Jesus began with the first book written by Moses, and traced down through all the prophets the inspired proof in regard to his life, his mission, his suffering, death, and resurrection. He did not deem it necessary to work a miracle to evidence that he was the risen Redeemer of the world; but he went back to the prophecies, and gave a full and clear explanation of them to settle the question of his identity, and the fact that all which had occurred to him was foretold by the inspired writers. Jesus ever carried the minds of his hearers back to the precious mine of truth found in the Old-Testament Scriptures. The esteem in which he held those sacred records is exemplified in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, where he says, “If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.” The apostles also all testify to the importance of the Old-Testament Scriptures. Peter says: “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” Luke thus speaks of the prophets who predicted the coming of Christ: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people; and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began.” {3SP 208.3} It is the voice of Christ that speaks through the prophets and patriarchs, from the days of Adam even down to the closing scenes of time. This truth was not discerned by the Jews who rejected Jesus, and it is not discerned by many professing Christians today. A beautiful harmony runs through the Old and New Testaments; passages which may seem dark at a first reading, present clear interpretations when diligently studied, and compared with other scripture referring to the same subject. A careful search of the prophecies would have so enlightened the understanding of the Jews that they would have recognized Jesus as the predicted Messiah. But they had interpreted those predictions to meet their own perverted ideas and ambitious aspirations. {3SP 209.1}

Jesus begyndte med første Mosebog og fremholdt alle de guddommelige beviser, som profeterne havde vidnet om hans liv, hans sendelse, hans lidelse, død og opstandelse. Han anså det ikke for nødvendigt at gøre en undergerning for at (209) bevise, at han var verdens opstandne Forløser; men han henviste til profeterne og udlagde dem tydelig og klart for at afgøre det spørgsmål, at han var Messias, og for at vise, at alt det, som hændte ham, var forudsagt af de guddommelige skribenter. Jesus førte hele tiden sine tilhørers sind tilbage til den dyrebare sandheds kilde, som findes i det gamle testamente. At han holdt disse skribenter højt i ære, ser man et bevis på i lignelsen om den rige mand og Lazarus, idet han siger: "Hører de ikke Moses og profeterne, så vil de heller ikke lade sig overbevise, selv om en opstod fra de døde." (Luk 16,31)