The Doctrine of Revelation: The Story of Scripture

From beginning to end the Bible is a book about one captivating story: the redemption of God’s people by the person and work of Jesus Christ. From Genesis to Revelation this story unfolds, piece by piece. In each and every book of Scripture you will find a clear connection to Jesus and God’s plan of redemption. Unpacking this progressive revelation is what some call Biblical Theology.

There are some who deny that the Bible is, in fact, one story. They don’t believe in a unified picture across the pages of Scripture. They might think of stories, or of loosely connected allegories, myths, etc. but for some there is no meta-narrative in the Bible. For such theologians and Bible scholars it makes no sense to speak of Jesus in the book of 1 Samuel, or to reference the gospel in Genesis. But we have this testimony from the gospels themselves to give us confidence in the discipline of Biblical Theology:

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:27)

Here, Jesus teaches us that all of Scripture points to Him (“Moses and the Prophets” was a shorthand way, in Jesus’ day, of referring to what we know as the Old Testament). From the very beginning the Scriptures recount the story of God’s plan of redemption. For those of us who believe that God’s Word is just that (His Word) then we read this passage and hold it as truth. The Bible is a storybook about God’s amazing, redeeming, love for His people.

Over the next several weeks we will be doing a sweeping look at this storyline of redemption across the pages of Scripture, starting with Genesis. I hope you will join us as we seek to see Jesus everywhere in Scripture.