The Gospel of Moses & the Prophets

Both Law and Gospel appear throughout both the Old and New Testaments. In the Old Testament, hope of salvation is portrayed not only as the expectation of deliverance from earthly afflictions, enemies, and captivity, but with a deeper eschatological hope centered on the coming Messiah who would redeem us from sin and restore our relationship with God. This lends special significance to the final sentence Abraham spoke in the parable of the the rich man & Lazarus: “If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.” If the five brothers of the rich man would not “hear” the hope of salvation promised through Moses & the Prophets, neither would they be convinced by the resurrection of Salvation Himself!