A Biblical Vision, Part I: Mastering the Old Testament Witness to Christ

Ses s i on 2: Promi se and Fu l f i l lment i n the Ol d Tes tament ’ s Wi tnes s to Chr i s t 31

the things concerning himself. . . . [32] They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

b. Here is a picture of Christ interpreting all the Scriptures (i.e., Old Testament) as to how they explain and point toward his own identity as Messiah, and his fulfillment of the Messianic mission.

2. Messiah’s post-resurrection appearance to his own

a. Luke 24.44-48 – Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” [45] Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, [46] and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, [47] and that repentance and forgive ness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. [48] You are witnesses of these things.”

b. Christ opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (i.e., the Old Testament) concerning himself.

3. Declaration during the Sermon on the Mount

a. Matt. 5.17-18 – Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. [18] For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.