Teachinghearts	The Sanctuary and Offerings The Gospel Activities in Pictures "Explore the Word. Change the World"	Lesson 6a: Time: 70 minutes Print: 14 pages

Pray First Navigation Offering Colors Resources Lessons Symbols Glossary Maps Daniel Revelation Build a Model Study Help Exodus Numbers The Curses Feasts Prayer Christ 5 Signs Topics Building Roof Texts Exodus 36-40 North Dan (Levi) Asher Naphtali Merari West 50                 100                 East Benjamin Manasseh Ephraim (Joseph) 6 Boards 14 Boards   Ark of the Covenant Table of Shewbread Incense Menorah Sacrifice 8 tables for cutting 8 skinning posts 24 rings for slaughter Laver Altar of Sacrifice Ramp Most Holy Place Holy Place Outer Court 9 cubits 21 cubits 70 cubits Judah Issachar Zebulun Gershon Moses and Aaron                                         Sanctuary Complex and Tribe Camp Sites Kohath Gad Simeon Reuben South Blessing: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin stood on Mount Gerizim. Curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali said the curses from Mount Ebal. Leader: These are the leading tribes who went ahead when they moved. (Numbers 2) The sanctuary had three sections each having different types of furniture for different ceremonies. Only certain people could enter each part of the sanctuary. Outer Court. It represents the earth, the place where sinners live and first participate in the plan of salvation. The "continual" or daily sacrifice was given here every day, two times each day. People. All people (sinners and priests) can enter every day. Furniture. Altar of sacrifice with dimensions (5 x 5 x 3 cubits) and the laver. The sinner killed the lamb on the altar and the priests carried the blood into the temple. But the priest washes himself in the laver before entering the Holy Place. The altar had three fires. Fire used for the burnt offering. Fire used to light the menorah. Eternal fire. This never went out. It was used to start all the other fires. Ceremonies and Feasts. Passover and all feasts. Door (East Gate). It is significant that the tribe of Judah (the kings) and the branch of Levi (Moses and Aaron) which were to serve as priests all camped on this side. Revelation describes deliverance for God's people as coming from the east. Jesus Christ is described as both a king and a priest and He describes Himself as the Door, and the Shepherd and the Lamb. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. (John 10: 2, 7) Holy Place. It represents the work of the church as the body of Christ. Eternal flame Lit at night Lit in the day 1 Lamp 4 Lamps 2 Lamps Western Lamp - Eastern Lamps People. Only priests could enter every day. Furniture. Menorah, table of shewbread and the altar of incense. » Menorah. It was a seven branched candle stick designed like an almond branch. It was on the south wall. The western branch never went out and was used as the eternal flame. The four in the center were light at night. The two on the eastern side were lit in the day and relit at night. In the real sanctuary there were seven menorahs. » Table of Shewbread (2 x 1 x 1.5 cubits). It faced the menorah, it contained twelve loaves of bread separated into two stacks. It also contained the drink offering. » Altar of Incense (1 x 1 x 2 cubits). It was before the second veil. It is where the priest prayed. Prayer, or talking directly to God, is the only activity that will remain forever. » Spices. Exodus 30: 23-25, 34-37 lists the ingredients and spices for making anointing oil and incense. Ceremonies and Feasts. All feasts Door (First Veil). A curtain, hung on five hooks separated the outer court from the Holy place. Most Holy Place (Kodesh Kodashim). It represents heaven, the place where God physically exists. The new earth will one day become the Most Holy Place. People. Only the high priest could enter once each year on the Day of Atonement. Furniture. The Ark of the Covenant is the throne of God with dimensions (2.5 x 1.5 x1.5 cubits). It has two angels on the mercy seat (2.5 x 1.5). They cover the Shekinah glory of God which was seen as a bright light. In the real sanctuary there were four cherubim and a river of life flows from the throne of God. Inside the ark were the ten commandments, a jar of manna and Aaron's stick that budded (Hebrews 9). This stick was used to select the tribe of Levi and Aaron, the first high priest (Numbers 17). Ceremonies and Feasts. Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) Door (Second Veil). A curtain, hung on four hooks, separated the Holy place from the Most Holy place. The body of Christ was represented by this veil. After His death, when the veil was torn, the way to the Most Holy Place was open to every person to come boldly to the throne of God. (Matthew 27: 51) The tearing of the veil also symbolized the beginning of the Day of Atonement. The Sanctuary in Heaven. This sanctuary has other features which are not clearly represented in the earthly sanctuary. All the symbols represent life. Water of Life. River of life flows out of the throne of God. (Water used on the Feast of Tabernacles) Tree of life. It has twelve fruits. (Aaron's rod that budded is the resurrection of the tribes. Bread of life. Bowl of manna. Christ is the bread. Book of life. The ten commandments containing the words of life. Breath of life. The glory of God. The Camp Sites. Outside the sanctuary complex was the campsite of the tribes. Their positions and names of the sons are a prophecy about the events of the final week in the life of Jesus. This is explained in the lesson on The Twelve Tribes of Israel. East. Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. They symbolically represent Jesus' final entrance into Jerusalem to offer Himself as the sacrifice that would make Him our permanent High Priest. South. Reuben, Simeon and Gad. They represent Jesus' suffering and humiliation. North. Dan, Asher, Naphtali. They represent the darkest hours of Jesus' suffering and His death. West. Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin. The children of Rachel, the beloved wife, represent the glory of Christ after the resurrection. Between the Sanctuary and the Camp. Different groups of the tribes of Levi camped next to the sanctuary in different directions. They represent what happened to the body of Christ in the final week. East. The tribe of Moses and Aaron who served as priests. The chief priests betrayed Him. South. The tribe of Kohath who carried the furniture. They confined and disemboweled Him. North. The tribe of Merari who carried the sanctuary structure. They took His carcass to Golgotha. West. The tribe of Gershon who carried the fabric coverings. Jesus was raptured to heaven. The three sections have elements that are similar. On further analysis, it appears that they are meant to represent the same events. But as we progress from the outer court, the images become clearer. We progress from images of death, sin and corruption to images of purity and life. And, in each stage the same symbols are used. Symbol Outer Court Holy Place Most Holy Place Blood cleansing Blood of the lamb Wine. Blood sprinkled on the altar. Christ. Blood sprinkled on the altar. Yom Kippur Water cleansing Laver Cloud of the incense is the prayer for forgiveness Holy Spirit. River of life. Mercy seat Meal Lamb and grain offering Bread and wine Manna (Bread of life) Light Eternal fire Menorah Shekinah Glory of God Cloud Smoke Smoke from the incense God in the cloud Law Sin. Broken law Blue veil separates us from God Ten commandments on blue stone Holy Nation Sinful People Twelve loaves of bread. Priest has twelve stones with the names of each tribe Twelve tribes of priests dressed in white Resurrection Wavesheaf offering Incense rising Aaron's rod Door East Gate, Sheep Gate First Veil Second Veil

The House of God
The sanctuary is the place where God establishes His name and is a physical manifestation of the third commandment. It was designed from a pattern of a real one that exists in heaven where the Most Holy Place is a cube.
A Meeting Place. But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for a dwelling, and there you shall come. (Deuteronomy 12: 5)
Sanctuary. You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord. (Leviticus 26: 2)

• Mmishkan: The Portable Temple in the Desert. The first sanctuary on earth was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites in the desert. The Most Holy Place in the mishkan was a perfect cube of 9 cubits. The six boards were 1.5 cubits each. The height of the boards was ten cubits, but that included the base. This made the ten foot poles of the ark extend to the curtains and the divisions in the curtains above align at the ten cubit mark.
  The Sanctuary is used by God in the following ways:
  1. Israel. To give His people rest from sin
  2. House of God. It is a design of the house of God. It shows where His people live and worship with Him.
  3. Plan of Salvation. It demonstrates the work of Christ in the salvation or recreation of human beings.
  4. Schedule. With the feast, it shows a schedule of God's actions in saving humanity.
  5. Pattern of Salvation. A pattern of God's actions emerges. We see this pattern in the events of creation, in our recreation (salvation), in the nation of Israel and the church.
• Solomon's Temple. Many years later King Solomon built an elaborate structure which was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. The Most Holy Place in the temple built by Solomon was a perfect cube of 20 cubits (1 Kings 6: 20).
• Herod's Temple. Finally, a smaller structure was built after their release from Babylon. Herod took 46 years to renovate it. This was the building that the Messiah would visit. This building was destroyed by the Romans in 70. A.D. All that remains of the sanctuary compound is the wailing wall in Jerusalem. The site of the original temple is now occupied by a Moslem temple.
• Ezekiel's Temple. Ezekiel describes a future temple that is smaller than the temple described by Revelation. This temple describes a time when sinners still exist and animal sacrifices are still made. Some speculate that it is the temple that will be rebuilt before the Second Coming. It is not. God cannot build a sanctuary in His name and restart animal sacrifices. Christ is the permanent sacrifice.
  It is a description of how Christ interacts with His imperfect church as the High Priest between the first and second coming. It is a spiritual temple.
• The New Jerusalem. This city is also described as a perfect cube which is 375 miles in each direction. The city will become the new Most Holy Place. It is God's plan to move His throne to this earth so that He can physically live with us. What an honor!
  This temple is no longer a building. God is the temple that we come to see face to face and the people are its priests.

The Priests
The actions and garments of the priests are also reflected in the sanctuary (Exodus 29). This knowledge becomes important in understanding the ultimate goal of God. We will be priests. It also helps us to understand Heaven. There will be no more sanctuary.
God is the sanctuary. Finally, the place becomes a Person. What will remain is God, the city and the nation of priests.
Below, we will demonstrate the similarity between the high priest and the sanctuary. As the priest does his work, he becomes the portable part of the sanctuary that fills in all the missing elements. Even the city of the New Jerusalem appears to follow this construction pattern.

Sanctuary		Priest	City	Comment
Lamb		Eats the lamb	God is the lamb	The offering becomes a part of the priest when he eats it.
Altar, 4 horns. Wood on the altar		Applied blood	Christ's 4 nail marks remain	The four wounds received while the cross was on the ground. The cross is the wood lying on the altar of earth and stone
Laver		White robe (Ketonet)	Clear, river of life	Washes himself clean. White represents purity
Veil		Priest	Nation of Priests	Only priests can enter beyond this point
Table of Shewbread		Breastplate (Chosen)	Twelve gates. Twelve tribes	They represent the twelve tribes. The breastplate has four rows with three stones. The city has four walls with three gates.
The thread used to make the breastplate and ephod was 28 ply. 6 ply each of (sky blue, purple, crimson and white twisted linen). 4 ply of gold.
»	Twelve loaves	Ephod (Apron with breastplates)	Two trees with twelve fruit	The table has two stacks of six loaves. The ephod has two stones with six names. The city has two trees with twelve fruit
»	Drink offering	Drinks wine	Water of life	We will celebrate the communion in heaven
Menorah		Robe of the Ephod (Me'il)	God is the light. The tree of life	The blue robe has 72 red pomegranates and 72 gold bells on the hem (Jewish Tradition). The menorah is decorated like a tree. The cups resemble the bells of the robe. The blue color represents the law and the word which is a light. Red is blood
Sound of the People who experienced great tribulation		72 bells, 72 pomegranates	People 144,000
Incense altar		Prays	Continual praise	Cloud of the incense represents His prayer going up to God
»	Spring Feasts	Passover	God is the Lamb	The crucifixion.
»		Wavesheaf	Resurrection	The proof of resurrection and eternal life.
»		Pentecost	God with us	The Holy Spirit writes the law in our hearts.
Veil		High Priest (Kohen Gadol)	Nation of Priests	Only the high priest can enter beyond this point. But Christ opened the way to priests after the crucifixion
Ark of the Covenant		Perfect	Throne of God	The presence of God
»	Mercy seat	Forgiveness	Gates always open	Represents the welcoming nature of the grace of God that covers us.
»	Crown or border	Turban (Mitznefet). Crown (Tzitz)	Wall	The words " Holiness to the Lord" is written on the crown. The people and the city are called holy. The name of God is written on their foreheads.
»	Commandments	Law in his heart	Law keepers	The blue is woven throughout everything.	Lapis Lazuli The ten commandments were carved from this blue stone
»	Manna	Eats	God provides	God provides the bread of Life. He gave us Christ and eternal life. He supplies all our needs.
»	Aaron's rod	Resurrected	Recreated	The dead wood that sprang to life represents the resurrection, recreation and tree of life
»	Most Holy Place	Breastplate	Dimensions	The city and the most Holy place are a perfect cube. The length, width and height are the same. On the four walls are gates for three tribes. The breastplate is a square when folded double. On the surface is four rows of three stones. The part that is folded, represents the height of the third dimension.
»	Fall Feasts	Tabernacles	Eternal rest	The feast of tabernacles represents the eternal Sabbath with God. So the Most Holy Place becomes a place, a person and a symbol of rest.

The Inauguration of the High Priest
A special ceremony was performed when a new high priest was installed.

Breastplate in Birth Order
Emerald Levi Topaz Simeon Ruby Reuben Diamond Naphtali Sapphire Dan Turquoise Judah Amethyst Issachar Agate Asher Jacinth Gad Jasper Benjamin Onyx Joseph Beryl Zebulun
The Jews read from right to left

A wave offering was given and it was followed by a ceremony which lasted seven days.
Then you shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of ordination and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord, and it shall be your portion. So you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them through seven days.
... For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. (Exodus 29: 26, 35, 37)

The Inauguration of Jesus Christ.
Sunday Morning. After Jesus was resurrected, He saw Mary that Sunday morning and then presented Himself as the wave offering. When He saw her, He told her not to touch Him because He had not yet ascended to the father. One reason for this is that in embalming His body on Friday evening, she had touched the dead. Therefore, she would be unclean for seven days.
Sunday Evening. In the evening He saw all of His disciples, except Thomas.
So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said "Peace be with you". (John 20: 19)
After Eight Days. Eight days later, He came back and Thomas was with them. He must have been at His inauguration in heaven for the seven days. He could not leave the sanctuary for seven days according to the ordination instructions.
The Legal Period of Ordination. You shall not go outside the doorway of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the day that the period of your ordination is fulfilled; for He will ordain you through seven days. (Leviticus 8: 33)
The Time of Jesus' Absence. After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors had been shut and stood among them and said "Peace be with you". (John 20: 26).
He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over the period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. (Acts 1: 3).

Thursday			Friday		Saturday		Sunday					Monday	Sunday	Friday	Sunday
Day	Night 1		Day 1	Night 2	Day 2	Night 3	Day 3				Night	Day	Nisan		Pentecost
13	Nisan 14			Nisan 15		Nisan 16					Nisan 17		Nisan 23	Iyar 26	Sivan 5
-	Passover Gethsemane	Trial		In the grave				Mary	Wave sheaf	Disciples John 20:19	Inauguration (7 days)		Saw Thomas (John 20:26)
-	Three days and nights in the " bowels of the earth "									Appeared on earth for 40 days					9 days

Israel - The Twelve Tribes
Just as Israel was built on the foundation of the twelve sons of Jacob, in the same way Christ built His church on the foundation of the twelve disciples. Significantly, one son (Dan) is not represented in the New Jerusalem and one disciple (Judas) is no longer counted with the twelve (Matthew 10: 1-4).
The arrangement of the campsites around the mishkan is also different from the New Jerusalem. The priests from the tribe of Levi were to camp on all four sides next to the portable temple. They were not counted as one of the twelve. The two sons of Joseph made up the twelve tribes.

Thirteen Tribes. Therefore, there were technically thirteen tribes. Levi was not counted and Joseph is counted twice.
Tribes of Priests. In the New Jerusalem, all tribes are destined to be priests who represent God.

-	Dan		Asher	Naphtali		-
Benjamin	Judas [Matthias]		Matthew	Bartholomew		Judah
	Philip	Levi	The Thirteen Tribes	Jesus Christ	John
Manasseh	Simon (Zealot)				James (Alphaeus)	Issachar
Ephraim (Joseph)	James (Zebedee)				Thaddaeus	Zebulun
	Thomas		Andrew	Peter
-	Gad		Simeon	Reuben		-
Matthew 10: 2-4; Mark 1: 16-19; 3: 16-19; Luke 6: 13-16; Acts 1: 13, 23-26

The High Priest. He wore the ephod which had twelve precious stones. The names of the twelve tribes were written on the stones. He wore this garment over his heart as he prayed on behalf of the people (Exodus 28: 29). Your name is continually before God.
Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of judgment over His heart when he enters the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually. (Exodus 28: 29)
Eligibility. There are several things that can make someone unclean so that they cannot enter the sanctuary or make them ineligible to enter.

• Priest. Only priests could enter the Holy Place. This is why we must all become priests.
• High Priest. Only the High Priest could enter the Most Holy Place and only on one day of the year - Yom Kippur. Significantly, Christ removed the veil to the Most Holy Place when He died. This allowed access by ordinary priests. Now they can enter the Most Holy Place.
  This brings us back to the original plan of God on Mount Sinai. Originally, He had invited the whole nation to come up the mountain. But because they were afraid, they asked Moses to go for them. God wants us to approach His throne with boldness and without fear.
• People. Only those who were clean could enter the Outer Court and participate in the sacrifice (Leviticus 15: 31). The wicked will die if they enter the sanctuary unclean.

The Sanctuary as Prophecy
The previous section gives enough information about the sanctuary to understand its use as a symbol in prophecy. Most prophecies only require that you understand the three sections, the furniture, the priests and the people.
The following section discusses in detail the sanctuary and its services as a prophecy about the work of the Messiah.

Schedule
Several components in the sanctuary hint at a schedule of events. Some of these events occur one time in history. Others show a pattern of cyclic events that must be completed in a designated amount of time.

The Building and Fence
The Curtains
This is a view of fabric coverings from the inside out. 1 40 x 28 Cubits. The first layer was linen (red, blue, purple). 10 panels, 4 x 28 cubits. It was decorated with angels. 30 x 28 Cubits. The top (end to end). 2 44 x 30 Cubits. The second layer was goat's hair. 11 panels, 4 x 30 cubits. 42 x 30 Cubits. The last panel was shortened by folding in half. 32 x 30 Cubits. The top (end to end) with fold. 3 The third layer was lamb's wool dyed red. The dimensions were not given. 4 52 x 30 Cubits. The fourth layer was leather, porpoise skin. The dimensions were not given. But 52 cubits is the total length from back to front fully covered the building because that is the length of the sanctuary covering back to front. 5 30 x 9 x 10 Cubits. The length, width and height of the sanctuary

Building. The sanctuary represents three periods in history. Understanding these times will help us to understand the feasts that are performed in each section.

• The outer court is the time before Christ came to the world. He was sacrificed in the outer court during the Passover feast.
• The Holy Place is our history after the crucifixion and the Gift of the Holy Spirit. We are all to be priests of God, because only priests can enter into the Holy Place.
• The Most Holy Place is our future after the Second Coming. It is the time when we go to live in the presence of God forever. As the High Priest, Christ has opened the way to the Most Holy Place for us to enter.

Blue Veil Curtains. There were three blue veils covering the doorways. They all represent Jesus. He was the door to everything and He has the keys to all doors.

• East Gate. Israel was the way to salvation through a man from the tribe of Judah on the east.
• Holy Place. The living body of Christ standing between the earth (Outer Court) as the Son of Man and the Holy Place.
• Most Holy Place. The human body of Christ which shielded His divinity and shields us from the wrath of God as our High Priest. It was torn for us.

Coverings (Roof). Some of the curtains also demonstrated a time pattern.
Each time, a group of people experienced an appointed time for dominance or trial they experienced it in a specific length of time.

• Blue Linen Veil (28 x 40) Ten panels in blue, red and purple, decorated with angels.
  » Time of the Righteous (Lunar Time). The combined panels were 28 cubits long and 40 wide, representing 28 days and forty periods of time. There are 28 days in a lunar month.
  Moses, Noah and Jesus all spent a period of forty days and nights in the presence of God or in trial. Israel spent 40 years in the desert and 40 years from the crucifixion to the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D.
  » Ten Panels. The covenant of life for the righteous is the ten commandments.
• Goat's Hair (30 x 42) This is equivalent to the sin offering.
  » Time of the Wicked (Solar Time). The eleven combined panels were 30 cubits long and 42 wide (44 cubits when the last panel was not folded in half). There are 30 days in a solar month. The beast was given 42 months to operate. During the 40 years of punishment in the desert, Israel moved 42 times.
  
  » Fifty Rings (Jubilee). Both of these curtains were separated by 50 loops and rings at the location where the Holy Place meets the Most Holy Place.
  Year fifty was the year of the jubilee when every debt was forgiven people received their land and could start over. This is what happens when we cross over from the Holy Place to the Most Holy.
  The total number of times Israel (physical and global) is forced to move would be fifty times. The last move will be to the New Jerusalem, when we cross over to the Most Holy Place (Heaven) and celebrate the jubilee.
  
• Ram's Skin Dyed Red The dimensions were not given. But it represents the covering by the blood of Christ throughout all time. This is equivalent to the burnt offering.
• Porpoise Skin The dimensions were not given but it was the outer covering and served as a water proof protection.

The purpose of these coverings is symbolized in the story of Jacob and Esau.
Red, Hairy Child. Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. (Genesis 25: 25,27)
The Coverings. Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, "Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man. She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. (Genesis 27: 11, 16)
» Jacob ("The Smooth Man"). The smooth covering is the linen.
» Esau ("The Red, Hairy Man"). The hairy covering is the goat skin and the red cover is the dyed ram's skin.
It takes the symbol of twin boys to represent what Christ would accomplish on the cross. He was a peaceful man who would be mistaken for a red, hairy, goat serpent as he disguised Himself in goat skins and carried our sins.

The Structure. We know that the structure represents His body.

• The Boards. They were 48 boards, ten cubits long and 1.5 cubits wide (Exodus 26: 16).
  • Sanctuary Width. 9 or 10 cubits wide (6 boards plus two in the corner).
  • Sanctuary Length (without Columns). 30 cubits long (20 boards).
  • Sanctuary Length (with Columns). 30-32 cubits wide. We know that the front columns extended the length about 2 more cubits because the goat's hair covering extended two cubits further than the linen covering.
• The Five Supporting Bars. The front had five columns and the sides of the building had boards which were held together by five bars. Four were supported by rings in the boards. The fifth passed through the center of the boards. When the bars were removed, the structure would collapse. The fifth bar is the wrath of God.
  We find this pattern of five in the double knots of the tzitzit and in the curses of Leviticus 26. On the fifth chance or cycle of disobedience, the sanctuary was destroyed. This also demonstrates a schedule of judgment. This schedule is based on a cycle of warnings, mercy and disobedience.
• The Nine Columns. The five columns at the entrance to the Holy Place probably represent the same thing as the five supporting bars. The five cycles of covenant curses that engulfed Christ as He moved from the Outer Court.
  The four columns at the entrance to the Most Holy Place probably represent the four pillars of the covenant blessings. The first four commandments. It is only total respect for God that will keep us in the Most Holy Place. It is because we have the law written in our hearts that we will become pillars in the house of God. It definitely represents the four points at which Christ would be pierced (two hands and two feet) as He upheld the pillars of God.
• The Fence (60 Columns). The fence was made of white linen fabric five cubits high (Exodus 38: 9-18). The pillars were made of bronze with silver hooks to hang the curtains.
  The north and south side were each 100 cubits. They each had twenty bronze pillars and sockets.
  The west and east sides were each 50 cubits. They each had ten bronze pillars and sockets.
  It had one gate on the east side which was twenty cubits wide. It was made of blue, red and purple. Together these were 60 columns and six sets of fifty cubits which may represent six millennia of time.

The Times of the Human Existence of the Messiah.

41-42 Weeks				33½ Years				3½ Days
40 Weeks (10 months)		8 Days		30 Years	3½ Years			3 Days			½ Day
Incarnation	Womb	Birth	Circumcised	Ordinary Life	Baptized	Tempted	Messiah	Death	Tomb	Raised	Disciples

• Joined the Covenant (42 weeks). Circumcised on the eighth day, it was the first day of week 42 of His life.
• 40 Periods of Separation. He spent 40 weeks buried in the womb and 40 hours buried in the tomb. 40 days of hunger then He was tempted by Satan.
• 28 Years Safe. Herod was dead in 1 BC. He returned to live in Israel until He became the Messiah.
• 30 Years. Lived an ordinary life as a covenant Jew until He became the Messiah.
• 31 Years. Total life as a human from incarnation to baptism when He was anointed as the Messiah.
• 32 Years. After the temptation, He began His life as the Messiah at the start of year 32 since His incarnation.
  The Incarnation. Therefore, when He comes into the world He says, sacrifice and offering You have not desired, but a body You have prepared for Me; In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. Then I said, look I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God. (Hebrews 10: 5-7)
• 33 Years. Total life as a human from birth to death.
• 34 Years. Total life as a human from incarnation to death.

Numbers 4 and 10: Disassembling the Sanctuary

Ark of the Covenant	First Attack		Second Attack				Holy Objects Arrive
	Moses Aaron	Judah		Gershon	Merari	Reuben		Kohath	Joseph Ephraim	Dan
Led By God (Priest and King)			Sanctuary Taken Down			Affliction	Sanctuary Restored		People Blessed	Wicked Cursed
			Leaders Killed			Israel Afflicted
East			-			South			West	North
Three Days Journey								Resting Place

The disassembly, transport and erection of the sanctuary is a model of the exodus and persecution of the children of God. When the sanctuary or people have to travel because God is leading them or the wicked is persecuting them, it is always done in this order according to the law.

• Holy Objects Prepared for Exodus. With two exceptions, each furniture and its vessels were covered or wrapped in a cloth, then covered in porpoise skin and placed on a pole to be transported on the shoulders by the sons of Kohath.
  • Ark of the Covenant. Veil, ark, porpoise cover, blue cloth and poles.
  • Table of Shewbread. Blue cloth, dishes, pans, jars, bowls, drink and bread, scarlet cover, porpoise cover.
  • Menorah. Blue cloth, lampstand, lamps, snuffers, trays, oil vessels and porpoise cover.
  • Golden Altar. Altar, blue cloth, porpoise and poles.
  • Utensils. Blue cloth, utensils, porpoise and carrying bars.
  • Altar of Sacrifice. Remove ashes, altar, purple cover, utensils, porpoise cover and poles.
• Angel. An angel of the Lord goes ahead of them. The journey also takes three days.
  Three Days. Then they set out from the mount of the Lord three days' journey, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord journeying in front of them for the three days to seek a resting place for them. (Numbers 10: 33)
  This is why there is an angel for each of the seven churches.
• Leaders. The leaders and priests leave or are taken first with the Ark of the Covenant. When the Ark left, Moses said these words.
  The Lord is Risen or Raised Up. Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said, "Rise up, O Lord! And let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You." (Numbers 10: 35)
• Judah. The eastern tribes, led by Judah go first at the blast of the first trumpet.
• Sanctuary Disassembled. The sanctuary is disassembled or torn down.
• Gershon (Roof). The roof and fabric structures are transported.
• Merari (Building). Next the boards and support structures of the building and fence are transported.
• Reuben. The southern tribes, led by Reuben go next at the blast of the second trumpet.
• Sanctuary Reassembled. The sanctuary and first tribes should arrive at the destination and they are reassembled.
• Kohath (Furniture). Next the furniture and holy vessels are transported. When the ark arrived, Moses said these words which signal that at this point of the journey, the Lord can return.
  The Lord Returns. When it came to rest, he said, "Return, O Lord, to the myriad thousands of Israel". (Numbers 10: 36)
• Ephraim. The western tribes, children of the beloved wife, led by Ephraim and Joseph go next.
• Dan. The northern tribes, led by Dan arrive last with a pillar of fire in the rear.

After the Exodus
Now in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month the tabernacle was erected. (Exodus 40: 17)
The sanctuary was erected in the second year after the exodus. This is a prophecy about the end of time. The people of God will leave Babylon in a mass exodus, then we have to wait one year for the seven last plagues, then we are the portable sanctuary who will be erected in heaven.

The Leperous House: Tearing Down the Sanctuary
In the symbols of prophecy Jesus is a temple and His body is the walls. The Messiah was not just any ordinary house. He is a sanctuary that had a leperous mark.

• God Marks the House. It is important to note that God marks the house. Since we know that He would not cause sin, we can assume that what God is doing is creating a visible sign for us to recognize a potential problem.
  When you enter the land of Caanan which I give you for a possession, and I put a mark of leprosy on a house in the land of your possession, then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest saying, "Something like a mark of leprosy has become visible to me in the house." (Leviticus 14: 34-35)
• First Inspection: Empty House. If the house is condemned, then everything in it will be condemned. So emptying the house is an attempt to save the contents.
  The priest shall then command that they empty the house before the priest goes in to look at the mark, so that everything in the house need not become unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to look at the house. (Leviticus 14: 36)
  » Emptying Jesus (Disembowel). Jesus was also emptied socially, physically and emotionally. For the first time we can see this painful emptying in a positive light.
• Marks on the Wall. Jesus had spots and stripes on His body caused by the beating. These reddish marks went below the surface of His skin. So He was condemned.
  So he shall look at the mark, and if the mark on the walls of the house has a greenish or reddish depressions and appears deeper than the surface, (Leviticus 14: 37)
• Seven Day Quarantine. He was quarantined.
  then the priest shall come out of the house, to the doorway, and quarantine the house for seven days. (Leviticus 14: 38)
• Tear Out Stones. Jesus was not only the chief corner stone which the builders rejected, He was the stone that they condemned as leperous and threw out. Fortunately, when they threw Him out, they also threw out our sins which He carried.
  The priest shall return on the seventh day and make an inspection. If the mark has indeed spread in the walls of the house then the priest shall order them to tear out the stones with the mark in them and throw them away at an unclean place outside the city. (Leviticus 14: 39-40)
  » Unclean Place (Grave). The unclean place that He was taken to was the new grave in the north. Other prophecies will demonstrate that although He was treated as unclean, He never defiled Himself. So He was not taken to the unclean place in the sourth where the garbage dump was located. Neither was he allowed to be eaten by worms in the grave or place in a used grave. However, death and the grave itself are unclean places.
• Other Stones and Plaster. God rebuilt His house with the Gentiles. This symbol represents people as the living stones which build the house of God.
  Then they shall take other stones and replace those stones, and he shall take other plaster and replaster the house. (Leviticus 14: 42)
• Second Inspection. A mark breaks out on the world before the Second Coming.
  If however the mark breaks out again in the house after he has torn out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered, (Leviticus 14: 43)
• Malignant Mark. The mark of the beast is the mark that will break out again before the final inspection.
  then the priest shall come in and make an inspection. If he sees that the mark has indeed spread in the house, it is a malignant mark in the house. It is unclean. (Leviticus 14: 44)
• Tear Down House. The whole earth will be torn down at the Second Coming.
  He shall therefore tear down the house, its stones and its timbers, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall take them outside the city to an unclean place. (Leviticus 14: 45)
• Quarantined. While the house is quarantined, the inhabitants will become unclean.
  Moreover, whoever goes into the house during the time he has quarantined it, becomes unclean until evening. Likewise, whoever lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes. (Leviticus 14: 46-47)
  • Wash Clothes. Washing our clothes is a symbol of putting on the clean garments of righteousness. Baptism is the symbol of this washing. So during the 2000 years of the existance of the church we should be baptized because we are in an unclean house that will be condemned.
  • Cleanse House. Even if the house is clean after the second inspection, it must still undergo a cleansing.
• Cleanse (Two Birds, Cedar Wood, Red String, Hyssop, Blood and Running Water). The ritual to cleanse the house is the same as the ritual to cleanse a leper. These use the symbols of the crucifixion.

The Cross, the Sanctuary and the Second Tabernacle

Top View of the Most Holy Place
- Porch - Sanctuary Altar - - Ark of the covenant Altar of Incense Curtain High Priest Poles extended into the Holy Place The Cross Two Views of the Cross. » The Cross Lying Down. When He was first nailed to the cross, the top view from heaven is the outline you see in the sanctuary in our illustration of the ark and the altar of incense and the inner veil is his body. This is what God saw. The first nail marked the moment God was broken. It is the view of the lamb tied up, placed on the wood on the altar made of earth and stone. The cross is the wood lying flat on the altar of earth. » The "T" shaped temple built by Herod and the altar of sacrifice also formed a cross shape. His body is the veil to the outer court. » The Cross Lifted Up. When the cross was placed upright, the view you saw would be the veil hung on hooks. This is what humans saw.

Your way, O Lord, is in the sanctuary. (Psalm 77: 13)

The shape of the cross can be seen in the sanctuary when you look at the orientation of the Ark of the Covenant and the Altar of Incense from above. The same shape is in the combination "T" shaped building of Herod's temple.
The new Testament describes the incense altar as being in the Most Holy Place. We know that it was actually in the Holy Place and it was placed next to the curtain. It might have even touched the poles of the ark that protruded from the curtain. However, there is a reason why this altar is seen as part of the Most Holy by the disciples.
When it forms the shape of the cross with the Ark of the Covenant, and the body of Christ (the veil) in between, it becomes one altar of sacrifice that bridges the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place (Heaven and Earth).

• Altar. An altar is a place where an offering is made to God. We know that as the Lamb, Christ was actually killed on the altar of sacrifice in the outer court. However, it is only as we view the combination of the incense altar and the ark that forms the shape of the cross can we really see the altar of incense as a true altar. It became part of the cross where Jesus died as the veil.
• Veil. The Bible described the veil as His body which was torn in two. Now you can see that body (veil) trapped between the two pieces of furniture is literally on the cross.
  Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh. (Hebrews 10: 19-20)
  The veil was hung on the four pillars by hooks. The body of Jesus was pierced by four nails and hung up on the cross. These nails held Him up high on the cross just as the hooks held the curtains suspended high.
• Incense Altar. This represents His head. It is the place where we communicate from our mouth. It also means that while the church is in this phase (after the crucifixion), Christ is the head. We are the body hid under His garments of righteousness. The symbol means that in heaven we are by faith in Christ as He brings the body of Christ before the throne. So we can go boldly before the throne of grace because the Father expects to see us there.
• Ark of the Covenant. This is the throne of God. It represents His divinity, His internal body that was cloaked as a human. Within this body was life. We see this cloaking of divinity with humanity when the ark was transported. It was first covered with the veil. This cloaking also occurred because the Most Holy Place was hidden by the veil.
• High Priest On the Right. Jesus is described as being on the right hand of God. We can see that the position of the High Priest at the altar is on the right of the throne (Ark of the covenant).
• The Bridge. The components that form the cross form a bridge between both rooms.
  • The 10 cubit poles of the Ark of the Covenant extends into the Holy Place. (1 Kings 8: 8)
  • The Altar of Incense is described as being part of the Most Holy Place.
    For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one in which there were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the holy of holies, having a golden altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron's rod which budded, and the tables of the covenant. (Hebrews 9: 2-4)
    We know that it was physically in the holy place. But this verse describes these two as being part of one sacred unit (a tabernacle). The menorah and the table of shewbread were seen as another sacred unit.
    
    The Two Tabernacles. In Hebrews 9: 9 the two tabernacles are seen as two phases of time.
    1. Temporary (Before the Cross). Hebrews 9: 6, 9 goes on to say that the priests of the first tabernacle continually made offerings. The system was not perfect.
    2. Permanent (After the Cross). Hebrews 9: 6, 12 describes this second tabernacle as being better because the priest only makes one offering for all people for all time.
  • Once per year the High Priest can go between both rooms. Christ is only sacrificed once. The veil is only pierced once.
  
  » The Second Tabernacle. This better covenant is based on these things.
  • Christ. He is our High Priest.
  • Eternal Redemption. Christ only needed to die once for all.
  • Heaven. We will be entering the Most Holy Place as priests of God with a perfect conscience.
  • Prayer. We access God by talking directly to Him. The permanent solution includes the altar of incense. These are the contents of Ezekiel's temple. There is no menorah, only one table before the LORD.
• The Top View of the Cross in Both Tabernacles. The outline of the cross can be seen in two places in the sanctuary. In both, one of the altars bears the head of Christ. Each represents a different phase of atonement as taught by Moses when he struck the Rock in the desert.
  • Altar of Sacrifice ("Strike the Rock"). The image of the cross is formed by the "T" shaped temple of Herod, with the altar at its head. On this altar, Christ was sacrificed for forgiveness of sin in this temple. It represents the last, but perfect sacrifice in the first tabernacle.
  • Altar of Incense ("Speak to the Rock"). The image of the cross is formed by the poles of the Ark and the altar of incense. On this altar we speak to God in prayer to ask for forgiveness of sin in the second tabernacle.
  In both of these views of the cross and in Ezekiel's temple, this is the position of His body.
  • Head. His head is on an altar.
  • Arms. His arms are stretched out.
  • Body. His broken body is the curtain hung on hooks.
  • Feet. His feet are symbolically in the Most Holy Place, which is the most holy ground. Since He was naked and barefoot on the cross, the priests must also walk barefoot in the sanctuary as they symbolized the day He did His most important work. They wear white clothes, which represents His righteousness, to cover their nakedness (sinful state).
    Then He said, "Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. (Exodus 3: 5)
    He makes priests walk barefoot and overthrows the secure ones. (Job 12: 19)
    » The Barefoot God. We now know that they were barefoot as a sign of the events of the cross, but why were His feet protected in the Most Holy Place?
    And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel. (Genesis 3: 15)
    This was where Satan would cause His wound. He would give up His omnipresence for a time, but He would be protected by the Father and the Spirit. When He died it was signified by the broken middle bread of the Passover surrounded by two whole matzos. The Afikoman, the largest half was hidden for a while. It represents His divinity. After He paid the price for sin, He gave up omnipresence, His ability to walk everywhere, to be in the grave (sheol).
    » The Barefoot God: A Sign of Redemption.
    Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. (Ruth 4: 7)
    » The Death of His Feet. When Mary washed His feet with perfume and dried them with her hair she was not only preparing Christ for His death, she was symbolizing the death of God's feet.
    And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. (Luke 7: 38)
    But He can escape death.
    Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that He should be held by it. (Acts 2: 24)
    » Earth is His Footstool. It is symbolic of the time when the Most Holy Place (Heaven) is on earth and all powers have been subjected under His feet. Psalm 110:1-3 and Isaiah 66: 1
• Nailed to the Cross.
  Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may remain there as a witness against you. (Deuteronomy 31: 26)
  The book of the law containing the blessings and curses was placed beside the Ark of the covenant. This could have been in one of two places.
  1. Most Holy Place. If this was the location, it could only be accessed once each year. It could have been laid across the bars or propped up against the ark between the poles.
  2. Holy Place. If this was the location, it could be accessed every day. It could have been laid across the section of the poles that extended into this part, or propped up against the poles and the pillars.
  So when the Bible described these laws as nailed to the cross, you can still see them actually being placed on this cross. These laws taught us about the future sacrificial work of Christ.
  Having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which were hostile to us; and he has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. (Colossians 2: 14)

Jerusalem as the Altar of Sacrifice for the Body of Christ

Mount Gerizim
Physical Suffering
The Road to Emmaus	Golgotha and the Garden Tomb Sanhedrin					Mount of Olives (Burial Ground) Gethsemane (Oil Press)
		Table of Shewbread
	Ark	Sin, Guilt, Drink, Votive	Grain (Bread)	First Fruit	Altar Ashes
		Blood
		Ordination	Offerings	Inspection
		Free Will		Redeem
		Wavesheaf		Substitute
		Fat
		Burnt (Continual)	Peace, Thank	Incense
		Menorah				King's Garden (Gethsemane)
	Hinnon Valley (Fires of Gehenna)
Mental Suffering (Afflicted by God)
Mount Ebal

Jesus was a priest walking through the sanctuary named Jerusalem. The entire city of Jerusalem became the altar of sacrifice during that week so that they could process the offering. Look at the names of the places and compare them to the position of the furniture against the sides of the tabernacle and a remarkable similarity appears. See map of old Jerusalem.
Applying the Blood. Blood was placed on the four horns of the altar and the four sides. Blood was actually splashed on the four sides by throwing it at two opposite corners. In our illustration, the physical location where His blood was spilled is in the south east and north west corners (Gethsemane and Golgotha).
Many different offerings were also made by Jesus at each step and we will examine how each was made.

• East ("Altar of Sacrifice"). In the east was the gates of Jerusalem and the gates of the temple. The dead were buried on the east and the ashes from the altar were stored here. The Garden of Gethsemane (the oil press) where He began to tread the winepress alone, was also on the east. Here He entered the city that was to be the altar of sacrifice for the whole world to suffer physically and emotionally and die. It began when He shed blood on Gethsemane.
  The Offering is Selected. It began when the people indicated their approval by offering sacrifices of praise.
  • Judah ("Inspecting the Offering"). The Prince of the Covenant brings Himself as the offering for the people and submits to their inspection.
  • Issachar ("Redemption Wages"). He paid the price of redemption for those sold in slavery to sin.
  • Zebulun ("Substitute"). He brought Himself as a gift from God to be a substitute for sins of the tribes.
  Blood in the North East Corner. The blood He established in this corner was actually the wine of the Passover cup which we should drink to remember Him. We can only assume that the Upper Room was in this corner.
• South ("Menorah"). The sufferings of Jesus while He became the burnt offering were in the symbols of the southern tribes. At the south wall was the lamp which should burn continually. The eternal flame was on the western branch of the lamp. Gad, the western most tribe in the south was the one who actually represented the time of His trials as the burnt offering.
  "You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. (Exodus 27: 20)
  In the south was the garbage dump in the valley of Hinnon (Gehenna) where the fires burned continually.
  The Offering is Bound and Roasted.
  • Reuben ("Incense"). He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and sweat blood on the ground.
  • Simeon ("Peace"). He healed the ear of the servant and warned Peter about violence. The thank offering for unexpected blessings were offered at this time.
  • Gad ("Burnt"). He was on trial all night.
  Blood in the South East Corner. This is the blood that came as sweat so that blood and water poured out of Him. In the south east corner of Jerusalem was the King's Garden which was probably the location of the garden of Gethsemane.
  All the places where His suffering and trials occurred were south of the temple. See map of old Jerusalem.
  
  » Garden of Gethsemane ("King's Garden?") The house of the high priest and the palaces of the rulers where the trials were held were in the south to south west corner of the city. The Garden of Gethsemane has traditionally been placed in the north east, but no one knows where it was. Based on the symbols, it seems that the Garden of Gethsemane must have been in the King's garden which is located in the south east in the Kidron valley.
  When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples. (John 18: 1)
  Blood on the Sides. This is one of two opposite corners where blood poured out of Him on the ground.
  Blood on the Southern Base. Excess blood was poured out at the base in the south. This is Gethsemane.

  Head		Christ
  12 Pairs	Ribs	12 disciples
  33 bones	Spine	33 years old
  Right Arm	-	Redemption
  Right Thigh	-	Kept Vow

• North ("Table of Shewbread"). Jesus was supposed to be killed in the north of the altar and the ashes which were saved were to be disposed of in the north. Golgotha, which means "the skull" was where He was crucified and buried. The skull is a symbol of death. Golgotha signifies a place of death for the one who is the head of the church. Asher ("fat bread") was the tribe in the center of the north because He was the bread on display.
  The eating of the bread, pouring of the wine and the bones of the dead all point to death. In the north He was killed, His blood poured out of His side and He was buried.
  The Offering is Chewed, Swallowed and Regurgitated.
  • Dan ("Sin, Guilt, Drink and Votive"). He became the sin and guilt offering during three hours of darkness.
    » Votive. He made this offering when He asked for their forgiveness. This offering is for a deliverance or blessing granted when the vow has been made.
    » Drink. He was poured out like the drink offering when blood and water came from His pierced side.
  • Asher ("Grain"). He was now the buried seed and the torn loaf of bread.
  • Naphtali ("First Fruits"). He was the first fruits from the dead to be presented before God.
  Winning the War Against Satan. As Jesus suffered the wrath of the final curse, an interesting picture of a cursed ark of the covenant appears. He gained the victory over Satan by submitting to what seemed to be defeat.
  • Inside the Ark ("Symbols of Life"). Jesus conquered where Adam and Eve failed. He was first tested in the wilderness by Satan who appeared as a friend. Now He is being tested on those same points again with Satan as His enemy. Jesus was tempted to demonstrate His power over death, hunger and personal gain in order to help Himself. Instead, Jesus gave up His rights to these in order to save the world.
    • Serpent on a Dead Tree Vs ("Rod that Budded"). Dan as the serpent on the dead tree reminds us of Satan who was the serpent on the tree who tempted Eve. Satan had knowledge but not wisdom. He made Eve fall with the tree of knowledge but he had no access to the tree of life. Jesus is the dead Branch that sprang to life.
      Tempted by Death. Jesus gave His life for others by being lifted up on a cross. He did not throw Himself off a mountain to test the promises of God.
    • Broken Bread Vs ("Manna - Bread of Life"). Asher as the bread that was buried (eaten and swallowed) does not appear to be the manna that is the bread of life. The serpent told Eve that she would not die if she ate the forbidden fruit, but death came for her and her children.
      Tempted by Hunger. Satan tempted Christ to turn stone to bread. Jesus became the Bread that was entombed behind a sealed stone.
    • Injustice Vs ("10 Commandments"). A great injustice was done as they killed an innocent Man. Satan tempted Eve to disobey God by promising her that she would be like God.
      Tempted by Power. Satan tempted Christ with the world if He would break the first commandment and worship him. Jesus emptied Himself of divinity and died for a world that hated Him and remained loyal to God.
  • Two Thieves ("Two Angels"). Two thieves on either side of Him cursed Christ. Eventually, one asked for forgiveness (Luke 23: 40-43). We do not know if it was the thief on the left. But in this illustration, Dan on the right was judged and condemned and Naphtali on the left was vindicated and raised to life. Jesus was Asher in the middle who was being cursed by the people.
  • A Glorious God ("A Dead, Naked God in the Darkness"). He looked like a weak, helpless failure.
  
  » Sanhedrin ("Hall of Hewn Stones"). After He was arrested in the garden, He was taken directly to the Sanhedrin for trial. It was built of hewn stones directly into the north wall of the temple mount, half way inside the temple complex with doors leading to the exterior.
  Blood in the North West Corner. This is the blood that poured out of His side, so that blood and water came out of Him. In the north west corner of Jerusalem was Golgotha where the cross was located.
  Blood on the Sides. This is one of two opposite corners where blood poured out of Him on the ground. The record shows that when He shed blood in this manner of pouring out to the ground, that water also came out of Him. When He sweat blood at Gethsemane it was through the glands that normally held salt water.
• West ("Ark of the Covenant"). In the west was the altar of incense where there was continual incense which represents continual prayer in Heaven. After His resurrection, the events that happened in the west on the road to Emmaus represents His victory and the Ark of the covenant.
  The Offering Goes Back to God Who Gave Him. Jesus is not excreted as dung on the surface of the earth. He goes up in smoke to the heavens as He was received in a pillar of clouds.
  • Ephraim ("Wavesheaf"). He was the offering displayed before God.
    Joseph. The offering is accepted and His reproach is removed.
  • Manasseh ("Free Will"). He chooses to forget His mistreatment. The freewill offering is made to express general love and thanks and is not associated with anything requested or received. It is a gift.
  • Benjamin ("Ordination"). He became the High Priest and King at the right hand of God.
  Blood in the South West Corner. The blood He established on this side is His own blood, which He offers continually as the High Priest in the sanctuary in Heaven. He was severely beaten by the Romans.
  Blood on the Curtain. Blood was also sprinkled on the curtain before the ark and on the clothes of the ordained priests. The curtain and clothes both represent His body which was covered with blood after the sweating of blood, the beatings with the Roman scourge and the pouring out of all His blood through the hole that pierced His side.
  Blood on the Western Base. Excess blood from sprinkling the inner altar was poured out at the base of the outer altar in the west. It would meet the stream of blood from the southern base. This is Golgotha.

Repetition and Enlargement
Christ came in the Outer Court to be sacrificed. This provided two streams, one for sin and the other for impurity.
We are now in the Holy Place. We do communion and baptism to remind us of what God has accomplished for us in the Outer Court. Now, we feed on the light from the Word of God and the Bread of Life. Prayer at the altar of incense is our access to God. Bible study, prayer and faith in the blood of the sacrificed Jesus is our religion.
After the Second Coming we will be in the Most Holy Place at the Ark of the Covenant, the throne of God.
In another lesson we will learn how the feasts combine with the sanctuary to fully represent the work of Christ and the history of salvation.
... all things written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. (Luke 24: 44)
You search the scriptures for you think that in them you have eternal life. It is these that testify about Me.
For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. (John 5: 39, 46)

The sanctuary is a pattern of many spiritual and physical works of God.

• Creation. The furnishings show the days of creation (earth, water, trees, sun and air).
• Science. The sanctuary is a model of the scientific basis of matter and life.
  • Periodic Table. It is a model of the periodic table and its valence shells. Really!
  • Particle Physics. It is a model of particle physics that is better than the Standard Model. Really!
  • Cell. It is a model of the cellular structure, nucleus and the function of the mitochondria.
  • Gene and DNA. It is a model of the genetic code.
  • Nutrient Life Cycles. It is a model of the many restorative cycles of nature.
  Just as the "solar system" model explains the atom, the cell and the solar system, the sanctuary model explains these systems in detail.
• Recreation (Salvation). It is a model of the phases of salvation and the journey of the righteous.

The Journey Through The Sanctuary
Your way, O Lord, is in the sanctuary. (Psalm 77: 13)

Ungodly Affliction and Wrath
7 Plagues							7
7 Trumpets							7
Defeat Evil	Judgment		Death		Raised		Seven Churches
	4	Dan	Asher		Naphtali
		5			6
Benjamin	3	"The Way"				1	Judah
Manasseh	2					2	Issachar
Joseph	1					3	Zebulun
Seven Seals		6	5		4		Testing
		Gad	Simeon		Reuben
Fortunate Raider			Hated		Afflicted
Godly Affliction

And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. (Ezekiel 44: 5)
Covenant Demonstrated. The sanctuary demonstrated the terms and appointed times of the covenant.
Wealth. The people brought gifts and offerings to the sanctuary.

• East: (Exodus). The altar of sacrifice and laver in the outer court.
  » Prophecy. Christ and the Holy Spirit came to the sanctuary while the world was still waiting for deliverance in the outer court. Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God that was sacrificed and the Holy Spirit is the water that He uses to cleanse us.
  The seven churches are the people waiting to enter the sanctuary.
• South: (Affliction). The menorah.
  » Prophecy. The seven churches suffer affliction for the sake of God while they shine the light of the Gospel.
• North: (Passover Death and Wrath). The table of shewbread with the bread and wine in the holy place. Here the sacrifice was chewed up and eaten and the drink offering was poured out. All symbolize the chewing and spitting and blood and water pouring out of Christ in the north of the city.
  » Prophecy. The seven last plagues, seven trumpets and the curse of the crucifixion are all symbolized here.
• West: (Feast of Tabernacles). The altar of incense and the Ark of the covenant.
  » Prophecy. The seven seals show His role as High Priest and King. These are the credentials to open the seals. His duties are symbolized by the altar of incense and the ark of the covenant, which is the throne of God.

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