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Jesus as the main character of the Bible

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[John 5:39]

You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,

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The Bible is a book written by 40 people who have been impressed by God for 1,600 years. The Bible is divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament.

The Old Testament consists of 39 books and the New Testament consists of 27 books.

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So who is the main character of the Bible? The main character of the Bible is Jesus.

The New Testament and the Old Testament are divided into Jesus.

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The Old Testament is written about Jesus who will come to this earth.

And the New Testament writes about Jesus who came to this earth.

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The Old Testament was written long before Jesus came.

However, the contents of those Bibles are about what happens to Jesus.

The prophets of the Old Testament accurately describe how Jesus would come to this land and what he would do to come to this earth and see what he would do.

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The prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before Jesus came.

This prophet pre-recorded that Jesus would come to this earth through a pure virgin.

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:

The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” [Isaiah 7:14]

Jesus came to this earth through the virgin Mary according to the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah.

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In addition, the prophet Micah prophesied exactly where Jesus was born.

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” [Micah 5:2]

Jesus was born in Bethlehem according to the prophecy of the prophet Micah.

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We also know that the special events of the Old Testament are showing us about Jesus.

The Israelites complained to God when they were living in the wilderness, and many people were dying from serpents.

Moses raised a copper snake, which looked like a serpent, on the pole, as God commanded it.

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Moses proclaimed that all who looked at the copper snake would be alive.

Everyone who believed the words of Moses and looked at the copper snake woke up to a miracle.

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Those who saw the Copper snake with faith in the saying that the Copper snake would be cured would not die and would have survived.

This is a symbolic showing that people who have faith in the resurrected Jesus, who died after the cross was dying, will have eternal life without dying.

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Moses also prophesied that Jesus would come to earth in Deuteronomy.

“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.” [Deuteronomy 18:15]

The prophet Moses spoke is Jesus, who is to come.

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The prophet Isaiah prophesied that one would come first and prepare the way for Jesus before Jesus came to this earth.

“A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD ; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.” [Isaiah 40:3]

This person is John the Baptist in the New Testament.

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John the Baptist was sent to the earth six months earlier than Jesus.

John the Baptist Seeing Jesus come, he cried: “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

John the Baptist testified that Jesus was the Messiah who came to this earth.

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The New Testament contains many evidence that Jesus is the Son of God.

He raised dead Lazarus, and healed sick people.

He walked on the sea and showed himself to be God by doing supernatural things that calmed the waves.

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He also revealed the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.

He told us exactly how we should live to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And on the last day, Jesus came to judge himself and told us that he will judge this world.

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When Jesus was on the earth, he made it clear that the Bible was written about Jesus Himself.

“You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,” [John 5:39]

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Jesus is the protagonist of the Bible, 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.

It is clear that Jesus is the Messiah who came to save us.

The Bible records that we know that only Jesus, the main character of the Bible,

is the only Redeemer.

The Bible is the most precious book in the world that records the truth that anyone who believes in Jesus and receives Him as the Savior has eternal life.

When you strive to read the Bible daily and learn more about Jesus, you will receive all the blessings promised in the Bible.

(This is the sample conclusion provided by CTM. Please feel free to change the conclusion to best suit the listeners of your sermon.)