“These are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39)  

Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega of the Bible. He’s the constant theme of its sacred pages. We learn at the creation, He was one of the sacred Trinity; we catch a glimpse of Him in the promise of the woman's seed; we see Him typified in the ark of Noah; we identify with Abraham, when he saw, with the eyes of faith, the coming of the Messiah (John 8:56). 

 By reading the Scriptures, we dwell in the tents of Isaac and Jacob, feed with them on the promises of God; and hear Israel’s prophesy of Christ, “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people” (Genesis 49:10). 

 We see Christ in the law and the feasts, the provisions and promises, “a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things ... For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins” (Hebrews 10:1-4). We grieve over our sins when we read, “They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots” (Psalms 22:16-18). 

 Prophets and kings, priests and preachers, all look to Christ - they stand as the angels did over the ark, desiring to look within, and to read the mystery of God's great Savior. Then, in the New Testament we find our Lord explained in detail; for the central purpose of the New Testament is to call us to His salvation, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29), and to live for Him, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all” (Revelation 22:21). 

 We should always read Scripture in this light; it’s a mirror in which we see Christ until He returns. “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known” (1 Corinthians 13:12).