Have you ever noticed how a single beam of light, passing through a prism, reveals a whole spectrum of color hidden within it? The Bible works something like that. From the first pages of Genesis to the final vision of Revelation, one brilliant reality is being refracted across every story, every sacrifice, every covenant: the person and work of Jesus Christ. He is not merely the conclusion of the biblical story—he is its center, its logic, its light source. And once you see it, you cannot unsee it.
Read the source article by theologian Vern S. Poythress, which traces five striking mediatorial figures in Scripture who each foreshadowed the one Mediator to come. What follows is a deeper reflection on what those shadows reveal about the gospel—and what it means for us today.
The Problem: A Broken Bridge Between God and Humanity
Before we can appreciate a mediator, we must understand why one is needed. The Bible is unflinching in its diagnosis of the human condition. Sin has not merely inconvenienced us—it has severed us from the God in whose image we were made. The prophet Isaiah declared it plainly:
