Jesus Christ is the alpha and the omega of the bible. He is the constant theme of its sacred pages: from first to last they testify of him. At the creation we at once discern him as one of the sacred Trinity: we catch a glimpse of him in the promise woman's seed ;we see him typified in the ark of Noah; we walk with Abraham , as he sees Messiah's day; we dwell in the tents of Isaac and Jacob,feeding upon the gracious promise;we hear the venerable Isreal talking of shiloh; and in the numerous types of the law ,we find the Redeemer abundantly foreshadowed.
Prophets and kings, priests and preachers , all look one way - they all stand as the cherubs did over the ark, desirig to look within, and to read the mystery og God's great propitiation. Still more manifestly in the New Testament we find our Lord the one pervading subject. It is not an ingot here and there, or dust of gold thinly scattered, but here you stand upon a solid floor of gold; for the whole substance of the New Testament is Jesus crucified, and even its closing sentence is bejewelled with the redeemer's name.
We should always read the scriptures in this light; we should consider the word to be as a mirror into which christs looks down from heaven; and then we , looking into it, see His face reflected as in a glass. Darkly , it is true but still in such a way to be in blessed preparation for seeing him for we shall see him face to face. This volume contains Jesus Christ's letters to us , perfumed by his love. These pages are the garments of our king, and they all smell as myrrh, aloes and cassia. Scripture is the royal chariot in which Jesus rides , and it is paved with love for the daughters of Jerusalem . The scriptures are the swaddling band of the holy child Jesus, unroll them and you will find your Saviour. The quintessence of the word of God is christ.