Rom 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.Everything is ABOUT JESUS CHRIST.
CHRIST IS THE WORD MADE FLESH.
The old testement, the NEW TESTEMENT. Everything Applies to Christ on such a higher level, that is why the Disciples could quote scripture about Jesus birth, that when kept in context to the naked eye seemed to have nothing to do with Jesus.
Christ had been explaining it to them for years. In Luke 24:44-45, Christ
simply opened their spiritual minds (previously blinded and veiled) to
understand and remember what He had been showing them all along. The
principle is "…as he is so are we in this world" (I John 4:17). Christ was
rejected by the church. His doctrine was more than they could receive. If
all of the "out of context" verses we have quoted, from virtually every
writer of the New Testament, is any indication of what Christ had been
teaching them, it is clear (Matt. 10:24) "The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his lord…(vs. 40) "He that receiveth you,
receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth Him that sent me."
Matt. 25:40 and 45 sum it up thusly: "
Inasmuch as you have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
In other words, Christ had taught his apostles over and over that anything
that applied to any of the Old Testament patriarchs or prophets or Israel or
any particular Israelite ("one of the least of these my brethren") will, and
does apply to Christ. Also, anything that applies to Christ as the head of
His body, will apply to any part of His body, or to any part of spiritual
Israel.
If the head must suffer, the body must suffer with it. (Rom. 8:17 and II
Tim. 2:12.) "
As He is, so are we in this world" (I John 4:17).
If Christ were hated, we will be hated also. (Matt. 10:22-25)
W
hat applies to David or any Old Testament patriarch or prophet or
Israelite, will apply to Christ and through Christ to us, His body.This is the principle upon which the apostles had been discipled for so long
and so repeatedly that it needed no apology or explanation, because it was
so universally understood at that time, but it is lost today.
Taken from Mikes article
http://www.*not-allowed*.com/understandingbible.php
Truly amazing article and what a spiritual eye opener it is, atleast for me.
God bless!
Alex