The BIG Picture (Q&A)

QUESTION: I see nothing in the Old Testament that foreshadows Jesus. This foreshadowing idea is just a teaching made up by men; it is not biblical. As a believer, can you provide Scriptures that demonstrate I'm mistaken? ANSWER: The claim that Jesus is absent from the Old Testament is not only mistaken, it is directly contradicted by Scripture itself. Jesus declared, “Search the scriptures…they are they which testify of me” (John 5:39), and Paul affirmed that the law was “a shadow of good things to come” (Hebrews 10:1). The Old Testament is not a random collection of ancient stories; it is a divinely woven tapestry where Christ is foreshadowed in events, institutions, and lives long before He came to fulfil the law and the prophets. These shadows are not inventions of men, but God’s own testimony pointing forward to His Son. When we look carefully, we see Christ everywhere in the Old Testament. The beloved son rejected, the lamb slain, the priest interceding, the king reigning—all ...

Jesus' sacrifice was an act of love and redemption, offering Himself as a ransom for humanity, 1Tim 2:6, and establishing peace between God and those who choose to believe in Jesus Christ. This selfless act is seen as the ultimate expression of love, as stated in John 15:13: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." There is no more motivation needed than to provide the following scriptures that confirm the fact that Jesus willingly gave his life as a ransom for the redemption of those who believe in Him. Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 1 John 3...

There are two simple things to be aware of in order to answer this question. First , by what standard, does God judge a person, and second , what are the judgements of God that will ultimately involve everyone born into the human race. Let's have a look at the details. By what standard, does God judge a person The anticipation of a coming Redeemer (and Messiah, for Israel), the subsequent birth and life of Jesus Christ, and (for us in the grace dispensation,), the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, is the absolute standard and singular salvific event of God's great redemption plan for humanity. The pivotal point in all of time rests on the life and sacrifice of Christ. Ultimately, every individual person will be judged by the faith they place in God's Son, Jesus Christ. Gal.4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, ... What are the judgements of God It is true that everybody will be judged. Hebrews says it as follows, Heb.9:27 And a...