The Tabernacle Part I

God Dwells Among His People Exo 25:8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. Exo 29:45-46 45 I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I am the LORD their God. 2Cor 6:16 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:       “ I will dwell in them, And walk among them.       I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”

A Copy of Heaven Exo 26:1,33-34: Heb 9:3,7,12,23-24 “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet [thread]; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.” “And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy [place] and the Most Holy. You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy.” Heb 9:3,7,12,23-24

A Copy of Heaven

The True Tabernacle is in Heaven Rev 11:19, 15:5 “Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple.” “After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.”

The Tabernacle

Parts of the Tabernacle Holy of Holies (Most Holy) Separated by a veil Holy Outer Court

Holy of Holies Holy of Holies Ark of Covenant Mercy Seat Golden Censer

The Holy The Table of Showbread The Golden Lamp Stand Altar of Incense

The Outer Court The Altar of Sacrifices The Bronze Laver The Gate

Layout

The Veil Exo 26.31-32 “You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet [thread], and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim. You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia [wood] overlaid with gold. Their hooks [shall] [be] gold, upon four sockets of silver.” Rev 19:11-13,16 11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had[a] a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:       KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

The Veil

The Veil Blue – Heaven (Heaven opened) Purple – Royalty (crowns, King of Kings) Scarlet (red) - Blood, Salvation (Christ – Heb 10:20) Linen (white) – Purity (white horse) Christ our pure King brought us into Heaven through His Blood

The Veil Why was the veil torn from top to bottom? Matt 27:50-51: 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom…

The Veil … Because God is the one who rent it: *Col 1:20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. Rom 5.8, 2 Cor 5:18-20, Eph 1:7 I Pet 1.18-19, Rev 19.11-13,16

The Great Day of Atonement Lev 16:2-24: Rite of preparation Scapegoat – “for Azazel” Death/Resurrection Forgiveness/forgetfulness of sins Sins of Satan (Azazel), not atoned yet Atonement by Blood only The High Priest (Christ) entered the Holy of Holies (Heaven) only once and not without blood (offered Himself) on the great day of Atonement. I Cor 2:16 Heb 9:7,24-25, 10:19