The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Mentor's Guide, MG09

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T H E O L D T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

Everlasting Father, and Prince of peace, his anointing as the Servant of Yahweh, and his anticipated Kingship and reign. Further, the sketch should include his role as the cornerstone of God’s salvific work, his role as light for the Gentiles, and his role as prophet priest and king. • Articulate the major elements concerning the Passion of Christ, i.e., the suffering and death of Messiah, including (but not limited to) his brutal treatment and death, his vicarious (substitutionary) wounding and bruising for the sins of the world, his great agony, his betrayal, his feet and hands being pierced, his false trial and verdict, and his death. • Lay out the major texts and their content regarding his resurrection, including Peter’s sermon at Pentecost and Paul’s preaching at Antioch, as well as the predictions made in the Gospels of his resurrection. • Provide a general outline of some of the OT Messianic texts which predict the coming glory of Messiah, including the exaltation of Messiah as the King of glory, the terrifying judgment upon God’s enemies, his return for his people, the majesty, beauty, and glory of creation’s transformation that will occur under his reign, and the everlasting and universal dominion that will be given to him. • Show how God has extended the promise and blessings of Abraham to the Gentiles, to all who believe in Jesus Christ as Messiah. • Give evidence of the three movements in the NT’s use of OT Messianic prophecy, including 1) Jesus’ explanation of the OT predictions about himself, 2) the apostles’ commentary on Jesus’ meaning in the NT writings, especially in the preaching of the book of Acts, and 3) the Church’s application of the apostles’ commentary of Jesus’ understanding of the OT. • Detail how the promise was universalized to all nations by the inclusion of Gentile salvation in the Messianic hope, including the revealed mystery of Gentiles as fellow heirs of the covenant and heirs of salvation, and the prophetic clues given that pointed to Gentile salvation (e.g., the seed of the woman destroying the serpent, all the families of the earth being blessed in Abraham, and how the Messiah would be a light to all the Gentiles). • Show how the various strands of OT Messianic prophecy were progressively understood by the apostles to represent God’s salvation for all

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