Though an emphasis on typology may initially seem strange, it was by God’s set foreknowledge that the first coming of the Messiah would be somewhat “mysterious” (cf. Luke 8:10 and par.; Rom. 16:25; Eph. 1:9; 1 Tim. 3:16), so as to confuse the wise and make the haughty stumble (cf. Rom. 9:30–33; 1 Cor. 1:18–25). Those who recognize their own depravity, casting themselves upon the mercy of God, readily receive the veiled prophetic unfolding of divine kindness before the plainly revealed apocalyptic culmination of divine severity. Thus, “slow of heart to believe” (Luke 24:25) is an issue of pride and repentance rather than unenlightenment and gnostic revelation. - John P. Harrigan, the Gospel of Christ Crucified, p.388