As we begin our overview of the New Testament tonight, let’s first step back and see the big picture. Someone has written an:
AN Architect’s VIEW OF THE SCRIPTURES
The Bible is like a majestic palace constructed of precious oriental stone, comprising 66 stately chambers, each an individual room yet part of the whole edifice: incomprehensible, majestic, glorious, and sublime.
As we go into the vestibule, the book of Genesis, and find recorded the mighty works of God in creation, this vestibule has access to the law courts. Which, when passing through, comes to the picture gallery of historical books, where hung wall scenes, battles, and portraits of men of valor. Battles and valiant heroes line the walls.
On to the philosopher’s chamber, Job. Then into the music room (Psalms) where we linger to hear the grandest harmonies ever that fell on human ears. Pressing on into the business office of Proverbs, where the very center hangs the motto "Righteousness exalts a nation", sin reproaches any people. Then, the research department Ecclesiastes, into the conservatory of Song of Solomon, where the fragrant aroma of the sweetest fruits and flowers and the sweetest songs of birds greet us.
On to the observatory, where we find prophets busy with strong telescopes looking for the appearing of the bright and morning star, the Son of Righteousness.
Walking across, we enter the audience chamber of the King, the Gospels, where hang four lifelike portraits of the King himself in the perfections of His Beauty.
On to the workroom of the Holy Spirit – Acts, then into the correspondence room where we find Peter, James, John, Paul, and Jude bending over their writing tables under the supervision of the Holy Spirit of truth.
Finally, into the throne room, where the grandest praise and honor to the King enthroned fill vast chambers with portraits of solemn scenes of doom on the walls, but all associated with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
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