![]() ![]() ![]() Picking up the second image, everybody knows that a shadow is not the same thing as its object. In the same way, an Old Testament type links up with its New Testament antitype by serving as a preview or advanced model of the coming reality. There is a correspondence between the stamp and the thing stamped. The relationship between type and antitype is suggested by the roots of the terms with the idea of stamping or making an impression of an image on a coin or something. As we saw earlier, Turretin leaned on the idea heavily in his defense of the Old Testament’s authority. For that reason, Christian theologians of all ages and ecclesiastical persuasions have fastened on these two metaphors and methods of relating the truths of the two covenants, as well as the problem of progressive revelation. ![]() For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” (Hebrews 8:5)Ĭlearly, one of the New Testament writers’ favorite images for relating the truth of the Gospel in the NT to the revelation of the Old Testament was that of “types” and “shadows.” The images are rich, intuitive, and quite helpful in explaining the issue of continuity between the Old Testament and the New. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. (Colossians 2:17)įor since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. ![]()
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