Jesus’ Fulfilling of the Law & Prophets 6

The sermon centers on the profound connection between the Old and New Testaments, illustrating how the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament were veiled yet purposefully point to the coming of Christ, who fulfills them in full revelation.

Drawing from 1 Peter 1:10–12, Pastor Jason emphasizes that the prophets, though guided by the Spirit of Christ, sought with diligent inquiry the person and timing of the Messiah, not for their own benefit but for future believers, while even angels long to gaze upon the salvation now revealed in Christ.

The structure of the passage reveals a chiastic pattern, highlighting the sufferings and glories of Christ as the heart of God's redemptive plan, which the Old Testament foreshadowed through types, shadows, and promises. This fulfillment in Christ provides both hope for the lost (offering complete forgiveness through His atoning sacrifice) and assurance for believers, who are called to endure present trials with the confident expectation of future glory.

Ultimately, the sermon calls all to fix their eyes on Jesus, the true mercy seat, where the fullness of divine grace is found and where both the longing of prophets and the gaze of angels are finally satisfied.