"It is an undeniable fact that Christ distinctly acknowledged those portions of the Old Testament which are most challenged, as, for example, the literal historicity of Adam and Eve (Matthew 19:8), the actual occurrence of the Flood (Matthew 24:37-38), and the miraculous experience of the prophet Jonah (Matthew 12:39-40). Most striking is His acknowledgement of the book of Daniel; for from this very book, today so much attacked by unbelief, He took the chief designation of His own person (‘Son of man,’ Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 26:64). Indeed, it was with this book that He linked Himself by the only oath He ever took (Matthew 26:63-64; and compare Mathew 24:15). And as regards the future, He expected His own personal return in glory (Matthew 24:27-31) and the literal establishment of the kingdom of Messiah as foretold by the prophets (Matthew 19:28; 25:31ff; Acts 1:67)."
