2) The prophet Isaiah: "And he said, It is not enough that you will be my servant for the restoration of the tribes of Jacob, and for the restoration of the remnant of Israel; but I will make thee the light of the nations, that my salvation may extend to the ends of the earth" (Isaiah, chapter 49, verse 6).

And in another place: "I, the Lord, have called thee into righteousness, and will hold thee by the hand, and keep thee, and will make thee a covenant for the people, for a light for the Gentiles, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the prisoners out of prison, and those who sit in darkness out of prison" (Isaiah 42:6, 7).

And in the 9th chapter of the prophet Isaiah: "The former time made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali diminished; but what follows will magnify the coastal route, beyond the Jordan country, the pagan Galilee. The people who walk in darkness will know a great light: a light will shine on those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death."

3) In the prophet Malachi: "For from the east of the sun to the west my name will be great among the nations, and in every place they will offer incense to my name, a pure sacrifice; great shall be my name among the nations, saith the Lord of hosts" (Mal., ch.1, verse 11).

Simeon the God-Receiver saw the same thing, being filled with the All-Holy Spirit: "Now lettest Thou Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word, in peace; for my eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all nations, a light for the enlightenment of the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel" (Luke, chapter 2, verses 29-32).

After His resurrection, our Lord Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples and commanded Him in the fullness of Divine power: "... Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew, chapter 28, verse 19).

Also in the Holy Evangelist Mark: "... go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature, whosoever believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but whoever does not believe will be condemned" (Mark, ch. 16, v. 15-16).

-That's amazing! That's amazing! Samuel exclaimed, "I think one must be mad to resist the Divine truth, which is so amazingly clear in the prophetic books. Tell me, Rabbi Isaac, are there any other testimonies of the Old Testament that foreshadow events in the life of Jesus Christ?

-Absolutely. I'll give you a few examples:

1) Thus, Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac is a prototype of the Messiah's sacrifice on the Cross. Abraham with the deepest humility submitted to the Divine command: "God said, Take thy son, thy only son, whom thou lovest, Isaac; and go to the land of Moriah, and there offer him for a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you... And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. But an angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham! The angel said, "Do not lift up your hand against the child, and do nothing to him; for now I know that thou fearest God, and that thou shalt not have pity on thy son, thy only son, for my sake" (Genesis, 22:2-12).

In the same way, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the words of the Apostle Paul, "was delivered up for our sins" (Rom. 4:25) and in another place of the same epistle: "He who did not spare His Son, but delivered Him up for us all..." (Rom., ch.8, p.32).

2) In the same way, the sojourn of the prophet Jonah in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights foreshadows the three-day burial of Jesus Christ: "And the Lord commanded the great whale to swallow Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of this whale three days and three nights" (Book of Jonah, ch.2).

In the New Testament we read: "... some of the scribes and Pharisees said, "Teacher! we would like to see a sign from You. But he answered and said to them, "A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and no sign is given to him, except the sign of Jonah the prophet; for as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights" (Matthew, chapter 12, verses 38-40).

3) The Passover Lamb of the Jews also prefigures the Lamb of God, who took away the sins of the world. In Exodus chapter 12 we read: "And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be the beginning of months for you; The first one shall be with you between the months of the year. Say to all the congregation of Israel, On the tenth day of this month, let each one take for himself one lamb according to families, a lamb per family... You must have a lamb without blemish; male, one-year-old; Take it from the sheep or from the goats. And it shall be kept with you until the fourteenth day of this month: then all the congregation of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. And they shall take of its blood, and anoint it on the two doorposts and lintels of the doors of the houses where they shall eat it. Let them eat its flesh this very night, baked in the fire, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, let them eat it. You shall not eat of it unbaked, or boiled in water, but you shall eat what is baked in the fire, the head with the legs and the entrails. Do not leave it until morning; but what remains of it you shall burn in the fire until morning. Eat it thus: let your loins be girded up, your shoes on your feet, and your staves in your hands, and eat it with haste; this is the Pascha of the Lord. But I will go through the land of Egypt this very night, and I will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man to beast, and I will execute judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord" (Exodus, chapter 12, verses 1-12).