Text: “…these bear witness of Me.” John 5:39
Catechism: Question: How do you come to know this?
Answer: The holy gospel tells me. God himself began to reveal the gospel already in Paradise; later, he proclaimed it by the holy patriarchs and prophets and foreshadowed it by the sacrifices and other ceremonies of the law; and finally he fulfilled it through his own beloved Son.
Intro: A question for the second time
Revealed progressively
I. The Gospel Timeline
What did Jesus say about the Old Testament?
The problem:
The three witnesses:
First: God himself began to reveal the gospel already in Paradise…
Second: …He proclaimed it by the holy patriarchs and prophets…
Abraham, Genesis 12:3
David, 2Samuel 7:16
Prophets “a new covenant”
Third: …foreshadowed it by the sacrifices and other ceremonies of the law…
Galatians 3:19
Fourth: …finally he fulfilled it through His own beloved Son.
“Behold the Lamb of God…!”
Theological Application: Dispensations
Galatians 3:15-19
Practical Application: Interpretation
All of the Bible points to Christ
Experiential Application: History of Israel & our History
“I sink in depths where none can stand, deep waters o'er me roll.”