God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son. (Heb 1:1-2)
When we read the Old Testament it is clear that we are reading the Word of God, speaking to us through various people and circumstances. Starting with the book of Genesis we read the simple, majestic tale of creation and the flood. Then follows the straightforward narrative of the patriarchs; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Then comes the thundering of the Law, followed by the sweet singing of the Psalmist, the exalted beauty of the prophets, and the homespun wisdom of the Proverbs.
Next is the delicate tenderness of the Song of Solomon, then the marvelous mysteries of the prophetic writings, as Ezekiel and Daniel. All of it is rich and powerful, but it is incomplete. It never brings us to a point of closure. There is no ending. After Malachi the narrative simply stops.
But when we open the pages of the New Testament and read the four-fold picture of Jesus Christ, we find that all the Old Testament merges into one voice; the voice of the Son, Jesus Christ. The words and the truth by which God spoke in the Old Testament are merged into one complete discourse in His Son Jesus Christ. Therefore, God's word to man has been fully uttered in the person of His Son. There is nothing more to be said. Jesus Christ is God's final word to man. Jesus Christ is supreme!
Join us Sunday as we begin to unravel the message of Hebrews, the supremacy of Jesus Christ!
Till the whole world hears...
Pastor Clay
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