Well, even Jews think the old testament points to a coming Messiah. And who was that coming Messiah? Christians believe it to be Jesus Christ, Jews think he is still coming in the future. So I guess the answer would be yes the old testament points to Christ.
Depends on if you’re Jewish or Christian. Haha.
For the record — the whole thing is about Christ ... He will come, He is here, He is crucified, He is resurrected, He will return.
SnakeDoc
(I'm a Messianic Jew)
The “Old Testament” is full of messiah. It is as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago. The question is, who is the messiah? For Christians, Jesus Christ fulfills the mission. For Jews, not so much. For Mohammed-heads, they are awaiting a worldwide nuclear exchange so that the messiah can climb out of the well. I am not going to speculate on the likelihood of that outcome, but my money is remaining on Jesus Christ. My apologies to any Jews who disagree. You are welcome to propose alternatives, and I will listen with an open mind.
What a silly question for those who would ask it. Of course, the whole Bible is about Christ.
Every book must have a theme, or central idea, and The Bible is no exception. If one doesn’t grasp what the main idea is, then the book will not make much sense. Sadly, that is the state of many in the world today regarding the Book of Books.
Submitted for your approval (or disapproval), I believe the theme of The Bible is the kindom of God. Period. Yes, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the central character and fills its pages, but the thread that runs so true through and through is the kingdom of God. Jesus Himself must have thought this was the case, because that is what He preached everywhere He went. And that is what He taught His disciples to preach, everywhere they went.
Just one person’s opinion.
Hmm, quite correct; and then there’s the headier question, who was John addressing in the Gospel of John? Of course the apparent answer is that he was addressing the nascent Christian community of his day; read a bit closer and ask yourself, are those the only people and time he’s addressing?
Most christian theologians say Christ runs through the old Testament, no only in writings and prophecies, but in appearances also.
When Christ said, “I am”, the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him for a reason. It was because he was saying that He was the “I AM” of the old testament. He was in the fire with the Hebrew men in Daniel, and many believe he was “The Angel of the Lord” throughout the old testament, as that angel seemed to recieve worship from whomever he appeared to.
Of course, our Jewish friends will disagree with me. I am merely stating Christian belief. But a great book on this is “Christ before the Manger”, now OOP, by Ron Rhodes.
A saying I grew up with -
The Old Testiment is the New Testiment concealed
The New Testiment is the Old Testiment revealed.
Psalm 22
I’d say any theologian....or really anyone who has really studied the OT who DENIES the OT is all about Christ, surely doesn’t believe the NT either, and is no Christian.
Was it Augustine who said: “The new testament is in the old concealed,the old is in the new revealed” ?