All the material things that were created are temporal. They were created on the foundation of invisible things that are the true and eternal. The proclamation saying, “Let there be light,” is Jesus Christ, who is the Word of God; he is the beginning of the creation. He proceeded from the mouth of God in the words “Let there be Light,” and creation commenced—for the absence of knowledge is darkness, and the revelation of knowledge is light. And God divided the Light from the Darkness, and said it was good, thus separating knowledge from ignorance and truth from lies.

It was the desire of God to share the fullness of knowledge, which, before time, was exclusive to Him alone. Therefore, to make known the unknowns, physical counterparts of spiritual things were designed and made that could be seen, heard, felt, and comprehended. In this manner, the knowledge of invisible things is made manifest through material things—not only that all things might become evident and clearly understood by the things that are, but also that all things might be tried and proven for the eternal purpose of perfecting the work of God. Thus, upon his command, “Let there be Light,” creation immediately commenced, and invisible knowledge took on material forms, manifesting itself in creation.

And not only did God create all things materially as similitudes of the invisible, but He also set creation in motion, creating illustrations and narratives expressing eternal axioms. And he chose prophets whom he sent to bear witness to the Truth and to prepare the way of the Lord.

When Jesus spoke, he spoke in parables, for it is written that without a parable, he did not speak. Using the material things he created, he brought to light the invisible things they were patterned after.

Currently, many misconceptions about scripture arise from the failure to embrace every word. To understand the New Testament rightly, it is necessary to know the things written beforehand by the holy men of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit. These holy men were given shadows of the things to come to pass on to those who would follow, so that when they came to pass, they would be recognized and confirmed.

The writings of the Bible after Christ are essential for opening up the understanding of the things written beforehand concerning the birth of Messiah. The letters of the Apostles reveal the mysteries of those things written before. Jesus said, “Therefore, every scribe who is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.” Both the New and the Old Testaments are necessary for a complete Bible.

Declaring all the things written before Christ as being fulfilled and superseded by the things written later by the Apostles is akin to locking the door of the treasure house, thus sealing off access to the riches in the various rooms that the Lord has provided as an inheritance for His children.

The door to the knowledge of salvation, promised by the giving of a new New Covenant, is unlocked by the words and works of the prophets and then revealed by those who came after—Jewish followers of Christ who first preached the Gospel, starting in Jerusalem and then to the nations—for “Salvation is of the Jews.”

The Bible is one book; both testaments are equally important and incomplete without each other. They are not to be separated. Jesus did not come to destroy the law or the prophets but to fulfill the things that were written. We are a continuation of the fulfillment, and all things foretold shall shortly be completed. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the word of the Lord will endure forever.