The Unity of the Scripture Testimony ConcerningThings to Come By Arno Clemens Gaebelin, D. D., Editor of "Our Hope" New York City
EARCH the Scriptures . . . they are they which testify of ME." John 5: 39. Thus our Lord spoke to the Jews. He their attention to their own
Every Bible student knows the won– derful harmony which exists among the writers of the Old Testament books con– cerning the sufferings of Christ and how these sufferings foretold by the prophets were literally accomplished in the first coming of Christ. But this is only a small portion of the witness of the prophets. The major portion of the prophecies of the Old Testament concern the glory-side of things. In other words the Old Testament in its prophetic testimony reveals much more about the glory to follow than about the suffering. That glory concerns Christ and while the predicted resur– rection glory of Christ and His exalta– tion at the right hand of God (Psalms 110) is fulfilled all that glory to come remains still unfulfilled. The unity of the Scriptures, the Old and New Testa– ments, concerning things to come is sublime. It bears a great testimony to the supernaturalnesio and the unique character of the Book of books. The Day of the Lord Sometime ago in looking over a num– ber of Japanese paintings, the writer was impressed with one feature prom– inent in each painting. There is in Japan a great, snowcapped, glorious mountain, the volcano Fujiyama. Every artist had that mountain somewhere in the picture; some put the mountain way off in the perspective; some showed it gilded by the sun of the dying day, some painted it in gorgeous colors, but each picture had that mountain. So every prophet in the Old Testament, like these artists, features one great coming event. It Is "The Day of the
criptures, the Old Testament. If ey had searched these Scriptures ey would have discovered Him in portion of the inspired record. testimony of Jesus is the 19:10). To Him give all the prophets witness." Acts 10: 4 3). After He arose from e dead He said to two of His dis- iples; "Oh fools, and slow of heart believe all that the prophets have Ought not Christ to have suf- red these things, and to enter into And beginning at Moses nd all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the hings concerning Himself." (Luke 24: 5-27). The risen Christ gave a Bible eading to reveal Himself through the criptures. And that ever must be the hief end of Bible study, to find Christ here in His matchless beauty and Jory. The Holy Spirit by Peter gives us the me information as to the content of he Prophetic Word, which our Lord ad mentioned to the disciples on the ad to Emmaus. "Of which salvation he prophets have enquired and search– d diligently, who prophesied of the ace, that should come unto you; arching what, or what manner of me the Spirit of Christ who was in em did signify, when He testified forehand the sufferings of Christ, d the glory that should follow." ( 1 eter 1: 10-11). pirit of prophecy." (Rev.
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