The Supremacy of Christ in All of Scripture

"The inscripturated word centers its attention on Jesus Christ. He is the seed of the woman who will crush the serpent's head (Gen. 3:15). He is the ark to rescue the people of God (Gen. 7-8). He is the holy Angel of Yahweh (Gen. 16; Gen. 22; Gen. 24; Ex. 3; Num. 20; Num. 22; Jud. 2; Jud. 6; Jud. 13; Ps. 34). He is the seed of Abraham in whom all the families of the earth will be blessed (Gen. 12; Gen. 15). He is the passover lamb (Ex. 12; Lev. 23; Deut. 16; 2 Chron. 30; 2 Chron. 35; Ezra 6; Ezek. 45; Matt. 26; 1 Cor. 5:7b). He is the prophet greater than Moses (Deut. 18:18-19). He is the pillar of fire in the wilderness (Ex. 13-14; Num. 14; Neh. 9). He is the rock struck by Moses (Ex. 17; Num. 20). He is the heir to the Davidic throne (2 Sam. 7:16; Ps. 110; Zech. 12; Matt. 1; Luke 1:67-75). He is the thrice holy Lord of Isaiah 6. He is the great shepherd of Ezekiel 34. He is Mary's baby (Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:39-56; Luke 2:1-40), Herod's enemy (Matt. 2:13-23), and Simeon's joy (Luke 2:25-35). He is the twelve-year-old boy in the temple (Luke 2:41-52) and the beloved Son to be baptized (Matt. 3:13-17; Luke 3:21-22; Mark 1:9-11; John 1:29-34). He is the healer of the blind (John 9), the provider for the hungry (Mark 6; Mark 8), and the friend of the outcast (Matt. 9; Rom. 5:8). He is the new temple (Rev. 21:22), the source of living water (John 4; Rev. 22:1-5), the manna that gives life (Ex. 16:1-7; John 6:26-40), the light of the world (John 1:4-5, 9-13; John 3:19-21; John 8:12-20; John 9:5; John 12:34-50; 2 Cor. 4:1-6), the resurrection and the life (John 11:17-27; 1 Cor. 15; Eph. 1:18-23; Phil. 3:7-11; 1 Pet. 1:3-9; 1 Pet. 3:18-22), and the Father's true vine (John 15). He is the spotless lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (Gen. 22; John 1:27-37) and the resurrected lion from the tribe of Judah (Rev. 5). He is the ascended Lord (Psalm 110; Mark 16:19; Luke 22:69; Acts 2:32-33; Rom. 8:33-35; Eph. 1:19b-23; Col. 3:1-4; Heb. 1:1-4; Heb. 8:1-6; Heb. 1o:11-13; Heb. 12:1-3), the ruler of the Church (1 Cor. 11:2-3; Eph. 1:22-23; Eph. 5:22-30), and the returning Judge of all men (Acts 10:38-43; 2 Tim. 4:1-2; 1 Pet. 4:1-6). The sacred scriptures are the instrument by which the Spirit of the living God glorifies Jesus Christ." (Arturo Azurdia III, "Spirit-Empowered Preaching," p. 61) [scripture references in parentheses added]