"I take my text and make a bee-line to the Cross."
—C. H. Spurgeon

I will never forget the memorable words of the gifted bible teacher, William Scroggie, who wrote concerning the harmony of the gospels that, "The New Testament is in the Old contained; the Old Testament is in the New explained." How true that is.

Without the New Testament we would not know Abel was a prophet. "That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation" (Luke 11:50–51).

Without the New Testament we would not know Lot was a righteous man who found divine deliverance in the day of judgment. "And [the angels] delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds)" (2 Pet 2:7–8).

Without the New Testament we would not know Satan contended with Michael over the body of Moses. "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee" (Jude 1:9).

Without the New Testament we would never be able to understand the image of the presence of the Lord in the form of fire on the day of Pentecost and reference that momentous event back to the fire which guided the church during its wilderness journey. Acts 2:3 reads, "And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them." Compare this to Exodus 13:21, "And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night."

There is so much to discover in comparing Scripture with Scripture—keeping in mind that every verse is all about the Lord Jesus Christ. "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he [Christ] expounded unto them [the Emmaus disciples] in all the scriptures the things concerning himself" (Luke 24:27).

Oh Christian, give yourself afresh to a study of the Bible and never forget, "The New Testament is in the Old concealed; the Old Testament is in the New revealed."