Jn 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Do we see what Christ says here ? Many who lack understanding, takes this statement of Christ here to merely mean, that He is the only way to God the father as it pertained to Him then while speaking, and afterwards, but that is a mistake, for He has always, since the beginning of the World hath the only way to God, because He was always the Mediator between God and Men
1 Tim 2:5
5 For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
He has been that ever since there were men,m beginning with Adam ! That is in fact what His words mean here in
Jn 14:6, that He has always been Mediator !
He was made known of here
Gen 3:15, and one of the seed elect gave evidence of having been taught that way by his sacrifice
Heb 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which
he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
This sacrifice made it known that Abel knew that Christ's , the coming seed, that His sacrifice was the only way to God and acceptance with Him ! God had showed him His Covenant !
And, following him [Abel] all the true men and women of faith gave evidence of knowing the way, through the seed of the woman, later revealed as Abraham's seed, and later David's seed. Yes even Job had been given to realize the way, the Redeemer
Job 19:25
For I know
that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Job here is speaking about Jesus Christ ! and he understood that He even then existed or was living ,up in Heaven !
Peter wrote that men of old believed in God by Him [Jesus the Mediator]
1 Pet 1:20-21
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
All OT Saints knew that their Salvation was contingent upon the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, for what did the Old Saint speak here when he held the babe in his hands ?
Lk 2:25-32
25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
What Salvation ? The Salvation the prophets foretold
1 Pet 1:10
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of
the grace that should come unto you:
Now was it not made evident that Simeon's Faith had rested in Christ ? Or why would he say what he did in vs 30 !
No other name had been given under Heaven whereby men must be saved, even old Simeon could testify of that fact ! Yes, the same Salvation Simeon testified of in the babe Christ, is the same peter refers to here in
Acts 4:12
12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Heb 13:8
8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Jn 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
