I was doing some studying today for a message and came across this amazing quote tucked away in a reference book on my shelf. This brought a tear to my eye and an awe in my outlook of who our great Savior is! Enjoy…

Christ In Every Book

“Christ is the theme of the entire Revelation of God. He is promised in Genesis, revealed in the Law, prefigured in its history, praised in poetry, proclaimed in its prophecy, provided in its Gospels, proved in its Acts, preeminent in its Epistles and prevailing in Revelation.

He is seen in every book of the Bible. Take a journey through the Halls of Holy Writ and in every one of them you will see Christ.

GENESIS He is the Seed of the woman;

EXODUS the Lamb for sinners slain;

LEVITICUS, our High Priest;

NUMBERS the Star of Jacob and the Brazen Serpent;

DEUTERONOMY the Prophet like unto Moses and the Great Rock;

JOSHUA the Captain of the Lord’s Hosts;

JUDGES the Messenger of Jehovah;

RUTH our Kinsman-Redeemer and the Faithful Bridegroom;

1 SAMUEL He is seen as the Great Judge;

2 SAMUEL as the Princely King;

I KINGS David’s Choice;

2 KINGS as the Holiest of All;

1 CHRONICLES as King by birth;

2 CHRONICLES as King by Judgment;

EZRA He is seen as Lord of heaven and earth;

NEHEMIAH as the builder;

ESTHER our Mordecai;

JOB our Daysman and our Risen, returning Redeemer;

PSALMS the Son of God and the Good Shepherd;

PROVERBS our Wisdom;

ECCLESIASTIES the One above the sun;

SONG OF SOLOMON the great Church lover, the one Altogether Lovely and Chiefest among ten thousand;

ISAIAH He is the suffering and glorified Servant;

JEREMIAH the Lord our Righteousness;

LAMENTATIONS the Man of Sorrows;

EZEKIEL the glorious God;

DANIEL the Smiting Stone and the Messiah;

HOSEA reveals Him as the risen Son of God;

JOEL the outpourer of the Spirit;

AMOS the Eternal Christ;

OBADIAH, the Forgiving Christ;

JONAH as the Risen Prophet;

MICAH the Bethlehemite;

NAHUM He is the Bringer of Good Tidings;

HABAKKUK the Lord in His Holy Temple;

ZEPHANIAH the Merciful Christ;

HAGGAI, the Desire of all nations;

ZECHARIAH, the Branch;

and MALACHI, the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings.

MATTHEW shows Him as King of the Jews;

MARK the Servant;

LUKE the Perfect Son of Man;

JOHN the Son of God;

ACTS the Ascended Lord;

ROMANS the Lord our Righteousness;

I CORINTHIANS our Resurrection;

2 CORINTHIANS our Comforter;

GALATIANS the end of the Law;

EPHESIANS the head of the Church;

PHILIPPIANS the Supplier of every need;

COLOSSIANS the Fullness of the Godhead;

I THESSALONIANS He comes for His Church;

2 THESSALONIANS He comes with His Church;

I TIMOTHY He is the Mediator;

2 TIMOTHY the Bestower of Crowns;

TITUS Our Great God and Savior;

PHILEMON the Payer of our Debt;

HEBREWS the rest of the Faith and the Fulfiller of Types;

JAMES, the Lord drawing nigh;

1 PETER the Vicarious Sufferer;

2 PETER the Lord of Glory;

I JOHN the Way;

2 JOHN the Truth;

3 JOHN the Life;

JUDE, He is Our Security;

REVELATION
• the Lion of the Tribe of Judah,
• the Lamb of God,
• the Bright and Morning Star,
• the King of kings and Lord of lords.”
(Robert J. Wells, Prophetic Messages
for Modern Times; Dallas; Texas Printing House, Inc., 1944; pp. 205, 206)