzięki.

Widziałem "Wyznania Gejszy" i "Kill Bill vol. 1" - filmy przesycone Japonią. Oba bardzo mi się podobały. Ostatnio także "Drowned World Tour' Madonny, gdzie jedna część jest inspirowana japonią... hmm... ta "kultura i sztuka" dawnej Japonii jak mówisz faktycznie ma coś w sobie...

W nowy rok wcześnie wstałem, więc załapałem się na pierwsze w moim zyciu pełnometrażowe mangi: Spirited Away i Latający Zamek Hauru... wywarły na mnie wspaniałe wrażenie. Zresztą już w dzieciństwie chciałem być jedną z czarodziejek z księżyca xD Ah ta fantazja xD

Jednakoż... Jak mówisz, ta Dżapania realna... przesycona neonami, pełna śmiesznych ludzików z ipodami, aparatami i innymi cudami techniki... To nie ta Japonia. Zresztą o pracownikach w japonii to ty się jeszcze nasłuchasz na PePe u pani Świetlik... Gospodarka Japonii... hmm... chyba najłątwiejsza do opisania na kartkówce

Opis filmu: The Confessions Tour

Po zakończeniu trasy koncertowej, złożonej z 60 występów, podczas której Madonna promowała swój jedenasty studyjny album - "Confessions On A Dance Floor" - przyszedł czas na podsumowanie. 29 stycznia na półki sklepów muzycznych w całym kraju trafi DVD, będące esencją tego, co działo się na scenach całego świata. To prawdziwa gratka dla wiernych fanów Madonny. Na "The Confessions Tour" znajdą oni największe hity królowej popu, począwszy od "Like A Virgin" czy "La Isla Bonita", a kończąc na przebojach z ostatniego krążka (m.in. "Sorry", "Jump", "Isaac"). Zapis koncertów jest najlepszym dowodem na to, że artystka, obecna na muzycznej scenie od ponad dwudziestu lat, nadal jest w świetnej formie. Niezapomniane wrażenia gwarantowane!!!

Na DVD:

1. Future Lovers / I Feel Love
2. Get Together
3. Like A Virgin
4. Jump
5. Confessions
6. Live To Tell
7. Forbidden Love
8. Isaac
9. Sorry
10. Like It Or Not
11. Sorry (Remix)
12. I Love New York
13. Ray Of Light
14. Let It Will Be
15. Drowned World / Substitute For Love
16. Paradise (Not For Me)
17. Music Inferno
18. Erotica
19. La Isla Bonita
20. Lucky Star
21. Hung Up
22. Bonus - Behind-the-scenes Footage & Photo Gallery

KODHIHI http://chomikuj.pl/szkapagttuninggt/Filmy/Madonna+-+The+Confessions+Tour+(DVD+Rip).avi KODHIHIKUNIEC

Ja mam Madonne:
I'm going to tell you a secret
Confession Tour Live London
In Bed with Madonna
The Girlie Show
Drowned World

Gwen Stefanie:
Harajuku Lovers

Amy WInehouse:
Back to Back Live from London

Paktofonika:
Pożegnalny Koncert

Nirvana
chyba In Utero i jeszcze jakis jeden.

Drowned world tour szokuje, totalny show, perwersyjny, brutalny, prowokujacy, głownie z płyt Ray of Light, Music, ale na koniec znakomite La Isla Bonita w wersji Flamenco!!!, Holiday. Wcześniej duzo elementów japonskich, anime , Madona walczy we Frozen w jakiejś odmianie matriksowego kung fu, fruwa na linkach . Pełen odlot.Jutro na tapete rzucam Madonna Girlie show i Live in Italy.

Akurat mam te wydawnictwa, do tego dodałbym Kylie Live in SydneY+Body language/z 2004roku/. Ciao Italia- po obejrzeniu pózniejszych produkcji troche rozczarowuje, ostatnio po allegro krążyły pirackie wersje Madonna The Reinvention tour/ chyba z 4 róznych miast/, ale spasowałm , poczekam na oryginalny DVD. W Madonna w Drowned ... idzie na całość , totalnie perwersyjne wydawnictwo, znakomita choreografia, scenografia , efekty graficzne, chociaż Kylie też jest very bad girl, Nie wiem juz na którym DVD za kulisami panowie z obsługi obnażaja się prawie w całości przed Kylie, ot tak dla żartu
Z ostatnich zakupów- mam jeszcze do obejrzenia Marca Anthony i Stinga.

01 Give It 2 Me (Eddie Amador Club 7 Edit)
02 Nobody Knows Me (Above & Beyond 12' Mix)
03 Fever (Edit One)
04 Jump (Axwell Club Mix)
05 Love Profusion (Ralphi Rosario House Mix)
06 Music (Deep Dish Dot Com Radio Edit)
07 Erotica (Confessions Tour Studio Version)
08 Don't Tell Me (Thunderpuss Club Mix)
09 Human Nature (The Runaway Club Mix)
10 Drowned World-Substitute For Love (BT & Sasha's Bucklodge Ashram Remix)
11 Hung Up (SDP Extended Vocal)
12 Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Club Mix)
13 Nothing Really Matters (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix)
14 Impressive Instant (Peter Rauhofer Universal Club Mix)
15 Ray of Light (Ultra Violet Mix)
16 Let it Will Be (Paper Faces Vocal Edit)
17 What It Feels Like For A Girl (Above and Beyond 12 Club Mix)
18 Frozen (Extended Club Mix)
19 American Life (Felix Da Housecat's Devin Dazzle Club Mix)
20 Sorry (Pet Shop Boys Remix)
21 4 Minutes feat. Justin Timberlake (Junkie XL Remix)

Kod: Zaznacz wszystkoHasło: personal

confessions tour - track 13 drowned world

confessions tour - track 14 paradise not for me

confessions tour - track 15 music

i wanna dance with my baby
and when the music starts
i never wanna stop
it's gonna drive me crazy

Drowned World Tour 2001 to jest oryginalny tytul

drowned world tour jest cudne także,zupełnie inne niż to ostatnie,takie magiczne...hmmm.piękne;) lubię mnadonnę za to jaka jest twórcza.choc jej teksty są czasem banalne.ale to w jaki sposób czasem pokazuje ważne sprawy jest zapewne piekne.

Dziś dokonczę oglądania Madonna Drowned world tour zz 2001 roku. Po obejrzeniu mniej wiecej połowy jestem pod wrażeniem rozmachu , choreografii i jakości dzwięku całego wydawnictwa. Polecam

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1. "Future Lovers/I Feel Love"
2. "Get Together"
3. "Like A Virgin"
4. "Jump"
5. "Confessions"
6. "Live to Tell"
7. "Forbidden Love"
8. ."Isaac"
9. "Sorry"
10. ."Like It Or Not"
11. "Sorry (Remix)"
12. "I Love New York"
13. "Ray of Light"
14. "Let It Will Be"
15. "Drowned World/Substitute For Love"
16. "Paradise (Not For Me)"
17. "Music Inferno"
18. ."Erotica"
19. ."La Isla Bonita"
20. "Lucky Star"
21. "Hung Up"

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2. "Get Together"
3. "Like A Virgin"
4. "Jump"
5. "Confessions"
6. "Live to Tell"
7. "Forbidden Love"
8. ."Isaac"
9. "Sorry"
10. ."Like It Or Not"
11. "Sorry (Remix)"
12. "I Love New York"
13. "Ray of Light"
14. "Let It Will Be"
15. "Drowned World/Substitute For Love"
16. "Paradise (Not For Me)"
17. "Music Inferno"
18. ."Erotica"
19. ."La Isla Bonita"
20. "Lucky Star"
21. "Hung Up"

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Każdy ma swoje zdanie, jak najbardziej. Uważam jednak, że artysta również ma do niego prawo tak samo jak ma prawo do wyrażania siebie tak, jak to mu się podoba i żadna organizacja nie powinna mieć prawa zabraniać mu tego. To tyczy się tak samo Madonny, jak i Doroty Nieznalskiej czy twórcy owych karykatur Mahometa.

Po obejrzeniu koncertu jeszcze bardziej utwierdziłem się w przekonaniu, że jej wykonanie "Live To Tell" ma sens. Piosenkę poprzedzają 3 etiudy w wykonaniu 3 różnych tancerzy podczas gdy z głośników można usłyszeć jak opowiadają o trudnym dzieciństwie (jeden był maltretowany przez ojca, kolejna tancerka się samookaleczała a tancerz nr3 był członkiem gangu). Po tym zaczyna się piosenka słowami "I have a tale to tell...". Madonna spiewa ją na owym krzyżu. Pod koniec pojawiają się zdjęcia afrykańskich dzieci i napis "12 milionów dzieci w Afryce jest osieroconych przez AIDS" podczas gdy Madonna śpiewa:

"If I ran away, I'd never have the strength to go very far
And how would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold - the secret that I hide
Will I grow old
How will they hear, when will they learn, how will they know"

Na ekranie pojawiają się po tym cytaty z Biblii (m.in. "Byłem głodny a mnie nakarmiłeś") i piosenka kończy się pojawianiem napisu "Coś uczynił jednemu z moich braci, uczyniłeś i mnie" (czy jak to tam było). Ja odebrałem to jako apel o nie odwracanie się plecami do problemu AIDS w Afryce jak to stale czyni Zachód. Nie było w tym żadnej parodii - był to najpoważniejszy moment koncertu. Było parę rzeczy, których bym się z tego show pozbył albo które nie do końca mi się podobały, ale "Live To Tell" zdecydowanie do nich nie należy. Proponuję obejrzenie tego kawałka w całości i w lepszej jakości ( live to tell - new york ) choć uważam, że pełen impakt można odczuć w kontekście całego show.

A co do reszty widowiska... Bawiłem się fantatycznie - Madonna była w świetnej formie, dużo rozmawiała z publicznością, stale się uśmiechała, często żartowała (nieraz z samej siebie) i wokalnie brzmiała rewelacyjnie mimo jej skakania i tańczenia (wokal był przy tym jak najbardziej LIVE). Największe wrażenie zrobiły na mnie: wykonanie "Jump" z tancerzami parkour - zapierające dech w piersiach; początek koncertu z "Future Lovers/I Feel Love" i Madonną wyłaniającą się z dyskotekowej kuli; "Music" zmiksowany z "Disco Inferno" i fantastyczną choreografią na rolkach; "Let It Will Be" z kompletnie szalonym i połamanym tańcem Madonny oraz "Drowned World" przepięknie zaśpiewane bez żadnych efektów czy specjalnej oprawy.

Bardzo podobały mi się również jej "wycieczki" polityczne: w czasie wykonywania "Forbidden Love" na scenie pojawiło się 2 tancerzy których taniec polegał na stałym przeplataniu dłoni i ramion. Jeden z nich miał na torsie namalowaną gwiazdę Dawida podczas gdy drugi miał namalowany muzułmański księżyc - pod koniec piosenki Madonna dołączyła do tego ich tańa dłoni i ramion. Podczas "Isaac" z kolei, na scienie pojawia się klatka w której tańczy dziewczyna mając na sobie burkę. Jej taniec i seledynowa burka przypominają szamotającego się ptaka - klatka się w pewnym momencie otwiera lecz ona opuszcza ją dopiero gdy przychodzi po nią Madonna. Fajna jest też wersja "Sorry" w której powtarzane są stale słowa "don't speak" i "I've heard it all before" podczas gdy na ekranach pojawia się George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Saddam Hussain, Hitler, Berlusconi, itd.

Ogółem bawiłem się o wiele lepiej niż podczas jej "Re-Invention Tour" dwa lata temu. Cały koncert wydawał mi się być bardziej spójny, dynamiczny i 'zakręcony' oraz sama Madonna wydawała się bawić dużo lepiej niż poprzednim razem. Jedyne piosenki, które nie zrobiły na mnie specjalniego wrażenie to "Paradie (Not For Me)", "Erotica/You Thrill Me" i nowa wersja "La Isla Bonita" - miałem wrażenie, że możnaby je zastąpić jakimiś fajniejszymi kawałkami albo zaprezentować w ciekawszych aranżacjach. Tak czy siak, przez 2 godziny skakałem bez przerwy wraz z 12,000 tłumem - parę osób usiadło jedynie podczas "Drowned World". Atmosfera była niezwykła - cała arena tupiąca i robiąca meksykańską falę jeszcze na długo zanim zgasły światła i rozpoczął się show. Madonna rządzi, ok? .

Postanowiłem, że też zrobię listę swoich płyt. Oczywiscie wymiekam z tego co zaprezentował Ivanhoe i co ciągle dokłada, to jest wogole jakieś nieporozumienie. Jak ktoś napisał, wszystko inne przy nim jest bladziutkie. Zauważyłem jednak, że wiele osób kupuje oryginałki, powiększa swe kolekcje i ja również jestem w tej grupie.
U mnie to prawdziwa mieszanka wybuchowa, kazda płyta z dawniejszych lat miała wtedy dla mnie jakieś znaczenie, a teraz po prostu są. Nie mam jednak zamiaru się ich pozbywać

Ostrzej
Anathema - Judgement
Cradle Of Filth - Bitter Suites To Succum
Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
Evanescence - Fallen
Evanescence - Anywhere But Home CD+DVD
Evanescence - The Open Door
Hey - MTV Unplugged DVD
Nightwish - Angels Fall First
Nightwish - Oceanborn
Nightwish - Wismaster
Nightwish - Over The Hill And Far Away
Nightwish - Century Child
Nightwish - Once
Nightwish - Amaranth SP
Nightwish - Once
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play 2CD
Nightwish - From Wishes To Eternity DVD
Nightwish - End Of An Era
Paradise Lost - Shades Of God
Paradise Lost - Icon
Paradise Lost - In Requiem
Scorpions - Blackout
Scorpions - Craz World
Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Scorpions - Moment Of Glory DVD
Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens
Sirenia - An Elixir For Existance
Sirenia - Nine Destinies And Downfall
Sonata Arctica - Ecpliptica
Sonata Arctica - Silence
Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
Tarja Turunen - My Winter Storm
Tristania - World Of Glass
Within Temptation - Enter
Within Temptation - The Dance
Within Temptation - Mother Earth CD+DVD
Within Temptation - The Silence Force (UK Edition)
Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything
Within Temptation - The Silence Force Tour DVD

Elektronicznie, Alternatywnie:
Hooverphonic - No More Sweet Music
Faithless - The Greatest Hits
Ladytron - Witching Hour
Ladytron - Light And Magic
Moloko - Things To Make And Do
Moloko - Statues
Moloko - Catalougue
Muzykoterapia - Muzykoterapia
Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
Royksopp - Melody A.M.
Royksopp - The Understanding
The Knife - Silent Shout

Popowo,R'n'B I Inne Różności:
Aaliyah - Age Ain't Nothing But A Number
Aaliyah - Aaliyah
Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor
Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Barry White - The Collection
Desiny's Child - The Writings On The Wall
Etna - W Kierunku Słońca
Etna - Polityczna Ganja
Kelis - Kaleidoscope
Kelis - Wonderland
Kelis - Tasty
Madonna - Ray Of Light
Madonna - Music
Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor
Madoona - The Drowned World Tour
Madonna - The Conffesions Tour DVD
Michael Jackson - The Essential
Piotr Banach - Wu-Wei
Skye - Mind How You Go
Titanic Music From The Motion Picture
Vanessa Mae - The Violin Player

Ścieżki dźwiękowe
1985 Original Sound Track of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture "Vision Quest"
1987 Who's That Girl - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1994 Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack "With Honors"
1995 Music from the Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Postman (Il Postino)"
1996 Evita - The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack
1999 Music from the Motion Picture "Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me"
2000 Music from the Motion Picture "The Next Best Thing"
2002 Music from the MGM Motion Picture "Die Another Day"

[edytuj] Składanki zawierające niepublikowany wcześniej materiał
1989 A Very Special Christmas
1992 Red Hot + Dance: A Benefit for AIDS Research and Relief
1994 Just Say Roe: Volume VII of Just Say Yes
1996 Sweet Relief II
1998 A Gift of Love: Deepak & Friends Present Music Inspired by the Love Poems of Rumi
1997 The Rainforest Foundation: Carnival!
2001 pLATINum Rhythm

[edytuj] Albumy innych wykonawców zawierające niepublikowany wcześniej materiał
1992 Donna DeLory Donna DeLory
1993 Nick Scotti Nick Scotti
1993 Jose & Luis New Faces
1999 Ricky Martin Ricky Martin / 2001 The Best of Ricky Martin
1999 Victor Calderone e=VC² - Vol. 1
2001 Victor Calderone e=VC² - Vol. 2
2003 Britney Spears In the Zone
2004 Stéphane Pompougnac Hôtel Costes: Best of… by Stéphane Pompougnac
2005 Peter Rauhofer Live @ Roxy 4
2005 Tracy Young Danceculture

[edytuj] Pozycje nie zaliczane do oficjalnej dyskografii
1989 The Early Years
1996 Pre-Madonna
1998 In the Beginning (reedycja albumu: Pre-Madonna)

[edytuj] Single
1982
Everybody
1983
Burning Up
Holiday
1984
Lucky Star
Borderline
Like a Virgin
1985
Material Girl
Crazy for You
Gambler
Angel
Into the Groove
Dress You Up
1986
Live to Tell
Papa Don't Preach
True Blue
Open your Heart
1987
La isla bonita
Spootlight (tylko w Japonii)
Who's that Girl
Causing a Commotion
The Look of Love
1989
Like a Prayer
Express Yourself
Cherish
Oh Father
1990
Keep It Together (tylko w USA)
Dear Jessie (tylko w Europie)
Vogue
Hanky Panky
Justify my Love
1991
Rescue Me
1992
This Used to Be my Playground
Erotica
Deeper and Deeper
1993
Bad Girl
Fever (tylko w Europie)
Rain
Bye Bye Baby
1994
I'll Remember
Secret
Take a Bow
1995
Bedtime Story
Human Nature
You'll See
1996
One More Chance (tylko w Europie)
Love Don't Live Here Anymore
You Must Love Me
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
1997
Another Suitcase in Another Hall
1998
Frozen
Ray of Light
Drowned World / Substitute for Love (tylko w Europie)
The Power of Good-Bye
1999
Nothing Really Matters
Beautifull Stranger (tylko w Europie)
2000
American Pie (tylko w Europie)
Music
Don't Tell Me
2001
What It Feels Like for a Girl
Thunderpuss GHV2 Megamix (tylko w Australii)
2002
Die Another Day
2003
American Life
Hollywood
Me against the Music - z Britney Spears
Nothing Fails
2004
Love Profusion
2005
Hung Up
2006
Sorry
Get Together
Jump

[edytuj] Wideografia
(obejmuje jedynie produkcje wydane lub wznowione na nośniku DVD)

1988 Ciao Italia: Live from Italy - zapis koncertu z 1987 roku
1990 The Immaculate Collection - wybór teledysków z lat osiemdziesiątych
1994 The Girlie Show - Live Down Under - zapis koncertu z 1993 roku
1999 The Video Collection 93:99 - wybór teledysków z lat dziewięćdziesiątych
2000 Music - teledysk
2001 What It Feels Like for a Girl - teledysk
2001 Drowned World Tour 2001
2006 The Confessions World Tour - zapis koncertu z Londynu.

Role teatralne
1986, David Rabe, Goose and Tomtom, reż.: Gregory Mosher, Mitzi Newhouse Theater, Broadway, Nowy Jork (jako Lorraine)
1988, David Mamet, Speed the Plow, reż.: Gregory Mosher, The Royale Theater, Broadway, Nowy Jork (jako Karen)
2002, David Williamson, Up for Grabs, reż.: Laurence Boswell, Wyndhams Theatre, West End, Londyn (jako Loren)

Wydawnictwa książkowe
1992 Sex - album prezentujący teksty artystki oraz jej zdjęcia wykonane przez Stevena Meisela o tematyce erotycznej, zawierający dodatkowo płytę CD
1994 The Girlie Show - album będący fotograficzną dokumentacją trasy koncertowej z 1993 roku, zawierający przedmowę Madonny i komentarz Glenna O’Briena oraz płytę CD z nagraniami na żywo
2003 X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS - limitowany album prezentujący zdjęcia artystki wykonane przez Stevena Kleina prezentowane wcześniej na autorskiej wystawie multimedialnej w Nowym Jorku, a następnie w Londynie, Berlinie, Paryżu i Florencji
2003 Angielskie różyczki (The English Roses) - pierwsza z serii pięciu bajek dla dzieci, do której ilustracje wykonał Jeffrey Fulvimari
2003 Jabłka Pana Peabody'ego (Mr Peabody's Apples) - druga z serii pięciu bajek dla dzieci, do której ilustracje wykonał Loren Long
2003 Nobody Knows Me - limitowany album prezentujący zdjęcia artystki i wypowiedzi jej współpracowników, upamiętniający dwudziestolecie pracy artystycznej Madonny
2004 Jakub i siedmiu złodziei (Yakov and the Seven Thieves) - trzecia z serii pięciu bajek dla dzieci, do której ilustracje wykonał Gennady Spirin
2004 The Adventures of Abdi - czwarta z serii pięciu bajek dla dzieci, do której ilustracje wykonali Andrej Dugin i Olga Dugina
2005 Lotsa de Casha - ostatnia z serii pięciu bajek dla dzieci, do której ilustracje wykonał Rui Paes
Dodatkowo:

1996 Alan Parker, The Making of Evita - bogato ilustrowana fotosami relacja z powstawania filmu "Evita" poprzedzona wstępem Madonny
1998 Hans Christian Andersen, The Emperor's New Clothes - ilustrowane wydanie klasyki literatury dziecięcej z załaczoną płytą CD na której Madonna czyta partię królowej

Trasy koncertowe
1985 The Virgin Tour - USA, Kanada
1987 The Who's That Girl World Tour - Japonia, USA, Kanada, Wielka Brytania, Holandia, Niemcy, Francja, Włochy
1990 The Blond Ambition World Tour - Japonia, USA, Kanada, Szwecja, Francja, Włochy, Niemcy, Wielka Brytania, Holandia, Hiszpania
1993 The Girlie Show - Wielka Brytania, Francja, Izrael, Turcja, Kanada, USA, Portoryko, Argentyna, Brazylia, Meksyk, Australia, Japonia
2001 The Drowned World Tour - Hiszpania, Włochy, Niemcy, Francja, Wielka Brytania, USA
2004 The Re-Invention World Tour - USA, Kanada, Wielka Brytania, Irlandia, Francja, Holandia, Portugalia
2006 The Confessions World Tour - USA, Kanada, Wielka Brytania, Włochy, Niemcy, Dania, Francja, Holandia, Czechy, Rosja, Japonia

ja nie mówię że jest ideałem-rzeczywiście czasem zdarza jej się przesadzić ale to nie znaczy że należy ją wyzywać szczególnie że co jak co jest sławna i na swoją sławę zarobiła ciężko pracą-te prowokacje ją na pewno w dużej mierze wypromowały całe lata '80 to plastikowa prowokująca Madonna potem wejście w lata '90 bardzo kontrowersyjną płytą Erotica [płyta genialna ale Madonna trochę przesadziła z promocją <<btw właśnie wtedy wydała album Sex z nagimi zdjęciami i z niego pochodzi fota o której wspominasz Lazy mi się akurat podoba choć nie wszystkie foty są ładne i smaczne>>]dalej lata '90 to już tylko świetne płyty występ w Evicie, pierwsze dziecko-lata'90 są dla niej bardzo owocne i to wtedy ludzie zaczynają ją określać mianem Królowej Popu [nie tylko z powodu muzyki ale także i pewnie przede wszystkim tych kontrowersji ]dalej milenium i wejście dance'ową płytą Music potem porażka mniej komercyjnej płyty American Life[moim zdaniem jedna z najlepszych płyt ale promocja beznadziejna]no i obecnie COADF genialnie się sprzedaje powrót disco [nie przepadam ale płyta super ]ah w 2001 roku pierwsza od 7 lat trasa koncertowa Drowned World Tour [moim zdaniem najlepsza] Madonna zarabia na niej 75 mln $ potem w 2004 Re-Invention Tour tu zarabia [o ile dobrze pamiętam]120 mln$ no i teraz Confessions Tour-60 koncertów i Madonna pobije rekord [i przebije tym samym rekord Cher ] i zarobi na niej ponad 200 mln USD i teraz to w czym na pewno jest lepsza od Cher to właśnie koncerty-nie chodzi tu o umiejętność wokalną która jest zdecydowanie słabsza lecz o show jaki robi Madonna i jakiego nie robi nikt inny-na prawdę nie zapomniane wrażenie nawet jak się to widzi na dvd do tego każda płyta to co innego i ten niejako słynny 'krok do przodu i zawsze przed wszystkimi' to Madonna wyznacza ścieżki i modę oczywiście nie we wszystkim.już nie jest tak popularna w Ameryce...natomiaast Cher ma lepszy głos,śpiewa na żywo na koncertach [ u Madonny występuje playback w kilku kawałkach <<pomijając Blond Ambition Tour z '90r. który w sumie cały był z playbacku >>]no i Cher świetnie gra w filmach o czym raczej o większości [ale nie we wszystkich!]filmów Madge powiedzieć nie można mogłabym jeszcze wymieniać i wymieniać ale po co może teraz Krzysiu ty machnij coś o Cher
P.S Madonna świetnie tańczy Cher to chyba nieza bardzo

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Madonna Louise Ciccone urodziła się 16 sierpnia 1958 r. w Bay City, Michigan. Jej matka, Madonna Louise Fortin, miała korzenie kanadyjskie, a rodzice ojca, Silvio „Tony” P. Ciccone, pochodzili z Włoch. Wraz z pięciorgiem rodzeństwa dorastała w Rochester Hills. Jej matka zmarła na raka piersi w wieku trzydziestu lat, 1 grudnia 1963 r. Silvio ożenił się następnie z gospodynią Joan Gustafson, z którą miał dwoje dzieci.

Madonna zaczęła brać lekcje baletu. Uczęszczała do St. Frederick's Elementary School i West Middle School, a następnie Rochester Adams High School, gdzie była wzorową uczennicą i cheerleaderką. Po ukończeniu szkoły średniej otrzymała stypendium University of Michigan, porzuciła jednak edukację w 1977 r. i przeniosła się do Nowego Jorku, żeby poświęcić się karierze tancerki.

W 1979 r. wyruszyła w trasę z Patrickiem Hernandezem jako tancerka. Związała się wtedy z Danem Gilroyem, z którym stworzyła zespół Breakfast Club, gdzie śpiewała oraz grała na perkusji i gitarze. Rok później z byłym chłopakiem i perkusistą Stephenem Brayem założyła grupę Emmy. Demo zespołu zainteresowało producenta Marka Kaminsa. Doprowadziło to do podpisania przez Madonnę kontraktu z Sire Records.

„Madonna” i „Like a Virgin”

Pierwszy singiel Madonny, „Everybody”, ukazał się 24 kwietnia 1982 r., a niedługo potem do sklep trafił jej debiutancki album „Madonna”. Image wokalistki miał olbrzymi wpływ na to, jak zaczęły się ubierać kobiety w latach 80.

Drugi krążek, „Like a Virgin”, został pierwszym albumem Madonny, który dotarł do pierwszego miejsca w Stanach. Płyta na świecie rozeszła się w dwunastu milionach egzemplarzy.

W 1985 r. Madonna rozpoczęła karierę filmową – zagrała wokalistkę w „Vision Quest”. Później pojawiła się w „Desperately Seeking Susan” i wyruszyła w pierwszą trasę koncertową – „The Virgin Tour”.

„True Blue” i „Like a Prayer”

W 1986 r. ukazał się trzeci album wokalistki – „True Blue”. Znalazło się na nim pięć utworów, które trafiły do pierwszej piątki listy „Billboardu”: „Live to Tell”, „Papa Don’t Preach”, „Open Your Heart”, „True Blue” i „La Isla Bonita”. W tym samym roku Madonna pojawiła się w „Shanghai Surprise” i zadebiutowała w teatrze w „Goose and Tom-Tom” u boku Seana Penna, swojego ówczesnego męża.

W 1987 r. zagrała w filmie „Who’s That Girl” i wyruszyła w trasę „Who’s That Girl Tour”, która nie uzyskała poparcia Watykanu. Papież Jan Paweł II zaapelował do włoskich fanów wokalistki, żeby nie chodzili na koncerty Madonny. Niedługo później ukazała się kompilacja zremiksowanych przebojów artystki, „You Can Dance”.

Na początku 1989 r. Madonna podpisała kontrakt z Pepsi i właśnie w reklamie tego napoju po raz pierwszy pojawiła się jej piosenka „Like a Prayer”, do której teledysk potępił Watykan. Doprowadziło to do zerwania przez Pepsi kontraktu z Madonną.

Czwarty album Madonny, „Like a Prayer”, ukazał się w 1989 r. i zadebiutował na pierwszym miejscu w USA. W kwietniu 1990 r. wokalistka wyruszyła w kontrowersyjną trasę „Blond Ambition World Tour”. Po raz kolejny papież odradził Włochom udział w koncertach. W listopadzie tego samego roku ukazała się kompilacja „The Immaculate Collection”, na której znalazły się dwa nowe utwory: „Rescue Me” i „Justify My Love”. MTV zakazała emisji teledysku do tego drugiego.

W 1991 r. wyszedł film dokumentujący trasę „Blond Ambition Tour” i życie prywatne Madonny – „Truth or Dare”. Rok później wokalistka wystąpiła w filmie „A League of Their Own”.

„Erotica” i „Bedtime Stories”

Niedługo później Madonna wywołała kolejny skandal – tym razem publikacją „Sex”, złożoną ze zdjęć Stevena Meisela. Rozeszła się ona w 500 tys. egzemplarzy. W tym samym czasie ukazał się piąty album wokalistki „Erotica”. Pochodziły z niego single: „Deeper and Deeper”, „Bad Girl”, „Fever”, „Rain” oraz „Bye Bye Baby”.

W 1993 r. wystąpiła w dwóch filmach – kiepsko przyjętym „Body of Evidence” i „Dangerous Game”.

Wiosną 1994 r. ukazał się singiel „I’ll Remember”, a Madonna zaczęła się spotykać z Tupakiem Shakurem. Rok później wyszedł szósty album studyjny artystki – „Bedtime Stories”. Promowały go cztery single: „Secret”, „Take a Bow”, „Bedtime Story” i „Human Nature”.

W listopadzie 1995 r. ukazała się zawierająca ballady kompilacja „Something to Remember”, a rok później Madonna wystąpiła w filmie „Evita”.

„Ray of Light” i „Music”

Album “Ray of Light” zadebiutował w 1998 r. na drugim miejscu w USA i przyniósł trzy nagrody Grammy. Pochodzący z niego utwór „Frozen” był uważany za plagiat belgijskiego utworu „Ma Vie Fout L’camp” z 1993 r., a płyta została w tym kraju zakazana.

Niedługo poźniej Madonna nagrała kawałki „Beautiful Stranger”, „Time Stood Still” i „American Pie”, wszystkie one znalazły się na ścieżkach dźwiękowych z filmów.

Ósmy album studyjny wokalistki „Music” ukazał się w 2000 r. i natychmiast trafił na szczyt amerykańskiej listy.
W 2001 r. Madonna wyruszyła w pierwszą od 1993 r. trasę, „Drowned World Tour”. Wystąpiła w Ameryce Północnej i Europie.

„American Life” i „Confessions on a Dance Floor”

W 2002 r. Madonna wystąpiła w filmie “Swept Away”, który poniósł klęskę. Później nagrała „Die Another Day” do dwudziestego filmu o Jamesie Bondzie.

W kwietniu 2003 r. ukazał się album „Americn Life”, który otrzymał mieszane recenzje i był najsłabiej sprzedającym się krążkiem w karierze Madonny. W tym samym roku wystąpiła podczas MTV Video Music Awards. Wraz z Britney Spears, Christiną Aguilerą i Missy Elliott wykonała utwór „Hollywood”, po czym pocałowała Spears i Aguilerę, wywołując skandal. Następnie pojawiła się w singlu Spears „Me Against the Music”.

Dziesiąty album studyjny Madonny, “Confessions on a Dance Floor”, ukazał się w 2005 r. Pochodzący z niego singiel „Hung Up” trafił na pierwsze miejsca w 45 krajach. Dzięki temu, że „Sorry” dotarł na szczyt listy brytyjskiej, Madonna stała się wokalistką z największą liczbą numerów jeden w Wielkiej Brytanii.

„Hard Candy”

W 2008 r. ukazał się jedenasty album studyjny Madonny „Hard Candy”, który promowała trasa koncertowa. Krążek zadebiutował na pierwszym miejscu w Wielkiej Brytanii i na liście „Billboardu”. Singiel „4 Minutes” znalazł się na 3 pozycji „Billboardu”, stając się 37. utworem Madonny w pierwszej dziesiątce listy, czym wokalistka prześcignęła nawet Elvisa Presleya.

W sierpniu 2008 r. Madonna wyruszyła w trasę „Sticky & Sweet”. Przyniosła ona rekordowy dochód 280 mln dolarów. 30 stycznia 2009 r. ogłoszono, ze trasa zostanie przedłużona, a w jej ramach Madonna wystąpi m.in. w Warszawie.

Dyskografia:

„Madonna” (1983)
„Like a Virgin” (1984)
„True Blue” (1986)
„Like a Prayer” (1989)
„Erotica” (1992)
„Bedtime Stories” (1994)
„Ray of Light” (1998)
„Music” (2000)
„American Life” (2003)
„Confessions on a Dance Floor” (2005)
„Hard Candy” (2008)

Bible Book Number 40—Matthew

Writer: Matthew

Place Written: Palestine

Writing Completed: c. 41 C.E.

Time Covered: 2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

FROM the time of the rebellion in Eden, Jehovah has held before mankind the comforting promise that he will provide deliverance for all lovers of righteousness through the Seed of his ‶woman.” This Seed, or Messiah, he purposed to bring forth from the nation of Israel. As the centuries passed, he caused to be recorded scores of prophecies through the inspired Hebrew writers, showing that the Seed would be Ruler in the Kingdom of God and that he would act for the sanctification of Jehovah’s name, clearing it forever of the reproach that has been heaped upon it. Many details were provided through these prophets concerning this one who would be Jehovah’s vindicator and who would bring about deliverance from fear, oppression, sin, and death. With the completion of the Hebrew Scriptures, the hope in the Messiah was firmly established among the Jews.

2 In the meantime the world scene had been changing. God had maneuvered the nations in preparation for Messiah’s appearance, and the circumstances were ideal for spreading the news of that event far and wide. The fifth world power, Greece, had provided a common language, a universal means of communication among the nations. Rome, the sixth world power, had welded its subject nations into one world empire and had provided roads to make all parts of the empire accessible. Many Jews had been scattered throughout this empire, so that others had learned of the Jews’ expectation of a coming Messiah. And now, more than 4,000 years after the Edenic promise, the Messiah had appeared! The long-awaited promised Seed had come! The most important events thus far in the history of mankind unfolded as the Messiah faithfully carried out here on earth the will of his Father.

3 It was again time for inspired writings to be made to record these momentous happenings. The spirit of Jehovah inspired four faithful men to write independent accounts, thus providing a fourfold witness that Jesus was the Messiah, the promised Seed and King, and giving the details of his life, his ministry, his death, and his resurrection. These accounts are called Gospels, the word ‶gospel” meaning ‶good news.” While the four are parallel and often cover the same incidents, they are by no means mere copies of one another. The first three Gospels are often called synoptic, meaning ‶like view,” since they take a similar approach in recounting Jesus’ life on earth. But each one of the four writers—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—tells his own story of the Christ. Each one has his own particular theme and objective, reflects his own personality, and keeps in mind his immediate readers. The more we search their writings, the more we appreciate the distinctive features of each and that these four inspired Bible books form independent, complementary, and harmonious accounts of the life of Jesus Christ.

4 The first to put the good news about the Christ into writing was Matthew. His name is probably a shortened form of the Hebrew ‶Mattithiah,” meaning ‶Gift of Jehovah.” He was one of the 12 apostles chosen by Jesus. During the time the Master traveled throughout the land of Palestine preaching and teaching about God’s Kingdom, Matthew had a close, intimate relationship with him. Before becoming a disciple of Jesus, Matthew was a tax collector, an occupation the Jews thoroughly loathed, since it was a constant reminder to them that they were not free but under the domination of imperial Rome. Matthew was otherwise known as Levi and was the son of Alphaeus. He readily responded to Jesus’ invitation to follow him.—Matt. 9:9; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27-32.

5 While the Gospel credited to Matthew does not name him as the writer, the overwhelming testimony of early church historians stamps him as such. Perhaps no ancient book has its writer more clearly and unanimously established than the book of Matthew. From as far back as Papias of Hierapolis (early second century C.E.) onward, we have a line of early witnesses to the fact that Matthew wrote this Gospel and that it is an authentic part of the Word of God. McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopedia states: ‶Passages from Matthew are quoted by Justin Martyr, by the author of the letter to Diognetus (see in Otto’s Justin Martyr, vol. ii), by Hegesippus, Irenæus, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement, Tertullian, and Origen. It is not merely from the matter, but the manner of the quotations, from the calm appeal as to a settled authority, from the absence of all hints of doubt, that we regard it as proved that the book we possess had not been the subject of any sudden change.” The fact that Matthew was an apostle and, as such, had God’s spirit upon him assures that what he wrote would be a faithful record.

6 Matthew wrote his account in Palestine. The exact year is not known, but subscriptions at the end of some manuscripts (all later than the tenth century C.E.) say that it was 41 C.E. There is evidence to indicate that Matthew originally wrote his Gospel in the popular Hebrew of the time and later translated it into Greek. In his work De viris inlustribus (Concerning Illustrious Men), chapter III, Jerome says: ‶Matthew, who is also Levi, and who from a publican came to be an apostle, first of all composed a Gospel of Christ in Judaea in the Hebrew language and characters for the benefit of those of the circumcision who had believed.” Jerome adds that the Hebrew text of this Gospel was preserved in his day (fourth and fifth centuries C.E.) in the library that Pamphilus had collected in Caesarea.

7 Early in the third century, Origen, in discussing the Gospels, is quoted by Eusebius as saying that the ‶first was written . . . according to Matthew, . . . who published it for those who from Judaism came to believe, composed as it was in the Hebrew language.” That it was written primarily with the Jews in mind is indicated by its genealogy, which shows Jesus’ legal descent starting from Abraham, and by its many references to the Hebrew Scriptures, showing that they pointed forward to the coming Messiah. It is reasonable to believe that Matthew used the divine name Jehovah in the form of the Tetragrammaton when he quoted from parts of the Hebrew Scriptures that contained the name. That is why the book of Matthew in the New World Translation contains the name Jehovah 18 times, as does the Hebrew version of Matthew originally produced by F. Delitzsch in the 19th century. Matthew would have had the same attitude as Jesus toward the divine name and would not have been restrained by a prevailing Jewish superstition about not using that name.—Matt. 6:9; John 17:6, 26.

8 Since Matthew had been a tax collector, it was natural that he would be explicit in his mention of money, figures, and values. (Matt. 17:27; 26:15; 27:3) He keenly appreciated God’s mercy in allowing him, a despised tax collector, to become a minister of the good news and an intimate associate of Jesus. Therefore, we find Matthew alone of the Gospel writers giving us Jesus’ repeated insistence that mercy is required in addition to sacrifice. (9:9-13; 12:7; 18:21-35) Matthew was greatly encouraged by Jehovah’s undeserved kindness and appropriately records some of the most comforting words Jesus uttered: ‶Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for your souls. For my yoke is kindly and my load is light.” (11:28-30) How refreshing were these tender words for this former tax collector, toward whom, no doubt, his fellow countrymen had directed little but insults!

9 Matthew particularly stressed that the theme of Jesus’ teaching was ‶the kingdom of the heavens.” (4:17) To him, Jesus was the Preacher-King. He used the term ‶kingdom” so frequently (more than 50 times) that his Gospel might be called the Kingdom Gospel. Matthew was concerned more with a logical presentation of Jesus’ public discourses and sermons than with a strict chronological sequence. For the first 18 chapters, Matthew’s highlighting of the Kingdom theme led him to depart from a chronological arrangement. However, the last ten chapters (19 to 28) generally follow a chronological sequence as well as continue to stress the Kingdom.

10 Forty-two percent of Matthew’s Gospel account is not to be found in any of the other three Gospels. This includes at least ten parables, or illustrations: The weeds in the field (13:24-30), the hidden treasure (13:44), the pearl of high value (13:45, 46), the dragnet (13:47-50), the unmerciful slave (18:23-35), the workers and the denarius (20:1-16), the father and two children (21:28-32), the marriage of the king’s son (22:1-14), the ten virgins (25:1-13), and the talents (25:14-30). In all, the book gives the account from the birth of Jesus, 2 B.C.E., until his meeting with his disciples just prior to his ascension, 33 C.E.

CONTENTS OF MATTHEW

11 Introducing Jesus and news of ‶the kingdom of the heavens” (1:1–4:25). Logically, Matthew begins with Jesus’ genealogy, proving Jesus’ legal right as heir of Abraham and David. Thus, the attention of the Jewish reader is arrested. Then we read the account of Jesus’ miraculous conception, his birth in Bethlehem, the visit of the astrologers, Herod’s angry slaying of all the boys in Bethlehem under two years old, Joseph and Mary’s flight into Egypt with the young child, and their subsequent return to dwell in Nazareth. Matthew is careful to draw attention to the fulfillments of prophecy to establish Jesus as the foretold Messiah.—Matt. 1:23—Isa. 7:14; Matt. 2:1-6—Mic. 5:2; Matt. 2:13-18—Hos. 11:1 and Jer. 31:15; Matt. 2:23—Isa. 11:1, footnote.

12 Matthew’s account now skips down through nearly 30 years. John the Baptizer is preaching in the wilderness of Judea: ‶Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.” (Matt. 3:2) He is baptizing the repentant Jews in the river Jordan and warning the Pharisees and Sadducees of wrath to come. Jesus comes from Galilee and is baptized. Immediately God’s spirit descends on him, and a voice from the heavens says: ‶This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.” (3:17) Jesus is then led into the wilderness, where, after fasting 40 days, he is tempted by Satan the Devil. Three times he turns Satan back by quotations from God’s Word, saying finally: ‶Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”—4:10.

13 ‶Repent, you people, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.” These electrifying words are now proclaimed in Galilee by the anointed Jesus. He calls four fishermen from their nets to follow him and become ‶fishers of men,” and he travels with them ‶throughout the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and curing every sort of disease and every sort of infirmity among the people.”—4:17, 19, 23.

14 The Sermon on the Mount (5:1–7:29). As crowds begin to follow him, Jesus goes up into the mountain, sits down, and begins teaching his disciples. He opens this thrilling discourse with nine ‘happinesses’: Happy are those who are conscious of their spiritual need, those who mourn, the mild-tempered, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peaceable, those persecuted for righteousness’ sake, and those reproached and lyingly spoken against. ‶Rejoice and leap for joy, since your reward is great in the heavens.” He calls his disciples ‶the salt of the earth” and ‶the light of the world” and explains the righteousness, so different from the formalism of the scribes and Pharisees, that is required for entering the Kingdom of the heavens. ‶You must accordingly be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”—5:12-14, 48.

15 Jesus warns against hypocritical gifts and prayers. He teaches his disciples to pray for the sanctification of the Father’s name, for His Kingdom to come, and for their daily sustenance. Throughout the sermon Jesus holds the Kingdom to the fore. He cautions those who follow him not to worry about or work merely for material riches, for the Father knows their actual needs. ‶Keep on, then,” he says, ‶seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you.”—6:33.

16 The Master counsels on relations with others, saying: ‶All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must likewise do to them.” The few that find the road to life will be those who are doing the will of his Father. The workers of lawlessness will be known by their fruits and will be rejected. Jesus likens the one who obeys his sayings to the ‶discreet man, who built his house upon the rock-mass.” What effect does this discourse have on the crowds who are listening? They are ‶astounded at his way of teaching,” for he teaches ‶as a person having authority, and not as their scribes.”—7:12, 24-29.

17 Kingdom preaching expanded (8:1–11:30). Jesus performs many miracles—healing lepers, paralytics, and the demon-possessed. He even demonstrates authority over the wind and waves by calming a storm, and he raises a girl from the dead. What compassion Jesus feels for the crowds as he sees how skinned and thrown about they are, ‶like sheep without a shepherd”! As he says to his disciples, ‶the harvest is great, but the workers are few. Therefore, beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”—9:36-38.

18 Jesus selects and commissions the 12 apostles. He gives them definite instructions on how to do their work and emphasizes the central doctrine of their teaching: ‶As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’” He gives them wise and loving admonition: ‶You received free, give free.” ‶Prove yourselves cautious as serpents and yet innocent as doves.” They will be hated and persecuted, even by close relatives, but Jesus reminds them: ‶He that finds his soul will lose it, and he that loses his soul for my sake will find it.” (10:7, 8, 16, 39) On their way they go, to teach and preach in their assigned cities! Jesus identifies John the Baptizer as the messenger sent forth before him, the promised ‶Elijah,” but ‶this generation” accept neither John nor him, the Son of man. (11:14, 16) So woe to this generation and the cities that have not repented at seeing his powerful works! But those who become his disciples will find refreshment for their souls.

19 Pharisees refuted and denounced (12:1-50). The Pharisees try to find fault with Jesus on the Sabbath issue, but he refutes their charges and launches into a scathing condemnation of their hypocrisy. He tells them: ‶Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things, when you are wicked? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (12:34) No sign will be given them except that of Jonah the prophet: The Son of man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

20 Seven Kingdom illustrations (13:1-58). Why does Jesus speak in illustrations? To his disciples he explains: ‶To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those people it is not granted.” He pronounces his disciples happy because they see and hear. What refreshing instruction he now provides for them! After he explains the illustration of the sower, Jesus gives the illustrations of the weeds in the field, the mustard grain, the leaven, the hidden treasure, the pearl of high value, and the dragnet—all portraying something in connection with ‶the kingdom of the heavens.” However, the people stumble at him, and Jesus tells them: ‶A prophet is not unhonored except in his home territory and in his own house.”—13:11, 57.

21 Further ministry and miracles of ‶the Christ” (14:1–17:27). Jesus is deeply affected by the report of the beheading of John the Baptizer at the order of spineless Herod Antipas. He miraculously feeds a crowd of 5,000 and more; walks on the sea; turns back further criticism from the Pharisees, who, he says, are ‘overstepping the commandment of God because of their tradition’; heals the demon-possessed, the ‶lame, maimed, blind, dumb, and many otherwise”; and again feeds more than 4,000, from seven loaves and a few little fishes. (15:3, 30) Responding to a question by Jesus, Peter identifies him, saying: ‶You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus commends Peter and declares: ‶On this rock-mass I will build my congregation.” (16:16, 18) Jesus now begins to speak of his approaching death and of his resurrection on the third day. But he also promises that some of his disciples ‶will not taste death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.” (16:28) Six days later, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up into a lofty mountain to see him transfigured in glory. In a vision, they behold Moses and Elijah conversing with him, and they hear a voice from heaven saying: ‶This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him.” After coming down from the mountain, Jesus tells them that the promised ‶Elijah” has already come, and they perceive that he is speaking about John the Baptizer.—17:5, 12.

22 Jesus counsels his disciples (18:1-35). While at Capernaum Jesus talks to the disciples about humility, the great joy of recovering a stray sheep, and settling offenses between brothers. Peter asks: ‘How many times must I forgive my brother?’ and Jesus answers: ‶I say to you, not, Up to seven times, but, Up to seventy-seven times.” To add force to this, Jesus gives the illustration of the slave whose master forgave him a debt of 60 million denarii. This slave later had a fellow slave imprisoned because of a debt of only 100 denarii, and as a result, the merciless slave was likewise handed over to the jailers. Jesus makes the point: ‶In like manner my heavenly Father will also deal with you if you do not forgive each one his brother from your hearts.”—18:21, 22, 35.

23 Closing days of Jesus’ ministry (19:1–22:46). The tempo of events quickens and tension mounts as the scribes and Pharisees become more incensed at Jesus’ ministry. They come to trip him up on a matter of divorce but fail; Jesus shows that the only Scriptural ground for divorce is fornication. A rich young man comes to Jesus, asking the way to everlasting life, but goes away grieved when he finds he must sell all he has and be a follower of Jesus. After giving the illustration of the workers and the denarius, Jesus speaks again of his death and resurrection, and he says: ‶The Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his soul a ransom in exchange for many.”—20:28.

24 Jesus now enters the last week of his human life. He makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem as ‘King, mounted upon the colt of an butt.’ (21:4, 5) He cleanses the temple of the money changers and other profiteers, and the hatred of his foes mounts as he tells them: ‶The tax collectors and the harlots are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God.” (21:31) His pointed illustrations of the vineyard and of the marriage feast hit home. He skillfully answers the Pharisees’ tax question by telling them to pay back ‶Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” (22:21) Likewise he turns back a catch question by the Sadducees and upholds the resurrection hope. Again the Pharisees come to him with a question on the Law, and Jesus tells them that the greatest commandment is to love Jehovah completely, and the second is to love one’s neighbor as oneself. Jesus then asks them, ‘How can the Christ be both David’s son and his Lord?’ Nobody can answer, and thereafter no one dares to question him.—22:45, 46.

25 ‘Woe to you, hypocrites’ (23:1–24:2). Speaking to the crowds at the temple, Jesus delivers another scathing denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees. Not only have they disqualified themselves from entering into the Kingdom but they exert all their wiles to prevent others from entering. Just like whitewashed graves, they appear beautiful on the outside, but inside they are full of corruption and decay. Jesus concludes with this judgment against Jerusalem: ‶Your house is abandoned to you.” (23:38) As he leaves the temple, Jesus prophesies its destruction.

26 Jesus gives ‘sign of his presence’ (24:3–25:46). On the Mount of Olives, his disciples question him about ‘the sign of his presence and the conclusion of the system of things.’ In answer Jesus points forward to a time of wars, ‘nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom,’ food shortages, earthquakes, an increasing of lawlessness, the earth-wide preaching of ‶this good news of the kingdom,” the appointment of ‶the faithful and discreet slave . . . over all his belongings,” and many other features of the composite sign that is to mark ‘the arrival of the Son of man in his glory to sit down on his glorious throne.’ (24:3, 7, 14, 45-47 25:31) Jesus concludes this important prophecy with the illustrations of the ten virgins and of the talents, which hold forth joyful rewards to the alert and faithful, and the illustration of the sheep and the goats, which shows goatish people departing ‶into everlasting cutting-off, but the righteous ones into everlasting life.”—25:46.

27 Events of Jesus’ final day (26:1–27:66). After celebrating the Passover, Jesus institutes something new with his faithful apostles, inviting them to partake of unleavened bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood. Then they go to Gethsemane, where Jesus prays. There Judas comes with an armed crowd and betrays Jesus with a hypocritical kiss. Jesus is taken to the high priest, and the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin look for false witnesses against Jesus. True to Jesus’ prophecy, Peter disowns him when put to the test. Judas, feeling remorse, throws his betrayal money into the temple and goes off and hangs himself. In the morning Jesus is led before the Roman governor Pilate, who hands him over to be impaled under pressure from the priest-incited mob who cry: ‶His blood come upon us and upon our children.” The governor’s soldiers make fun of his kingship and then lead him out to Golgotha, where he is staked between two robbers, with a sign over his head reading, ‶This is Jesus the King of the Jews.” (27:25, 37) After hours of torture, Jesus finally dies at about three in the afternoon and is then laid in the new memorial tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea. It has been the most eventful day in all history!

WHY BENEFICIAL

29 The book of Matthew, first of the four Gospels, truly provides an excellent bridge from the Hebrew Scriptures into the Christian Greek Scriptures. Unmistakably, it identifies the Messiah and King of God’s promised Kingdom, makes known the requirements for becoming his followers, and sets out the work that lies ahead for these on earth. First John the Baptizer, then Jesus, and finally his disciples went preaching, ‶The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.” Moreover, Jesus’ command reaches right down to the conclusion of the system of things: ‶And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” Truly it was, and still is, a grand and wonderful privilege to share in this Kingdom work, including ‘making disciples of people of all the nations,’ working after the pattern of the Master.—3:2; 4:17; 10:7; 24:14; 28:19.

30 Matthew’s Gospel is indeed ‶good news.” Its inspired message was ‶good news” to those who heeded it in the first century of the Common Era, and Jehovah God has seen to it that it has been preserved as ‶good news” until this day. Even non-Christians have been compelled to acknowledge the power of this Gospel, as, for example, the Hindu leader Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, who is reported to have said to Lord Irwin, a former viceroy of India: ‶When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by Christ in this Sermon on the Mount, we shall have solved the problems not only of our countries but those of the whole world.” On another occasion Gandhi said: ‶By all means drink deep of the fountains that are given to you in the Sermon on the Mount . . . For the teaching of the Sermon was meant for each and every one of us.”

31 However, the whole world, including that part claiming to be Christian, continues with its problems. It has been left to a small minority of true Christians to treasure, study, and apply the Sermon on the Mount and all the other sound counsel of the good news according to Matthew and thereby derive inestimable benefits. It is profitable to study again and again Jesus’ fine admonitions on finding the real happiness, as well as on morals and marriage, the power of love, acceptable prayer, spiritual versus material values, seeking the Kingdom first, having respect for holy things, and being watchful and obedient. Matthew chapter 10 gives Jesus’ service instructions to those who take up preaching the good news of ‶the kingdom of the heavens.” The many parables of Jesus carry vital lessons for all who ‘have ears to hear.’ Moreover, Jesus’ prophecies, such as his detailed foretelling of ‘the sign of his presence,’ build strong hope and confidence in the future.—5:1–7:29; 10:5-42; 13:1-58; 18:1–20:16; 21:28–22:40; 24:3–25:46.

32 Matthew’s Gospel abounds with fulfilled prophecies. Many of his quotations from the inspired Hebrew Scriptures were for the purpose of showing these fulfillments. They provide indisputable evidence that Jesus is the Messiah, for it would have been utterly impossible to prearrange all these details. Compare, for example, Matthew 13:14, 15 with Isaiah 6:9, 10; Matthew 21:42 with Psalm 118:22, 23; and Matthew 26:31, 56 with Zechariah 13:7. Such fulfillments give us strong assurance, too, that all the prophetic forecasts of Jesus himself, recorded by Matthew, would in due course come true while Jehovah’s glorious purposes with regard to ‶the kingdom of the heavens” reach fruition.

33 How exact God was in foretelling the life of the King of the Kingdom, even to minute details! How exact was the inspired Matthew in faithfully recording the fulfillment of these prophecies! As they reflect on all the prophetic fulfillments and promises recorded in the book of Matthew, lovers of righteousness can indeed exult in the knowledge and hope of ‶the kingdom of the heavens” as Jehovah’s instrument for sanctifying his name. It is this Kingdom by Jesus Christ that brings untold blessings of life and happiness to the mild-tempered and spiritually hungry ones ‶in the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down upon his glorious throne.” (Matt. 19:28) All of this is contained in the stimulating good news ‶according to Matthew.”

[Footnotes]

1981 Reprint, Vol. V, page 895.

Translation from the Latin text edited by E. C. Richardson and published in the series ‶Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur,” Leipzig, 1896, Vol. 14, pages 8, 9.

The Ecclesiastical History, VI, XXV, 3-6.

Introduction to the Study of the Gospels, 1896, B. F. Westcott, page 201.

In Jesus’ day, a denarius equaled a day’s wage; so 100 denarii equaled about one third of a year’s wages. Sixty million denarii equaled wages that would require thousands of lifetimes to accumulate.—Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 1, page 614.

Treasury of the Christian Faith, 1949, edited by S. I. Stuber and T. C. Clark, page 43.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Ideas, 1930, by C. F. Andrews, page 96.

[Study Questions]

 1. (a) What promise has Jehovah held before mankind from Eden onward? (b) How did the hope in the Messiah become firmly established among the Jews?

 2. At Messiah’s appearance, how were circumstances ideal for spreading the good news?

 3. (a) What provision did Jehovah make for recording the details of Jesus’ life? (b) What is distinctive about each of the Gospels, and why are all four of them necessary?

 4. What is known of the writer of the first Gospel?

 5. How is Matthew established as the writer of the first Gospel?

 6, 7. (a) When and in what language was Matthew’s Gospel first written? (b) What indicates it was written primarily for the Jews? (c) How many times does the New World Translation contain the name Jehovah in this Gospel, and why?

 8. How is the fact that Matthew had been a tax collector reflected in the contents of his Gospel?

 9. What theme and style of presentation characterize Matthew?

10. How much of the contents is to be found only in Matthew, and what period does the Gospel cover?

11. (a) How does the Gospel logically open, and what early events are related? (b) What are some of the prophetic fulfillments that Matthew draws to our attention?

12. What occurs at Jesus’ baptism and immediately thereafter?

13. What electrifying campaign now gets under way in Galilee?

14. In his Sermon on the Mount, of what happinesses does Jesus speak, and what does he say about righteousness?

15. What does Jesus have to say about prayer and about the Kingdom?

16. (a) What is Jesus’ counsel on relations with others, and what does he say concerning those who obey God’s will and those who do not? (b) What effect does his sermon have?

17. How does Jesus show his authority as Messiah, and what loving concern does he express?

18. (a) What instruction and admonition does Jesus give his apostles? (b) Why is it woe to ‶this generation”?

19. When the Pharisees question his conduct on the Sabbath, how does Jesus denounce them?

20. (a) Why does Jesus speak in illustrations? (b) What Kingdom illustrations does he now give?

21. (a) What miracles does Jesus perform, and as what do they identify him? (b) What vision is given concerning the Son of man’s coming in his Kingdom?

22. What does Jesus counsel on forgiveness?

23. What does Jesus explain concerning divorce and concerning the way to life?

24. As Jesus enters the last week of his human life, what encounters does he have with religious opposers, and how does he deal with their questions?

25. How does Jesus forcefully denounce the scribes and Pharisees?

26. What prophetic sign does Jesus provide concerning his presence in kingly glory?

27. What events mark Jesus’ final day on earth?

28. With what best of news does Matthew climax his account, and with what commission does he conclude?

29. (a) How does Matthew bridge over from the Hebrew to the Greek Scriptures? (b) What privilege enjoyed by Jesus is still open to Christians today?

30. What particular portion of Matthew has gained recognition for its practical value?

31. Who have shown real appreciation for the counsel in Matthew, and why is it profitable to study this Gospel again and again?

32. (a) Illustrate how fulfilled prophecy proves Jesus’ Messiahship. (b) What strong assurance do these fulfillments give us today?

33. In what knowledge and hope can lovers of righteousness now exult?

Bible Book Number 41—Mark

Writer: Mark

Place Written: Rome

Writing Completed: c. 60–65 C.E.

Time Covered: 29–33 C.E.

WHEN Jesus was arrested at Gethsemane and the apostles fled, he was followed by ‶a certain young man wearing a fine linen garment over his naked body.” When the crowd tried to seize him too, ‶he left his linen garment behind and got away naked.” This young man is generally believed to be Mark. He is described in Acts as ‶John who was surnamed Mark” and may have come from a comfortably situated family in Jerusalem, for they had their own house and servants. His mother, Mary, was also a Christian, and the early congregation used her home as a meeting place. On the occasion when he was delivered by the angel from prison, Peter went to this house and found the brothers assembled there.—Mark 14:51, 52; Acts 12:12, 13.

2 The missionary Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus, was the cousin of Mark. (Acts 4:36; Col. 4:10) When Barnabas came with Paul to Jerusalem in connection with famine relief, Mark also got to know Paul. These associations in the congregation and with zealous visiting ministers no doubt instilled in Mark the desire to enter missionary service. So we find him as companion and attendant to Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey. For some reason, however, Mark left them in Perga, Pamphylia, and returned to Jerusalem. (Acts 11:29, 30; 12:25; 13:5, 13) Because of this, Paul refused to take Mark along on the second missionary tour, and this resulted in a break between Paul and Barnabas. Paul took Silas, while Barnabas took his cousin Mark and sailed with him to Cyprus.—Acts 15:36-41.

3 Mark proved himself in the ministry and became a valuable help not only to Barnabas but later also to the apostles Peter and Paul. Mark was with Paul (c. 60-61 C.E.) during his first imprisonment in Rome. (Philem. 1, 24) Then we find Mark with Peter in Babylon between the years 62 and 64 C.E. (1 Pet. 5:13) Paul is again a prisoner in Rome probably in the year 65 C.E., and in a letter he asks Timothy to bring Mark with him, saying, ‶for he is useful to me for ministering.” (2 Tim. 1:8; 4:11) This is the latest mention of Mark in the Bible record.

4 The composition of this shortest of the Gospels is credited to this Mark. He was a coworker with Jesus’ apostles and one who placed his own life in the service of the good news. But Mark was not one of the 12 apostles, and he was not an immediate companion of Jesus. Where did he get the intimate details that make his account of Jesus’ ministry really live from beginning to end? According to the earliest tradition of Papias, Origen, and Tertullian, this source was Peter, with whom Mark was closely associated. Did not Peter call him ‶my son”? (1 Pet. 5:13) Peter was an eyewitness of practically all that Mark recorded, so he could have learned from Peter many descriptive points that are lacking in the other Gospels. For example, Mark speaks of ‶the hired men” that worked for Zebedee, the leper entreating Jesus ‶on bended knee,” the demonized man ‶slashing himself with stones,” and Jesus’ giving his prophecy about the ‘coming of the Son of man with great power and glory’ while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives ‶with the temple in view.”—Mark 1:20, 40; 5:5; 13:3, 26.

5 Peter himself was a man of deep emotions and so could appreciate and describe to Mark the feelings and emotions of Jesus. So it is that Mark frequently records how Jesus felt and reacted; for example, that he looked ‶around upon them with indignation, being thoroughly grieved,” that he ‶sighed deeply,” and that he ‶groaned deeply with his spirit.” (3:5; 7:34; 8:12) It is Mark who tells us of Jesus’ sentiments toward the rich young ruler, saying that he ‶felt love for him.” (10:21) And what warmth we find in the account that Jesus not only stood a young child in the midst of his disciples but also ‶put his arms around it,” and that on another occasion ‶he took the children into his arms”!—9:36; 10:13-16.

6 Some of Peter’s characteristics are to be seen in Mark’s style, which is impulsive, living, vigorous, vital, and descriptive. It seems he can hardly relate events fast enough. For example, the word ‶immediately” occurs again and again, carrying the story along in dramatic style.

7 Although Mark had access to the Gospel of Matthew and his record contains only 7 percent that is not contained in the other Gospels, it would be a mistake to believe that Mark simply condensed Matthew’s Gospel and added a few special details. Whereas Matthew had portrayed Jesus as the promised Messiah and King, Mark now considers his life and works from another angle. He portrays Jesus as the miracle-working Son of God, the conquering Savior. Mark puts stress on the activities of Christ rather than on his sermons and teachings. Only a small proportion of the parables and one of Jesus’ longer discourses are reported, and the Sermon on the Mount is omitted. It is for this reason that Mark’s Gospel is shorter, though it contains just as much action as the others. At least 19 miracles are specifically referred to.

8 While Matthew wrote his Gospel for the Jews, Mark evidently wrote primarily for the Romans. How do we know this? The Law of Moses is mentioned only when reporting conversation that referred to it, and the genealogy of Jesus is left out. The gospel of Christ is represented as of universal importance. He makes explanatory comments on Jewish customs and teachings with which non-Jewish readers might be unfamiliar. (2:18; 7:3, 4; 14:12; 15:42) Aramaic expressions are translated. (3:17; 5:41; 7:11, 34; 14:36; 15:22, 34) He qualifies Palestinian geographic names and plant life with explanations. (1:5, 13; 11:13; 13:3) The value of Jewish coins is given in Roman money. (12:42, footnote) He uses more Latin words than the other Gospel writers, examples being speculator (body guardsman), praetorium (governor’s palace), and centurio (army officer).—6:27; 15:16, 39.

9 Since Mark evidently wrote primarily for the Romans, he most likely did his writing in Rome. Both earliest tradition and the contents of the book allow for the conclusion that it was composed in Rome during either the first or the second imprisonment of the apostle Paul, and hence during the years 60-65 C.E. In those years Mark was in Rome at least once, and likely twice. All the leading authorities of the second and third centuries confirm that Mark was the writer. The Gospel was already in circulation among Christians by the middle of the second century. Its appearance in all the early catalogs of the Christian Greek Scriptures confirms the authenticity of Mark’s Gospel.

10 However, the long and short conclusions that are sometimes added after chapter 16, verse 8, are not to be regarded as authentic. They are missing in most of the ancient manuscripts, such as the Sinaitic and the Vatican No. 1209. The fourth-century scholars Eusebius and Jerome are in agreement that the authentic record closes with the words ‶they were in fear.” The other conclusions were probably added with a view to smoothing over the abruptness with which the Gospel ends.

11 That Mark’s account is accurate is to be seen from the full harmony of his Gospel not only with the other Gospels but also with all the Holy Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. Moreover, Jesus is shown again and again as one having authority not only in his spoken word but over the forces of nature, over Satan and the demons, over sickness and disease, yes, over death itself. So Mark opens his narrative with the impressive introduction: ‶The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ.” His coming and ministry meant ‶good news,” and hence the study of Mark’s Gospel must be beneficial to all readers. The events described by Mark cover the period from spring 29 C.E. to spring 33 C.E.

CONTENTS OF MARK

12 Baptism and temptation of Jesus (1:1-13). Mark begins the good news by identifying John the Baptizer. He is the foretold messenger, sent to proclaim: ‶Prepare the way of Jehovah, you people, make his roads straight.” Of the One soon to come, the baptizer says, ‘He is stronger than I.’ Yes, he will baptize, not with water, but with holy spirit. Jesus now comes from Nazareth of Galilee, and John baptizes him. The spirit descends on Jesus like a dove, and a voice is heard out of the heavens: ‶You are my Son, the beloved; I have approved you.” (1:3, 7, 11) Jesus is tempted by Satan in the wilderness, and angels minister to him. All these dramatic events are packed into Mark’s first 13 verses.

13 Jesus begins ministry in Galilee (1:14–6:6). After John is arrested, Jesus goes preaching the good news of God in Galilee. What a startling message he has! ‶The kingdom of God has drawn near. Be repentant, you people, and have faith in the good news.” (1:15) He calls Simon and Andrew and James and John from their fishing nets to be his disciples. On the Sabbath he begins to teach in the synagogue at Capernaum. The people are astounded, for he teaches ‶as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” He demonstrates his authority as ‶the Holy One of God” by driving an unclean spirit out of a possessed man and by healing Simon’s mother-in-law, who was sick with a fever. The news spreads like wildfire, and by nighttime ‶the whole city” has gathered outside Simon’s house. Jesus cures many that are sick and expels many demons.—1:22, 24, 33.

14 Jesus declares his mission: ‶That I may preach.” (1:38) Throughout the whole of Galilee he preaches. Wherever he goes, he expels demons and heals the sick, including a leper and a paralytic to whom he says: ‶Your sins are forgiven.” Some of the scribes reason in their hearts, ‘This is blasphemy. Who can forgive sins but God?’ Discerning their thoughts, Jesus proves that ‶the Son of man has authority to forgive sins” by telling the paralytic to get up and go home. The people glorify God. When the tax collector Levi (Matthew) becomes his follower, Jesus tells the scribes: ‶I came to call, not righteous people, but sinners.” He shows himself to be ‶Lord even of the sabbath.”—2:5, 7, 10, 17, 28.

15 Jesus now forms the group of 12 apostles. His relatives manifest some opposition, and then some scribes from Jerusalem accuse him of expelling demons by means of the ruler of the demons. Jesus asks them, ‶How can Satan expel Satan?” and warns them: ‶Whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is guilty of everlasting sin.” During the discussion, his mother and brothers come seeking him, and Jesus is moved to declare: ‶Whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother and sister and mother.”—3:23, 29, 35.

16 Jesus starts teaching ‶the sacred secret of the kingdom of God” by illustrations. He speaks of the man who sows seed that falls on various kinds of soil (illustrating the different kinds of hearers of the word) and of the lamp shining from its lampstand. In another illustration, Jesus says that the Kingdom of God is as when a man casts the seed upon the ground: ‶Of its own self the ground bears fruit gradually, first the grass-blade, then the stalk head, finally the full grain in the head.” (4:11, 28) He also gives the illustration of a mustard grain, which, though the tiniest of all seeds, grows large with great branches for shelter.

17 As they cross the Sea of Galilee, Jesus miraculously causes a violent wind to abate, and the stormy sea becomes calm at his command: ‶Hush! Be quiet!” (4:39) Over in the country of the Gerasenes, Jesus expels a ‶Legion” of demons from one man and permits them to enter into a herd of about 2,000 swine, which, in turn, rush over a precipice and are drowned in the sea. (5:8-13) After this, Jesus crosses back to the opposite shore. A woman is healed of a flow of blood, incurable for 12 years, merely by touching Jesus’ outer garment, as he is on the way to raise the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus to life again. Truly, the Son of man has authority over both life and death! However, the people in Jesus’ home territory dispute his authority. He wonders at their lack of faith but continues ‶round about to the villages in a circuit, teaching.”—6:6.

18 Galilean ministry expanded (6:7–9:50). The 12 are sent out 2 by 2 with instructions and authority to preach and teach, to cure people, and to expel demons. The name of Jesus is becoming well-known, some thinking it is John the Baptizer raised from the dead. This possibility worries Herod, during whose birthday party John had been beheaded. The apostles return from their preaching tour and make a report of their activity to Jesus. A great crowd of people follow Jesus around Galilee, and he is ‘moved with pity for them, because they are as sheep without a shepherd.’ So he starts to teach them many things. (6:34) He lovingly provides material food too, feeding 5,000 men with five loaves of bread and two fishes. Shortly after, when the disciples in their boat are hard put battling against a windstorm as they make for Bethsaida, he comes walking to them on the sea and calms the wind. No wonder that even his disciples are ‶much amazed”!—6:51.

19 In the district of Gennesaret, Jesus gets into a discussion with the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem about eating with unwashed hands, and he rebukes them for ‘letting go the commandment of God and holding fast the tradition of men.’ He says it is not what enters from outside that defiles a man, but it is what issues from inside, out of the heart, namely, ‶injurious reasonings.” (7:8, 21) Going north into the regions of Tyre and Sidon, he performs a miracle for a Gentile, expelling a demon from the daughter of a Syrophoenician woman.

20 Back in Galilee, Jesus again feels pity for the crowd following him and feeds 4,000 men with seven loaves and a few little fishes. He warns his disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod, but at the time they fail to get the point. Then, another miracle—the healing of a blind man at Bethsaida. In a discussion on the way to the villages in Caesarea Philippi, Peter convincingly identifies Jesus as ‶the Christ” but then objects strongly when Jesus speaks of the approaching sufferings and death of the Son of man. For this, Jesus reproves him: ‶Get behind me, Satan, because you think, not God’s thoughts, but those of men.” (8:29, 33) Jesus exhorts his disciples to follow him continually for the sake of the good news; if they become ashamed of him, he will be ashamed of them when he arrives in the glory of his Father.

21 Six days later, when up on a lofty mountain, Peter, James, and John are privileged to see ‶the kingdom of God already come in power” as they behold Jesus transfigured in glory. (9:1) Jesus again demonstrates his authority by expelling a speechless spirit from a boy, and a second time he speaks of his coming suffering and death. He counsels his disciples not to allow anything to hinder them from entering into life. Does your hand make you stumble? Cut it off! Your foot? Cut it off! Your eye? Throw it away! It is far better to enter into the Kingdom of God maimed than to be pitched whole into Gehenna.

22 Ministry in Perea (10:1-52). Jesus comes to the frontiers of Judea and ‶across the Jordan” (into Perea). Pharisees now question him about divorce, and he uses the opportunity to state godly principles for marriage. A rich young man questions him about inheriting everlasting life but is grieved at hearing that to have treasure in heaven, he must sell his possessions and become Jesus’ follower. Jesus tells his disciples: ‶It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” He encourages those who have forsaken all on account of the good news, promising them ‶a hundredfold now . . . with persecutions, and in the coming system of things everlasting life.”—10:1, 25, 30.

23 Jesus and the 12 now set out on the way to Jerusalem. Jesus tells them a third time about the suffering before him and also of his resurrection. He asks them if they are able to drink the same cup that he is drinking, and he tells them: ‶Whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.” On their way out of Jericho, a blind beggar calls from the roadside: ‶Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!” Jesus makes the blind man see—his last miraculous healing as recorded by Mark.—10:44, 47, 48.

24 Jesus in and around Jerusalem (11:1–15:47). The account moves quickly! Jesus rides upon a colt into the city, and the people acclaim him as King. The next day he cleanses the temple. The chief priests and the scribes become fearful of him and seek his death. ‶By what authority do you do these things?” they ask. (11:28) Jesus skillfully turns the question back on them and tells the illustration of the cultivators who killed the heir of the vineyard. They see the point and leave him.

25 Next they send some of the Pharisees to catch him on the tax question. Calling for a denarius, he asks: ‶Whose image and inscription is this?” They reply: ‶Caesar’s.” Jesus then says: ‶Pay back Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” No wonder they marvel at him! (12:16, 17) Now the Sadducees, who do not believe in the resurrection, try to catch him with the question: ‘If a woman had seven husbands in succession, whose wife will she be in the resurrection?’ Jesus promptly replies that those who rise from the dead will be ‶as angels in the heavens,” for they will not marry. (12:19-23, 25) ‶Which commandment is first of all?” asks one of the scribes. Jesus answers: ‶The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah, and you must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength.’ The second is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’” (12:28-31) After this, nobody dares to question him. Jesus’ authority as the perfect teacher is upheld. The great crowd listen with pleasure, and Jesus warns them against the pompous scribes. Then he commends to his disciples the poor widow who put more into the temple treasury chest than all the others, for her two small coins were ‶all of what she had, her whole living.”—12:44.

26 Seated on the Mount of Olives with the temple in view, Jesus tells four of his disciples privately of ‶the sign” of the conclusion of these things. (This is the only long discourse recorded by Mark, and it parallels that of Matthew chapters 24 and 25.) It closes with Jesus’ admonition: ‶Concerning that day or the hour nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father. But what I say to you I say to all, Keep on the watch.”—13:4, 32, 37.

27 At nearby Bethany a woman anoints Jesus with costly perfumed oil. Some protest this as a waste, but Jesus says it is a fine deed, a preparation for his burial. At the appointed time, Jesus and the 12 assemble in the city for the Passover. He identifies his betrayer and institutes the memorial supper with his faithful disciples, and they depart for the Mount of Olives. On the way Jesus tells them that they will all be stumbled. ‶I will not be,” exclaims Peter. But Jesus says to him: ‶This night, before a **** crows twice, even you will disown me three times.” On reaching the spot named Gethsemane, Jesus withdraws to pray, asking his disciples to keep on the watch. His prayer is climaxed with the words: ‶Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; remove this cup from me. Yet not what I want, but what you want.” Three times Jesus returns to his disciples, and three times he finds them sleeping, even ‶at such a time as this”! (14:29, 30, 36, 41) But the hour has come! Look!—the betrayer!

28 Judas draws close and kisses Jesus. This is the sign for the chief priests’ armed men to arrest him. They bring him to the court of the high priest, where many bear false witness against him, but their testimonies are not in agreement. Jesus himself keeps silent. Finally, the high priest questions him: ‶Are you the Christ the Son of the Blessed One?” Jesus replies, ‶I am.” The high priest cries, ‘Blasphemy!’ and they all condemn him to be liable to death. (14:61-64) In the courtyard below, Peter has denied Jesus three times. A **** crows a second time, and Peter, recalling Jesus’ words, breaks down and weeps.

29 Immediately at dawn the Sanhedrin consults and sends Jesus bound to Pilate. He quickly recognizes that Jesus is no criminal and tries to release him. However, at the insistence of the mob incited by the chief priests, he finally hands Jesus over to be impaled. Jesus is brought to Golgotha (meaning, ‶Skull Place”) and is impaled, with the charge against him written above: ‶The King of the Jews.” Passersby reproach him: ‶Others he saved; himself he cannot save!” At noon (the sixth hour) a darkness falls over the whole land until three o’clock. Then Jesus cries out with a loud voice, ‶My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” and expires. At seeing these things, an army officer remarks: ‶Certainly this man was God’s Son.” Joseph of Arimathea, one of the Sanhedrin but a believer in the Kingdom of God, asks Pilate for Jesus’ body and lays it in a tomb quarried out of rock.—15:22, 26, 31, 34, 39.

30 Events after Jesus’ death (16:1-8). Very early on the first day of the week, three women go out to the tomb. To their surprise they find that the large stone at the entrance has been rolled away. ‶A young man” who is sitting inside tells them that Jesus is raised up. (16:5) He is no longer there but is going ahead of them into Galilee. They flee from the tomb, trembling and in fear.

WHY BENEFICIAL

31 Through this vivid pen picture of Jesus Christ, all readers of Mark, from early Christian times until now, have been able to identify the fulfillment of many prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures concerning the Messiah. From the opening quotation, ‶Look! I am sending forth my messenger before your face,” to Jesus’ agonized words on the stake, ‶My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” the entire account of his zealous ministry, as recorded by Mark, is in accord with what the Hebrew Scriptures foretold. (Mark 1:2; 15:34; Mal. 3:1; Ps. 22:1) Moreover, his miracles and marvelous works, his healthful teaching, his flawless refutations, his utter dependence on Jehovah’s Word and spirit, and his tender shepherding of the sheep—all these things mark him as the One who came with authority as the Son of God. He taught ‶as one having authority,” authority received from Jehovah, and he emphasized ‶preaching the good news of God,” namely, that ‶the kingdom of God has drawn near,” as his primary work here on earth. His teaching has proved to be of inestimable benefit to all who have paid heed to it.—Mark 1:22, 14, 15.

32 Jesus said to his disciples: ‶To you the sacred secret of the kingdom of God has been given.” Mark uses this expression ‶kingdom of God” 14 times and sets out many guiding principles for those who would gain life through the Kingdom. Jesus stated: ‶Whoever loses his soul for the sake of me and the good news will save it.” Every hindrance to gaining life must be removed: ‶It is finer for you to enter one-eyed into the kingdom of God than with two eyes to be pitched into Gehenna.” Jesus further declared: ‶Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means enter into it,” and, ‶How difficult a thing it will be for those with money to enter into the kingdom of God!” He said that the one who discerns that keeping the two great commandments is worth far more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices is ‶not far from the kingdom of God.” These and other Kingdom teachings of Mark’s Gospel contain much good admonition that we can apply in our daily lives.—4:11; 8:35; 9:43-48; 10:13-15, 23-25; 12:28-34.

33 The good news ‶according to Mark” can perhaps be read through entirely in one or two hours, giving the reader a thrilling, quick, and dynamic review of Jesus’ ministry. Such straight reading of this inspired account, as well as closer study and meditation on it, will always prove beneficial. Mark’s Gospel is of benefit to persecuted Christians today in the same way as in the first century, for true Christians now face ‶critical times hard to deal with” and have need for such inspired guidance as is found in this record concerning our Exemplar, Jesus Christ. Read it, thrill to its dramatic action, and draw encouragement to follow in the steps of the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus, with the same invincible joy that he showed. (2 Tim. 3:1; Heb. 12:2) Yes, see him as a man of action, be imbued with his zeal, and copy his uncompromising integrity and courage amid trial and opposition. Gain comfort from this rich portion of the inspired Scriptures. Let it benefit you in your pursuit of everlasting life!

[Footnotes]

Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 2, page 337.

[Study Questions]

 1. What is known concerning Mark and his family?

 2, 3. (a) What no doubt stirred Mark to enter missionary service? (b) What association did he have with other missionaries, particularly with Peter and Paul?

 4-6. (a) How was Mark able to get the intimate details for his Gospel? (b) What indicates his close association with Peter? (c) Give examples of Peterâ€

Jestem w raju.
Wyspowiadałem się 2 razy
Dostałem rozgrzeszenie z krzyża.
Teraz mogę umierać

Na początku wspomnę ze brak słów aby opisać to co czułem będąc tak blisko królowej
Jadąc do Amsterdamu myślałem ze będę na jednym show, nie śniłem nawet że będzie mi dane przebywać z Esterka 2 wieczory podrząd. A jednak - marzenia się spełniają.

Byłem na 2 koncertach identycznych a tak na prawdę były to 2 rożne występy.
Pierwszego dnia będąc na trybunał widziałem to czego nie widziałem drugiego i na odwrót.
Na scenie dzieje się tak dużo ze podczas jednego wieczoru nie da się wszystkiego ogarnąć.
Z trybun widać idealnie całość sceny – genialną synchronizację dźwięków z wizualizacjami i światłami. Można dostrzec piękne konie, telebimy, błyszczące kule i skaczący tłum ludzi bawiący się na płycie.
Będąc pod sceną te efekty uciekają. Za to ma się Madonnę na wyciągnięcie ręki, widać jej każdy ruch, każdy gest, każdy uśmiech.
Gdy patrzy w twoja stronę, prosto w oczy człowiek na ochotę tylko paść jej na kolana i dziękować za to że króluje nam od ponad 20 lat

Nie bez znaczenia miał podczas tych 2 koncertów humor Madzi- a każdy kto był przyzna ze był zajeb***. Na żadnej mp3 nie słyszałem aby Madonna tak dużo mówiła, bawiła się z publicznością. Naprawdę trafiłem idealnie.

W niedziele wieczorem udałem się z cała moja ekipą AMS pod Arenę w celu zapoznania się z terenem przed poniedziałkową okupacją. Do tej pory nie wiem jakim cudem udało nam się trafić na konika 5 minut przed koncertem Queen. Miał 4 bilety na trybunę – długo czekać nie musiał na naszą decyzje. 40 euro to nic w porównaniu do przeżyć w czasie show.
Mi + 3 przyjaciół dopisało szczęście, nawet nie zdążyliśmy się cieszyć ze zdobycia bilecików a już trza było lecieć na szoła wtedy z całego podniecenia nawet zapomniałem zabrać aparatu doleciałem pierwszy na trybune w połowie 1 songu -FLores. Przez pierwsza minutę tylko piszczalem jak zobaczyłem madzie na żywo nic innego nie byłem wstanie zrobić. Cały koncert tańczyłem, skakałem, szalałem, mordę wydzierałem. Jeszcze nigdy się tak nie wybawiłem. Nawet nie wiem kiedy mi minął. To były jak najwspanialszy sen. Myślałem ze nic piękniejszego mnie już nie może spotkać…
Długo nie musiałem czekać na kolejny cud. Noc minęła bardzo szybko - rano cała ekipa się zebrała i o 10 byliśmy znów pod Areną. Opłaciło się to czekanie- na koncercie cała nasza 9 + poznana koleżanka Ola staliśmy tam gdzie chcieliśmy tj. po lewej zaraz przy końcu wybiegu.
Paul Oakenfold bardzo mi się podobał ale on był tylko namiastką tego co mnie (nas) czekało potem.
Po 21 znów zabłysły konie a z głośników poleciał znajomy dźwięk i głos: I’m gonna tell you…
Tym razem Esterkę widziałem jak na dłoni, będąc na wybiegu była dokładnie metr ode mnie. Do dziś nie mogę w to uwierzyć. Jednym z najwspanialszych chwil które przychodzą mi teraz do głowy jest chwila otwarcia kuli i ten piękny szczery uśmiech na twarzy Madzi na widok całego piszczącego stadionu. Innym cudnym momentem był LION i ten wspaniały look w naszym kierunku – akurat wtedy zrobiłem sweet foto królowej.

Przed show nie znałem całego występu (tylko wersja audio) Myślałem ze kilka relacji fanów z wcześniejszych koncertów są pisane troszkę na wyrost. Nigdy się bardziej nie pomyliłem. Po prostu Confession Tour nie ma złych momentów, wszystko jest idealne i dopracowane do najmniejszych szczegółów. Przed utworem Drowned World Madzia (podczas obu koncertów) zawiązała cudną rozmowę z publicznością. Właściwe wtedy powiedziała to magiczne słowo „POLAND” podczas gdy podnieśliśmy nasza flagę z napisem „POLAND’s WAITIN’ 4 U”.
setliste juz podawalem przed przygoda mojego życia / ale jeszcze raz :
1. Future lovers / I feel love
2. Get together
3. Like a virgin
4. Jump
5. Live to tell interlude
6. Live to tell
7. Forbidden love
8. Isaac
9. Sorry
10. Like it or not
11. Sorry remix
12. I love New York
13. Ray of light
14. Let it will be
15. Drowned world
16. Paradise (Not for me)
17. Music interlude
18. Music Inferno
19. Erotica
20. La isla bonita
21. Lucky Star
22. Hung Up

Największe przeżycia dostarczyły mi wykonania:
GT – za spontaniczną radość i jedną wielką imprezę
LTT – wraz z wstępem / piękna i wzruszająca scena – prawie łzy poleciały
LION – nigdy nie przypuszczałem że przez 4 minuty będę tak blisko mojej miłości
ILNY – jak ja koffam ją taka rockową drapieżną
LIWB – dziki taniec po prostu powalił i mnie
Music – disco to to co misiaczki lubia najbardziej
E / YTM – ta nowa wersja jest zabójcza -1000x lepsza niż orginał
LIB – najbardziej żywiołowy taniec jaki w życiu widziałem
HU – jedna wielka orgia na stadionie i ostra jazda na boomboxie

naprawdę nie sensu najmniejszego opisywać wam całego show
nikt nie zrozumie tego dopóki tego sam nie zobaczy...
na jesień będzie koncert do obejrzenia w tv. oczywiście wersja z ekranu będzie to tylko namiastka tego co działo się na żywo

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

fotki z koncertu zapodam pozniej...