The Scarlet Thread

From: Moody's Stories: Volume 2 By: Dwight Lyman Moody

Luke 24:27²⁷And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:27); John 5:39³⁹Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. (John 5:39); Romans 1:1-3¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, ²(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) ³Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; (Romans 1:1‑3)

In the British Navy there is said to be a scarlet thread running through every line of cordage, and though a rope be cut into inch pieces it can be recognized as belonging to the government. So there is a scarlet thread running all through the Bible — the whole book points to Christ.

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