As the Fathers of the church taught, the figures of baptism in the Old Testament were given to ... the day of the Lord’s resurrection; the ark coming to rest, the Church resting on the Lord ...

focusing on the events that occurred in the three days between the crucifixion and resurrection, when Jesus Christ descended to Abraham's Bosom to preach and resurrect Old Testament saints.

Jesus himself is the ultimate character who fulfills God's promises from the Old Testament ... and the whole world of sin by his death and resurrection. Resurrection is a key theme throughout ...