The heavenly sanctuary.
The earthly sanctuary.
Man is made in the image of God.
One thing reflecting another.
We know how inferior we are to God in reflecting His image. Sin has destroyed so much of what we were originally supposed to be. God's sanctuary on earth was in place for a long, long time before Christ came and revealed that salvation is found in Him- all the symbolic elements of the earthly sanctuary pointing towards that end. So if the Messiah's life and death took over the purpose of the earthly sanctuary why is it important for us to know more about the sanctuary? Because even though the earthly sanctuary culminated in our Savior, our Savior's death and return to life and to the heavenly sanctuary only makes it that much more important for us to understand. The heavenly sanctuary exists and will exist until…
Rev 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Rev 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Out of heaven God's city descends- until what is in heaven comes down to earth, a new earth, a sin free earth- the need to understand the sanctuary, to understand God's temple, to understand and learn all we can of our Lord and Savior is paramount.
The temple - the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of the New Jerusalem on earth- but that new Jerusalem isn't here yet and the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are in heaven. The Lamb - the great sacrifice- the great redeemer- is in the heavenly sanctuary ministering there.
Mar 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Heb 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Rev 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Do you see? Christ in the heavenly sanctuary. The earthly sanctuary and all its implements and services were based upon the example of the heavenly. By studying the sanctuary and all we know of it on earth we can learn so much.
Remember- Psa 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
May God continue to bless us and open our hearts to all His truths. Through the mercy of our Lord and Savior, by His grace, His love, His righteousness, His all in all.
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