Forward
In this writing I have chosen to go with the Aramaic name for the Son of God instead of the traditional name because that is his true name and the one the disciples knew and used.
THE TABERNACLE
Shortly after God brought Israel out of the bondage of Egypt with a mighty hand, we find them in the wilderness of Sinai. Camped in the plains below the mountain, they awaited their leader, Moses, who had gone up to hear the word of God for the people.
The people had seen the plagues poured out upon Pharaoh and his gods.(Ex 9) They had witness the divine guidance and protection of the all mighty. You would think this would be enough to bind them to him forever, but alas as is common with man, they soon forgot the miracles and how dead the carved idols of Egypt were before him.
While Moses communed with God upon the mountain, the people made for themselves a golden calf.(Ex 32:1-8) An idol to behold, to prostrate themselves before. It was a representation of the god that brought them out of slavery. Well, as you know God was angry with them and saw their hearts were not turned toward him even yet. They needed something tangible for their carnal minds could only relate to things seen. But, God is a spirit and can not be perceived by natural understanding. (1 Cor. 2:14)
So, what symbol could he give them to nurture them until their hearts were persuaded to follow him, and him only? Nothing fashioned like unto living things such as idols would do. He did not want them to think of him as pagans did their deities. He is a living God, invisible, holy and loving.
Was this a dilemma for God? Of course not! He knew very well what was in man and what would happen. He had already dealt with any problem even before he uttered the first words of creation. By his foreknowledge, he knows the beginning as well as the end and everything that would happen in between. Nothing takes him by surprise. He embarked upon a great and wonderful plan and he will see it finished. (1 Jn. 5:4)
Make no mistake, God is firmly in control and he is going forward with his plan right on schedule. As far individual lives, that is another story. Man is a free moral agent, which means you can either fall into line with God's plan and partake of the blessings, or go your own way and be left behind.
Man may not always do what God expects but he will always have a remnant, a select few, in each generation who dares to do his will no matter the cost. These he calls overcomers.(Rev 2 & 3) They are the ones responsible for preserving the truths of God through out history. YahShua calls them the salt of the earth.
God knew just what he was going to do to get the attention of these calf worshippers. If they wanted something tangible he would give it to them. Instead of something on earth to represent his likeness, he gave them the Ark of the Covenant to represent the covenant he was about to make with them. Not only that but he gave them the Tabernacle and a form of worship. This was to keep them from following after pagan idols as the heathen.
The Tabernacle, its furnishings and the Ark were a visible representation of God's plan for mankind. In it he unveils his outline and pattern of things to come. Each item and its function are an important message to those who have spiritual insight. The understanding of these things comes by divine revelation knowledge.(Jn. 14:25)
Now I would like to draw aside the curtain of mystery, and give you a peek at what these items depict and how they relate to us today. I am allowed to do this because the seventh trumped is now blowing and the time of fulfillment of all things.(Rev. 10:7) The secrets and mysteries of God written in the Word have been kept stored up. They are for us upon whom the fulfillment of the ages have come.(1 Cor. 10:11)
God instructed Moses to see that all things were made according to the pattern he was to show him.(Ex. 25:9) It was so important in fact that he told him twice not to deviate from the precise plan.(Ex. 25:40) Why? Because it was a pattern of his plan for us and he could not have Moses making changes in what he had already worked out in every detail. God is the God of detail. Just look at creation, into a microscope or at the night sky and you can see that attribute displayed.
I believe Moses was faithful to do exactly as ordered by God. Unlike some today, he was not about to take God lightly and incur his wrath.
If you were to stand on a hill and looked down upon the Israelites encampment you would see everything is very organized. Each tribe, of which there were twelve, had its own place in order of birth rank and the tents sat in neat rows behind their tribal standards(banners). On the east side a short distance from the camp was a long curtain fence and inside it a large oblong tent covered with skins.(Ex. 33:7) This was the Tabernacle of Israel, the Tent Of Meeting.
Today if you stand on a spiritual hill and look down upon the encampment of religion you would see much the same thing. In the religious camp each order sets proudly in its respective group. The Baptist here, the Methodists there, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Church of Messiah, the Catholic over that way and the tribe and half tribe of Pentecostals on this side. A very orderly camp, however, the Tabernacle of God is outside the camp.(Ex. 33:7)
YahShua was not crucified in the city, he had to bare his cross and be hung on the tree outside the camp.(Heb. 13:11-12) It was there he became the door to the Father.(Jn. 14:6) Like the sacrifices of the Old Covenant that was taken outside the camp and destroyed, our sin sacrifice suffered and died outside the camp.(Ex. 29:14)
We are told to come out of the Perverse Religious System,(Rev. 18:2-5) and go to him outside the camp baring the same disgrace.(Heb. 13:13-15) Anyone who is inquiring(revelation knowledge) of the Lord is to go outside the camp.(Ex. 33:7) We put on God's righteousness in a place that is ceremonially clean outside the camp(church walls).(Lev. 6:11) That is to say, be purged from our own self-righteousness, all religious theology and man made doctrines. There is no religious ceremony out here.
Now, no discussion of the Tabernacle would be complete without looking at the Feast of Booths(Tabernacles).(Lav. 23) The feast lasts for seven days with a smaller feast before it called "The Feast of Trumpets" and another at the end called the "Feast of Ingathering". The ran consecutively and was usually referred to as "The Feast of Tabernacles. Altogether, the feasts are spiritually significant to believers just as they were to the Israelites.
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Three times in a year the Lord God commanded that hte people appear before him in sacred. (Deut. 16:16) He requires the same of the church(believers). The Feast of unleavened bread(Passover).(Ex. 12:43-49) The Feast of Weeks(Pentecost)(Lav.23:15-21)and the Feast of Tabernacles. The church(believers as a whole body) has celebrated the first two feasts and we are now entering the last feast. We partake of Passover which is the death and resurrection of YahShua when we are born again.(Jn. 1-29;3:2) He was the Passover Lamb. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost is the second feast.(Acts 2:1-18) When we are plunged into the Holy Spirit by baptism we are celebrating this feast.
Today is the day of the Feast of Booths. The primary event in this celebration is that the people moved out of their secure well built homes and build booths or shelters under the open sky. The booths were to be made of all natural material, nothing cut by man or man made could be used.(Lev. 23:40 43) The boughs and leaves used in the worship ceremony on the first day were to be used to build the booths.
There is a people who have heard the call(sound of the trumpet) of the Spirit.(Rev. 18:2-5) These have come out of their churches and organizations to a place in the wilderness.(Rev 12) They are celebrating the feast of Trumpets.
The Feast of Trumpets takes place at the beginning of the Feast of Tabernacles and signals the beginning of the feast days. It is a day of rest and a sacred assembly.(Lev. 23:24-25) An offering by fire is to be made unto the Lord.
The trumpet has been blowing for some time now and those who have ears to hear are gathering to a place sacred in God and are being purged by fire of the Holy Spirit for an offering unto God. There is to be no work(man's effort), but it is a day of rest. It is the Spirits work.
Because the Feast of Tabernacles was celebrated in the fall at harvest time it is, also, called the Feast of Ingathering.(Ex. 23:16)
Feast of Ingathering we celebrate now is the separating of the wheat and the tares. YahShua said, this would take place at the end of the world(age). The wheat is now being gathered into bundles and will enter the storehouse(God's abundance) while the rest will be left for the end time purging Holy Spirit fire and suffer loss.(Mt. 13:36-42) The harvest is upon us and some are already being gathered. You will find them outside the camp alone with their Father God.
There are no denomination or religious spirits out here, just the wonderful open sky(fellowship with God).(1 Jn. 2:27) It is the end of man's year and the end of the Church Age. If you want to see what happens next read the forth chapter of Revelations. Heaven is open to God's people and they see their Father God and have access into the Holies of Holy.
Man has so organized and dominated the system of worship today that they have closed heaven to man. There is no man's covering(authority) out here, just God the Father and you getting to know him. Here you present yourself unto the Lord a living spiritual sacrifice and allow the baptism of fire from the Holy Spirit to purge you from all self-righteousness, ministering spirits and carnal mindedness.(1 Pt. 2:5) Here you mature and learn what it means to be a Son of God.
As you view the Tabernacle from afar there is nothing unusual in any way about it and there is nothing about it to indicate the glory it holds inside.
There was nothing attractive about YahShua either, he looked just like most of the Israelites in his day(Is. 53:2), but hidden in his flesh was the glory of the only begotten Son of God. (Jn. 1:14) YahShua was just a man and the Bible calls him the second Adam because it was the second time God injected part of himself into his creation.(1 Cor. 15:44-45) Only those with revelation knowledge saw what was behind the veil of his flesh.(Mt. 16:16-17)
Now in our time there is another. From outward appearance you can not know them, but the glory that is soon to be revealed in them will cause even nature to rejoice.(Rom. 8:18-23) These are called Sons of God(Ro. 8:13;Rev. 21:7) and will reign with their brother, YahShua, in the Kingdom Age. (Rev. 3:21;Rev. 21:7)
The different Church Ages of the book of Revelation are another view of the plan of God.(Rev. 2 & 3) Each Church Age represents different steps in our growth and will, also, parallel the Tabernacle and the furnishings. Another is when John the revelator saw the heavens open in the book of Revelations and was given a look into the throne of God.
I would like now to take you on a tour of God's plan, the Tent Of Meeting, as one would approach it from the outside(moving toward God). What you will see are steps, levels and plateaus of our experience in him. The pattern of growth for the whole body of believers and our personal walk as well.
THE CURTAIN WALL
Let us start with the curtain wall or fence. This encloses the courtyard(Ex. 27:9). All the curtains that make up this wall were the same size and there was twelve of them held together with silver hooks. Each curtain was made of finely woven linen and was set upon post with bronze bases. Outside this curtain wall was the world, inside was the sanctuary of God.
In the beginning God's governing power fell within the twelve tribes of Israel and in YahShua time there was the twelve disciples and later in the church age there were twelve Apostles. In revelations the city of God had twelve foundations and gates. The number twelve then represents the government of God.(Rev. 21) Very soon now it will fall to the Sons of God.(1 Cor. 6:1-3), However, there is a timing with God.(1 Cor. 4:3-4) YahShua said, "No man knows the time...", but he goes on to tell us that we can know the season.(Mt. 24:36; 24:32-33) This is the season!
Outside the curtain is the world, inside the government of God. The curtains were held together by silver clasps. Silver represents the untarnished work of God. Judas was paid thirty pieces of silver for betraying YahShua to the chief priests and elders. Silver and gold are the things man holds most valuable so God gives them value also. Silver(the price of blood) represents our salvation, precious unto God and man. Gold, which represents godliness because of it purity and incorruptible nature is of more value and purer than silver. So the government of God is born again believers who represent the Kingdom of God.(Jn. 3:5-7)
Outside the curtain is the world, inside the Kingdom of God. It is based upon man(bronze) and what he will do with God's gift of his Son who came to earth to reconcile us to the Father (Col. 1:19-22) The government of God through salvation now rests upon man. So, only if you except the gift of God, YahShua' death and resurrection, and become born again will you be allowed into the courts of heaven.
Here is another view. Inside, the curtain is the spiritual realm and true anointing of God. Outside, the religion realm with it self-righteous (church(calf) worshipping),denominational organization with its anti (other than) Messiah teachings, anti (other than) anointing (emotionalism) and its Religious Spirit.
Not all that say, "Lord, Lord" are of God.(Mt. 7:21-23) This is not my idea, YahShua looked through his Father's eyes down through time and saw the Religious System of today and testified about it.(Mt. 24:4-15) Do we not see many running here and there to find the anointing(Messiah) today. By the way, Messiah is not YahShua' second name. It was his position with the Father during his time in the flesh and means "the anointed one". Then he goes on to tell us to flee from these so-called Messiahs without even looking back.(Mt. 24:16-22) This parallels with Revelations 17-18 and is the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel.(Dan. 9:27;Mt. 24:15)
There are some(a remnant) who will overcome because they hear his words. "He who has a ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches (believers)."(Rev. 3 21-22) The true church is not a building, organization or denomination. That is an anti-church.
THE ENTRANCE
The entrance into the courtyard was special. It had a separate and unconnected curtain that set several feet inside the opening to the courtyard. It was so situated as to block any passer-by from seeing inside the courtyard without actually entering. It looked like this:
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This entrance was made of fine woven linen but it was embroidered with blue, purple and scarlet. The base of the posts were bronze as the others, but upon them hangs golden hooks to fasten the curtain together.(Ex. 27:16;Ex. 26:36)
YahShua was the true curtain and entrance to salvation and the way to God.(Jn. 14:6) He was like the outside curtains, man, that is to say flesh, but his bloodline was of God. He stood alone in the world he was born to, just as the entrance curtain. Separate from the rest of the world by virtue of whom he was. There was not another like him. He was a new creation man, part human (bronze base), part God (gold clasps).
For us, that gold was hung upon a post and became the door to the Father through his death and resurrection. The only way to enter the Kingdom of God(courtyard) is through this door (the curtain). So lets give him praise and honor as we pass for he is precious and without whom we could not enter.
THE COURTYARD
Once we are inside the courtyard the first and foremost thing that catches the eye is the Tabernacle. Standing in front of it and to our left is an awesome altar with large billows of smoke crawling into the sky. Then there is a basin near the entrance of the Tabernacle also called Tent of Meeting. The Tabernacle sets near the back wall and is a curious sight, covered in dreary skins and small in compassion to the courtyard.
Here we see the inner works of what YahShua did for us. The sacrifice for sin(the altar) and the word of God(the basin) he preached to the world. This is our first step toward God. The courtyard experience is called the thirty fold realm.(Mk. 4:8) The good will of God.(Ro. 12:2)
In this courtyard we find the foundational truths and teachings still held by church theologians. They are the elementary teachings about Messiah. (Heb. 5:13) We are admonished to leave such teachings and go on to maturity, not laying again and again and again the foundation of repentance, and of faith in God, instruction in baptism(s), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgement.(Heb. 6:1-2) This pretty well sums up the entire realm of religious teachings, but they are told to leave them behind and go on to maturity. This they have not done and not only that but have added their own carnal ideology to it all, thus becoming the false prophet.(Rev. 13:11). They use the drawing power(horns) of the lamb of God, but actually speak as the Dragon, deceiving many. If God destroyed the first tower of Babylon, he will also destroy the last tower, the Babylon Religious System.
THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERINGS
This altar was made of acacia wood a little over seven feet wide and seven feet long. It was only about four feet high. In Exodus this is five cubits by five cubits by three cubits.(Ex. 27) At each corner of the altar was a horn. This whole thing was overlaid with bronze and a grate was inserted about half way down on the inside.(Ex. 27:4-5) The fire was kindled there and the lower portion was used to catch the ashes when in use. This layer of ash helped to prevent the tremendous heat from destroying the wooden bottom. Here the blood was used to anoint the four horns and the sacrificed parts of the animal were burned upon the altar. There was several different kinds of animals sacrifice for the many kinds of trespasses.
YahShua' life was a daily sacrifice to God for he did only what he saw the Father do. His works was not his own but God's.(Jn. 14:8-11) There was not another man like him.
The size of the altar is very important. Each of us are to encompass the whole spectrum of the ministry gifts God has given to prepare and to build up God's people for service.(Eph. 4:11-13) Four represents an all encompassing of the whole. There are Four Corners of the earth, four winds and the four horns of the altar. Horns speak of strength. So, here we find strength for our whole man; spirit, soul and body to be preserved blameless.(1 Thes. 5:23)
Five is the number of ministry: apostles; prophets; evangelists; pastors and teachers and we are to have the fullness of them all. The altar was three cubits high. Three is the number of fullness. YahShua preached three years; was in the tomb three days and God manifests himself in the Trinity.
The religious leaders like to wear the titles of the ministries like some kind of authority badge.(Mt. 23:11) This is not what YahShua taught as our example. These are not titles for men but abilities of the Spirit for ministering to believers. YahShua was the apostle of a new move of God. The beatitudes showed YahShua as a pastor leading the people into spiritual things.(Mt. 5) When he told of the signs of the end time, he was a prophet.(Mt. 24) Many times he took the disciples aside and taught them like a teacher.(Jn. 13:13) He traveled and preached all over Israel like an evangelist.(Lk. 9:58)
YahShua never set up anything! Man was the one who set up the Church System and then asked God to bless it. He honored it when it was undefiled but now it has become the Harlot Religious System, going after men instead of God just like a whore.(Rev.17)
Though we are at present bronze(man) and perishable(wood) we are to offer our selves a living sacrifice daily to the refining fire which is our spiritual service.(Rom.12:1) This altar is where sins are burned for us, where shortcomings are dealt with. Justification, sanctification and righteousness are here embraced.
We become vessels also, like YahShua, for the ministry gifts to operate through. Used properly these gifts will not puff up a person, but humble. What I am saying in this book is a teaching and I am operating under the anointing of the Spirit. I write as it is given to me to teach you like a teacher the deeper things of God. I now predict the destruction of the Church System form of worship we have today. By speaking this word of knowledge I become a prophet, but it is by the revelation of the Spirit and I can take no credit for any of it. We are to each have the complete(seven)ministry in our lives and they will operate through us as the Spirit directs.
The natural carnal minds of those who call themselves by the name of God can not comprehend the fullness of the cross and what it means to us today. Most churches(used in the common sense) do not see anything but a man doing miracles, telling stories and dying on a cross. Beyond that they choose to remain ignorant. They think by not looking at it that they will not have to be responsible for the life-style they live. Wrong! Paul says to them, "Awake(from your drunken stupor and return) to sober sense and your right(spiritual)minds and sin no more. (Rev 18:3) For some of you have not the knowledge of God. You are utterly and willfully and disgracefully ignorant, and continue to be so, lacking the sense of God's purpose and all true knowledge of Him. I say this to your shame".(1 Cor. 15:34 TAB)
John, the revelator, tells us there are souls under this altar who were slain for the testimony of the Lord and will abides there until the coming of the Lord.(Rev. 6:9-11)
Here, also, you find the "Tree Of Life" promised to the overcomers of the church of Ephisus.(Rev. 2:1-7)
THE BRONZE BASIN
Siting by the entrance of the Tabernacle is a basin made of bronze upon a bronze stand. It is filled with holy water for the washing of the hands (ministry) and feet(walk) of the priests. They must wash before they enter the Tent Of Meeting or when they approach the altar to make an offering unto the Lord, least they die.(Ex. 30:17-21)
YahShua was the man(bronze basin), the word of God (water) to a world thirsty for, but ignorant of, God.(Jn. 1:1) YahShua said, "You are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you". (Jn. 15:3) The words he spoke were spirit and life.(Jn. 6:63) And, his words were to wash way our humanity and make us spirit beings.(Jn. 6:36)
At the last supper YahShua washed the disciples feet.(Jn. 13:5) One said, "...wash all of me", but YahShua said the feet(our walk) only needed washed, the rest was already cleaned by the sacrifice.(Jn. 13:6-10) Only the part of us that gets contaminated by the world,
man's religious order and the antiMessiah spirit needs washed. YahShua told the disciples that as he had washed their feet(walk) we should wash one anothers.(Jn. 13:14-15) We, in this present time are bronze basins (man) filled with revelation knowledge (words of God). We are to wash the feet(walk) of those polluted by their human nature, religious ideologies and churchanity. How do we do this? By pointing out their sins like religion does? No, by simply giving them the true word of God in its season. Only the Spirit knows when the heart is ready to receive the word. So we must remain sensitive to him at all times. A word in time saves nine! It is the washing (baptism) of the water of the word that makes us clean.(Eph. 5:26;Jn 15:3) Like YahShua, our words are to be a baptism(spring of living water) welling up to eternal life.(Jn. 4:14)
If we are washed with the water of the word of God daily, we have confidence with God.(Eph. 5:26;Ro. 12:2) So when we come before him to worship or ask a petition we do not bring our polluted nature along.(Ro. 8:26-31) Ever wonder why prayers do not get answered? This is one of the reasons. You are to wash(put off) your old human ways by hearing what the word of God is saying and allow it to conform you into the likeness of his dear son, as well as know the plan of our Father God.(Ro. 12:2) We need no man to teach us for the Spirit will teach us all thing (revelation knowledge),(Jn. 14:26;1 Jn. 2:27) and give us words to speak in due seasons.(Lk. 12:12)
This is where we find the fundamentalist. They have not gone beyond the basin of the Word of God to enter the Tabernacle through the next curtain, the baptism of the Holy Spirit. They do not see the door to the Tabernacle for they are lost in the maze of church doctrine. The voice of the Spirit has been shouted down by man's interpretation. They seem content with the saving of their soul, which is the reward of this realm of experience.
They are the overcomers of the church of Smarna(meaning bitter) who here gets the reward of not being touched by the second(spiritual) death. (Rev. 2: 8-11)
THE TABERNACLE
The Tabernacle was covered with several layers of skins each with its symbolic meaning. The first was that of goats hair skins.(Ex. 26: 7-13) As a second covering there was a layer of ram skins stripped of wool and dyed red and to top it all for weather proofing the hides of sea cows.(Ex. 26:14) Some say these were large otters, others hippos native to the area. The frame for the tent is of acacia wood, strong but lightweight, and it set upon silver bases.
The Tabernacle depicts the life and body of YahShua. Goats hair was the raiment(clothing) of John the Baptist and speak of humility and meekness.(Mt. 11:29) YahShua was the slain goat and we are the scapegoat.(Lev. 16:7-10) Of course the ram skin died red is the sacrifice YahShua paid as the lamb of God.(Jn. 1:29) And the frame work speaks of his spiritual strength to go to the cross as a sacrifice which is as precious as silver. The outer skins represented his character that easily repelled the storms of entrapment by the religious leaders and weathered with patient enduring the elders of Israel, Pilate and the Romans. All this to bring us to the Father.
The whole structure of our life is based upon salvation(silver). We, like YahShua, are to wear humility and be clothed with the robe of righteousness stained red with his blood. We are to overcome life's storms in this flesh by enduring hardness, like a good soldier, and set our face as flint against the religious spirits and principalities and powers in high places.(Eph. 6:12) YahShua has overcome and made it possible for us to stand against life's crises, accusing fingers, and the wickedness of fallen man. The Spirit himself helps our infirmities. (Ro. 8:26)
THE ENTRANCE
The entrance into the Tabernacle is a curtain made of finely woven linen embroidered in blue, purple and scarlet yarn. The posts, five in all, were to be overlaid with gold and the hooks for the curtain was gold and they set upon bronze bases.
The colors of the yarn are royal colors, blue speaks of eternal, purple is kingly and scarlet is a priestly color. Linen is used because of its porous nature which allows the body to breath yet is smooth in texture which keeps the dust from cling. The entrance here speaks of the Holy Spirit of God(gold) who comes to Man(bronze bases) and sets upon him to make an entrance to further realms in God.
You enter through the door of baptism by the Holy Spirit, a deeper experience than salvation. It brings you closer to God as he becomes your teacher and helpmate. Here you embark upon the second phase of you journey in God's plan. Everything in the courtyard has prepared us to enter the Holy Place of the Tabernacle. Beyond this door you partake of fellowship with YahShua and began to see with spiritual eyes. We come to a place where our prayers to God become consecrated, no longer the recitals of church games from our youth.
YahShua was the first gate and entrance to salvation but he said, "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear".(Jn. 16:12-13) It was for our sake the Holy Spirit come to us and it is through him that we enter the Tabernacle, the second gate. It is he who takes the things of God and shows them to us even as YahShua showed us the Father. This is a continuation of the plan and the second realm in our progression toward God. God came to us in the flesh through YahShua Messiah, an outward revelation of God. Now he comes to us through the Holy Spirit an inward revelation of God. And we will come to the world as the outward visible manifestation of the sons of God, the completed product of his wondrous plan.(Heb. 2:10;Ro. 8:19-23)
THE HOLY PLACE
As you pass through the curtain of the Holy Spirit, you must stop and allow your eyes to get adjusted to this realm for it is far different than the one outside. As you began to see clearly you find yourself in a room of uncommon beauty. Though outside all that could be seen was animal skins, in here the walls are lined in fine linen.(Ex. 26:1) Cherubs embroidered in blue, purple and scarlet yarn watch the progress of those who enter.(1 Pt. 1:12)
The curtains are in sets of five and held together with loops of blue material. They are then fastened together with gold clasps to make the walls of this Holy Place.
Five represents the ministry. Each hand has five fingers without which the hands could accomplish nothing. YahShua in his earthly ministry used his hands in many ways. He touched people and healed them, raised them to life and gently caresses little children. He reached out forgiving hands to the sinners and finally they were nailed to the cross. The Bible says, God gave his angels watches over him.(Mt. 4:6)
The Holy Place is the place of ministry. Here the Holy Spirit ministers to our spirit to bring us further to maturity. The Holy Spirit becomes the five fingers of Gods right hand and helps our spiritual infirmities.(Ro. 8:26) Then our hands can minister with all five of the ministering gifts at the will of the Spirit.
Entering the Holy Place by the Holy Spirit experience is the acceptable will of God.(Ro. 12:2) and the sixty fold realm of growth which should bring us to full maturity.(Mk. 4:8)
THE LAMPSTAND
To the left of where you stand is the candlestick of pure hammered gold. It has seven candle holders, three on each side of the center one which is the upper most part of a central carved stand. The side candles sit on upturned stems branching out of the center column arranged so that each candle is the same height. On the stand is carved designs of almond blossoms with buds and leaves. Each cup that held the candles were like opened flowers. This is called the Menorah of the Hebrew tongue and means bright-ness reservoir. God's light is all the light you will find in here.
There were seven candles on the lamp stand. Seven is the number equivalent to completeness. In revelations it represented the seven stars and John was told it was the seven Spirits of God.(Rev. 4:5) There are seven candles in the lamp stand and each are a revelation steps to the Father. These foreshadow the coming of YahShua, our realms of growth and later the manifestation of the sons of God.(Ro. 8:19-23) All of man's religious doctrine or theology becomes darkness in the presence of the true light.
YahShua was the light of the world and gives light to every man.(Jn. 1:9) He came into the world of darkness to bring it light (understanding).(Mt. 4:16) In YahShua is life and that life is the light of men.(Jn. 1:4) YahShua cries, "...I am the light of the world".(Jn 9:5) and he goes on to say, "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should walk in darkness".(Jn. 8:12)
You too are the light of the world.(Mt. 5:14) Although revelation knowledge reveals the deep things of God, it can also bring light to the world through you.(Mt. 5:15) Maybe not by what is revealed to you, but simply because it changes you and that can be seen.(Mt. 5:16) The eye represents your insight and the Holy Spirit comes so you can be filled with light(understanding). (Mt. 6:22) If you do not have spiritual understanding you walk in darkness. If you have religious understanding, how great is your darkness.(Mt. 6:23) The man who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.(Jn. 12:35) But the man who walks in the light as he is in the light has fellowship with one another and can know the plan of God and see the way to the Father is through YahShua.(Jn. 14:6)
"See to it that the light within you is not darkness."(Lk. 11:35) Be filled with revelation knowledge, therefore, and not with the light of religious theology and your whole being will be completely filled with spiritual understanding. As a lamp shines, shine with the understanding of God and his plan for man.(Lk. 11:36) You can then be called the Sons of Light.(Jn. 12:36)
When Revelation Knowledge shines on religious ideology and doctrines it will dispel all darkness if you do not love darkness more than light. Religion is carnal and can not understand spiritual things.(1 Cor 2:11-14) Mankind loves religion and pious ways because their deeds are self-righteous and even evil.(Jn. 3:19) Not all who say, Lord, Lord are of God. They hate revelation knowledge because it slays their little sacred cows or brings their ministry and little kingdoms to nothing. Therefore, they refuse to come to the light for fear of loss and that the motives of their heart and their deeds will be exposed.(Jn. 3:20)
Everyone who really love truth and lives by it comes to the light of revelation, embraces it, and so it becomes plain that he is of God.(Jn 3:21) If you will follow on to know the Lord you will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.(Jn 8:12)
In John's vision of heaven in Revelations he sees a sea of glass, clear as crystal and around the throne living creatures with eyes front and back. (Rev 4:6;15:2) These are the ones who see spiritual things clear as glass by revelation knowledge and they can understand things to come as well as see their foreshadow in the past. Light from this lamp will give them the wisdom to "rule over nations" as is promised to the overcomers in the Thyatira church age.(Rev 2: 18-29; 3:21)
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him, but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things even the deep things of God."(1 Cor 2:9-10)
"I consider that our present suffering(dying to self) are not worthy to be compared to the glory to be revealed in us.(Rom. 8:1)
TABLE OF HOLY BREAD
Across the room on the extreme right is the table of shewbread or presence.(Ex. 25:30). This table is made of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold. There was twelve loves of bread anointed with oil and placed upon this table each Sabbath day.(Lev. 24:5-8)
When the Israelites wondered in the wilderness, God gave them manna, bread from heaven, but YahShua said, "...It is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven".(Jn. 6:31-32) YahShua is the bread of life.(Jn. 6:31-35) The living bread that came down from Heaven.(Jn. 6:51) This bread was broken for us and we eat of it.(Mt. 26:26)
Like the pattern of the Holy Place, we have bread from God presented fresh regularly.(Lev. 24:8) Not just on a special day such as the Sabbath, but every day in our lives for every day is a Sabbath unto God. It is not a day on the calendar but an eternal day in the heart. We should hear a fresh word from the Lord every day.
There were twelve loves of bread set before the Lord continually. This is life giving spiritual sustenance from the Kingdom of God. Food for our growing spirit. We are to eat this bread every day until we become what he is. How does that saying go? "You are what you eat from your head to your feet." Our bread is the living word of God by the Holy Spirit. Bread represents fellowship and communion with God the Father.
John saw those who were victorious over the Beast(denominations)and his image(Churches)and over the number of his name.(Rev 4: 7-9)
The Beast of Revelation 13 is the denominational organizations, an organism for the second beast, the false prophet. She rides upon it and it carries her.
Mans numerical value is six, he was formed the sixth day of creation and God's number is seven, the number of completeness. The beasts number is 666.(Rev. 13: 18) It is revealed that these beast are man instituted and man orientated. Beastly in nature because they follow the dictates of the flesh (animalistic instincts). You can line sixes up from here to eternity and it will never become a seven(Gods ministry). That requires a new birth, old things passed away and all things made new.(Ep. 4:22-24)
The victorious ones have eyes that have been opened to the abomination of modern religion and have gain the victory over its religious spirit. (Rev. 14:9) Babylon the Great has fallen, has fallen.(Rev. 14:8) At least to those who has an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying, later she will fall in the eyes of an unbelieving world.
The Pargamum overcomers eat the hidden manna of God, also, a type of eating from the Table of Shewbread.(Rev 2:12-17)
ALTAR OF INCENSE
This altar set before the curtain that divided the Holy place from the Most Holy Place. Unlike other furnishings this altar had another position as well in the Tabernacle. When the High Priest offered the yearly sacrifice the incense altar was moved a few feet beyond the curtain into the Most Holy Place. This Altar was made of acacia wood overlaid with gold and here incense was burned as a sweet savor unto the Lord.
The first time we see the Altar of Incense, it sets in the Holy Place before the curtain.(Ex. 30:6) The next time we see it, it is in the Most Holy Place.(Heb 9:1-4)
YahShua' life on earth was flesh(wood) but upon his resurrection it became gold(God). He was the altar of incense and God said of him, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."(Mt. 3:17)
The next time we see him he is standing before the Father in the Most Holy Place of heaven as our High Priest. (Heb. 9:11-15) Then he takes his place upon the throne as the right hand of God.(Acts 2:34;1 Cor. 15:24-28)
This is the place of the elders in John vision of the throne of God.(Rev. 4:4 & 10)
By this time in our spiritual growth we should be mature sons sending up a sweet fragrance to our Father. Our life will reflect the fact that we have been with God and the spiritual aura hidden behind this veil of flesh should be seeping through. The world notices that we are different.
The things that move them do not move us, and the things we find important is puzzlement to them. While they are out partying and enjoying the freedom of this age we live very chase lives and prefer the company of the Father and others who have moved with us. We are celebrating a Sabbath unto the Lord.
The word Sabbath means "a rest".(Ex. 31:15-17) A time when we cease from our own labor, our own attempts to be righteous, pious or holy by works and deeds.
Those of the Sardis church age will be presented to the Father. (Rev. 3:1-6)
Each church labors for the fruit of the earth, that is souls to be saved. All church ages complied to Gods plan for their era even though they all became polluted and deluded by man until it was necessary for God to call out his remnant(overcomers).
All church ages except this seventh (Sabbath)church age, the church of Ladicea. Apparently the commandment of God for the Sabbath-rest escaped their notice. They continue right on working on this Sabbath. But, now their concern is not so much for souls as what they can do for their ministry or the church. Working to establish their own kingdoms or build their church membership. More members add prestige, glory and money to the denomination, their movement or ministry.
The author of Hebrews in the first church age saw age of rest and said, "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God: for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his".(Heb. 4:1-13) Then he goes on to admonish the church to enter that rest. However, not knowing the mind of God, he knew not that the rest was for the seventh church age not the first. The Bible has a lot to say about the Sabbath-rest, those who do any work on that day will be cut off.(Ex. 31:14-15) Stop working at being a Messiahian, just seek God until he begins to live through you, just be.
For those with insight, the church ages have come to a close and the Beast System of Revelations is now in full power. The Religious System of today offers only emotionalism instead of the anointing and most do not even know they have lost the presence of God for they have become so use to a form of godliness that they do not notice the difference. The true anointing of the Holy Spirit has departed and the bride has gone out of it because the voice of the bridegroom has bid her come away with him.
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
The Ark was a chest made of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. Two cherubim of hammered pure gold set upon the lid(cover) facing each other. Their wings spread upward overshadowing the cover and between their outspread wings was the mercy seat.(Ex. 25:10-21) It was here, between the cherubim wings, that God met and communed with Moses.(Ex. 25:22)
YahShua is the door to the Father and the next great move of God. He is the way, the truth and the light, no one comes to the Father except through him.(Jn. 14:6) Beyond this final curtain into the most holy presence of God, we will partake of the next realm of experience, the manifestation of the sons of God.
At this point YahShua turns to us and says, "You entered the courtyard through the veil of my flesh and there we became friends. Then I brought you through the Holy Spirit into the Holy Place and I courted and wooed you, my sister, my bride."(SOS. 4:9-15). Now I would like to take you into my family and show you the Father."(Jn. 10:30)
"...And no one knows the Father except the Son and those whom the Son chooses to reveal him".(Mat. 11:27)
Suddenly we are moving beyond the last curtain, and there before us is the blinding glory of he who is invisible. His glory fills the place and flows over us and we are changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.(1 Cor. 15:51-54) Then we hear a trumpet blast introducing royalty as we are escorted into the courts of Heaven. With this mortal rent we have put on immortality. Then the singing of an anthem begins as all of creation sings the song of deliverance and lifts its voice to mingle with ours as we praise our Father God.(Rom. 8: 19-25) Behind us the Holy Place and before us is eternitys Most Holy Place of which the physical Tabernacle was but a shadow. The covenant made with man has found fulfillment.
Some will become pillars in the body of believers as the overcomers of the Philadelphia church age.(Rev. 3:7-13)
However, there will not be very many entering this place for small is gate and narrow the road. This is the hundred fold realm and few will be that find it.(Mt. 7:13-14) Here is Sonship and the perfect will of God.
You might think this is it, this is the end. No my friend this is just the beginning. It is now time for the Ark of the Covenant to be revealed to men.
The Ark of the Covenant shall be brought to mankind. Just as David of old brought the Ark back to Jerusalem with great celebration, so the sons of God will bring the presence of God back to mankind.(2 Sam. 6:11-15) The immortal Sons of the immortal God will walk with mortal man as YahShua did after his resurrection. They will spend a millenium revealing God the Father and setting in order all that man has messed up since the fall. This will be a continual Sabbath unto the Lord.
The plan is set, it is up to you to fall into line with what God is doing, if you do not, you will miss the next move of God just as the religious order in YahShua day missed their Messiah. The Tabernacle of God is in the wilderness outside the religious camp and soon, very soon, like Moses, a people will come out of it. Faces aglow with shekina glory, they will be carrying upon their shoulders the Ark of the Covenant(God's presence) and none will be able to deny it. There will be a great jubilation and nature itself will partake of the blessings.(Ro. 8:20-21)
And, even this is not the end, we will have all eternity to explore the hidden riches of God and as sons of God(Rev. 21:19) we will set on thrones for we are the overcomers of the corrupt Beast Church Age.(Rev. 3:14-22)
Now do not get carnal minded on me here. When I speak of thrones, I am talking about the authority, the authority of kings. What we decree happens, and what we decree is what we see in the Hevenlies. Because his will shall be done on this earth as it is done in heaven.
"But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; Surely they shall not see the land which I swear unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:"(Num. 14: 21-23)
"Wherefore God was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their hearts; and they have not known my ways. So I swear in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest.
Paul goes on to admonish, "Take heed, brethern, less their be in any of you a evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God." (Heb. 3:10-12)
"Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your heart as in the provocation." (Heb. 3:15)
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him, but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit."(1 Cor. 2:9-10)