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Dr. Graham says "Humanity has always been dexterous at confusing evil with good. That was Adam and Eve’s problem, and it is our problem today."
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To illustrate the greatness of the problem, God gave to the nation of Israel, through Moses, a system of sacrifices to show the depth of human guilt and the inability to resolve the problem by human efforts.

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Because we are born in sin, we sin on our own and also have our own guilt, we have all gone astray (Isaiah 53:6; Ephesians 2:1–3), and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). More specifically, we are eternally separated from life with God (Genesis 2:17).

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The phrase “children of wrath” refers to the natural condition of humanity outside of a relationship with God, being separated from Him and subject to His righteous judgment against sin.

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Sin was first credited to humanity through Adam’s disobedience (Romans 5:12), and because all are born in Adam, all are born stained by his sin and are “children of wrath” by nature (Ephesians 2:3).

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In the Old Testament, God established the sacrificial system as a temporary means of grace. It required blood as a substitute for human sin and to restore purity. Ultimately, these offerings were designed to point forward to Christ's perfect, final sacrifice.

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We are going to look at one of those many ways in which the Old Testament points to Jesus, the sacrificial system. The Old Testament teaches us how the sacrificial system, worked in God’s eyes.

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The Old Testament in many ways points to Jesus. We see this in the prophets. Such as in Isaiah, where he tells of one who will be bruised for our iniquity and crushed for our sin, and the chastisement that will bring us peace will be upon Him. This points to Jesus.

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Scripture ultimately finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, and in the details of His life, death, resurrection, and the Gospel, the good news of Christ.

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Jesus used the Scriptures to define His mission and understood His suffering and death as necessary fulfillments of the prophetic Scripture. He taught that all of the Scripture was pointing toward His mission, saying He came to fulfill them.

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Foreshadowing underscores the unity of Scripture and the unfolding of God's covenant promises. Colossians 2:16-17 states that religious festivals and the Sabbath are a shadow of things to come, but the sum or “substance” of these things is Christ.

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Just as a physical shadow gives an outline but lacks substance, these elements were designed to point to the ultimate reality found in Jesus. They are used to reveal God's plan and the continuity of His redemptive work throughout history.

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Events, people, laws, rituals, symbols and figures in the Old Testament such as the Passover lamb, the sacrificial system, the Tabernacle and Temple are viewed as "shadows," imperfect representations pointing to Christ. This pointing to Christ is called “foreshadowing.”

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It focuses on how the Old Testament passages move toward, and reach their climax in Jesus. This belief holds that the entire Old Testament story is "going somewhere" and that Jesus is the end of that journey.

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Second we find what is referred to as “Christotelic” fulfillment that is goal-oriented, focused on achieving specific, planned results. It comes from the Greek word telos meaning, "end," "goal," or "purpose."

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This fulfillment is seen as a testament to the divine inspiration of the Scriptures and the power of God in arranging His redemptive plan for humanity.

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Jesus taught that the Scriptures, the Law, Prophets, and Psalms were written about Him, with His mission being the fulfillment of the Old Testament. He famously read from Isaiah 61 in the synagogue and declared...

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Regarding the Old Testament, “Christocentric” fulfillment means all Old Testament promises, types, ceremonies, and prophecies find their ultimate meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in the person and work of Jesus Christ. It places Jesus as the ultimate revelation of God.

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It declares the entire Scripture to be a unified story of redemption that centers on Christ, rather than a collection of rambling disjointed stories. Yes, all roads lead to Jesus!

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Christocentric comes from the Greek word “Christos,” meaning "anointed one" or "Christ," and is combined with the English suffix “centric,” which comes from the Greek “kentrikos,” meaning “center.”