FULFILLMENT IN JESUS

Jesus – The Fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets – (Matthew 5:17-21 – It is in Jesus that “All the promises of God are Yea and Amen,” not in Moses or the Torah)

Jesus, the True and Greater Tabernacle – (John 1:14 – The Prologue to the Gospel of John presents Jesus as the True Tabernacle in whom the glory of God is revealed and resides)

Jesus, the True House of God – (John 1:47-50 – The Gospel of John presents Jesus as the true way of access to God and the Greater Bethel, the “House of God”)

Jesus, the True Sanctuary – (John 2:12-22 – The Gospel of John presents Jesus as the True and Final Temple in which the glory of God resides )

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)

Jesus, the True, Greater, and the Final Temple – (Jesus is the Greater, True and Final Temple foreshadowed by the Tabernacle and the Temple constructed by ancient Israel)

WORD OF GOD REVEALED

God’s Mysteries are Revealed in Jesus – (Hebrews 3:1-6 – All God’s mysteries are revealed in Jesus Christ, especially, in his death and resurrection)

Shadow or Substance – (Jesus is the substance that casts the shadows of the Old Testament, not vice versa)

Jesus, the Key that Unlocks Prophecy – (Jesus is the interpretive key to prophecy and Scripture)