Our Salvation from Beginning to the End

1 Peter 1:10-12 

10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

The scriptures have recorded what God has been telling us from the beginning, that He would cover our sin (Genesis 3:15, 21) by a sacrifice of life for death (blood is the life of the sacrifice).  They knew the anointed one of God, the Messiah, would come.  They could not decipher when that would be, but some saw the events unfold and knew, such as the star over Bethlehem (Numbers 24:17, Matthew 2:2, 6).  God moved men to look for His coming and the deliverance He would bring, not fully understanding that the deliverance was not from foreign conquerors, but from sin’s penalty of death and the resulting Hell.  God was telling us His Son would come to save His people through suffering to death into life for His glory and our sharing in it.  These prophets then testify to us of the gospel of redeeming grace in the justification Christ alone can give us, as reported by the eyewitnesses who were the apostles and other disciples.  The truths of the good news are so glorious that even the angels yearned to see them take place!  This is our wonderful salvation from sin’s judgement and certainly of hope for eternal life in our Lord which is the gospel we have to offer to fellow sinners.