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Jesus said that all the scriptures spoke of him. | Jesus said that all the scriptures spoke of him.<ref>{{bgw|Lu 24:27 }} And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. </ref> | ||
<ref>{{bgw|Lu 24:27 }} And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. </ref> | |||
When the scriptures speak of others like Adam, Moses and Noah, it is said that they speak of Christ through types; but the study of types is fraught with free-for-all allegory. Surely God did not protect every jot and tittle of his word only to leave it at the mercy of the fickle human mind and heart. Indeed he did not. The literal Bible is written on the 'security paper' of prophetic riddle; a layer of meaning 'hidden from the beginning | When the scriptures speak of others like Adam, Moses and Noah, it is said that they speak of Christ through types; but the study of types is fraught with free-for-all allegory. Surely God did not protect every jot and tittle of his word only to leave it at the mercy of the fickle human mind and heart. Indeed he did not. The literal Bible is written on the 'security paper' of prophetic riddle; a layer of meaning 'hidden from the beginning | ||
<ref>{{bgw| 1Co 2:7 }} But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: </ref>and revealed after the cross. | <ref>{{bgw| 1Co 2:7 }} But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: </ref>and revealed after the cross. | ||
