Carlton Wynne | The Son of David: Christ in the Monarchy and the Prophets

Dr. R. Carlton Wynne speaks at the Reformed Forum Annual Theology Conference, held at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois on September 27, 2025.

Dr. Wynne explores how the vast portion of the Old Testament covering the monarchy and prophetic periods (approximately 417 chapters) points to Jesus Christ. Dr. Wynne first establishes the central, Christ-centered scope of all Scripture, affirming that everything in the Old Testament looks forward to and finds its fulfillment in Christ's person and work, including his death and resurrection. The address then moves beyond viewing Christ merely as being prefigured in the Old Testament through "scale models" or "macro typology." Instead, it seeks a deeper sense in which the pre-incarnate Christ's power and heavenly kingdom principles were actively revealed through the history of Israel's kings and prophets, positioning these figures and institutions as intrusions of heavenly glory mediated by Christ himself.

Chapter Markers

• 00:00 - Introduction: Reformed Forum Conference and Speaker/Topic Introduction
• 00:23 - Welcome and Scope of the Address (Monarchy and Prophets)
• 03:19 - Speaker's Three Goals for the Address
• 03:56 - The Gospel is First and Foremost About Jesus Christ
• 04:36 - Question 1: What exactly do we mean by Christ being in the Old Testament? * 05:44 - Christ's "Crash Course in Old Testament Hermeneutics" (Luke 24)
• 08:16 - Moving Beyond Mere Prediction: Was Christ's Power and Glory Revealed Before His Incarnation?
• 08:41 - The View of Macro Typology (Graeme Goldsworthy)
• 14:36 - Goal 2: Interpreting the Old Testament with Reformed Voices (Vos, Murray, Owen)
• 21:40 - Goal 3 (Main Topic): The Monarchy and Prophets as Intrusions of the Heavenly Kingdom
• 23:25 - The Davidic Covenant and the Kingdom's Typological Rest
• 25:27 - Israel's Demand for a King: Mistaking the Shadow for the Substance
• 28:25 - God's Design for the Davidic King (Insights from Proverbs)
• 30:17 - The Great Example: King David and the Heavenly King
• 35:23 - Jesus Christ as the Exalted King of all Flesh
• 36:48 - The Prophets' Role: Calling the Monarchy to its Christ-Centered Design
• 38:52 - The Suffering of the Prophets as a Type of Christ
• 41:26 - Conclusion: Christ is the Source, Foundation, and Substance of Every Blessing
• 42:28 - Christ, Our High Priest and King of Kings
• 43:54 - Final Exhortation and Benediction
• 44:30 - Closing Remarks