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Jesus Christ Was Witnessed by The Scriptures (Old Testament) ~
Passage ~ “But
I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given
Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has
sent Me. And the Father Himself, who
sent Me, has testified of Me. You have
neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. But you do not have His word abiding in you,
because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.
You search the Scriptures, for
in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you
may have life” (John 5:36-40).
Comment ~ Jesus
Christ is found throughout the Old Testament in metaphors, shadows, symbols,
and types. Certainly He is clearly seen
in the Tabernacle and the Feasts
of Israel.
Additional
Scripture ~ “...We
have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the
Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary, and of the
true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.” Verse 5 explains how both the high priests of
the earthly tabernacle and the tabernacle itself were but shadows of the heavenly
High Priest and tabernacle. They “... serve
unto the example and shadow of heavenly
things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the
tabernacle: for, see, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount”
(Hebrews 8:1-2).
“For the law having a shadow of good things to
come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those
sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers
thereunto perfect” (Hebrews 10:1).
Referring to
how the tabernacle and the things in it under the law are to be purified with
the blood of calves and goats, Hebrews 9:23-24 says, “It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens
should be purified with these; but the
heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which
are the figures of the true; but
into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us ....”
There are
many types or symbols in the Old Testament that have remarkable similarities to
Jesus Christ and the events of His life.
These show us that the birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of
our Lord Jesus Christ were all laid out in a divine plan long before the events
recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John took place. Among these types and shadows are: (1) the
brazen serpent, (2) Isaac, (3) Joseph, son of Isaac, (4) Jonah, (5) the scapegoat,
(6) the sacrificial, Passover lamb, and (7) the rock, and (8) the veil of the
temple.
the key question:
“Who do you say that I am?”
(Matthew 16:15). This is the most
important question you will ever answer. If you do not answer it, or answer it
incorrectly, you have made the biggest mistake anyone can make!
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