FULFILLMENT IN JESUS
Fullness in Him – (The fullness and grace of God are found only in the Word made Flesh, Jesus of Nazareth)
The Real Temple – (Jesus is the Final Temple foreshadowed by the ancient Temple building in Jerusalem)
He Tabernacled Among Us – (Jesus is the Greater Tabernacle in whom the glory of God resides)
Manifest Glory of God – (Ever since the “word became flesh,” the glory of God is found in Jesus by everyone who believes)
House of God – (Jesus is the way of access to God and the Greater Bethel, the “House of God”)
Final Sanctuary – (Jesus is the Final Sanctuary in which the glory of Yahweh dwells)
Jesus, the Place of True Worship – (John 4:20-24 – Jesus revealed to a Samaritan woman that the presence of God is no longer limited to specific locations or manmade structures)
The Greater Lawgiver – (In Matthew, Jesus is the Greater Moses who interprets the Law and the Prophets and brings them to fulfillment)
The Law and the Prophets – (Jesus came to bring all this is promised and foreshadowed in the Hebrew scriptures to fulfillment)
THE WORD OF GOD REVEALED
The Word Made Flesh – (Jesus is the Word made flesh in whom the glory of God is revealed, the same word by which God created all things)
Jesus is the Key – (Jesus is the key that unlocks the Hebrew Scriptures and divine mysteries)
Hidden Mysteries Unveiled – (God’s mysteries are revealed in Jesus, especially in his death and resurrection)
Fulfillment in Jesus – (God’s previously hidden mysteries are now revealed in Jesus)
Shadow or Substance – (Jesus is the substance that casts the shadows of the Old Testament, not vice versa)
Jesus Reveals the Father – (God is revealed fully in Jesus, not in the Law)