As John approaches the end of his account of the suffering and death of Jesus, notice how he starts talking about the way prophecy is fulfilled through the events of that day. We see that Jesus dies in accordance with the Scripture. His garments are parted among others, he states that he is thirsty, he is pierced, his bones are not broken. All these prophecies are applied to Jesus.
Jesus is the fulfiller of prophecy. He is the fulfillment of the Law. May we grow to see him as the one who fulfills all righteousness in all that we read. And may we see that he is fulfilling righteousness on our behalf.
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