03.09 - The Double Sense of the Old Testament Scriptures

(9) The Double Sense of the Old Testament Scriptures

What is meant by the double sense, or double meaning of prophecy, is a meaning and application above and beyond that recognised by the Prophets in their day; a meaning deeper, larger, more spiritual, which was unfolded by the Spirit of truth to teachers in subsequent ages. Hence the new

1 Romans 15:4.

Divine and spiritual meaning ascribed to the Old Testament Scripture types, shadows, and ordinances by Christ and His Apostles; the spiritual significance, the hidden meaning and far-reaching application of that truth as brought to light by the Spirit in the gospel, all of which attest the divine inspiration of those Scriptures. For if this deep, spiritual truth and significance be an integral portion of the truth itself, not a mere adaptation of truth, nor an additional revelation to the mind of the New Testament writer, but a bringing out of the truth under the guiding, interpreting power of the Spirit of truth; then is it a witness to its Divine origin and character as the revealed truth of God, while it becomes the earnest and pledge of still fuller light and truth which may yet break forth from the Divine Word upon the minds of men in the days to come.