OF whom did Christ say the Scriptures testify?
“Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify _____.” John 5:39.
NOTE: “Search the Old Testament Scriptures: for they are they that testify of Christ. To find Him in them is the true and legitimate end of their study. To be able to interpret them as He interpreted them is the best result of all Biblical learning.” – Dean Alford.
2. Of whom did Moses and the prophets write?
“Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, _____________, the son of Joseph.” John 1:45.
NOTE: In her translation of the Old Testament Scriptures, Helen Spurrell expressed the following wish for all who should read her translation: “May very many exclaim, as the translator has often done when studying numerous passages in the original, I have found the Messiah!”
3. From whose words did Christ say the disciples ought to have learned of His death and resurrection?
“O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that _________ have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?” Luke 24:25, 26.
4. How did Christ make it clear to them that the Scriptures testify of Him?
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He ________ unto them in ____________ the things concerning Himself.” Verse 27.
5. What did He say a little later to the eleven?
“These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the _________, and in the _______, and in the _____, concerning Me.” Verse 44.
6. Where in the Bible do we find the first promise of a Redeemer?
“And the Lord God said unto the serpent, . . . I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and ______; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:14, 15.
7. In what words was this promise renewed to Abraham?
“________ shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 22:18. See also Genesis 26:4; 28:14.
8. To whom did this promised seed refer?
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, ___________.” Galatians 3:16.
9. Whom did God promise to send with Israel to guide them into the promised land?
“Behold, I send _______ before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.” Exodus 23:20.
10. Who was the Rock that went with them?
“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed [went with, margin] them: and that Rock was _____.” 1 Corinthians 10:4.
11. In what prophecy are Christ’s life, suffering, and death touchingly foretold?
Read Isaiah 53.
12. Where is the price of Christ’s betrayal foretold?
“So they weighed for My price ____ pieces of ____.” Zechariah 11:12. See Matthew 26:15.
13. Where in the Psalms are Christ’s dying words recorded?
“My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?” Ps. 22:1. See Matt. 27:46. “Into Thine hand I commit My spirit” Psalm 31:5. See Luke 23:46.
14. How is Christ’s resurrection foretold in the Psalms?
“I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day have I __________.” Ps. 2:7. See Acts 13:33.
15. Where again in the Psalms is His resurrection foretold?
“For Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.” Ps. 16:10. See Acts 2:25-31.
16. In what words does Daniel foretell Christ’s receiving His kingdom?
“I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, one like the ________ came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him near before Him. And there was given Him _______, and ____, and a _______, that all people, nations, and languages, should Serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” Daniel 7:13, 14. See also Luke 1:32, 33; 19:11, 12; Revelation 11:15.
17. How is Christ’s second coming described in the Psalms?
“Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together before the Lord; for He cometh to ____ the ____: with righteousness shall He judge the world, and the people with equity.” Psalm 98:8, 9. “Our God shall come, and shall not _________: afire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people. Gather My saints together unto Me; those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” Psalm 50:3-5.
18. What is Christ to one renewed after God’s image?
“Christ is ___, and ____.” Colossians 3:11.[mistape]
TITLES OF CHRIST
In the Old Testament
Seed of the woman. Genesis 3:15.
Mine Angel. Exodus 23:23.
A Star out of Jacob. Numbers 24:17.
A Prophet. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18.
Captain of the host of the Lord. Joshua 5:14.
A Friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24.
My Beloved. Song of Solomon 2:10.
Chiefest among ten thousand. Song of Solomon 5:10.
(One) altogether lovely. Song of Solomon 5:16.
The Mighty God. Isaiah 9:6.
The Everlasting Father. Isaiah 9:6.
The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6.
The Lord Our Righteousness. Jeremiah 23:5, 6.
The Son of God. Daniel 3:25.
The Son of Man. Daniel 7:13.
The Branch. Zechariah 6:12, 13.
The Messenger of the covenant. Malachi 3:1.
The Sun of Righteousness. Malachi 4:2.
In the New Testament
The Word. John 1:1.
The Lamb of God. John 1:29.
The Bread of life. John 6:35.
The Light of the world. John 8:12.
The Door of the Sheep. John 10:7.
The Good Shepherd. Verse 11.
The Resurrection and the Life. John 11:25.
The Way, the Truth, and the Life. John 14:6.
The True Vine. John 15: 1.
That Rock. 1 Corinthians 10:4.
The last Adam. 1 Corinthians 15:45.
The Chief Corner-stone. Ephesians 2:20.
The Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5.
A Great High Priest. Hebrews 4:14.
The Author and Finisher of our faith. Hebrews 12:2.
The Chief Shepherd. 1 Peter 5:4.
An Advocate. 1 John 2:1.
The Lion of the tribe of Judah. Revelation 5:5.
The Morning Star. Revelation 22:16.
King of kings, and Lord of lords. Revelation 19:16.
NOTE: Christ is referred to in the Bible under something like three hundred different titles and figures, of which the above are only examples. Why this is so is because He is all that these names and figures represent.
