Four hundred years of silence. Where was the promised Messiah?nThe Jewish people were waiting for the words of the prophets to come true, for they prophesied that he would come. Then the angel Gabriel announced his birth.nWise men sought him.nHerod wanted to kill him.nJohn the Baptist presented him to Israel.nGod anointed him.nSatan cruelly tempted him.nThen the King came into the Jewish meeting house and announced:n’I’m here! I’ve come to set you free and to wash away sins, And liberate those who love and follow me.’nIt is believed that Matthew was the first apostle to write a gospel, possibly as early as AD 50. He was a wealthy tax collector who profited greatly from his duty of representing Rome. And then one day, the Man from Galilee stood in front of him and said, ‘Come follow me.’