Old Testament images and concepts filled their minds. Allusions to the Old Testament appear on nearly every page of their writings. The teaching of the Old Testament was basic to their thought. These New Testament writers also believed that Christ was God’s final revelation, the One who brought the earlier revelation into proper focus (Heb. 1:1, 2). Indeed, the risen Christ Himself had explained to His disciples how He fulfilled the Scriptures (Luke 24:27). Thus New Testament writers understood Him