Isaiah And The Veil Of The Old Testament

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Isaiah, who also referred as the Messianic prophet, points out the veil of the Old Testament scripture in which he said that: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; keep on looking, but do not understand.’(Isaiah 6:8-9)(NASB) According to Augustine, one of the famous theologian of all time, “the Old testament is the occultatio novi,” which means conceal what someone needs to know about Jesus Christ. In that case, the Old Testament witness to Jesus was very difficult to detect. This is the reason that Jesus told the disciples that they are “slow of heart to believe.” Such job requires