The teachings of Jesus Himself affirm that the Old Testament is full of references to Him.
When Jesus addresses the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, He admonishes them for their slowness to believe the prophets and begins to expound on how the Law and the Prophets testify about Him (Luke 24:27). This underscores the belief that all Old Testament Scriptures were cultivating a revelation of Christ as the Messiah. Furthermore, in John 5:46, He proclaims that Moses wrote about Him, pointing out that the entire sacrificial system, outlined in the Law, illustrates the necessity of His coming as the ultimate sacrifice. Thus, the Scripture is a unified narrative that ultimately points to Christ, confirming the historic Reformed view of His central role in redemption.
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