New Testament themes found in the Old Testament

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New Testament themes found
in the Old Testament

The concepts in the New Testament were not derived out of thin air. Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." What is mentioned in the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament either clearly or in types and figures. Gen. 22 is a great example of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son in Typology represented by the sacrifice of Isaac.
Following is a chart that exemplifies many of the themes that were revealed in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New. It is easy to see that there is no need at all for the Christians to borrow from any source outside the Old Testament.

John 5:39, "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me."

Theme	Old Testament Reference	New Testament fulfilled in Jesus
Ascension of Jesus to the right hand of God	Ps. 110:1	Matt 26:64; Acts 7:55-60; Eph. 1:20
Atonement by blood	Lev. 17:11	Heb. 9:22
Baptism	Exodus 40:12-15; Lev. 16:4; Gen. 17:10; Ezek. 36:25	Matt. 3:16; 28:19; Col. 2:11-12; Heb. 10:22
Begotten Son, Jesus is	Psalm 2:7	Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5
Creative work	Gen. 1; 1:26	John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17
Crucifixion	Psalm 22:11-18; Zech. 12:10	Luke 23:33-38
Damnation and Salvation	Dan. 12:2	Matt. 25:46
Eternal Son	Micah 5:1-2; Psalm 2:7	Heb. 1:5; 5:5
First and Last	Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12	Rev. 1:8,17; 22:13
God among His people	Isaiah 9:6; 40:3	John 1:1,14; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Matt. 3:3
Incarnation of God	1)Ex 3:14; 2)Ps. 45:6 Isaiah 9:6; Zech. 12:10	1)John 8:58; 1:1,14; 2)Heb. 1:8; Col. 2:9; Heb. 1:1-3
Monotheism	Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; 45:5	John 10:30; Eph. 4:5
Only Begotten Son	Gen. 22:2. See Typology	John 3:16; Heb. 11:7
Priesthood of Jesus	Psalm 110:4	Heb. 6:20; 7:25
Resurrection of Christ	Psalm 16:9-10; 49:15; Is. 26:19	John 2:19-21
Return of Christ	Zech. 14:1-5; Mic. 1:3-4	Matt. 16:27-28; Acts 1:11; 3:20
Sacrifice of the Son	Gen. 22. See Typology	Heb. 9:27
Salvation by grace	1)Gen. 12:3; 2)15:6; Hab. 2:4	1)Gal. 3:8-11; 2)Rom. 4:9
Sin offering	Ex. 30:10; Lev. 4:3	Rom. 8:3; Heb. 10:18; 13:11
Sin offering made outside the camp	Ex. 29:14	Heb. 13:12-13
Sin offering without defect	Ex. 12:5; Lev. 22:20; Deut. 17:1	Heb. 9:14
Son of God	Psalm 2:7	John 5:18
Substitutionary Atonement	Isaiah 53:6-12; Lev. 6:4-10,21	Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 2:24; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18
Trinity	1)Gen. 1:1,26; Job 33:4; 2) Gen. 17:1; 18:1; Ex. 6:2-3; 24:9-11; 33:20; Num. 12:6-8; Psalm 104:30; 3)Gen. 19:24 with Amos 4:10-11; Is.48:16 4) Zech. 12:10	1)John 1:1-3; 2)John 1:18; 6:46; 3)Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14
Virgin Birth	Isaiah 7:14	Matt. 1:25
Worship of Jesus	Psalm 97:7	Matt. 2:2,11; 14:33; 28:9; John 9:35-38; Heb. 1:6

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