Jesus is the Super-Fulfillment
Trevin Wax Blog | July 7, 2012
Jesus is the super-fulfillment of our hopes and dreams for redemption.He is the super-fulfillment of the ancient longings.
His heel crushes the serpent's head.
He is the sacrificial animal skins covering cursed humanity.
He is the acceptable sacrifice of Abel.
He is Noah's ark.
He is the ignored sibling.
He is the warrior.
He is the burning bush, the lifted staff, the struck rock, the pillar of fire, the manna.
He is the ark of the covenant.
He is the law-giver.
He is the curtain to the holy of holies.
He is the kinsman redeemer.
He is the anointed king.
He is the afflicted sufferer, taunted by his friends.
He is music. He is wisdom. He is romance.
He is the voice in the wilderness, and the news shared by the voice.
He is safety from the furnace.
He is coverer of the whore's shame.
He's the vinedresser and the vine.
He is the servant-teacher.
He is the Word.
He is the glory.
He is the abolitionist.
He is the lion and the lamb.
He is the lion and the lamb.
- Jared Wilson - Gospel Wakefulness
quoted at Mike Neglia's blog
Comments:
July 13, 2012 at 09:24 AM
[...] Love this list of how Jesus is the super-fulfillment. It comes from my friend, Jared’s, book Gospel [...]
Blaine
July 8, 2012 at 01:25 AM
He isn't the curtain to the Holy of Holies. He is the literal representation that the curtain is GONE. It is what separated sinful man from Holy God. It stood for the thick wall that was between our hearts and God's. Un-rippable. Un-rendable. Unmoving. At Christ's triumph, the curtain was torn in two, exposing God's heart, now fully accessible for man to draw near. He opened the path so that we now can come to God, not through a priest, or a sacrifice, but intimate one-on-one communication. Holiness was shown to the world that day. No longer hidden from sight. Christ is the torn veil. The sheared curtain. The most holy place, for all to see.