Christ In All The Bible
On The Way To Emmaus. "He expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself." Luke 24:27.
1. Of whom did Christ say the Scriptures testify?
“Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.” John 5:39.
Note.—“Search the Old Testament Scriptures: for they are they that testify of Christ. To find Him in them is the true and legitimate end of their study. To be able to interpret them as He interpreted them is the best result of all Biblical learning.”—Dean Alford.
2. Of whom did Moses and the prophets write?
“Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” John 1:45.
Note.—In her translation of the Old Testament Scriptures, Helen Spurrell expressed the following wish for all who should read her translation: “May very many exclaim, as the translator has often done when studying numerous passages in the original, I have found the Messiah!”
3. From whose words did Christ say the disciples ought to have learned of His death and resurrection?