The Key to Bible ProphecyShembull

The Old Testament tells the story of how humankind fell into sin and followed Satan’s path rather than God’s path. But from the very beginning, God had a plan to redeem His people. In Genesis 3:15 He prophesied that there would be a “seed” of Eve, a child who would stomp upon the head of the serpent (Satan). Through the rest of the Old Testament, we see Satan working to try to foil God’s plan—Cain kills Abel, there is a worldwide flood that destroys most of humanity, languages are confused at the Tower of Babel, etc. But God’s plan will not be foiled, and He calls forth a people through Abraham. And He rescues His people again and again.

Then the New Testament begins with the birth that had been spoken of so long ago. That “seed” bears fruit, and Jesus Christ is born. Throughout history, God had no man He could depend upon because every man failed. So, He became a man in the person of Jesus. He fulfilled the prophecy and the promise. And after He was crucified and resurrected, He promised He would come again. We are awaiting the fulfillment of that prophecy—the very fulfillment of history itself.

How does the big story of the Bible we’ve just discussed relate to your own personal story?