The riddle of Samson <ref>[[Jud 14:18]] And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.</ref> tells us Christ is the answer to all the prophetic riddles. Here are the clues: plow - what you do with the earth(ly) or literal scripture as you dig into them. Heifer - the sacrifice. You dig through teh scriptures looking for the places it teaches of the cross. These are the keys to teaching. <ref>[[Mt 16:21]] ¶ From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.</ref>  If the shadow (prophetic riddle) doesn’t look like Christ, it isn’t a good shadow. (This keeps us focused)

If Christ is not central to a proposed interpretation, it is to be rejected. This rule alone separates the revealed word of God from Gnosticism, Kabbalah , Midrash, and Midrashsilly Greek rhetorical invention.